In February 2015 the London Assembly published a report entitled ‘Knock It Down or Do It Up?’ which investigates how to improve the process of estate regeneration, particularly with regard to whether estates should be demolished or renovated.
The subject of estate regeneration is becoming increasingly controversial, as although many schemes in recent years have doubled […]

In July 2014 Tesco announced plans to build 4,000 homes on land they no longer intend to develop into retail stores. Their plan is to either sell or lease the land to developers, or build themselves via their development wing ‘Spenhill’.
All too often new build housing is built to maximise the developer’s profit by […]