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Build-to-rent blowback: How a tax change axed 25,000 homes overnight

The surprise abolition of Multiple Dwellings Relief wiped thousands of homes off the books and in the pipeline. The damage continues. Harriet Saddington reports

Residents in Build-to-Rent homes more satisfied with homes but feel less safe at night

82% of BTR residents felt that their homes had a positive impact on their health and wellbeing according to a new study by the Quality of Life Foundation. Kimberley France reports

Build-to-rent blowback: How a tax change axed 25,000 homes overnight

The surprise abolition of Multiple Dwellings Relief wiped thousands of homes off the books and in the pipeline. The damage continues. Harriet Saddington reports

Giroscope has spent 40 years turning empty properties into affordable homes

“With the right policies, funding and support, it can be done,” says co-founder Martin Newman. Angus Young reports

Is an “abuse of exemptions” holding back Biodiversity Net Gain?

More than 75% of planning applications have claimed an exemption to Biodiversity Net Gain, after new figures reveal dramatic rise in “de minimis” exemptions since the policy came into effect last year. Christine Murray reports

Spatial justice: How do we embed human rights into the fabric of cities?

Taking a human rights-based design approach is an attempt at finding a common language to understand spatial justice, writes Thomas Aquilina

Social Impact 2025: Speakers announced for two-day event

The first speakers have been announced for Social Impact 2025, a two-day event running 24-25 March on understanding place-based impact

Displaced: Can we save UK coastal communities from the sea?

If we know a community is under extreme risk, do we have a moral duty to defend or relocate it? Harriet Saddington on an advancing coastal frontline

Shortlist for The Pineapples 2025 awards announced

The 2025 shortlist for The Pineapples awards for place has been announced with 88 projects in the running for a golden pineapple for their contribution to place

podcasts

How do you develop a new town hall and civic hub in a context of mistrust?

“All you can do is listen,” says James Stockdale, Development Director at Muse, developer of Your N...

From the margins to lead consultant: Is this the year of the landscape architect?

As regulations on biodiversity net gain and sustainable drainage become mandatory, Carolin Göhler, ...

Net Zero: “Progress is being hindered by central government”

Local councils are leading on net zero in spite of a lack of power and clarity from central ...

We need to talk about SLOAPs: Sites Leftover After Planning

SLOAPs are everywhere. The climate emergency gives us the imperative to put this land to use. Soham ...

Turds in the plaza: How do we fix public art?

Art for public spaces has long been an area of hot debate. Is community engagement the answer to ...

Painting the town: What street art brings to public spaces

Dr Lee Bofkin, co-founder of Global Street Art and the London Mural Festival on the role of public ...

100th episode: Food and the architecture of a good life

The Developer Podcast celebrates its 100th episode with a special conversation hosted by leading ...

Could the adventure playground hold the solution to the construction skills shortage?

Adventure playgrounds are not a new concept, but their longstanding tradition of giving children ...

More sheds please: Why London councils are heeding the call for industrial intensification

Industrial uses aren’t underused brownfield or greyfield sites, they’re essential to local ...

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films

"There's a real outdoor community. Everyone joins up and plays"

"The cough develops again and its grown" – The impact of air pollution

"I feel stressed in this house" – The impact of damp

placetests

Placetest: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Anthropologist Caroline Bennett speaks to locals with photography by John Sturrock

Placetest: New Poundbury

Its Royal patron makes Poundbury the focus of much attention, and the development is not even ...

Placetest: Nine Elms

What is the experience of this nascent place and its people? Anthropologist Caroline Bennett visits ...

Placetest: Liverpool One

In this exclusive placetest, anthropologist Rebecca Toop explores the user experience of L...

Placetest: King's Crescent Estate

Placetest King’s Crescent Estate: A part-demolished estate in Stoke Newington is enjoying an ...

Placetest: MediaCityUK

Placetest MediaCityUK: What is it like to live and work in Peel’s MediaCityUK and has it brought ...

Placetest: King’s Cross

Placetest King’s Cross: How does it work, who is there – and who isn’t? How does the masterplan ...

talks & events

Rain gardens: “It's not just an engineering solution. It's also landscape. It’s biodiversity”

If the street is going to be dug up, then you should get as many positives out of the disruption as ...

Passivhaus social housing: “They don't have to choose between heating and eating”

The health and economic benefits of Passivhaus make it worth the increase in quality control and ...

“It’s about feeling really good.” How social impact is being measured at Brent Cross Town

Brent Cross Town is using the Flourishing Index to demonstrate the cause and effect of placemaking ...

The Festival of Place 2023 launches with 2-for-1 offer

Fast forward to summer - Tickets are now on sale for Festival of Place 2023. Bringing you brilliant ...

Leading with Nature

When it comes to masterplans and housing, some of the most successful projects are taking landscape ...

Watch the talk on net zero and inclusivity with Alexandra Notay

Watch the recording of this free taster Festival of Place event with Alexandra Notay, Placemaking & ...

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Caregivers and young children rarely consulted in community engagement despite representing a third of the population Sponsored by Van Leer Foundation

Gender and climate change: How addressing gender equality could help tackle the climate emergency Sponsored by WSP

Building bridges to biodiversity Sponsored by Muse

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