What it is: Berwin Leighton Paisner has published a survey that shows developers do not find planners the biggest delay to their schemes in the current market.

When it came out: 18 December 2009

Why it is important: The survey Real Estate Developments – Viability in the Current Market shows the relationship between developers and planners is better than it is often portrayed.

More than half of planners, for example, felt that developers understand the pressures on them. And developers said that difficulties with funding and prelets were a bigger hindrance to their schemes than trouble getting planning permission.

To read the full survey click here: BLP Real Estate Developments

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