![Christine Milne LR[2][41][21][68][56][32]](https://d2bq2usf2vwncx.cloudfront.net/Pictures/274x183/2/2/6/1881226_christinemilnelr24121685632_749963_crop.jpg)
All Ask the expert articles – Page 2
-
ProfessionalScrapping of HS2 leg is a tragedy
The government’s scrapping of the High Speed 2 (HS2) railway line between Birmingham and Manchester last week has drawn plenty of comment. It is fair to say it has been one of the worst-kept secrets.
-
InsightThe Good Economy’s Vivienne King on solving inequality with place-based impact investing
While local authorities face an increasing number of complex challenges to support local economic resilience, sustainable development and levelling up within their own ‘backyards’, and all with reducing resources, there is a growing number of engaged asset managers who are seeking to make a positive contribution to the sustainable development ...
-
OnlineScrapping of HS2 leg is a tragedy
The government’s scrapping of the High Speed 2 (HS2) railway line between Birmingham and Manchester yesterday (4 October) has drawn plenty of comment. It is fair to say it has been one of the worst-kept secrets.
-
InsightPatron Capital’s Keith Breslauer on why bigger is not always better for funds
Headlines often sway towards hyperbole and the stories that get attention are the ones that speak of record highs or lows.
-
ProfessionalLandlords need reasons to invest
While the government has put new legislation and increasing fire safety and environmental regulations high on its agenda, it is doing little to incentivise and support those landlords trying to invest in and upgrade old apartment blocks.
-
ProfessionalQ&A: Five minutes with Natalie Perry, sales and marketing director of Barratt David Wilson Homes Kent
Natalie Perry, sales and marketing director of Barratt David Wilson Homes Kent, on how she got started in property, the best and worst things she has spent money on and what she would do with a million pounds.
-
ProfessionalEasing the wind farm ban is positive
News that prime minister Rishi Sunak has eased a ban on new onshore wind farms in England is a welcome landmark for the much-needed expansion of the sustainable energy sector, as the UK’s need for sustainable energy continues to grow.
-
ProfessionalQ&A: Five minutes with Linda Thiel, partner at architectural practice White Arkitekter
Linda Thiel, partner at architectural practice White Arkitekter, on how she got started in property, her top TV and book picks, the celebrity she would most like to meet and her number one travel destination.
-
ProfessionalThe CPO process must work fairly
The Compulsory Purchase Association (CPA) represents more than 800 individuals and businesses involved in the process across the UK and has been keeping an eye on the potential implications of the proposed changes to so-called ‘hope value’ in the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill (LURB), which is set to receive royal ...
-
ProfessionalRunning the risk of tenant planning breaches
Landlords should take note of a recent decision to utilise the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) to confiscate rent monies collected from a tenant that had failed to comply with a planning enforcement notice.
-
ProfessionalQ&A: Five minutes with Warwick Smither, development director at regeneration specialist Genr8 Developments
Warwick Smither, development director at regeneration specialist Genr8 Developments, on how he got started in property, his top film and music picks and the historical figure he would most like to have met.
-
NewsLenders seek shadow licences
Everyone knows lending criteria are tougher now than they have been for some time.
-
ProfessionalBuilding liability orders lift the corporate veil on developers
As the first anniversary of the Building Safety Act 2022 passes, we are starting to see the cumulative effect of all the new devices for holding the residential development industry to account for the building safety crisis.
-
NewsBeware rights of light litigation
The cost and viability of development projects are being affected by a growing trend towards litigation in the rights-of-light arena.
-
ProfessionalQ&A: Five minutes with Veanna Chan, director at PLP Architecture
Veanna Chan, director at PLP Architecture, on how she got started in the property industry, her favourite film and song recommendations, her best and worst purchases and the superpower she wishes she had.
-
ProfessionalQ&A: Five minutes with Pamela Chesterman, planning and environment partner at law firm Irwin Mitchell
Pamela Chesterman, planning and environment partner at law firm Irwin Mitchell, on how she got started in the property industry, her top film and song recommendations and the most ridiculous fact she knows.
-
ProfessionalProperty industry must ward against rising threat of cyber attacks
Technology can help businesses to navigate cybersecurity and protect themselves from cybercriminals.
-
ProfessionalQ&A: Five minutes with Sascha Lewin, chief executive of W.RE
Sascha Lewin, chief executive of London-focused commercial property specialist W.RE, on how he got started in the property industry, his favourite book and album picks and his number-one travel destination.
-
ProfessionalTake care with coastal schemes
Developing UK coastal areas is part of the levelling-up and green agendas, with opportunities in renewable energy, aquaculture, leisure and residential. However, boundaries, ownerships and foreshore rights are not always clear. Errors can create expensive and time-intensive litigation.
-
ProfessionalDelivering low embodied carbon
Methods of measuring embodied carbon vary and can be confusing. Whole-life-carbon optioneering should form an integral part of the strategic design decision-making process.
