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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 Richard at: richard.heap@ubm.comProfessional Advice
Don’t let tenant alterations put a spanner in the works
Tenant wants to expand or upgrade their premises? Jamie O’Brien explains how landlords and tenants can protect themselves
Miss Sixty CVA case ‘should never have seen light of day’
Parent company guarantee battle bears “striking” resemblance to Powerhouse case, and ruling remains in favour of landlords
Fund ‘passports’ to be put through the wash
EU rules could exclude Channel Islands funds from benefits of “passporting”
Green issues
LDA seeks manager for £50m green buildings fund
The London Development Agency has today launched the search for a fund manager to distribute a £50m fund dedicated to energy efficiency.
Property big hitters provide CRC guidance
A group of property big hitters has published a guide for landlords on how to adapt leases for the imminent Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme.
Case news
Legal Case News: Area Estates v Weir (20.07.10)
Sellers must be in the right state of mind to cover defects
Valuation
Small firms warned over valuations
Inaccurate property valuations are preventing many smaller firms from accessing affordable bank lending, a business support group has warned.
Public Sector
Green light for Salford’s Radclyffe Park scheme
Salford City Council has granted planning consent to LPC Living for a scheme in Ordsall that includes a Travelodge hotel and a 50,000 sq ft Morrisons store.
Connaught administration concerns councils
Local authorities are today looking at contingency plans for schemes after social housing company Connaught went into administration.
Jim Gill becomes Liverpool council regeneration adviser
Former Liverpool Vision chief executive Jim Gill has been hired to advise Liverpool City Council on regeneration for the next three months.
Business Rates
Q+A: port rates — is the battle won?
At the end of May, emergency regulations were put in place to halt the demand of payments for backdated business rates for port occupiers
Planning
GL Hearn poaches planning heads
GL Hearn has poached three senior names in planning from rival consultancies.
Planning ahead: your guide to Community Right to Build
The government’s overhaul of planning shows no sign of slowing. In the first of a new series we look at the impact of the big changes
Planning reform gives rise to green energy concerns
The government’s planning reforms risk compromising efforts to build green energy facilities, experts have warned.
