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Parliamentary committee troubled by proposed Scottish land register

12.11.2018

Laura Edgar

land | Land Reform Act 2016 | Policy & Politics | Scotland | Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Government has been urged to rethink its approach to land registry in Scotland as much of the country’s land will remain out of the Register of Controlled Interests in Land under current proposals.

Report: Planning approval means a multibillion-pound profit for landowners

19.09.2018

Laura Edgar

Landowners in England profited more than the global profits of Amazon, McDonald’s and Coca-Cola combined – more than £13 billion in 2016/17, according to the Centre for Progressive Policy and the National Housing Federation (NHF).

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Land value capture system reform could offer public service gains, say MPs

13.09.2018

Laura Edgar

The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (HCLG) has concluded that the government must reform the Land Compensation Act 1961 to fund the infrastructure and local services required to meet its housing targets.

Homes England details 12-month development plans

04.07.2018

Prithvi Pandya

Homes England has set out plans that aim to bring forward more than 1,250 hectares of development opportunities across 221 sites over the next 12 months.

We must do more to attract young families to the northern uplands

11.05.2018

Peter Stockton

The flight of families from some of England's most attractive ladnscapes must be reversed if these areas are to host thirving communities, says Peter Stockton

2018 RTPI Convention: Land value capture debate

03.05.2018

Richard Blyth

Richard Blyth explains the RTPI's thinking around land value culture.

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Greater Manchester publishes land data for housing and jobs

21.03.2018

Prithvi Pandya

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has published land data for housing and employment developments.

Report: Councils should be able to buy land at cheaper prices

13.11.2017

Laura Edgar

Some councils should be designated ‘special housing zones’ in order to flood the market with new homes for sub-market sale or rent, according to a new report.

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Commercial ownership data made free

07.11.2017

Prithvi Pandya

Cymru | England | Housing | land | land registry

HM Land Registry has announced that data on land and property in England and Wales will be made freely available.

RTPI blog round-up: Land - the cause of and solution to all of society’s problems

07.04.2017

Laura Edgar

A round-up of RTPI blogs: 11 March-7 April, 2017

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