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October 22, 2025

Removing Affordable Housing From Existing Elmbridge S106 Agreements

S106 Management guides on removing affordable-housing obligations from existing S106 agreements in Elmbridge, helping unlock stalled development schemes.

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Removing Affordable Housing From Existing Elmbridge S106 Agreements
October 8, 2025

How to fix National Development Viability

Reforming national development viability frameworks to improve housing delivery and investment viability across the UK.

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How to fix National Development Viability
September 17, 2025

A Bit of Free Advice - 'In Use Building' Credit for CIL

How 'in-use building credit' works for CIL - practical advice to minimise liabilities and maximise development value.

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A Bit of Free Advice - 'In Use Building' Credit for CIL
September 2, 2025

A Bit of Free Advice - CIL Exemptions on S73A Applications

Claiming CIL exemptions for S73A planning applications. Guidance to reduce development costs and optimise your application

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A Bit of Free Advice - CIL Exemptions on S73A Applications
August 18, 2025

A Bit of Free Advice - S73 Clauses

S73 planning clauses: How they can help make your development more flexible and cost-effective.

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A Bit of Free Advice - S73 Clauses
August 11, 2025

Elmbridge CS21 Affordable Housing Policy Update

Elmbridge’s updated CS21 affordable housing policy. What it means for developers, viability, and future S106 negotiations.

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Elmbridge CS21 Affordable Housing Policy Update
July 23, 2025

Ealing New Sub-10-Unit Affordable Housing Contributions

Ealing’s current Core Strategy was adopted in April 2012. We discuss the main change that is to be implemented in the new Local Plan Affordable Housing policy.

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Ealing New Sub-10-Unit Affordable Housing Contributions
July 18, 2025

‘Vacant Building Credit’ relief for Affordable Housing – and the ‘in use’ use building credit relief for Community Infrastructure Levy.

Can a development benefit from planning Vacant Building Credit, or the CIL ‘in use’ building credit? Or is it possible to claim both? The answer is – potentially both.

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‘Vacant Building Credit’ relief for Affordable Housing – and the ‘in use’ use building credit relief for Community Infrastructure Levy.