Starmer sticks to his guns on 1.5m homes target in pledge to fast-track new infrastructure Property Week - 06 December 2024 PM repeats new homes pledge but admits it’s ‘too ambitious' The Negotiator - 06 December 2024 City & Country backs campaign to put SME developers at heart of housebuilding Showhouse - 08 November 2024 City & Country backs new campaign to put smaller developers at the heart of housebuilding Building Design and Construction - 08 November 2024 Discounted apartments with private gardens launch to the market for Harrow first-time buyers London Daily News - 22 October 2024 London property experts name the best places to buy a home before they boom in popularity in 2025 My London - 10 October 2024 Planning reforms: How the built environment responded to the consultation on the NPPF The Planner - 08 October 2024 At a glittering event at the Dorchester, the winners of the New Homes Awards 2024 Property News - 04 October 2024 This London borough is the best place for first-time buyers to live in the capital Metro - 30 September 2024 Marc Vlessing: the modular homes mogul seeking a ‘renaissance of the British housing market’ The Guardian - 11 September 2024 Housebuilders call for government action to save SME development sector SpecificationOnline - 03 September 2024 Housebuilders call for action to save SME development sector FIX Radio - 03 September 2024 Housing starts slump by a third to just 30,000 in first quarter Construction Enquirer - 30 August 2024 House building sinks to lowest level for eight years, says ONS The Negotiator - 30 August 2024 “Doomed to failure”: Low housing completion stats pile pressure on government targets Development Finance Today - 30 August 2024 ONS Q1 data reveals lowest level of new housing completions in eight years Property Week - 30 August 2024 Number of new homes being built in UK drops sharply Financial Times - 29 August 2024 UK house-building starts fall 34% The Construction Index - 29 August 2024 The London borough named the best place in 2024 for first time buyers to move to MyLondon - 22 August 2024 How the government selling Help to Buy could help raise cash React News - 01 August 2024 Industry welcomes Rayner making ‘planning policy a priority’ EG - 30 July 2024 Government unveils details of planning system overhaul BE News - 30 July 2024 Pocket Living’s Thomasin Renshaw on why Labour needs a longer-term strategy on planning Property Week - 24 July 2024 Housebuilding high on the agenda in King’s Speech Show House - 17 July 2024 The Build to Rent sector’s responses to the King’s Speech BTR News - 17 July 2024 Government unveils ambitious legislative agenda in King’s Speech BE News - 17 July 2024 Need to know: Industry reacts to King's Speech Placemaking Resources - 17 July 2024 The key figure most buyers ignore when looking for a home The Telegraph - 10 July 2024 Why planning application submissions and housing consents have dropped to record lows Planning - 09 July 2024 Chancellor unveils raft of measures to “get Britain building” BE News - 08 July 2024 New chancellor Rachel Reeves announces plan to restore mandatory housing targets in first speech Housing Today - 08 July 2024 New chancellor Rachel Reeves reverses onshore wind ban and restores mandatory housing targets Building - 08 July 2024 Government to take 'interventionist approach' to housebuilding Property Reporter - 08 July 2024 Chancellor to unveil plans to boost housebuilding Housebuilder - 08 July 2024 Labour brings back compulsory housebuilding targets Architects' Journal - 08 July 2024 Labour prioritises planning reform as it launches manifesto Show House - 14 June 2024 Labour vows to scrap business rates in manifesto EG - 14 June 2024 Labour Party unveils election manifesto to “get Britain building again” BE News - 14 June 2024 Sector reacts to Conservative Party’s ‘unbalanced’ and ‘frustrating’ manifesto Housing Today - 12 June 2024 Industry reacts to Conservative Party’s ‘unbalanced’ and ‘frustrating’ manifesto Building - 12 June 2024 Conservative manifesto pledges to scrap nutrient neutrality rules EG - 12 June 2024 Property industry responds to key housing policies in Conservative manifesto Property Industry Eye - 12 June 2024 Conservative Party makes raft of housing pledges in election manifesto BE News - 12 June 2024 Industry unconvinced by Conservatives' 1.6 million housing pledge Development Finance Today - 12 June 2024 Homes for sale in England and Wales with a kitchen garden – in pictures The Guardian - 31 May 2024 The ultimate guide to... getting on the ladder, new homes and shared ownership First Time Buyer magazine - 21 May 2024 9 affordable homes for first-time buyers Yahoo Finance - 12 April 2024 From boomerang buyers to zone changers, London’s property market is finally on the move once more Evening Standard - 27 March 2024 Make construction more inviting Property Week - 21 March 2024 10 ways to make a room feel more spacious Yahoo Finance - 21 March 2024 Two-thirds of UK women still consider a predominately male workforce as a barrier Show House - 08 March 2024 Budget ’24: £118 million for Canary Wharf but little for housebuilding Architects' Journal - 06 March 2024 Industry reacts to Spring Budget with disappointment and anger BE News - 06 March 2024 Jeremy Hunt sets out 2024 Budget Show House - 06 March 2024 Chancellor drops bombshell budget on agents and landlords The Negotiator - 06 March 2024 Reaction blog: Brownfield development push ‘may increase councils' financial burden’ Planning - 13 February 2024 Brownfield shake-up reaction: Reforms welcomed amid concerns Gove’s ‘tinkering’ won’t fix housing cr Housing Today - 13 February 2024 Government unveils plans to speed up delivery of new homes on brownfield land BE News - 13 February 2024 Gove’s brownfield plan falls flat Property Week - 13 February 2024 Housebuilders throw support behind Labour as Tories ‘bow to Nimbyism’ Financial Times - 29 January 2024 The Best New Homes In Barnet What House? - 19 January 2024 Revised NPPF is ‘weak all the way through’, experts say Property Week - 11 January 2024 How far will UK mortgage rates fall? Financial Times - 05 January 2024 Pocket Living makes £70m double sale React News - 18 December 2023 How first-time buyers can get on the property ladder in a cost of living crisis Yahoo Finance - 05 December 2023 Buyers are drawn to Walthamstow, where East End meets high end Financial Times - 30 November 2023 Autumn statement 2023: Industry reacts Building - 22 November 2023 Autumn Statement: Property industry reacts Property Reporter - 22 November 2023 Jeremy Hunt delivers his Autumn Statement – industry reaction Showhouse - 22 November 2023 REACTION: Hunt extends business rate freeze for estate agencies The Negotiator - 22 November 2023 Green belt reform to unlock more homes backed by young Londoners Property Reporter - 03 November 2023 Londoners believe green belt reform needed to ‘solve capital’s housing crisis’ Bdaily News - 03 November 2023 A wind of change is blowing through Britain, young people want to build on the green belt Evening Standard - 02 November 2023 78% of young Londoners say government is failing on affordable housing delivery Inside Housing - 02 November 2023 Two-thirds of young Londoners support building on green belt, survey HQN - 01 November 2023 Young Londoners ‘overwhelmingly want to build on green belt’ amid housing crisis AOL - 01 November 2023 Young Londoners believe green belt reform needed to unlock more homes Hanksarihs Associates - 01 November 2023 Build us homes on green belt, young people urge The Times - 31 October 2023 Young Londoners ‘overwhelmingly want to build on green belt’ amid housing crisis Evening Standard - 31 October 2023 Young Londoners ‘overwhelmingly want to build on green belt’ amid housing crisis Yahoo - 31 October 2023 Two-thirds of young people in London ‘support building on the green belt’ Housing Today - 31 October 2023 ‘Developer must pay council £400 for failing to update his email address’ Planning Resource - 31 October 2023 Two-thirds of younger Londoners want green belt reform, research finds Show House - 31 October 2023 Nearly 100 discounted Walthamstow homes for local first-time buyers available in brand new developme MyLondon - 16 October 2023 A glittering performance Property Week - 12 October 2023 Is embedding social value in planning key to delivering equitable places? EG - 12 October 2023 Warm welcome for Starmer’s Big Build plans EG - 11 October 2023 Property industry reacts to Labour leader’s housing pledge Property Industry Eye - 11 October 2023 Labour’s planning promises: the sector reacts Planning Resource - 11 October 2023 UK housebuilders welcome Keir Starmer’s pledge to develop new towns Financial Times - 10 October 2023 Discounted Homes Available For Walthamstow Locals WhatHouse - 10 October 2023 Industry broadly welcomes Starmer’s housebuilding plan Housing Today - 10 October 2023 Industry welcomes Starmer’s pledge to “get Britain