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ProfessionalIs a stamp duty cut enough to give the housing market a boost?
Critics say move will push up house prices in short term, but inflation and rate rises may limit long-term impact.
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Professional
Q&A: Five minutes with Linda Morey-Burrows, founder and principal designer of interior design practice MoreySmith
Linda Morey-Burrows, founder and principal designer of interior design practice MoreySmith, on how she got started in property, her best and worst purchases and her number-one travel destination
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Professional
Providing a variety of spaces in the office can create a healthier work environment and support productivity
Providing a variety of spaces in the office can create a healthier work environment and support productivity
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Professional
Scary silence on business rates
The chancellor’s not-so-mini Budget was full of soundbite tax-cutting announcements. But when it came to business rates, they hardly got a mention. This is exceedingly worrying.
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Professional
Act now to meet EPC deadlines
Homeowners and residential landlords remain unprepared to meet the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) deadlines. The big date is 2035, when all homes must meet an EPC rating of ‘C’, but this is sooner for newly rented properties (2025).
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Architecture student Tallulah Bannerman wins Women in Property prize
University of Edinburgh architecture student Tallulah Bannerman has scooped the top prize in the 2022 Women in Property National Student Awards.
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Professional
Politics is delaying development
The greatest obstacle on the road from land promotion to development is politics.
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Professional
Plan now for net zero deadlines
The government has committed to a 78% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2035, with stringent new domestic and commercial energy efficiency standards introduced to meet those targets.
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Professional
Q&A: Five minutes with Jamie Bunce, CEO of retirement living operator Inspired Villages
Jamie Bunce, CEO of retirement living operator Inspired Villages, on how he got started in property, his top book and song picks, the historical figure he’d like to befriend and his number-one travel destination.
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Professional
How can companies best meet data protection requirements?
Far too few real estate companies take data protection seriously – and when they do, it is often with a pinch of salt.
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Professional
What do latest judgements mean for the recovery of Covid rent arrears?
Property lawyers and landlords alike have been following the cases of Bank of New York Mellon (International) v Cine-UK and London Trocadero (2015) v Picturehouse Cinemas with trepidation over recent months.
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Professional
ESG moves up the agenda to become a cost-saving measure
Ongoing energy crisis has heightened the importance of energy efficiency and sustainability measures.
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Professional
Q&A: Five minutes with Nivene Powell, head of communities at developer EcoWorld London
Nivene Powell, head of communities at developer EcoWorld London, on how she got started in property, her top TV and book picks, the historical figure she’d like to befriend and how she’d spend a million pounds.
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Professional
Nutrient neutrality in the north
Following guidance from Natural England, many property developments have come to a grinding halt to maintain nutrient neutrality, which developers and local authorities (LAs) in the north are not prepared for.
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Professional
The future of hotel investment
It is easy to see why appetite for hotel investment remains.
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Professional
Landlords must give people a reason to be back in the office
Accommodating what employees value in a post-pandemic world will stand businesses in good stead.
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Professional
Black Women in Real Estate addresses the industry's dearth of diversity
BWRE is aiming to boost inclusivity in an industry young professionals increasingly consider a ‘secret sector’
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Professional
Accommodating what employees value in a post-pandemic world will stand businesses in good stead
Accommodating what employees value in a post-pandemic world will stand businesses in good stead
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Professional
PRS must meet new EPC ratings
Proposed amendments to the PRS Regulations brought into force in 2015, which established the existing Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) for privately rented property in England and Wales, are a clear example of the important role that the real estate sector must play in helping the government achieve its net ...
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Professional
What should landlords consider when negotiating green leases?
Green lease is a term often bandied about. However, many people are still unaware of what it really means.
