Live Work Network

Pickles pans Pinewood

Eric Pickles has thrown out plans for a living/working community at Pinewood Studios.

Taunton extension to include live/work

The Crown Estate has won permission for an urban extension to Taunton featuring live/work units at its core.

Hertfordshire live/work scheme approved

Half a dozen live/work units have received planning permission on a site in the Hertfordshire countryside.

Boris tightens up city centre live/work

London mayor Boris Johnson has moved to tighten controls on live/work development on the outskirts of the capital’s city centre.

Live/work proposed in Cambridgeshire

A dozen live/work units have been proposed as part of plans to regenerate a brownfield site in rural Cambridgeshire.

New VAT guide on live/work construction

The HMRC has issued new guidance governing the extent to which builders can apply for low or zero rate VAT on live/work units.

Homeworking could save �8bn - efficiency chief

The chair of a heavyweight inquiry into improving the efficiency of the public sector estate has called for an expansion of homeworking.

Pit village live/work plans scaled back

UK Coal’s property arm has scaled the number of live/work units in its plans to regenerate a pair of Northumbrian mining villages.

Southport proposes seaside live/work

Live/work units being proposed in a Merseyside seaside town could be targeted at firms downsizing or relocating due to recessionary pressures, according to local planners.

Commuters lose five weeks a year travelling

The typical employee spends nearly 200 hours a year travelling to and from work, according to a TUC analysis of official statistics published to mark Work Wise UK's Commute Smart week.