building again” BE News - 10 October 2023 Starmer promises ‘next gen’ of new towns and 1.5m new homes Property Week - 10 October 2023 London first-time buyers: the new challenges, opportunities and starter homes hotspots Evening Standard - 04 October 2023 Pocket Living’s Marc Vlessing on why the government must support SME housebuilders Property Week - 02 October 2023 First Time Buyer October/November 2023 First Time Buyer - 18 September 2023 RESi360: panelists say toxic events caused housing crisis Property Week - 12 September 2023 The EG Interview: Pocket Living’s middle way EG - 08 September 2023 Group of 40 companies urge Gove to introduce Small Sites Planning Policy Property Week - 27 July 2023 Housebuilders cast doubt over UK government plan to deliver new homes Financial Times - 25 July 2023 UK’s New House-Building Plans Met With Skepticism, Tory Anger Bloomberg - 24 July 2023 Gove planning shake-up: ‘We need housing today, not tomorrow’ City AM - 24 July 2023 ‘Piecemeal’ and a lack of focus on social housing: sector responds to Michael Gove’s speech Housing Today - 24 July 2023 Government unveils raft of measures to help deliver one million new homes BE News - 24 July 2023 Gove outlines plans to tackle demand for housing – industry reaction Show House - 24 July 2023 ‘Papering over the cracks’: industry reacts to Gove’s housing plans EG - 24 July 2023 ‘Piecemeal’ and a lack of focus on social housing: sector responds to Gove’s housing speech Building - 24 July 2023 Inflation rate drops to surprise 15-month low PBC today - 19 July 2023 Inflation falls to lowest rate in over a year Show House - 19 July 2023 New Homes Awards 2023: the options for London first-time buyers without Help to Buy Evening Standard - 18 July 2023 Labour Party manifesto gives some hope to property sector Property Week - 24 May 2023 Topping out ceremony at Pocket Living scheme Property Magazine International - 24 May 2023 Pocket Living celebrates major progress on 100% affordable scheme Show House - 24 May 2023 The Late Debate: A new mayoral hopeful, local election aftermath and London's housing squeeze ITV News - 18 May 2023
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Reed Watts’ practical neighbourhood scheme brings Belgium to Barking The RIBA Journal - 15 May 2023 Discounted first-time buyer only development launched in Woodside Park, Barnet Metropolitan Life - 12 April 2023 Calls for government to find replacement scheme for Help to Buy Property Week - 04 April 2023 New Homes In Woodside Park N12, Barnet Property London - 02 April 2023 Pocket Living gets Barratt’s backing for plan to boost housing on small sites Architects Journal - 17 March 2023 Developing 50% affordable housing on smaller sites could see delivery of 1.6 million homes Property Week - 16 March 2023 Pocket Living’s small sites policy gets support Housebuilder - 16 March 2023 REACTION: UK to avoid recession this year, claims Chancellor during Budget The Negotiator - 15 March 2023 Housing not on the agenda as Jeremy Hunt sets out Spring Budget Show House - 15 March 2023 TfL set to build 86 new homes in Barnet on underused land next to a London Underground station My London - 15 March 2023 Pocket Living secures multi-site funding of up to £100m Property Investor Today - 02 March 2023 Reed Watts unveils 78 affordable homes for Pocket Living in East London Icon - 28 February 2023 Pocket Living secures £24m loan for Harrow development React News - 28 February 2023 Why Leyton could be great for first-time buyers Metro - 28 February 2023 Pocket Living secures £100m to deliver 1,500 homes strategy Property Week - 28 February 2023 Pocket Living teams up with French builder on London scheme Construction Enquirer - 28 February 2023 Pocket Living secures multi-site funding of up to £100m to accelerate housing delivery for first tim Property Wire - 28 February 2023 Pocket Living secures £100m funding to accelerate housing delivery EG - 27 February 2023 Pocket Living Secures Funding of Up to £100 Million From Lloyds Bank CoStar - 27 February 2023 Pocket Living secures £100million funding to accelerate housing delivery for first-time buyers Show House - 27 February 2023 Pocket secures new senior debt package with Lloyds Bank BE News - 27 February 2023 Developer Pocket Living secures £100m development funding Housing Today - 27 February 2023 Why Britain’s housing is becoming more unaffordable The Times - 24 February 2023 Reed Watts Architects 78 Affordable Homes For Pocket Living In Barking Divisare - 20 February 2023 Harbard Close Housing / Reed Watts Architects Arch Daily - 19 February 2023 Reed Watts completes 78 homes in Barking for Pocket Living Architects Journal - 16 February 2023 Sixth housing minister appointed in a year Construction News - 09 February 2023 Rachel Maclean replaces Frazer as housing minister Property Week - 09 February 2023 Capital Conundrum First Time Buyer Magazine - 06 February 2023 Five tips for buying a new-build home you’ll want to live in for the long term — plus 10 of the best Evening Standard - 20 January 2023 Industry welcomes £60m brownfield fund Property Week - 19 January 2023 Life after Help to Buy: Affordable housing schemes are still there to help you buy a home Metro - 17 January 2023 Life after Help to Buy: Affordable housing schemes are still there to help you buy a home MSN - 17 January 2023 Block of 197 Pocket flats to be built in East London My London - 13 January 2023 In with the new-builds: These on-trend homes tick all the boxes for homebuyers in 2023 Metro - 11 January 2023 It’s not all doom and gloom – 2023 really could be a good year to buy a property Metro - 10 January 2023 Lustworthy homes: The house with the longest thatched roof in Cornwall is on sale The Sunday Times - 08 January 2023 Ministers commit to ease small brownfield developments EG - 03 January 2023 Retrofit, senior living and... mansard roofs? Key takeaways from the new NPPF React News - 22 December 2022 Planning rules could be relaxed for small sites to boost SME developers React News - 19 December 2022 Government reviewing small-sites policy as part of Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill Inside Housing - 19 December 2022 Build 30,000 affordable homes a year in London by making planning easier for small sites The Sunday Times - 18 December 2022 Developers celebrate greenlight for consultation on brownfield sites Property Week - 16 December 2022 Small mercies: SME builders eye boost from sites proposal Financial Times - 16 December 2022 Ministers consider planning shake-up to boost affordable housing Financial Times online - 15 December 2022 Pocket Living to build 74 affordable homes in east London React News - 12 December 2022 East London affordable housing scheme from Pocket Living submits planning application PBC Today - 12 December 2022 Pocket Living submits plans for 100% affordable homes scheme EG - 12 December 2022 Priced out: tough choices facing Londoner renters Evening Standard - 07 December 2022 Priced out: London renters forced out of the capital by soaring rents and cost of living Evening Standard online - 07 December 2022 Why first-time buyers and downsizers may want to look into family-friendly Finchley Metro online - 06 December 2022 Neighbourhood watch: Finchley Metro - 06 December 2022 Pocket Living receives double permission for over 500 homes including developers first for rent Property Wire - 24 November 2022 Pocket Living gets consent for 450+ build-to-rent homes in London React News - 22 November 2022 Pocket Living gets greenlight for over 500 London homes Property Week - 22 November 2022 Pocket wins permission for 500 north London homes Housing Today - 22 November 2022 Pocket gets green light for Old Oak BTR debut EG - 22 November 2022 Pocket Living breaks ground at affordable housing scheme Property Investor Today - 18 November 2022 Mortgage experts slam Chancellor's autumn statement Mortgage Introducer - 18 November 2022 Budget 2022: Property industry reacts to 'Austerity-lite' announcement Property Reporter - 17 November 2022 Be flexible on your home location and grab a bargain in London Metro online - 15 November 2022 The Bargain Boroughs Metro - 15 November 2022 Why housing has never been more unaffordable for ordinary working people The Sunday Times Online - 13 November 2022 Pulling up the Property Ladder The Sunday Times - 13 November 2022 Housebuilders need tough love - and fresh thinking Financial Times - 02 November 2022 If Governments Don't Fix The Housing System, Soon They Won't Be Able To Win Elections Bisnow - 02 November 2022 Cost of living crisis set to drive more than a quarter of renters out of London Show Homes - 24 October 2022 London set to lose more tenants as renters seek better value Buy Association - 24 October 2022 One in four young to leave London over higher rents Times - 20 October 2022 Government ‘not doing enough’ to ease London’s housing costs crisis, young people say Inside Housing - 20 October 