Adam Branson
Adam Branson is the former features editor and legal and professional editor at Property Week. He now writes for the magazine on a freelance basis.
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ProfessionalAnger builds as the business rates review is pushed back yet again
Industry experts rail against decision to postpone review until autumn 2021 and clamour for urgent change.
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The UK has finally left the EU, but what does it mean for the I&L sector?
The UK has finally left the EU with a trade agreement. But the effects on the industrial and logistics sector – and our economy in general – are not yet clear. Property Week investigates what we can expect from the deal.
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Landlords could be losing out on £624m tax relief per year
Consultancy TRS says it can help commercial clients pursue negligent accountants for claims over two years old.
- Markets
Putting a value on social value
UKGBC sets out a working definition of social value, but how will it be measured?
- Professional
Industry looks to chancellor to fix the business rates system
Rishi Sunak is expected to announce changes to the rates relief scheme in his budget speech on 3 March.
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Town centres at risk after court ruling on out-of-town scheme
Court of Appeal rules retail site can go ahead despite objections it will harm ‘vitality and viability’ of nearby town
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London exodus is overstated
People are selling up in capital but are having no problem finding buyers, reports Adam Branson
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Pragmatism defuses Covid-related construction disputes
Contractors have cooperated to avoid delays rather than invoking ambiguous force majeure contract clauses
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Is the second revised housing need method up to scratch?
MHCLG’s new proposed method for calculating local housing need criticised for setting unachievable targets
- Markets
Will the Treasury land in Teesside?
Mayor hopes that a Teesside airport site will be chosen for a new government campus.
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Review of the year 2020: The year the world stopped
Everything ground to a halt in 2020. Decimated by Covid-19, many in retail and hospitality went under. But the arrival of vaccines and a boom in logistics gave cause for hope.
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Why port-centric logistics is growing in popularity
The effects of Brexit, Covid-19 and the ecommerce boom are making port-centric development an increasingly attractive prospect.
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Covid-19 vs Cop26
Will the coronavirus crisis lead to the climate agenda being shelved, as it was in 2008? Adam Branson finds out if resolve has weakened as the pandemic has dragged on
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Smith & Williamson think tank: the changing role of strategic land
Property Week, in association with Smith & Williamson, brought together a panel of experts to discuss the role of strategic land in the wider development industry. They talked about the impact of lockdown and the changes they expect to see post-Covid-19, the importance of physical environment to wellbeing and mental ...
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Will VPCs be the new normal?
Are the virtual planning committees adopted during lockdown here to stay?
- Markets
The Forth Yards development in Newcastle is finally on the cards
Plans are afoot for the development of Newcastle’s largest brownfield site.
- Online
Is ‘force majeure’ a force for good?
Force majeure clauses cover everything from natural disasters to global pandemics. With the UK in Covid-19 lockdown, what types of property contract are most likely to include the clauses, and how are they used?
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Are CVAs about to go viral?
As the coronavirus lockdown puts high street retailers in peril, are landlords about to be struck by a new wave of CVA proposals?
- Professional
Remote working: key issues industry needs to overcome
Property companies must ensure they have considered everything from technology to employee wellbeing
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Relief measures for estate agencies hailed ’a real boost’
High street estate agents welcome confirmation they will not have to pay business rates in 2020-21
