Major Regulatory Shift: UK Government Confirms Crypto as Personal Property Robbins Construction Ltd is highlighting a major regulatory development announced by the UK government: Cryptocurrency assets are now recognized as a distinct form of personal property under UK law. This formal declaration provides a crucial legal foundation for the entire crypto market within the UK. It signals a governmental commitment to providing legal clarity and certainty for individuals and businesses who hold, transact with, or invest in digital assets. What This Means for Cryptocurrency Owners For individuals and clients who own cryptocurrencies, this ruling has significant practical implications: Legal Protection: By classifying crypto as personal property, the law now provides a clear framework for ownership disputes, inheritance, and asset protection. This substantially reduces the legal…

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Future Development Strategy: Draft Local Plan Published The Haringey Council Cabinet formally approved the Draft Local Plan for public consultation, outlining the strategic roadmap for growth, investment, and land use up to 2042. The plan provides the framework for delivering affordable housing, essential infrastructure, and addressing the climate emergency. It identifies key opportunity areas, including the Wood Green Town Centre and Tottenham, and sets out policies to ensure all development is inclusive and sustainable, signalling the council's long-term commitment to defining the future character and building standards of the borough.

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Council Housing Milestone: Completion in Highgate Haringey Council announced the completion and handover of six new council homes at Tessa Jowell Court in Highgate (N6). This infill development contributes to the council's commitment to deliver 3,000 new council homes by 2031. The completion of small-scale, high-quality projects like this across the borough demonstrates the council's strategy of utilizing under-used land, such as former garage sites, to deliver much-needed affordable housing in high-value areas.

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High-Volume Delivery: Major Tottenham Hale Schemes Completed The Tottenham Hale regeneration area reached a major completion milestone in late 2024. The Hale Wharf development delivered 191 council homes at council rents, and the nearby Walter Tull House completed 131 council homes in July 2024. These two projects alone contributed over 320 new properties, significantly accelerating the council’s progress toward having 2,000 homes either underway or completed against its 2031 target. This concentration of new supply underscores the strategic importance of Tottenham Hale for high-volume housing delivery in Haringey.

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Energy Efficiency Standard: Retrofit Funding Secured Haringey Council confirmed that it had secured funding, partially through the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) Wave 2.2, to proceed with its major retrofit programme. The council approved the appointment of a PAS 2035-certified installer/contractor (via the London Construction Programme DPS) to commence works on up to 289 council-owned street properties. This initiative prioritises homes with an EPC rating of D or below, strictly adhering to the PAS 2035 standard to ensure a "Fabric First" approach that targets long-term carbon reduction and lower running costs for tenants.

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Haringey Council confirmed in August 2022 that Hybrid Planning Permission was granted for the High Road West regeneration scheme in North Tottenham. The project, in partnership with Lendlease, targets the delivery of over 2,600 new homes, with 40% designated as affordable housing. The approval includes detailed consent for the first phase (Whitehall Mews) to deliver the initial council homes. This marks a significant milestone, allowing the council to proceed with the necessary steps, including the subsequent agreement to use Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) powers in November 2022 to progress Phase A (Love Lane Estate and surrounding properties).

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Full planning applications will not be required to demolish and rebuild unused buildings as homes. New laws laid in Parliament today (21 July 2020) will deliver much-needed new homes and revitalise town centres across England, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has announced. The new rules, which will come into effect by September, will mean full planning applications will not be required to demolish and rebuild unused buildings as homes and commercial and retail properties can be quickly repurposed to help revive our high streets and town centres. This will help our high streets and town centres to provide more space for new businesses and help them to adapt quickly to what consumers and businesses need. Homeowners will also be able to add up to 2…

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Q - what’s happening in the housing market right now? A. The answer to this question depends on where you’re based in the UK. In England, the reopening of the market on 13 March led to a staggering 88% surge in pent-up demand. Homebuyers and tenants (who could not progress their next move during lockdown), contacted agents to restart moving plans as soon as the market reopened. We’re seeing similar demand building in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, where the housing markets are still closed. You should expect a similar surge once agents in these countries can operate fully. This may only be weeks away for the Scottish market, as Nicola Sturgeon has announced that the market in Scotland will reopen in June.…

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Online agent says pent-up demand is firming up asking prices but data shows London market has failed to rebound Property sales in most of England have swiftly rebounded to the same levels they were just before the lockdown, although London lags behind the rest of the country and markets in Scotland and Wales remain closed, according to website Zoopla. Pent-up demand has also meant firmer prices, said Zoopla, with the average asking price of sales agreed in the last week 6% higher than the same week in June last year. Its figures are in sharp contrast with those from Nationwide, which last week said house prices across the UK were falling at the fastest rate since the financial crisis. “Lower asking prices for…

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