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ProfessionalLack of resources could stall drive for energy efficiency
Minimum energy efficiency standards for buildings set to be tightened, but enforcement appears unfunded
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Professional
A focus on the fundamentals will keep employees happy
Research gives employers and property teams a list of components that are vital to employee experience
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Online
What is the structures and buildings allowance and how is it applied?
The government first introduced the structures and buildings allowance (SBA), a tax allowance for commercial property designed to stimulate investment on structures and buildings, in October 2018.
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Professional
Business rates proposals are met with industry scepticism
Industry experts warn that manifesto promises to review system ‘just kick the problem into the long grass’
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Professional
How would post-Grenfell sprinkler proposals affect project costs?
We now have the response to the consultation on fire safety post Grenfell, with news that all new blocks of flats extending six storeys or higher could require sprinkler systems under proposed government plans.
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Professional
Are we set to enter age of the instant electronic property deal?
The Law Commission report on the ‘electronic execution of documents’, published in September, provides welcome clarity to practitioners as to the legal status of electronically executed documents. In a nutshell, it says that unless there is a legal bar to executing a document electronically, then such execution is fine.
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Professional
Fitwel offers new standard to improve employee wellbeing
Certification show firms are taking link between occupant health and business performance seriously
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Professional
Property firms urged to create safe space for trans employees
Some firms have policies to support transgender staff but LGBT groups say industry needs to do much more
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Professional
Will debate over the London Plan lead to a review of the green belt?
You will no doubt have seen the headlines about reduced housing targets, increased demand for industrial land and the need for a green-belt review in the inspectors’ response to the London Plan.
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Professional
Do CVAs create an unfair market for solvent retail tenants?
CVAs have certainly generated mixed feelings on the high street. In the past few weeks, high street landlord British Land has rapidly settled a challenge to Monsoon Accessorize’s CVA, allowing the struggling retailer to cut its rents by 25% to 65% across half of its stores.
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Professional
First-phase Grenfell report has big implications for property
Report outlines fire safety changes property owners must make but wider recommendations are yet to come
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Professional
WeWork woes highlight need for rethink of leasing model
Management agreements or turnover leases are viable alternatives to the traditional approach
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Professional
Property managers urged to adopt new business models
Remit Consulting report finds industry is failing to collect rents efficiently or treat tenants as customers
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Professional
How will Quality of Life Foundation help the UK to build better homes?
The built environment plays a huge role in shaping people’s lives and how they feel, as well as having an impact on the wider environment.
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Professional
Can co-living schemes fit into property’s existing legal regime?
The rise of co-living is a revolutionary development in rental markets, offering a number of perks without the drawbacks of renting. Rather than just offering a place to live, it is a social movement based on a sense of community and collaboration.
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Professional
Money laundering crackdown has property industry on alert
Real estate professionals are taking heed as HMRC redoubles efforts with increased fines and penalties
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Professional
Progress to increase elderly accommodation remains slow
Survey shows that 45% of local authorities are failing to take steps to accommodate UK’s ageing population
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News
It is time to reap the myriad benefits of healthy design
As graduates move into the workplace, healthy office environments will become more important than ever
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Professional
Women in Property finalists say industry has a way to go
Following 2019 awards, previous finalists give their views on changing attitudes to women in the industry
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Professional
What can be done to boost supply of housing in outer London?
London is facing a housing crisis. The population is growing but the capital cannot deliver enough homes – especially affordable.
