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LSH service cycle graphic showing the six stages of support for property and regeneration projects, from site feasibility to investment and funding

SEVEN NEW TOWNS One big opportunity - What England’s latest growth programme means for places, investors, and developers

The government has unveiled seven proposed locations for a new generation of new towns, signaling a major shift toward large-scale, infrastructure-led growth. From Milton Keynes to Victoria North, learn how this 21st-century placemaking mission aims to deliver up to 40,000 homes per site alongside integrated employment hubs.

Nyear Yaseen and Rebekah Formosa

Apr 155 min read

DISPOSAL PROGRAMMES LESSONS Lessons from commissioning and implementing a live disposals programme

Success in a live disposals programme depends less on identifying individual assets and more on commissioning the conditions in which delivery can happen effectively. Kathryn Hurlock outlines how to move from strategic intent to corporate change.

Kathryn Hurlock

Apr 155 min read

Professional portrait of Callie Tuplin, Senior Solicitor in the Leasehold Enfranchisement Division at Holmes & Hills Solicitors.

LEASEHOLD REFORM 2024 Practical implications for surveyors, agents and property owners

The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 represents a massive restructuring of the UK property system. From abolishing the "marriage value" to introducing 990-year lease extensions, these reforms aim to make homeownership fairer and more transparent. However, with ongoing legal challenges and a phased implementation through 2026, property professionals and leaseholders must stay informed on how these changes affect marketability and valuation.

Callie Tuplin

Apr 159 min read

DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS The missing link in delivering new towns

Francis Truss, Partner in the National Strategic Land team, argues that the next generation of new towns requires more than just ambition. To succeed where others have stalled, the government must place empowered development corporations at the heart of delivery to manage the decades-long cycles of infrastructure, land assembly, and social value.

Francis Truss

Apr 155 min read

PRIVATE SECTOR CONSULTANTS The dark art of consultancy, Part 1

Local authorities no longer carry every skill set in-house, making the public-private interface essential. Phil Farrell dives into the economics of consultancies, the pressure of fee-earning, and why mutual understanding is the key to a successful partnership.

Phil Farrell

Apr 1510 min read

RATEABLE VALUE OF MUSEUMS Valuation Tribunal reduces Natural History Museum’s rateable value to £1 - A landmark decision for national museums

In a significant victory for the museum sector, the Valuation Tribunal for England has reduced the Natural History Museum’s rateable value from £12.9 million to just £1. This ruling reaffirms that museums operating at a loss, despite receiving grant-in-aid, cannot attract a positive value for rating purposes.

Richard New

Apr 155 min read

MORE MUSINGS Some things never change!

Chartered surveyor Simon Eades explores the enduring value of the printed word, from tracking the 1980s Norfolk property market in the EDP to discovering global history and family connections within a 100-year-old copy of The Times.

Simon Eades

Apr 156 min read

A comprehensive flowchart showing the High Street Rental Auction process, divided into three stages: Pre-HSRA work, the Notice Period, and the Auction Period. It tracks responsibilities for Local Authorities, Landlords, and Tenants across a timeline.

HIGH STREET RENTAL AUCTIONS Moving from designation to delivery

As local authorities move from policy designation to practical delivery, early experience reveals that the notice period is the most critical stage of the High Street Rental Auction process. Rather than just a precursor to auction, this stage is acting as a powerful catalyst for landlord engagement and bringing long-term vacant units back into use.

Ana Isabel Pasantes

Apr 157 min read

Close-up aerial view of a rooftop solar PV system on a business premises in West Suffolk.

“SOLAR FOR BUSINESS” West Suffolk Council’s solar initiatives

Launched in 2016, the Solar for Business scheme has invested £7.5m to help over 110 organizations access cheaper, greener energy. From manufacturing sites to community cafés, learn how this initiative is driving West Suffolk toward a sustainable, net-zero future.

Bayley Wooldridge and Colin Wright

Apr 156 min read

A construction worker holding a smartphone displaying the NUAR digital map interface at a work site

DIGITAL UNDERGROUND DATA Local authorities encouraged to be part of the National Underground Asset Register (NUAR)

With over 80% of the UK's underground infrastructure now mapped, the National Underground Asset Register (NUAR) provides instant access to a secure, standardized map of buried pipes and cables. Learn how local authorities can join this digital transformation to reduce asset strikes and improve operational efficiency.

Marisa Hayes

Apr 156 min read

About ACES Terrier

ACES - the Association of Chief Estates Surveyors and Property Managers in the Public Sector - represents the chief estates officers (aka Heads of Property) and their staff; we are the property, strategic asset management, facilities management, and valuation professionals in approximately 260-member public sector organisations throughout the UK and Ireland. Membership is growing, both in terms of numbers of members and breadth of public sector organisations represented and has well over 400 members and an active database of over 1,000 senior people in public sector estates. Membership includes the range of local authorities and other public sector organisations including the Valuation Office Agency, health, education, fire and police authorities and central and devolved government offices.

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