Friday, 9 August 2013

Government Must Not Repeat Past Mistakes

The property industry has told the Government to “learn from its mistakes” if proposals to make it easier to convert empty shops into homes is to gain ground.  Harking back to the previous changes to planning rules, that were expected to make it easier to deliver new homes by allowing the conversion of empty office buildings – before it got bogged down in exemptions – the British Property Federation (BPF) gave a cautious welcome to the latest proposals, with the proviso that ministers learned the lessons of the office-to-residential experience. Read more on the Housing Excellence website.

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