Paul Buchanan article for Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal
Volterra Partner and leading economist Paul Buchanan has written a paper for the Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal. Paul’s article Transport, land use and economics is featured as one of many papers discussing urban regeneration and renewal in a complex contemporary climate. The publication is the essential peer-reviewed journal for all professionals concerned with physical, economic and […]
Planning permission granted for Build to Rent development in Edinburgh
Grosvenor has been granted planning permission for its Build to Rent (B2R) scheme in Springside, Edinburgh. Volterra’s Ellie Evans authored an Economic Impact Report which outlined the social and economic benefits of the scheme and the benefits of B2R schemes in Edinburgh more generally. The scheme will provide up to 400 residential units; building these […]
Planning permission granted for new luxury West End Hotel: Peninsula London
Joint venture partners, Grosvenor and The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels (HSH) Ltd, have been granted planning permission for their application to build a luxury hotel (the Peninsula London) and prime residential units at 1-5 Grosvenor Place. Volterra were brought on board to outline the economic case for the development which is expected to support over […]
Planning permission granted for Nova Place and Nova East, Victoria
Nova Place and Nova East make up part of Land Securities’ wider masterplan for the Victoria Transport Interchange 2 (VTI2). Volterra outlined the economic benefits of the developments, which together are expected to support approximately 1,500 jobs in the wider community and provide over 40 residential units. The economic benefits were received positively by Westminster […]
Groucho Marx and Property Bubbles
The commercial property market in London has been booming for several years. The Bank of England is concerned about yet another property bubble building up. The executive director for financial stability, strategy and risk at the Bank, Alex Brazier, warned in a speech last month that positive sentiment in the industry must be “tempered by […]
Bridget Rosewell announced as Commissioner for National Infrastructure Commission
Volterra partners Paul Ormerod, Paul Buchanan and Ellie Evans are delighted to announce Bridget Rosewell’s appointment as Commissioner on the independent National Infrastructure Commission. On Friday 30th October at the National Railway Museum in York George Osborne announced Bridget Rosewell as one of the seven highly experienced Commissioners to work with Lord Andrew Adonis. The new National Infrastructure Commission has […]
Building with Certainty: Volterra’s Ellie Evans presents on the macro economy and the outlook for property
On 15th October Volterra partner Ellie Evans spoke at Strutt & Parker’s Development & Planning breakfast seminar ‘Building with Certainty’. The event was attended by over a hundred property professionals and covered a wide range of topics from political stability to development funding and city investment. Ellie opened the event giving a presentation on the […]
500 additional FTE jobs and over 1,200 new homes at Cherry Park development
Volterra recently supported Westfield’s application to build a mixed commercial and residential scheme at Cherry Park. The proposed scheme is to the south of Westfield shopping centre in Stratford and adjacent to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, falling within the London Legacy Development Corporation area (LLDC). The scheme comprises of retail and flexible commercial floorspace […]
How should London tackle its housing shortage?
The unrelenting climb in property prices and lack of affordability in the market has led to consensus amongst the public and policy makers that the UK is in the midst of a housing crisis. Average house price to median income ratio is a common measure of affordability in the property market and shows that rises […]
The Subtle Costs of a Mansion Tax
An exciting email pinged into my inbox at the end of last week. It was a link to the contents of the latest issue of the American Economic Association’s journal ‘Economic Policy’. For most people these are not usually as gripping as, say, a Ken Follett novel. But there, nestling amongst thickets of algebra, is […]
