Politics
The Scottish rent control experiment: how not to do it
SNP rent control policies have made Scotland a “no-go zone” for investors
Mayfair scheme approved despite £36m reduction in affordable housing payment
Maple Springfield's plans for for 63-65 Curzon St approved as affordable housing payment is reduced to £2m
Labour's plan is a start – but more needs to be done to tackle planning woes
We need a greater focus on collaboration to tackle nimbyism and the planning system's adversarial nature
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Most renewable projects in UK fail to get past planning
Analysis by Cornwall Insight reveals challenges in hitting clean energy targets
Manchester regeneration legend Howard Bernstein dies
He was regarded as one the chief architects of Manchester's resurgence over the last four decades
Labour vows to ease rental crisis and clamp down on "unscrupulous" landlords
Labour pledged that renters will be “better off” with the party
Work to be halted on 50 high-risk projects by safety regulator
Liquidation of AIS Surveyors means schemes must be validated before work can continue
BPF urges next government to improve planning system without radical reset
Focus should be on improving the current system rather than "ripping it up and starting again"
Planning decisions reach 20-year low
Applications fall to all-time low amid planning gridlock and stagnant development