L&Q and Countryside chosen for £560m scheme

Plans submitted for 2,350-home regeneration

Planning application for the regeneration of a large council estate which includes building 2,350 new homes has been submitted.

L&Q and Countryside in line for 600 home scheme

Barnet has named housing association L&Q and developer Countryside Properties as preferred bidders for the regeneration of the Dollis Valley estate in Chipping Barnet.

Plans for 2,450 homes to be submitted

A planning application will be submitted this week for the redevelopment of one of London’s most iconic sites as the two remaining bidders for the development contract have made their final pitches.

Council urged to keep social rents and tenancies

A local authority has been told to maintain a commitment to socially rented homes and security of tenure by a commission it set up to assess housing issues.

Fashion victims

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

Under the hammer

The old adage that one man’s treasure is another man’s trash is a saying which has paid dividends in auction houses across the world for years.

The get out of jail free card

Associations that enter into leases with councils must beware as authorities have a get-out clause, says Jacqueline Knox, director at Wragge & Co

Ageing sustainably

By 2020 China will have more than 260 million people over the age of 65. Here, Jess McCabe gets a glimpse at how the country plans to house some of them in a giant, retirement eco-city

Play your cards right

A new card game is helping older tenants rate their service