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After the unprecedented build-up to the Autumn Budget, it was notably quiet on property transaction reform. Speculation around Stamp Duty changes and first time buyer incentives came to nothing, while the headline housing measure – the new High Value Council Tax Surcharge on homes worth over £2m – will not take effect until April 2028. ...

LRG has published its first ever Sales Report – Property Pricing in a Pragmatic Market – written by PNPR. The Autumn 2025 publication marks the start of a quarterly series that will examine the dynamics of the residential property sales market across England and Wales. Timed ahead of the November Budget, the report combines national...

Every year, World Town Planning Day offers a moment to reflect on the power of planning – how it shapes the places we live, supports growth, tackles environmental challenges and builds community. For PNPR, much of our work involves communicating complex planning issues to professional audiences, and so we like to take the opportunity to ...

PNPR has been doing PR for Boyer since 2021 and as the planning consultancy celebrates its 40th birthday, I’ve been looking back on a fascinating four years. We’ve covered the big themes shaping planning and development – from Green Belt and new towns to housing delivery, environmental policy, design, devolution and funding. And alongside that, ...

In 2024, PNPR had its best year yet, with over 2,500 pieces of coverage, generated in publications as wide-ranging as the Times, Telegraph, FT and Daily  Mail, planning, property, architecture, construction, energy, environmental, legal, business, education and sports publications. Not to mention radio, podcasts and TV. It’s been great to take on board new clients, ...

Over the past year, PNPR has grown considerably. In addition to long term clients Carter Jonas and Boyer, we have recently taken on the huge and ever-expanding Leaders Romans Group (sales, lettings, mortgages, block management, BTR, surveying and more…); property and legal industry Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP) and planning / landscape / design ...

PNPR is now over 10 years old and the company now has a wide breadth of retained clients with the property and planning sector, including Carter Jonas, Leaders Romans Group, Blenheim Estate and planning consultancy, Boyer. Penny Norton also continues to write and speak on the subject of public consultation and we have ongoing contracts ...

Penny Norton, working on behalf of Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has edited BTR suburban communities: the next stage in the evolution of Build to Rent. This White Paper focuses on the future evolution of this fastest-growing property class and coins a new description for the next phase of its development – BTR suburban communities. In ...

Due to an increase in client work within the property sector, PNPR is looking for freelance PR specialists especially those with experience in promoting housebuilders and estate agents.  If you’re interested, please get in touch.

Yesterday the House of Commons’ Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee issued a first report on The Future of the Planning System in England.  This follows the 2020 Planning White Paper, Planning for the Future which proposed some radical changes to the planning system. Read my digest of the very interesting points made in the ...

People in Planning: Considering Consultation Content is the first in a series of e-books on consultation in planning published by Bang the Table. Find out more about the book’s content and download a copy here.

Find out more about the book launch here.