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
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
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
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
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
Despite roadshows and commitments given by government, in particular following the Grenfell tragedy, the Government appears to be backtracking on pledges to give social housing tenants a stronger voice. Leslie Channon, the chair of A Voice for Tenants has written an open letter to housing Minister Kit Malthouse setting out the group’s disappointment at the… View Article
Councils that were on a list to receive funds from the Housing Infrastructure Fund have missed out on tens of millions of pounds. The government originally listed 110 councils that were to get a share of £866m for 133 projects. However, a new list has been published which reduces the funding to £611m shared between… View Article
The government has refused to commit resources to keep London building if there is a no-deal Brexit (see blog 1/3/19). The Secretary of State, James Brokenshire, instead set out actions that the Government is already taking, with assurances that the government is preparing for every Brexit eventuality. The Mayor’s office has subsequently announced additional funds… View Article
When made aware of developers selling homes on a leasehold basis, with ground rents that can double every 10 – 15 years the government has acted to bring this practice to an end through a package of leasehold reforms. As a consequence of these reforms, 40 leading property developers have signed a pledge to end… View Article