News

Avenue Road Estate, Waltham Forest

February 5, 2021

Our client, London Borough of Waltham Forest, has demonstrated its excellent community engagement skills where residents of the Avenue Road Estate have voted in favour of the estate undergoing a full regeneration scheme.  As part of the council team, Askival assisted in the preparation of the formal offer document. The successful ballot outcome saw 91.5% voting… View Article

Teviot Estate, Poplar, London

January 18, 2021

Another milestone has been achieved by our client Poplar HARCA and housebuilder Hill in the form of their recently formed joint venture to regenerate Teviot Estate in Tower Hamlets. The scheme is expected to deliver more than 2,500 homes, new green and play spaces, shops, community and faith facilities and improved infrastructure. A steering group of residents and an independent advisor led… View Article

Avenue Road Estate

January 6, 2021

2021 starts with good news for residents of the Avenue Road Estate in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. Their right to vote on the estate’s proposed regeneration opens on 8 January 2021 for three weeks. Working closely with the Council and other specialists, Askival’s Tony Draper was instrumental in putting together the landlord’s offer… View Article

Jolles House, London E3

November 23, 2020

Congratulations to our client Poplar HARCA for launching the 100% affordable Jolles House scheme of 70 homes – 13 for rent and 57 for shared ownership. Askival’s delivery team has helped redevelop the former site of 12 flats and adjacent garages into much need accommodation in the heart of Bromley by Bow, London E3.  

Avenue Road Estate, Leyton

November 20, 2020

Following our recent appointment with the London Borough of Waltham Forest, Askival director Tony Draper is forging ahead with the preparatory work for the regeneration of the Avenue Road Estate in Leyton. Working with the client as part of a team including HTA Design LLP (architects), Newman Francis (resident advisors) and Ottoway Management (equalities impact assessment), Tony has… View Article

The importance of small sites for housing delivery

November 17, 2020

Small sites play an important role in housing delivery which is why architects Levitt Bernstein and Askival have come together to help local authorities optimise this opportunity. Together we have vast experience in locating, assessing, ranking and categorising small sites that can provide big opportunities. https://askival.org/project/small-sites

London Borough of Tower Hamlets – DPS Success

November 16, 2020

Askival is delighted to have been approved as a supplier under the London Borough of Tower Hamlets’ Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Construction Consultancy Services for Lot L – Project Management Services.

CPO webinar gets the thumbs up

November 11, 2020

Askival’s webinar “An introduction to Compulsory Purchase Orders and their use to support Decant and Buyback programmes” recently achieved a 91% thumbs up from attendees for our trainer Tony Draper. The event was successfully delivered via Teams to 20+ staff at Westminster Council in partnership with Airey Miller (as part of their capacity building programme… View Article

Glenhaven Avenue, Borehamwood

July 15, 2020

We are pleased to announce that planning consent has recently been secured for the Industrial Dwelling Society’s (IDS) Glenhaven Avenue site in Borehamwood. Working with our client, IDS, and the well-known firm of architects, Pollard Thomas Edwards, Askival has helped to deliver an optimised planning consent for the site that converts an historic outline permission… View Article

A Note on Shared Ownership

July 13, 2020

Although shared ownership has been around for a long time and is a well-established feature of the housing market, not everyone is clued up on the detail of how it works. If you are a new Board Member or a developer thinking about undertaking shared ownership for the first time you might find this note… View Article