2022 Cost of living crisis set to kickstart a second London tenant exodus Property Reporter - 20 October 2022 Leader & Deputy Leader of Barnet celebrate major milestone in the delivery of Pocket Living’s 100% a Building Design & Construction - 17 October 2022 Tories must tackle housing deficit Property Week - 07 October 2022 'Best' London borough for commuters working in the city to buy a home revealed My London - 26 September 2022 20 homes you can buy for less than £250,000 Sunday Times - 26 September 2022 An incredible use of color and space-saving ideas turns this pocket apartment into a luxurious home Livingect - 31 August 2022 How to buy in London for less: Bag a bargain in Barking for under £200,000 Metro - 31 August 2022 London first-time buyers: ‘I took on an extra job to save enough to buy my first home at 29’ Evening Standard - 03 August 2022 Millennials suffer most from the ridiculous revolving door at the Ministry of Housing Evening Standard - 28 July 2022 London property: The 6 homes in Barking for £190k that are 40% cheaper than the average house price My London - 20 July 2022 Pocket Living: Get on the property ladder with Discount Full Ownership Share To Buy - 19 July 2022 Revealed - England’s largest first-time buyer-only housing scheme Property Investor Today - 19 July 2022 Your 2022 guide to London’s new homes: the resurgence of inner-city living and the big changes on th Evening Standard - 18 July 2022 Council lays first brick in England’s largest first time buyer-only housing scheme Property Wire - 11 July 2022 Neighbourhood watch: Croydon Metro - 28 June 2022 Case study: West Green Place Nursery and Community Centre by Dyvik Kahlen Architects AJ - 20 June 2022 Pocket Living breaks ground on its flats at The Heights Charlton Champion - 14 June 2022 "I tried a new 'pocket home' no wider than a London Underground tube train" The Mirror - 06 June 2022 'I visited Croydon's new pocket homes no wider than a London Underground train but felt like I was i My London - 06 June 2022 It’s time to introduce a levy on house buyers who live outside the UK Evening Standard - 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Pocket flats: new Croydon tower homes for sale 20% below local rate for London first-time buyers Evening Standard - 12 May 2022 Development roundup – joint ventures, FTB homes and co-living thrives Property Investor Today - 12 May 2022 Lustworthy homes on sale in the UK Sunday Times - 11 May 2022 Launch Of New Apartments In Croydon This Weekend What House? - 11 May 2022 London property: First-time buyers can purchase homes 20% cheaper in East London My London - 25 April 2022 Pocket Living secures planning permission for new residential development in Hackney PBC Today - 10 April 2022 Pocket Living secures permission for new affordable homes in Hackney Built Environment Networking - 10 April 2022 We must help first-time buyers Property Week - 10 April 2022 Pocket Living secures £19.3m funding from Pluto Finance Bridging Loan Directory - 10 April 2022 Pocket Living secures £19.3m debt facility with Pluto Finance PBC Today - 10 April 2022 Pocket Living gets £19m debt to boost housing delivery EG - 10 April 2022 Pocket Living secures £19.3m debt facility on Croydon resi asset Property Week - 10 April 2022 Pocket Living secures debt facility for Croydon homes React News - 10 April 2022 Industry reacts to Spring Statement House Builder - 28 March 2022 How this trailblazing developer is making home ownership possible Metro Online - 25 March 2022 These are the developments aiming to save consumers money while helping to save the planet Metro Online - 15 March 2022 London apartments are in demand again Metro - 22 February 2022 Affordable housing is key to keeping young talent in the capital, says Pocket Living Property Week - 21 February 2022 5 ways to get on the property ladder without the help of mum and dad Telegraph - 07 February 2022 Downsides to levelling up Property Week - 07 February 2022 Home is where the hub is Evening Standard - 20 January 2022 Pocket submits plans for debut BTR scheme EG - 21 December 2021 Pocket submits plans for first major build-to-rent development Housing Today - 21 December 2021 Green light for affordable flats at Barnet tube station Times Series - 15 December 2021 Pocket Living moves ahead with affordable home scheme at Woodside Park in Barnet Building Products - 15 December 2021 Pocket Living: 86 discounted new flats to be built for first-time buyers at Woodside Park in Barnet Evening Standard - 15 December 2021 Why the government's first homes strategy won't work EG Magazine - 29 November 2021 Convenient living in the capital First Time Buyer magazine - 18 November 2021 How to buy your first home in London Evening Standard - 18 November 2021 ‘I have to move my bike to get to the fridge’ – the UK boom in microflats The Guardian - 15 November 2021 One small step Metro Property Print - 02 November 2021 Homes around the UK you can buy in time for Christmas Metro Online - 28 October 2021 Cost-of-living could drive a quarter of young renters out of London Property Week - 24 October 2021 First Homes could be last homes Property Week - 21 October 2021 Pocket Living secure funding partners for Walthamstow project Showhouse - 12 October 2021 Barely 20% of Londoners can save for a housing deposit Showhouse - 12 October 2021 POLL: Demand for London rental homes set to continue as young tenants struggle to buy Landlord Zone - 08 October 2021 Generation rent: Majority of younger tenants in the capital aspire to be homeowners Property Reporter - 05 October 2021 London renters say owning would improve life Mortgage Introducer - 05 October 2021 Young Londoners want to stay in the city, but most are being priced out of properties City A.M - 05 October 2021 Homes close to transport connections Guardian (print) - 04 October 2021 Pocket Living research - Londoners' attitudes to homeownership Pocket Living - 04 October 2021 Five of the cheapest London boroughs with upcoming new homes development launches Evening Standard - 02 October 2021 Housebuilder Pocket Living secures £6.6m funding partnership to accelerate housing delivery Business Leader - 30 September 2021 Homes for sale near good public transport links – in pictures The Guardian - 30 September 2021 Pocket Living secures £6.6m funding from Pluto Finance to accelerate housing delivery Development Finance Today - 30 September 2021 Housebuilder Pocket Living secures £6.6m funding partnership to accelerate housing delivery Bridging Loan Directory - 29 September 2021 Housebuilder Pocket Living secures GBP6.6m funding partnership Property Funds World - 29 September 2021 New Homes Awards 2021: the best new homes of the year revealed, from city flats to family houses Evening Standard Homes & Property Online - 23 September 2021 Our champions raise the bar for the industry Evening Standard Homes & Property - 22 September 2021 Barking is about to get a lot more popular for buyer's - here's what's on offer Metro Online - 21 September 2021 Barking - Neighbourhood Watch Metro - 21 September 2021 Martin Stewart: Housing Minister position needs to be taken more seriously Mortgage Introducer - 16 September 2021 Sector figures urge Gove to grip planning reform agenda Housing Today - 16 September 2021 The smart money is on residential development loans Property Week - 14 September 2021 First of its kind! Pocket Living strikes deal with HGP and Barclays Property Investor Today - 13 September 2021 Pocket Living enters first deal of its kind with Barclays and Housing Growth Partnership Built Environment Networking - 13 September 2021 Pocket Living eyes expansion outside London and new funding sources Social Housing - 08 September 2021 Top areas for first-time buyers Evening Standard Homes & Property - 08 September 2021 Top areas for first-time buyers: London boroughs ranked by house price, Crossrail links and parks Evening Standard Homes & Property Online - 08 September 2021 Pocket Living plans expansion outside London Housing Today - 07 September 2021 Barclays & HGP to fund Waltham Forest affordable housing scheme PBC Today - 07 September 2021 Pocket Living enters funding deal with Barclays and Housing Growth Partnership Property Funds World - 06 September 2021 Pocket Living partners with Barclays for Walthamstow affordable scheme Property Week - 06 September 2021 Pocket pockets £23m in funding first EG - 06 September 2021 Barclays and Housing Growth Partnership Fund Pocket Living London Affordable Homes CoStar - 06 September 2021 Pocket Living secures £23m funding for Walthamstow homes React News - 06 September 2021 Housing crisis: the low-cost developer thinking big with small spaces The Guardian - 05 September 2021 How I bought a flat in London: intense saving, no nights out and no new clothes helped me buy a home Evening Standard - 16 August 2021 Nick Cuff is interviewed by Mishcon de Reya Partner and host Susan Freeman Propertyshe Podcast - 11 August 2021 