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The Housing Streamlined Subsidy Scheme: What Public Authorities Need To Know

16 April 2026

Beatrice Wood, Oliver Slater and Melodi Mangan review the new housing streamlined subsidy scheme, which smooths the path for awards of up to £75m on relevant housing projects. The Housing Streamlined Route Streamlined routes are a type of subsidy scheme made by government for voluntary use by any UK public authority. This article explores the... Read more

Permission for Take Off: £205m Cardiff Airport Subsidy Authorised by the CAT

10 April 2026

Authors: Beatrice Wood, Sophie Read, and Oliver Slater This week saw the Competition Appeal Tribunal (“CAT”) hand down judgment in the case of Bristol Airport Limited v Welsh Ministers [2026] CAT 30. It’s a subsidy control case of particular interest, as it is the first to interrogate the level of detail required from the assessment... Read more

Arts and Culture, Community and Regeneration: The Two New Streamlined Subsidy Routes

6 March 2026

Beatrice Wood and Sophie Read explore the two new Streamlined Routes, officially introduced in February this year, to simplify the awards of certain subsidies: the Community and Regeneration route and the Arts and Culture route. This article discusses the potential impact of their introduction, along with the general background and benefits of utilising streamlined routes.... Read more
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