All Ask the expert articles – Page 13
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ProfessionalWill tenants right-sizing their real estate bring next wave of claims?
As the UK emerges from the pandemic, the focus in the real estate sector has naturally been to address the question of lease arrears.
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ProfessionalWhat can be done to move the sustainability agenda forward?
DLA Piper has recently set science-based targets to halve its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
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ProfessionalThe green dilapidations process
COP26 is another reminder of the need to consider all opportunities for reducing emissions and waste as part of our industry’s daily practice. Often, that means revising the basic assumptions of our work. Dilapidations is a process that seems inherently wasteful. But is there a way around that? Yes.
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ProfessionalPutting workforce diversity and inclusion front and centre
Increased diversity brings fresh thinking and a variety of perspectives and experience to decision-making.
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ProfessionalBuilding strong business cases
Building a successful business case to secure public funding support at a time when planning regulations are constantly evolving is not straightforward.
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ProfessionalMeeting new Heat Network regulations
The amendment to the Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations that came into force in late 2020 introduced three classes of buildings.
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ProfessionalHow can we get young people more involved in placemaking?
Some 89% of 16- to 18-year-olds have never been asked about the future of their neighbourhood. Taken from a survey we conducted last year, this is a disappointing statistic given this is the generation that should benefit from developments being delivered today.
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ProfessionalWhose data is it anyway?
An issue that remains unchanged over many decades is how owners can make the best use of their commercial property investment data.
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ProfessionalWhat is a seller required to divulge about a property up for sale?
Surveys show that 36% of Brits would not buy a property where a death has occurred. However, you might be surprised to know that a seller is not legally obliged to disclose that a murder has occurred within a property.
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ProfessionalReimagined office lobbies can serve as shared cultural hubs
Post-pandemic, the workplace lobby can be redesigned to become the beating heart of an office building.
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ProfessionalTrocadero case a blow for tenants
The High Court recently handed down another decision upholding a landlord’s claim for rent arrears accrued during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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ProfessionalHow can offices lure staff back?
A recent BBC survey neatly highlighted the situation we find ourselves in as more workers start to return to the office.
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ProfessionalWhat does planning reform pause mean for the housing industry?
In recent weeks, the future direction of the government’s reforms to the planning system seem to have gone off course from the vision set out in the planning white paper, where the government proposed to tear the planning system down “and start again”.
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ProfessionalSector collaboration is the future
The office, university campus and hospital are all building types under intense scrutiny, with these sectors converging to shape new ‘innovation districts’.
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ProfessionalThe rapid grocery delivery boom
No retail and logistics specialist will have been surprised by the news that ecommerce businesses, responding to high customer demand during the pandemic, have contributed to a jump in warehouse lettings, or that one of the ecommerce disruptors within the retail sector has been rapid grocery delivery services.
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ProfessionalHow will new Fire and Emergency File affect building developers?
It is no secret that regulatory change is transforming the property sector for the better.
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ProfessionalPreparing for future pandemics
Since the onset of the pandemic, landlords and tenants have been grappling with how to deal with future pandemics in new leases.
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ProfessionalTime to get smart on energy use
The UK has set in law a target to cut greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. This ambitious plan partly springboards off legislation passed in the EU, the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, which is now part of the UK’s own domestic legislation, meaning that British properties will ...
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ProfessionalDiversity and inclusion can be designed into workspace
How a move to new premises allowed Gatehouse Chambers to build inclusivity into its offices from scratch.
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ProfessionalLocation is key for food outlets
Location influences the success or failure of a restaurant in a host of ways, from attracting enough initial customer interest to being convenient to visit. As a business owner, you want to choose a site that is desirable to customers, but there are other factors that will influence and contribute ...
