By Michael Hardware, Director of Planning and Property Very much like Essex, which we covered last month, Kent has seen inroads by UKIP into several councils over the past five years, mainly at the expense of the Conservatives. This influence …

By Michael Hardware, Director of Planning and Property  There are many issues facing us today: climate change and productivity are probably the two most important, and both are linked and impact upon the built environment. The Connected Places Catapult, the …

By Michael Hardware, Director of Planning and Property Current developments in Essex and the south east was the topic of the Built Environment Networking Event in Chelmsford In November. Speakers from North East Garden Communities, Chelmsford City Council, South East …

It would have come as no surprise to anyone that the Conservative Party’s 2019 election manifesto focused on “getting Brexit done”. But, even if housing wasn’t the top of the party’s list of priorities, there were at least a handful …

By Alia Khan, Consultant The set-piece housing announcement in the Liberal Democrats’ Election Manifesto was a pledge to build 300,000 new homes each year – the current official target for England – with at least 100,000 homes for social rent. …

The word “housing” appears 38 times in Labour’s 107-page manifesto, and the party’s plans are nothing if not ambitious. It’s clearly a top priority for the party, its members and its potential supporters. The headlines are dramatic – 150,000 new …

By Angus Reilly, Intern Although it’s fair to say events elsewhere in the Supreme Court were to end up overshadowing everything else at Labour Conference, events in Brighton may have implications for the party and country in years to come. …

By Alia Khan, Consultant The Liberal Democrat Party Conference went all out to grab headlines this autumn in a sunny Bournemouth. With one MP defecting from the Conservative Party – joining others like Chuka Umunna and Luciana Berger who were …