It's not a lack of design codes that has stopped Britain building beautiful React News - 11 August 2021 First time buyer Evening Standard Homes & Property - 11 August 2021 Why families and first-time buyers should check out Walthamstow Metro - 03 August 2021 Buying a first home in London: ‘I spent four years couch-surfing to save for my own flat’ Evening Standard - 20 July 2021 People: Appointments and Promotions EG magazine - 16 July 2021 People and companies: Muse Development hires regional director EG online - 16 July 2021 Let's switch 'working from home' to 'working near home' Building - 16 July 2021 First time buyer Evening Standard - 14 July 2021 Housing Moves: our round-up of senior sector appointments in June 2021 Inside Housing - 13 July 2021 Propertyshe Perspectives: Pocket solution to the housing crisis Property Week - 12 July 2021 Can we fix the broken housing market? Yes we can and here's how The Times - 12 July 2021 Can we fix the broken housing market? Yes we can and here's how The Times Online - 12 July 2021 Pocket Living appoints development director React News - 05 July 2021 Renshaw heads Pocket Living’s development drive Property Week - 05 July 2021 Lustworthy homes on sale for under £250,000 in the UK The Times - 04 July 2021 Six things you need to know if you’re a single first-time home buyer The Sun - 25 June 2021 Londoner 'close to leaving capital' but then 'bought a Pocket home for £274K MyLondon - 22 June 2021 Council leader hails 'affordable' housing development in Wanstead Ilford Recorder - 22 June 2021 Pocket rockets, housing the city makers New London Quarterly - 14 June 2021 How I got a 20% discount and saved £1,800 a month to buy my first home aged 24 The Sun - 20 May 2021 Emerging practices win approval for separate Pocket home schemes Architects Journal - 09 April 2021 Harrow Council approves 149 homes at town centre Halfords Harrow Times - 19 March 2021 Harrow Council approves 149 new affordable homes on former Halfords site Harrow Online - 18 March 2021 Harrow Halfords approved for Pocket affordable homes Estates Gazette - 18 March 2021 Safe as houses? How the pandemic has helped shape London's property market Evening Standard - 17 March 2021 How the Covid pandemic reshaped London’s property market and house prices, 12 months on Evening Standard - 17 March 2021 Lockdown got me on to the property ladder The Times - 14 March 2021 95 per cent mortgages: Up-and-coming London areas where the average 5 per cent deposit is under £20k Evening Standard - 10 March 2021 Want to buy with a super-low deposit? These homes are all available for £15k and less Metro Online - 09 March 2021 Stamp duty holiday extended for UK homebuyers Financial Times - 03 March 2021 'A foot on the ladder and a HOLIDAY': Aspiring home-owners praise Rishi's mortgage guarantee scheme Daily Mail - 03 March 2021 Industry awaits stamp duty news in Sunak’s second budget Housing Today - 03 March 2021 Shares in FTSE 100 housebuilders leap as mortgage guarantee scheme set to be announced in Budget Evening Standard - 01 March 2021 Greenwich Council: New 'Pocket' flats approved in Charlton News Shopper - 23 February 2021 Gort Scott wins planning for second Pocket Living scheme in Walthamstow Architects Journal Online - 08 February 2021 Roof gardens are blossoming - and developers are cashing in on growing demand during the pandemic Daily Mail Online - 16 January 2021 How I got dream £325,000 two-bed house without getting a mortgage The Sun - 15 January 2021 Tunnel vision: part two Property Week - 15 January 2021 The Sky's the Limit Daily Mail - 15 January 2021 Forecast for 2021: looking ahead with hope (part 22) Property Week Online - 14 January 2021 Take a walk: Addiscombe Grove CR0 Metro - 12 January 2021 Small sites: Unlocking housing delivery Times Radio - 25 September 2020
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Planning system 'suffocating' house building on small sites NewStart - 24 September 2020 Small-site housing applications take 60 weeks for approval Property Week - 23 September 2020 Small Sites: Unlocking housing delivery Lichfields - 23 September 2020 New analysis shows the planning system is suffocating housing delivery on small sites Pocket Living - 23 September 2020 Ten of the Best First-Time Buyer Hotspots Metro - 15 September 2020 The schemes that will help you buy for the first time Metro - 15 September 2020 Maccreanor Lavington Architects completes a mansion block of “affordable compact homes” Architecture Today - 08 September 2020 It’s time to recognise the debt we owe to blighted Covid generation The Telegraph - 26 August 2020 Barking development offering 78 affordable homes for first-time buyers launched Barking and Dagenham Post - 25 August 2020 Council Leader launches 78 affordable homes for local first-time buyers Barking & Dagenham - 20 August 2020 Affordable homes called for as lockdown highlights space issues China Daily - 19 August 2020 Canary Wharf is 'open for business' as firms head back to the office City A.M. - 10 August 2020 Coronavirus could pave the way to change for planning laws - but is Cummings' plan too radical? The Independent - 10 August 2020 For young Londoners, working from home is a cramped and dismal experience City A.M. - 05 August 2020 Ministers look to support small builders in planning shake-up The Financial Times - 05 August 2020 Working in shared homes during lockdown hitting mental and physical health, survey finds The Telegraph - 04 August 2020 First Pocket Living development in Southwark completed by Maccreanor Lavington Architects Journal - 17 July 2020 Rishi Sunak’s stamp duty changes cheered by estate agents and housebuilders Evening Standard - 08 July 2020 Planning reform 2020: What changes is PM Boris Johnson making to the UK's planning system? The Times - 03 July 2020 Boris Johnson's plans to boost economy post-lockdown take GDP hit Evening Standard - 30 June 2020 Boris Johnson says building industry will help fix nosediving economy Building - 30 June 2020 Industry reacts to Boris Johnson's Covid-19 recovery speech Property Week - 30 June 2020 Building Up Britain: Why Construction Needs a Restructure Forbes - 30 June 2020 Accelerating Careers in Real Estate Macdonald and Company - 21 May 2020
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UK housebuilders warn of supply clog unless sales are allowed to resume Financial Times - 13 May 2020 First Homes Consultation Response Executive Summary April 2020 Pocket Living - 30 April 2020 First Homes Consultation Response April 2020 Pocket Living - 30 April 2020 Beautiful, happy city Country & Town House - 16 January 2020 London's 2020 Hotspots Metro - 07 January 2020 Brick Awards 2019:'Twist House' and interlocking dragon's skin design among best of brick showcased Evening Standard Homes & Property - 13 November 2019 A report: Fifteen recommendations from fifteen years of delivery Pocket Living - 01 November 2019 Affordable housing company breaks ground on new development in Wanstead Redbridge Life - 09 October 2019 Trying a new angle Metro Property - 24 September 2019 National Housing Awards: Trying a new angle Metro Online - 24 September 2019 Using new technologies, Brexit Britain will build the cutting-edge homes of the future The Telegraph - 23 September 2019 Excellence and Innovation - Winners at the National Housing Awards Metro - 10 September 2019 ‘Excellence and innovation’: Winners of the affordable homes sector at National Housing Awards Metro Online - 09 September 2019 20 affordable homes for Wanstead East London and West Essex Guardian - 01 September 2019 Affordable housing company breaks ground on new development in Wanstead Ilford Recorder - 30 August 2019 Five innovative ways to combat the housing crisis Raconteur: Future of Construction 2019 Online - 21 August 2019 Five innovative ways to combat the housing crisis Raconteur: Future of Construction 2019 - 21 August 2019 Can modular homes solve the UK's housing crisis? The Guardian - 06 August 2019 Renters: Property ladder stress has impacted mental health The Money Pages - 26 July 2019 London renters say their search for a home has impacted mental health Your Mortgage - 24 July 2019 London housing crisis: one in six renters depressed about being trapped in rental accommodation Evening Standard - 10 July 2019 'In London, those in the middle get left behind' The Daily Telegraph - 08 July 2019 Marc Vlessing, the man on a mission to house those 'left behind' on middle incomes The Daily Telegraph Online - 08 July 2019 Housing market at offsite ‘tipping point’, says London housing boss Housing Today - 28 June 2019 RIBA National Award winners 2019 announced Architects' Journal - 27 June 2019 RIBA reveals the best of British architecture for 2019 Dezeen - 27 June 2019 High Rise and Small Spaces Architecure Today - 11 June 2019 Affordable Homes: Varcoe Road SE16, Southwark First Time Buyer Magazine - 03 June 2019 Every One's a Winner: London's Most Exciting New