CEOs call for Cameron to stand firm on planning

Councils urged to draw up development plans

Local authorities must ensure they are ready to take on new planning powers, the British Property Federation has warned.

The two faces of Simon Jenkins

Planners hit back at countryside campaigners

The chief executive of the Town and Country Planning Association and a government minister have criticised opponents of new planning rules.

Rural group brands NPPF attacks 'ill-informed'

The response of some groups to the reform of the planning system is ‘ill-informed’, the Country Land and Business Association has said.

Minister attacks claims of green belt development

The communities minister has hit out at suggestions that the government’s planning reforms will put the green belt at risk.

Utopia revisited

As David Cameron seeks to revive the principles of garden cities with a consultation due later this year, Colin Wiles examines how likely it is that his vision will come to fruition

The certainty rule

Limits on the right to serve notice to quit on tenants with periodic tenancies could be problematic, says Andrew Dymond, barrister at Arden Chambers

Cold cottage rescue

Isolation from mains gas can spell financial hardship. Alex Turner investigates how Cornish landlords are exploring renewable energy solutions to rural fuel poverty

Country file

Shared ownership is subject to regulations in protected rural areas, says Jonathan Hulley

Knocking down barriers

Finance Bill reforms aim to make it easier and cheaper to invest in the housing market. James Duncan, partner at Winckworth Sherwood, explains