Community group fails in London land trust bid

Community group fails in London land trust bid

The London mayor has pledged that an east London site will incorporate a community land trust, despite rejecting a bid for preferred developer status from a community organisation that was bidding to establish a land trust on the site.

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22 February 2012

Wales' regeneration minister Huw Lewis has announced a review of regeneration policy in the country.

 
 

£150m PFI deal to renew Lambeth estate approved

21 February 2012

Central government has approved £150 million of PFI funding to regenerate a housing estate owned by London Borough of Lambeth.

 
 
Market renewal areas planned more demolition, charity reveals

Market renewal areas planned more demolition, charity reveals

21 February 2012

Councils in the five areas worst-affected by stalled housing market renewal (HMR) schemes were planning to spend almost all the government funding meant for rehousing people on further demolition, it has emerged.

 
 
Council backs Westfield plans for 1,500 White City homes

Council backs Westfield plans for 1,500 White City homes

20 February 2012

Developer Westfield has been given initial approval to extend to its west London shopping centre and build up to 1,500 homes next door.

 
 
Borough seals 'unique' deal for 477 privately funded social rented homes

Borough seals 'unique' deal for 477 privately funded social rented homes

20 February 2012

A deal to create what is claimed to be the UK's first totally privately funded affordable social housing scheme has been completed by the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham.

 
 
Northern Line extension 'could boost economy by billions'

Northern Line extension 'could boost economy by billions'

17 February 2012

Plans to extend the Northern Line to Nine Elms and Battersea in south London could boost the UK economy by up to £7.9 billion, according to a new report.

 
 
High street retailers 'close 14 shops a day'

High street retailers 'close 14 shops a day'

17 February 2012

An average of 14 shops a day were closed in town centres last year, with the decline predicted to continue for 2012, according to latest research.

 
 
Stanhope selected for Salisbury city centre revamp

Stanhope selected for Salisbury city centre revamp

16 February 2012

Developer Stanhope has been named as the preferred development partner for a scheme to regenerate a nine-hectare site in Salisbury city centre

 
 

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David Lunts interview David Lunts, the London director of housing and regeneration quango the Homes & Communities Agency, talks to Regeneration & Renewal editor Richard Garlick on the sidelines of the Future of London Conference 2010.


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