Buildings Metro - 28 May 2019 A look at some of London’s most exciting buildings Metro - 27 May 2019 RIBA London awards winners: Alexandra Palace and others shortlisted for national architecture awards Evening Standard - 21 May 2019 RIBA London awards: Grimshaw’s London Bridge station takes top prize Architects' Journal - 21 May 2019 Gainsford Road - Gort Scott reinterprets local Victorian architecture Architecture Today - 14 May 2019 Pocket Living Workspace / Threefold Architects ArchDaily - 05 May 2019 City Living Special: The Mini Market Financial Times - 04 May 2019 Hot Property: New Builds City AM - 03 May 2019 The new space age: Will we ever love living in a micro-flat? Financial Times Online - 02 May 2019 Neil Deely on Metropolitan Workshop's Latest Project L'Architecture D'Aujourd'Hui - 01 May 2019 Facades and Cladding Architects' Journal - Specification - 24 April 2019 Modular housing: a fight to build the homes of the future The Times Bricks & Mortar - 12 April 2019 Lustworthy homes for sale in Bath, London, Essex and Lincolnshire The Sunday Times - 31 March 2019 Pocket Living creates 112 homes for first-time buyers in Croydon Croydon News - 14 March 2019 The FT 1000: third annual list of Europe’s fastest-growing companies The Financial Times - 01 March 2019 Hot Property: New Homes City AM - 01 March 2019 Could Londoners soon be living in 'modular' homes? BBC London - 28 February 2019
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Launch pad: Pocket Living (first-time buyer top pick) Metro - 25 February 2019 Malthouse backs offsite construction development 24 Housing - 08 February 2019 Metropolitan Workshop covers tower of modular homes with glazed ceramic tiles Dezeen - 15 January 2019 Pocket Living completes first micro-flats tower The Architects' Journal - 13 January 2019 Marc Vlessing, co-founder of Pocket Living: My pocket-sized homes give the low-paid a leg-up The Sunday Times - 17 December 2018 Modular homes don’t have to be boring The Times - 14 December 2018 Will the budget deliver on the government's pledge for housing? Sky News - 30 October 2018
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TfL picks Pocket Living for new sites Inside Housing - 15 October 2018 Transport for London partners with Pocket Living to build affordable homes Property Week - 15 October 2018 TfL partners with Pocket Living on 100% affordable deal Estates Gazette - 15 October 2018 TfL To Offer 'Genuinely Affordable' Homes The Londonist - 15 October 2018 Drivetime with Eddie Nestor - Building more affordable homes for Londoners BBC Radio London - 08 October 2018
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Neighbourhood Watch: Wandsworth Metro Property - 01 October 2018 Pocket appoints new CFO Property Week - 17 September 2018 Developer breaks ground The Enquirer - 06 September 2018 Modular housing could provide millions of good new homes. So why isn't it everywhere? New Statesman - 31 August 2018 It’s best to be on the front foot if you want to ward off a PR disaster Property Week - 23 August 2018 Elements Europe lands £30m deal for modular 21-storey tower Construction Enquirer - 21 August 2018 New tower block in Croydon town centre will offer ‘affordable housing’ to hard-working young people Croydon Advertiser - 31 July 2018 Pocket Living enters shared ownership sector with Optivo collaboration Property Week - 30 July 2018 The development that is 100% affordable housing Inside Housing - 25 July 2018 Housing association partners with Pocket on 100% affordable development Inside Housing - 25 July 2018 Everything you need to know about this alternative ownership scheme for first-time buyers House Beautiful - 15 July 2018 First time buyers thrilled with new homes East London & West Essex Guardian - 30 June 2018 Great architecture, but on a small scale The Times - 15 June 2018 Urban inspiration The Resident - 01 June 2018 How regeneration should be done Prospect Magazine - 23 May 2018 Mapleton Crescent: the London high-rise factory-built in Bedfordshire The Observer - 20 May 2018 New Homes: What's going on sale this week in Wandsworth, Whitechapel, London Fields and Walthamstow City AM - 30 April 2018 First-time buyers forced to start small with ‘pocket’ homes Financial Times - 24 April 2018 Chiswick development: Construction begins on high-rise block of affordable homes Get West London - 05 April 2018 Why Deptford illustrator Jessica Childs sees community spirit in a housing developer The Wharf - 29 March 2018 Ground breaking starts on 84 affordable homes for Ealing's first-time buyers Ealing in London - 28 March 2018 First-time Buyer: Hit and myths of buying your home Metro Property online - 20 March 2018 Launch pad: Arklow Road, Lewisham Metro Property - 20 March 2018 Deptford: the east’s latest hipster enclave The Times online - 16 March 2018 Competition, not regulation, is the answer to the housing crisis City AM - 12 March 2018 Off-site insight RICS Building Surveying Journal - 01 March 2018 Should we prioritise reforming the rental sector for young people over promoting home ownership? City AM - 19 February 2018 Mayor backs Metropolitan Workshop's prefab Croydon tower for Pocket homes The Architects' Journal - 16 February 2018 Marc Vlessing discussing homeownership on 'Drivetime with Eddie Nestor' BBC Radio London - 16 February 2018
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Mayor greenlights affordable new prefab flats in Croydon New Statesman - 15 February 2018 One of the tallest modular property developments gets go ahead in London Property Wire - 14 February 2018 Art at home – Artist Jessica Childs creates range of homewares Southwark Weekender - 14 February 2018 Mayor approves factory-built scheme with up to 100% affordable london.gov.uk - 13 February 2018 Largest modular built development gets green light 24housing - 13 February 2018 Sadiq gives the green light for building of micro-homes reserved for first-time buyers City AM - 13 February 2018 Property developer unveils plans for 200 new homes in Leyton London Evening Standard - 13 February 2018 Sadiq Khan gives the green light to Pocket Living’s modular scheme Develop Croydon - 13 February 2018 London Mayor approves 21-storey Pocket Living tower Construction Enquirer - 13 February 2018 A better future built on many small ideas and one big vision The Times - 02 February 2018 A better future built on many small ideas and one big vision The Times online - 01 February 2018 Living in Walthamstow: area guide to homes, house prices, schools and transport links Evening Standard Homes & Property - 31 January 2018 Offsite Construction BBC Sunday Politics - 28 January 2018
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Hot Property - New Homes City AM - 26 January 2018 New homes: Here's what going on sale this weekend in Lewisham, Barnet, Southwark and Mayfair City AM Online - 26 January 2018 45 affordable homes sold at discount will help first-time buyers 'get a foot on the property ladder' East London & West Essex Guardian - 24 January 2018 How to get your foot on the housing ladder The Times Bricks and Mortar - 19 January 2018 How modular homes could solve the housing crisis The Times - 05 January 2018 Pocket chief and former Peabody boss among property's New Year Honours recipients Property Week - 02 January 2018 Housing figures named in New Year’s Honours Inside Housing - 02 January 2018 CBE for AECOM bridge engineer Construction Enquirer - 31 December 2017 Housing professionals recognised in 2018 New Year honours The Guardian - 30 December 2017 Pocket adds to London land bank with quadruple site acquisition Property Week - 14 December 2017 The man building homes for London's millennials City AM - 08 December 2017 Housing and the Autumn Budget, featuring Nick Cuff Sunday Politics London - 26 November 2017
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New pocket homes in Deptford are a 'dream come true' Lewisham News Shopper - 24 November 2017 Mapleton Crescent development to supply discount homes WandsworthSW18.com - 24 November 2017 Marc Vlessing’s response to the Autumn Budget 2017 BBC News - 22 November 2017
