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Planning pipeline swells, completions stall: what the permissions-to-purchase gap means for UK sales markets
UK planning permissions and stalled schemes have piled up even as housing completions slide toward decade lows, leaving buyers with more consented land than...
Read articleWhy build-to-rent and student housing keep winning planning while for-sale schemes stall
Build-to-rent and purpose-built student accommodation continue to clear planning committees at consistently high rates, even as traditional for-sale housing...
Read articleGrey belt reforms drive up UK planning applications, but delivery lags behind
Labour's grey belt planning reforms have coincided with a marked rise in residential planning applications across England, yet housing completions have not...
Read articleBTR and PBSA keep winning planning approvals as wider housebuilding stalls
Build-to-rent and purpose-built student accommodation are moving through UK planning systems faster and more successfully than traditional for-sale housing,...
Read articleMayor-led call-in powers could redraw the map for major UK housing schemes
New government consultation proposals would give regional mayors direct call-in powers over major housing developments, bypassing slower local committee...
Read articleEngland's planning surge collides with record-low approval rates for new homes
Housing units proposed in English planning applications have jumped to a multi-year high, but the share of applications getting approved has slid to its...
Read articleWhy BTR and student housing keep winning planning consent while wider residential permissions stall
Build-to-rent and purpose-built student accommodation are securing planning approvals at a pace that wider residential schemes can't match. This article...
Read articlePlanning pipeline swells in England, but approvals and new-build delivery still lag behind
England's planning pipeline is being reshaped by larger, more ambitious residential schemes even as overall approval rates soften and new-build delivery...
Read articleMayoral call-in powers: how England's housing approvals could shift away from councils
A new government consultation could let elected mayors across England call in and decide major housing schemes, overruling local planning committees for the...
Read articleBTR and student housing keep winning planning consents as wider residential approvals stall
While tighter development finance and slower rental growth are squeezing UK housing more broadly, build-to-rent and purpose-built student accommodation...
Read articleMayoral call-in powers could reshape how England's biggest housing schemes get approved
The government is consulting on giving regional mayors direct call-in powers over major housing applications, a move that would sit alongside existing local...
Read articleEngland's planning surge meets record-low approvals: why the housing pipeline isn't converting
Applications for new homes in England hit their strongest level in five years through 2025 and into 2026, yet approvals and completions have fallen to some...
Read articleBTR and student housing consents hold firm as institutional capital backs UK living sectors
Despite tighter development finance and slower rental growth, UK build-to-rent and purpose-built student accommodation continue to secure planning consents...
Read articleEngland's planning applications hit a four-year high while approval rates stall
Residential planning applications across England have climbed back toward multi-year highs, but the share of schemes actually being granted consent remains...
Read articleMayoral call-in powers over major housing schemes: what the consultation means for developers and lenders
A government consultation proposing to extend Mayor of London-style call-in powers to metro mayors could shift decision-making on major housing and...
Read articleRenters' Rights Act disruption tests student lettings supply and timing across UK university towns
The Renters' Rights Act has abolished fixed-term tenancies across England, leaving PBSA largely untouched but exposing non-HMO student lets to real supply...
Read articleNew mayoral call-in powers could redraw who controls major UK housing schemes
The government's consultation on extending mayoral call-in powers across England could shift approval authority for large housing schemes away from local...
Read articleEngland's planning surge meets a four-year low in approval rates
Housebuilding applications are climbing back towards levels not seen in years, but England's local authorities are approving a shrinking share of them....
Read articleEngland's planning rebound isn't fixing housing supply: why approvals and completions remain near record lows
Planning applications across England have picked up from their post-pandemic trough, but approvals and completions have failed to follow, leaving the sales...
Read articleWhy BTR and student housing keep clearing planning as development finance tightens
As higher borrowing costs and weaker appraisals slow speculative housebuilding across the UK, build-to-rent and purpose-built student accommodation schemes...
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