Askival has helped Agudas Israel Housing Association secure permission to build 22 affordable homes for local families in Barnet. The site on Golders Green Road was already owned by the housing association and a sympathetic scheme, devised in co-operation with Rivington Street Studio, Jenkins & Potter Consulting Engineers and Bannerman Consulting Engineers, was submitted for… View Article
We are very pleased to hear that our client Poplar HARCA, has won a ‘golden pineapple’ for its Aberfeldy New Masterplan and has been shortlisted for the Best Development Team (Urban) in the Inside Housing Development Awards. The Pineapple Awards, organised by The Developer, celebrate making places ‘where people thrive with an emphasis on the… View Article
Askival has been working in partnership with Ottaway Strategic Management Limited on Enfield Council’s Meridian Water regeneration scheme. The Askival team, headed up by director Tony Draper, assessed the likely impact of the scheme on different groups of people with protected characteristics in order to meet legal requirements under equality legislation. Commenting on the appointment, Tony… View Article
Askival has secured part of the S106 housing at the former National Institute of Medical Research in Mill Hill for its new client, Innisfree Housing Association. Working in association with L&Q through the Build London Partnership scheme, contracts have been exchanged for 16 affordable homes. The development includes a mix of 1, 2 and 3… View Article
Residential development specialist Peter Lackey has joined our team to assist with project management work in London’s East End on behalf of our client, Poplar HARCA. Peter has considerable experience in major residential schemes and has worked in a number of leading roles for major house-building companies such as Berkeley Homes, Dandara and EcoWorld London. … View Article
Askival is delighted to have secured a contract to support Swan Housing Assocation with some of its residential and commercial settlement negotiations. Askival’s work will involve resident and non-resident engagement to negotiate acquisition either to secure relocation of residents to new premises or secure vacant possession of their existing property. Askival’s specialist team is led… View Article
We are delighted to announce that Ifte Ahmed has joined our team of associates. From small-scale residential schemes to large scale social and private housing projects, Ifte has16 years’ experience in housing regeneration and development. He has negotiated leasehold acquisition on many urban regeneration sites and has also worked for individual leaseholders, advising them of… View Article
Askival has been appointed by Clarion Housing Group to manage acquisition negotiations to support land assembly for the regeneration of three housing estates in Merton. Askival’s work will help Clarion reach negotiated settlements with their leaseholders and demonstrate to Merton Council that they are making all reasonable efforts to engage with stakeholders to reach voluntary… View Article
Affordable housing consultancy Askival has helped forge a joint venture between the Industrial Dwellings Society (IDS) and Kisharon. The joint venture is aiming to redevelop Kisharon’s Adult Services site on Finchley Road, Golders Green, to deliver a mix of general needs affordable homes and specialist accommodation for, among others, graduates of Kisharon’s new £13.5m special… View Article
We are delighted to welcome housing consultant Jeanette Kenyon to the Askival team. Jeanette specialises in affordable housing development, providing project management and regeneration services to local authorities, housing associations and the private sector. She has spent over 30 years delivering complex estate regeneration and mixed-tenure housing initiatives. Jeanette acts at a senior level on a… View Article