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What's New Metro Property - 21 November 2017 New discount homes on the way for Wandsworth - in Europe’s tallest residential modular tower wandsworth.gov.uk - 21 November 2017 Hot Property: Gainsford Road, Waltham Forest City AM - 10 November 2017 'Pocket' homes could be built on Maidenhead Golf Club Maidenhead Advertiser - 09 November 2017 ‘Affordable’ housing development selling exclusively to locals coming to Barking Barking and Dagenham Post - 09 November 2017 Jonathan Tuckey wins Pocket Living design role The Architects' Journal - 07 November 2017 Generation rent: why I’ll never live in a microapartment The Guardian - 03 November 2017 Angharad Palmer: Rising Stars 2017 RIBA Journal - 31 October 2017 Affordable homes developer releases second batch of homes for first time buyers in Deptford Lewisham News Shopper - 31 October 2017 Launch pad: Cowleaze Road, Kingston Metro Property - 30 October 2017 Affordable housing in central Kingston set to launch Surrey Comet - 27 October 2017 Private businesses offer small solutions to London’s housing crisis Financial Times - 06 October 2017 Blockchain, factory-made homes, & 'the American model': 5 fixes for Britain's broken housing market Business Insider UK - 19 September 2017 City Hall must pay more attention to micro-homes Property Week - 14 September 2017 How the starter home died – and how it can be resuscitated The Irish Times - 14 September 2017 Move into a flat purpose-built in a factory The Times Bricks & Mortar - 08 September 2017 How developers can lead the space race The Times Bricks & Mortar - 08 September 2017 Prefabs sprout to offer affordable housing Financial Times - 08 September 2017 Open House London: the most unique and iconic buildings opening their doors Evening Standard Homes & Property - 07 September 2017 Pocket secures cash for 1,000 homes Property Week - 05 September 2017 Pocket-size solution to help solve housing crisis The Times - 04 September 2017 New homes: new developments on the market this week City AM - 01 September 2017 Report: Khan should take the lead on offsite Inside Housing - 31 August 2017 Mayor Sadiq Khan urged to consider prefab homes to help ease London's housing shortage London Evening Standard - 31 August 2017 Wandsworth: for families who don't want to leave London Evening Standard - 23 August 2017 PRP gets green light for largest Pocket Living scheme yet The Architects' Journal - 23 August 2017 Mayor puts £25m into compact apartments Construction Manager - 17 August 2017 London mayor makes £25m commitment to Pocket Living Property Week - 16 August 2017 Pocket Living scoops cash injection and names framework architects The Architects' Journal - 16 August 2017 Pocket homes scoop £25m from mayor of London Construction News - 16 August 2017 Sadiq Khan invests £25m in Pocket homes Development Finance Today - 16 August 2017 Mayor of London Sadiq Khan invests £25m in Pocket Living to build homes for first-time buyers City AM - 15 August 2017 Khan gives developer £25m for offsite homes Inside Housing - 15 August 2017 Mayor invests in more than 1,000 ‘Pocket homes’ for first-time buyers london.gov.uk - 15 August 2017 Mayor puts £25m into modular construction 24housing - 15 August 2017 Mayor of London provides £25m off-site housing boost Building - 15 August 2017 Mayor announces £25 million investment in affordable homes scheme with developments in north London Ham & High Property - 15 August 2017 London Mayor pumps £25m into Pocket Living Construction Enquirer - 15 August 2017 Diversification: matching small sites with housebuilders New London Architecture News - 08 August 2017 Maccreanor Lavington wins go-ahead for 57 ‘pocket homes’ in Southwark The Architects' Journal - 03 August 2017 New homes update London Property South - 01 August 2017 The lifestyle: micro homes Elle Decoration - 01 August 2017 Pocket Living First Time Buyer Magazine - 01 August 2017 The rise of childlessness The Economist Online - 27 July 2017 The rise of childlessness The Economist - 27 July 2017 The Entrepreneurs: Pocket Living Monocle 24 Radio - 26 July 2017
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The firm bringing affordable homes to the capital's Generation Rent Mirror Online - 26 July 2017 All the wonder of Wandsworth Metro Property - 25 July 2017 These space-saving London apartments in Wandsworth have won plaudits and it’s not hard to see why… Metro Property Online - 24 July 2017 Making Moves The Sunday Times Home - 16 July 2017 Homes to lust after: from Co Durham to Oxfordshire The Sunday Times Online - 16 July 2017 ‘Pocket homes’ for middle income Hackney people opened in Homerton Hackney Gazette - 12 July 2017 Development of the week Inside Housing - 30 June 2017 Thinking outside the box Inside Housing - 27 June 2017 Pocket Living plans 112 homes at Croydon site Estates Gazette - 12 June 2017 The new hipsters? London's exclusive 'downsizer' homes for the over-55s The Guardian - 31 May 2017 Architects asked to find solutions for "social injustice" of informal migrant settlements Dezeen - 31 May 2017 Breakfast with the Disruptors: Property BBC Radio 4 - 30 May 2017
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Property boss bringing his big idea for compact living to London The Times - 27 May 2017 Small story Monocle - 01 May 2017 Why size may not matter The Times Bricks & Mortar - 28 April 2017 Virgin Money says bad debts are under control Evening Standard - 25 April 2017 New world prefabs could solve our housing crisis The Negotiator - 20 April 2017 Developers want to build flats in London that are smaller than most bedrooms Buzzfeed News - 19 April 2017 You and Yours featuring Marc Vlessing BBC Radio 4 - 11 April 2017
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Living it small Metro Property - 04 April 2017 Pocket: the saviour of city living? Construction Manager Magazine - 03 April 2017 Buyers caught out by limits on living The Independent - 29 March 2017 Twenty-five new affordable homes completed in Brixton, for local residents London News Online - 29 March 2017 First homes completed in Lambeth council offices redevelopment Brixton Blog - 29 March 2017 Lambeth Council mark the completion of new affordable homes in Brixton Love Lambeth - 29 March 2017 ITV 6 o'clock News - Compact living in London ITV News - 28 March 2017
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OakNorth provides £4m facility to Pocket Living Development Finance Today - 28 March 2017 Locals get first dibs on Metropolitan Workshop Croydon housing BD Online - 28 March 2017 OakNorth helps finance Pocket Living’s 153 affordable homes in Croydon Property Week - 25 March 2017 Croydon facelift pulls in new wave of investors Property Week - 24 March 2017 Pocket Living to deliver over 150 affordable homes at Croydon plot Bdaily - 24 March 2017 Pocket wins Croydon site Property Week - 23 March 2017 Cut-price Kentish Town flats for ‘30-somethings on middle incomes’ unveiled Ham & High - 21 March 2017 CEO Marc Vlessing on Sunday Politics BBC - 20 March 2017
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CEO Marc Vlessing on Sunday Evening News BBC News - 20 March 2017
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More affordable homes Waltham Forest News - 20 March 2017 Plans to build more than 100 affordable homes for first-time buyers near East Croydon station Croydon Advertiser - 16 March 2017 House-hunters living in Waltham Forest to benefit from 45 new affordable homes Yellow Advertiser - 08 March 2017 Pocket Living plans to build in Bermondsey Estates Gazette - 13 February 2017 BBC News interview on the Housing White Paper with Marc Vlessing BBC News - 07 February 2017
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BBC Lunchtime News Housing White Paper summary featuring Pocket BBC News - 07 February 2017
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BBC London Vanessa Feltz Radio Interview - Lucian Smithers and resident Pippa Watson BBC London - 07 February 2017
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It's time we saw some real planning reforms in the upcoming housing white paper City AM - 31 January 2017 New homes: Here's what going on sale this weekend in Lewisham, Barnet, Southwark and Mayfair City Am Online - 27 January 2017 Property must disrupt to evolve Estates Gazette - 18 January 2017 Cochran to head up sales at Pocket Property Week - 16 January 2017 Small step in housing crisis The Mercury - 21 December 2016 Modular build – from factory floor to 3 storeys in 2 weeks Building Talk - 20 December 2016 Can Modular Housing Help Solve The UK’s Housing Crisis? Buzzfeed - 15 December 2016 Marc Vlessing interviewed on Radio 5 Live BBC Radio 5 Live - 24 November 2016
