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Welcome to Professional, with news and advice on professional services, law, careers and the public sector. You can email professional editor Sarah Townsend at: sarah.townsend@ubm.comProfessional Advice
A new dilapidations protocol for a new economic climate
Amid rising tensions, the Property Litigation Association published a revised version of the dilapidations protocol on 1 January.
Property tax fraud crackdown: don't be caught unawares
Last month Revenue and Customs announced the creation of a taskforce to tackle tax evasion on property transactions in Greater London.
In land contracts, the pen is mightier than the word
The message: Oral contracts relating to land must be recorded in writing.
Neighbour takes steps to sever relations
The message Protect informal rights over registered land at the Land Registry.
Green issues
Vestas blows life into Sheerness site
Sarah Stewart reports on Vestas Offshore’s proposal for a 227 acre Isle of Sheppey plot
Strutt & Parker green team will sustain schemes
Landlords are becoming aware of financial rewards of sustainability. Sarah Townsend reports
Valuation
Valuers, watch your step: hazards ahead
Lawyers predict rise in professional negligence claims. Sarah Townsend reports
Planning
CABE criticises Peel's Liverpool Waters scheme
Architectural watchdog CABE has criticised the design Peel Group’s £5.5bn Liverpool Waters scheme, stating that proposals contained a “weakly expressed masterplan and parameters that are not yet strong enough to serve as an effective planning tool”, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today.
DevSecs gets go-ahead for £150m Shepherd's Bush scheme
Development Securities has been given the green light for a £150m redevelopment around Shepherd’s Bush market.
Public Sector
Liverpool to get elected mayor
Councillors in Liverpool last night voted to change the city’s constitution to elect a mayor for the city, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today.
Industry sceptical over government infrastructure plans
UK surveyors are cynical about the government’s plans to leverage institutional funding to bring forward infrastructure projects, as construction workloads faltered again according to RICS figures published today.
Government launches Portas Town Teams pilots
Grant Shapps is expected to announce today that the government will launch a series of pilots to test Mary Portas’ Town Teams recommendation, as tipped by Property Week earlier this week.
Business Rates
Threat of demolitions as experts tear into empty rates relief reform
The scrapping of empty rates relief could have a dramatic impact on investment decisions and cause empty buildings to be demolished, industry experts warn.
