Devolution White Paper will have a significant impact on the real estate sector
- Davitt Jones Bould
- 9 hours ago
- 2 min read
May 2025
Head of ESG, Chris Kerr, features in BE News covering why the devolution white paper will have a significant impact on the real estate sector.
''The Devolution White Paper will bring the biggest change to local government in England since the 1972 Local Government Act. Yet, between the release of the new NPPF and the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, it has been overlooked in many real estate boardrooms. The paper will, however, have a significant impact on future regeneration and development schemes, presenting both risks and opportunities.''
Read the full article here.
Chris Kerr (Head of ESG)
Christopher heads up Davitt Jones Bould's Environmental, Social and Governance Special Interest Group, and has a particular focus on biodiversity & natural capital, town and city regeneration projects, charitable organisations and the public sector.
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