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Battersea powers ahead but it’s a bleak time for builders elsewhere The Times online - 21 November 2016 Battersea powers ahead but it's a bleak time for builders elsewhere The Times - 21 November 2016 Pocket completes latest modular housing scheme Construction Manager Magazine - 21 November 2016 New ‘superb’ 26-storey modular tower in Wandsworth could be Europe’s tallest SW Londoner - 14 November 2016 Prefabs sprout in effort to ease lack of homes FT - 12 November 2016 Prefabs called into service for UK housing shortage FT Online - 12 November 2016 I've bought with a 20% equity loan Metro Property - 10 November 2016 Work starts on Europe’s tallest modular residential block Construction Enquirer - 09 November 2016 Construction begins on Europe's largest residential modular tower Inside Housing - 08 November 2016 Pocket to build Europe's tallest modular housing tower Property Week - 08 November 2016 London gets tallest modular tower City AM - 08 November 2016 Construction begins on Europe's tallest modular residential block City AM Online - 08 November 2016 Posh prefabs: the future is modular The Times - 04 November 2016 Posh prefabs: the future is modular TheTimes.co.uk - 04 November 2016 Prefabs to solve the housing crisis The Sunday Telegraph - 30 October 2016 Britain set for new wave of prefabs to help tackle housing crisis The Telegraph Online - 29 October 2016 A Practical No-Bull*** Guide to Owning a Home One Day Vice - 24 October 2016 Opinion: If we want to solve the housing crisis, we need to find smarter ways of building City AM - 14 October 2016 Gort Scott wins planning to turn offices into homes BD Online - 13 October 2016 Gort Scott to create micro apartments in disused London office block Dezeen - 12 October 2016 Affordable Pocket Apartments in Former Office Building Secure Planning Permission in England Arch Daily - 09 October 2016 In London, Related is unveiling micro-units The Real Deal Magazine - 09 October 2016 Developer of $50 Million Zaha Hadid N.Y. Penthouse Now Explores Tiny Homes Bloomberg - 07 October 2016 'Pod' houses:the next generation of sustainable UK houses are being pre-built in factories using cut Evening Standard - 05 October 2016 Build homes with smaller rooms so young people can afford them, Tory housing minister says The Independent - 04 October 2016 Gort Scott wins approval for 45 Pocket flats in Walthamstow Architects Journal - 03 October 2016 Pocket plans first mixed-use site Estates Gazette - 30 September 2016 Secretary of state discusses the changing game of building houses at Bedfordshire firm Bedfordshire On Sunday - 30 September 2016 Javid visits modular housing factory Property Week - 30 September 2016 AJ exclusive: Pocket names winner in nursery competition Architect's Journal - 28 September 2016 The pint of milk test: Developer has housing plans firmly in its Pocket Estates Gazette - 22 September 2016 How to build a hipster housing development in ten days City AM - 19 September 2016 Pocket-sized homes to tackle the housing crisis City AM - 19 September 2016 The Affordable Game Changers Metro Property - 13 September 2016 Modular a ‘huge opportunity,’ says Barwell Property Week - 09 September 2016 RESI: modular building is key to solving the housing crisis Property Week - 08 September 2016 Housing shortage puts squeeze on London workers Financial Times - 07 September 2016 Pocket Living in London DW - Euromaxx - 06 September 2016
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Can Sadiq Khan's crack team take the controversy out of the viability process? Property Week - 02 September 2016 Small space, big ideas: living in pocket-sized apartments Sydney Morning Herald - 27 August 2016 How a home made in seven days could help solve the housing crisis The Telegraph - 22 August 2016 Marc Vlessing letter to editor The Times - 18 August 2016 Could modular housing solve London's housing crisis? City Metric - 04 August 2016 6 Ideas That Could Help Solve The Housing Crisis Buzzfeed - 30 July 2016 At home on a bike London Evening Standard - 27 July 2016 London's 50% affordable housing target will 'take time' to achieve Local Government Chronicle - 25 July 2016 On the home front Sunday Times - 24 July 2016 London housing: Lambeth's Pockets of affordability The Guardian - 22 July 2016 ITV London News ITV - 22 July 2016
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Modular living Daily Telegraph - 22 July 2016 Resident-led regeneration for London CT Brief - 30 June 2016 Staying in the EU is building for the future i Newspaper - 13 June 2016 Pocket's Affordable Homes First Time Buyer Magazine - 03 June 2016 Zone in on Streatham the darling of first-time buyers Evening Standard - 01 June 2016 The rise of Streatham: from Britain's 'scruffiest' high street to Zone 3's new homes hotspot Evening Standard Online - 01 June 2016 London Evening Standard New Homes Awards winners 2016: thoughtful design for flexible spaces Evening Standard - 25 May 2016 Rewards for excellence Evening Standard - 25 May 2016 London Evening Standard new homes awards 2016 Evening Standard - 20 May 2016 Marc Vlessing of Pocket micro-homes is big in small housing Financial Times - 17 May 2016 Expert voice: micro homes - Adam Challis JLL The Telegraph - 15 May 2016 Cities look to halt drift from the centre Financial Times - 11 May 2016 Why aren't we Building More Homes? The Planner - 11 May 2016 Life in Pocket format Süddeutsche Zeitung Newspaper - Germany - 06 May 2016 Life in Pocket format Süddeutsche Zeitung Newspaper Online - Germany - 06 May 2016 Pocket trials modular housing Property Week - 05 May 2016 DCN talks to Russ Edwards Digital Construction News - 28 April 2016 Pop-up homes to help first-timers South London Press - 22 April 2016 Pop-up homes to help first-timers South London Press - 22 April 2016 Housing crisis: architect Bill Dunster designs £50,000 pod homes on stilts for would-be buyers The Independent - 20 April 2016 Tiny homes become the next big thing The Times - 16 April 2016 LBC's Iain Dale interviews Marc Vlessing LBC Radio - 05 April 2016
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For once I am happy I don't earn lots more The Metro - 05 April 2016 Deceptively big ideas for small spaces Telegraph - 27 March 2016 Rising cramp The Independent - 16 March 2016 Properties with social appeal: First-time buyers are lured by communal gyms and roof gardens Daily Mail Online - 27 February 2016 US investor eyes HA partners after Pocket deal Inside Housing - 12 February 2016 Property mogul buys 50% stake in developer of micro-homes Financial Times - 09 February 2016 US real estate giant strikes deal with Pocket Inside Housing - 09 February 2016 US real estate giant strikes deal with Pocket Inside Housing - 08 February 2016 Marc Vlessing on BBC Oxford BBC Oxford - 08 February 2016
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Miami Dolphins' owner buys 50% of London micro-homes developer Financial Times - 08 February 2016 38 square meters is enough Frankfurter Allgemeine - 08 February 2016 NFL team owner buys 50% stake in property developer Development Finance Today - 05 February 2016 Related Cos. Takes Half Stake in UK Affordable Housing Developer Multi Housing News - 05 February 2016 Related Companies takes stake in UK affordable housing firm IPE Real Estate - 05 February 2016 Related acquires a 50% stake in Pocket Property Week - 05 February 2016 Related Buys Stake in London Affordable Housing Firm Affordable Housing Finance - 04 February 2016 Related Companies makes Strategic Investment in POCKET to expand Affordable Housing in London Blau Journal - 03 February 2016 Related takes 50% stake in Pocket Property Week - 03 February 2016 New build news - Launch pad Metro Property - 02 February 2016 Pocket Land Bond Extends on Crowdcube; Now Offering 10% Interest Crowdfunding Insider - 15 January 2016 Goldsmith admits replacement homes for Right-To-Buy sales are unlikely to be built in Camden Camden New Journal - 08 January 2016 How to add Value to your Home in 2016 The Times Bricks & Mortar - 18 December 2015 Pocket turns to crowd for funding Estates Gazette - 08 December 2015 Affordable Housing Developer Pocket Debuts Second Bond on Crowdcube Crowdfund Insider - 04 December 2015 Beware of quick-fix housing solutions Evening Standard - 03 December 2015 Living in London is a 'judgement call' says housing minister Brandon Lewis Evening Standard - 01 December 2015 We are the Builders...Pocket on the Today Show BBC Radio 4 - 29 November 2015
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Unleash small developers to reap public sector land sale potential City AM - 25 November 2015 London for less Sunday Times Home - 22 November 2015 Forthcoming debate: 'Building for need not greed' at the AA Architect's Journal - 18 November 2015 Democracy and the Challenge of Affordability: London’s ‘Squeezed Middle’ Harvard Kennedy School Blog - 17 November 2015 Will Joint Equity be the key for first-time buyers? The Independent - 14 November 2015 Small developers must be at heart of housing revival, say experts The Planner - 06 November 2015 A very special house guest Hackney Today - 04 November 2015 We need to build homes the Netflix generation actually want BD Online - 04 November 2015 Princess Anne visits affordable homes in Hackney East London Lines - 29 October 2015 Building a future: Royal backing for new homes that don't leave owners out of pocket Evening Standard - 29 October 2015 Princess Anne pops into Hackney to see how ‘pocket’ flats help London’s housing crisis Hackney Gazette - 27 October 2015 Co-working becomes co-living Financial Times - 20 October 2015 Starter Home Initiative - Shelagh Fogarty inteviews Marc Vlessing LBC - 07 October 2015
