I’m looking to develop land for affordable housing. What do I need to take into account in the planning process to make it attractive to a registered provider of affordable housing?
Mash Halai (left) and Gareth Turner respond:
With the interim publication of Boris Johnson’s London Housing Design Guide last month, the …

I’m looking to develop land for affordable housing – what do I need to take into account in the planning process to make it attractive to a registered provider of affordable housing?
Mash Halai (left) and Gareth Turner respond:
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Tim Johnson, head of development consulting, London & southeast at DTZ, gives his final advice for getting private developers involved in your area:

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Execution of the process

In this final post on the topic, I set out some ideas …

Tim Johnson, head of development consulting, London & southeast at DTZ, gives step two of his advice to getting private developers involved.
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Having completed the preparation phase, you’re now ready to develop your strategy and approach for the procurement …

Law firm Pinstent Masons has today published guidance for public bodies looking to create Local Asset Backed Vehicles (LABVs), in order to make use of their land for development (download below).
The guide, which is entitled Driving Efficiency through Public Private Partnerships, aims to give local authorities enough knowledge to contemplate …

We are a public sector body looking to partner with a developer to deliver a regeneration project, but are concerned that they will be put off tendering due to the procurement process. How can we manage this situation to get the right partner on board?
Tim Johnson, head of development consulting, …

Registered Providers (RPs) are non-profit organisations that deliver, own and manage affordable housing across the UK. Increasingly, they are taking charge of private housing as well.
Unlike traditional developers, they take a long term approach to projects – not only developing them but also acting as future landlords. They can help …

Accrington’s Market Hall is a listed building that used to suffer from underinvestment, leading to a backlog of repairs and wasted floor space. The benefits of it being publicly owned were in doubt. But in 2009, owners Hyndburn Council won funding to redevelop the marketplace. The cash came from the …

I work for a council planning department. Developers are asking me about Tax Increment Financing. What do I need to know?

Alistair Parker, partner in development and planning at Cushman & Wakefield, responds:
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Tax Increment Finance (TIF) is an American fiscal tool that uses future gains in taxes to …

I work for a council estates team. We don’t have the money to develop our properties. Would a Local Asset Backed Vehicle (LABV) help with this?’
Alistair Parker, partner in development and planning at Cushman & Wakefield, responds:

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A Local Asset Based Vehicle (LABV) is a limited liability special purpose …