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Pocket purchases largest land deal yet Property Week - 06 October 2015 McAslan's ten point plan to solve the housing crisis Architect's Journal - 02 October 2015 Homes for city makers The Planner - 02 October 2015 Own your own Pocket home in London First Time Buyer Magazine - 01 October 2015 Small World BA Business Life Magazine - 01 October 2015 Teuer jann jeder Brandeins Magazine - 01 October 2015 So you want to get on the ladder? The Metro - 29 September 2015 Time to take action on housing Local Gov - 28 September 2015 Affordable housing in London - Tom Swarbrick interviews Marc Vlessing LBC - 21 September 2015
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London housing crisis The Telegraph - 11 September 2015 Pocket acquires four sites in South London Property Week - 04 September 2015 Think small to solve the housing crisis Local Government Executive - 18 August 2015 The quiet revolution in British housing The Guardian - 16 August 2015 Affordable Southall flats to go on market next month Ealing Times - 13 August 2015 Westminster development will offer ‘compact’ homes at 50% market rent Ham & High - 12 August 2015 Tiny homes: a revolutionary design craze BBC Culture - 12 August 2015 Pocket moves to rental sector with Westminster council deal Property Week - 06 August 2015 How Pocket helped me save my money Metro - 04 August 2015 What is the answer to London's housing crisis? Metro - 29 July 2015 RCKa wins planning for Pocket warehouse conversion BD Online - 29 July 2015 RCKa wins planning for Lewisham Pocket homes conversion Architects Journal - 27 July 2015 Affordable housing in London- Eddie Nestor interviews Lucian Smithers BBC Radio London - 15 July 2015
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Boxed In RICS Modus - 03 July 2015 London’s Wandsworth to get first set of micro homes Gay Star News - 02 July 2015 Green light for Wandsworth’s first 63 compact starter homes Wandsworth Council - 02 July 2015 Wandsworth Pocket plans for micro homes Estate Gazette - 27 June 2015 How one young company has pocketed an untapped property market Property Week - 26 June 2015 Towering Achievement South London Press - 25 June 2015 Pocket wins planning for 'micro-flats' tower Architects Journal - 22 June 2015 Micro-flats gain favour as the answer to big city urban density Financial Times - 20 June 2015 New London Awards 2015: the housing category shortlist Evening Standard - 17 June 2015 Small wonders Construction Manager - 15 June 2015 The CM guide to compact living around the world Construction Manager - 09 June 2015 London housing lessons from Pocket’s model Construction News - 08 June 2015 Affordable housing is vital to UK’s economic success Financial Times - 05 June 2015 These Pocket flats in Camden may be tiny - but they're also 20 per cent cheaper than the local area City A.M. - 03 June 2015 The ideal home exposition The Planner - 01 June 2015 Talk is cheap Sunday Times Home - 31 May 2015 13 ‘compact’ homes for first time buyers in Camden go on the market Ham & High - 29 May 2015 Can better design help to solve the housing crisis? BD Online - 13 May 2015 Lack of brownfield data hampers London housebuilding Financial Times - 12 May 2015 A problem shared is a property acquired Financial Times - 09 May 2015 New house rules Building Magazine - 08 May 2015 Pocket submits plans for 24-storey 'micro-flats' tower Architects Journal - 07 May 2015 Miliband pledges new 'local homes for local people' Evening Standard - 27 April 2015 Live small, be happy? The next new big thing BBC Capital - 21 April 2015 HRH The Princess Royal visits Pocket Inside Housing - 20 April 2015 Think Small The Telegraph, Property - 18 April 2015 How micro homes are helping Londoners onto the property ladder Ham & High - 17 April 2015 Pocket's new crowdfunded affordable housing bond Planning in London - 17 April 2015 The Conservatives and Right to Buy: Nick Ferrari interviews Marc Vlessing LBC - 14 April 2015 Pocket crowdfunds £1m for London housing schemes Property Week - 01 April 2015 Pocket Budget commentary BBC News - 20 March 2015
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Let us build The Planner - 20 March 2015 Coming soon: a new London district Evening Standard - 18 March 2015 'Pocket': the urban housing offer with a difference Social Housing blog - 13 March 2015 Affordable housing bond launches to help investors cash in on first-time buyers The Telegraph - 10 March 2015 Affordable housing developer Pocket launches mini-bond to raise £1.5m on Crowdcube Angel News - 10 March 2015 The Conservatives 'starter homes' initiative: BBC News interviews Marc Vlessing BBC News - 02 March 2015
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Housing crisis BBC News - 19 February 2015
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Pocket plots move into rental sector Inside Housing - 09 February 2015 Why is housing so unaffordable? Tom Swarbrick interviews Marc Vlessing LBC - 01 February 2015
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Honey, I shrunk the flats Building Design online - 29 January 2015 Pocket Living in London: stylish micro-flats for singles or couples who earn under £66,000 Evening Standard - 28 January 2015 Pocket: ‘We want to diversify our canon of architects’ The Architects' Journal - 27 January 2015 Designing for the squeezed middle Archiboo - 23 January 2015 Think small Time Out - 20 January 2015 Micro-homes: part of the solution or part of the problem? The Architects' Journal - 16 January 2015 Pocket Homes The Architects' Journal - 16 January 2015 Pocket two bedroom eBook - 16 January 2015 First Time Buyer interview with Marc Vlessing BBC News - 06 January 2015
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Young opt for life in London microhouses Financial Times - 28 December 2014 New affordable housing planned for Kingston in the New Year Surrey Comet - 23 December 2014 The First Rung JLL UK First Time Buyers Report - 19 December 2014 New year property predictions: London's new homes hotspots to watch in 2015 Evening Standard - 10 December 2014 Former cabaret pub converted into pocket flats East London Lines - 02 December 2014 Derelict Homerton pub to become second 'pocket home' development Hackney Citizen - 01 December 2014 Carrot-and-stick approach to solve housing shortage FT Weekend - 22 November 2014 Move forward for Hackney's affordable housing bid Hackney Gazette - 31 October 2014 The one-bedroom flats with room to grow The Times - 28 October 2014 A model for Pocket-ing a piece of London Planning in London - 13 October 2014 Pocket fills a hole in housing market South London Press - 30 September 2014 A helping hand to 'generation rent' C'llr - 21 August 2014 London's microflats planned for Bristol Construction Manager - 15 August 2014 Niche developers shake up UK housing market Financial Times (subscription required) - 10 August 2014 Lloyd's in low-cost homes support Financial Times - 13 June 2014 Russ Edwards on Costing the Earth BBC Radio 4 - 15 April 2014
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Pocket man flush with London mayor's cash Property Week - 21 March 2014 Pocket-sized flats provide a start for the young first-time buyer The Guardian - 19 December 2013 Only way to ease housing crisis: more houses Independent - 11 December 2013 Cuff takes up residence at Pocket Property Week - 09 December 2013 400 new homes to become 4,000 Building Design - 25 October 2013 Boris cash goes to private builder Financial Times - 25 October 2013 Would-be homebuyers find DIY solution to Britain's housing crisis The Guardian - 13 October 2013 Encourage local authorities to release more land Financial Times (subscription required) - 03 October 2013 London's building boom The Sunday Times - 29 September 2013 RESI: Sector looks set to split due to government reform Inside Housing - 13 September 2013 Use all available space, says Pocket chief Marc Vlessing The Architects' Journal - 13 September 2013 London housing crisis: affordable pockets The Guardian - 06 September 2013 Boris loans £21m to get 400 affordable homes 24dash.com - 06 September 2013 Boris to back 'pocket'-sized flats across London Inside Housing - 06 September 2013 Pocket to press ahead with London homes plans Building - 06 September 2013 Pocket trousers £21.7m loan from mayor Property Week - 06 September 2013 Singular behaviour Financial Times - 05 August 2013 Interview with Marc Vlessing, Pocket Building - 19 June 2013 Westminster W9 development wins RIBA London Regional Awards 2013 RIBA Awards 2013 - 12 June 2013 Marc Vlessing on Iain Dale's Show LBC Radio - 20 March 2013
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New 'Jimmy Choo' Flats Evening Standard - 21 February 2013 Capital punishment Home Owners Alliance - 06 February 2013 House-hunters living in Waltham Forest to benefit from 45 new affordable homes Yellow Advertiser - 08 March 2007 London housing: Lambeth's Pockets of affordability The Guardian - 22 July 2006 Homes around the UK you can buy in time for Christmas Metro Online - 30 November -0001 Pocket Living embarks on first build-to-rent scheme in biggest project yet React News - 30 November -0001