All Legal & Professional articles – Page 12
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InsightLandlords fear rental overhaul may be harmful to investment
Repeal of Section 21 and other reforms may disincentivise HMO landlords from increasing investment.
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ProfessionalWhat is the process for evicting a residential long-leaseholder?
Evicting a residential long leaseholder for breaching their lease is, quite rightly, a court-heavy, cumbersome process and one that too often freeholders and managing agents are not keen to embark on.
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ProfessionalGreen growth remains essential
The UK finishes its year-long presidency of COP26 in a different position to how it began.
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ProfessionalDigital tools cut the fire safety risk
A persistent lackadaisical approach to the quality and competence of fire inspections is putting residents’ lives at risk.
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ProfessionalQ&A: Five minutes with Joanna Barraclough, divisional director at Countrywide
Joanna Barraclough, divisional director, south, at Countrywide, on how she got started in property, her top album and podcast picks, the celebrity she’d most like to meet and her number-one travel destination.
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ProfessionalHow will the expiry of the Covid rent arrears scheme affect landlords?
The six-month window for referrals into the government’s Covid rent arrears arbitration scheme concluded on 24 September 2022, marking the end of the restrictions on landlords taking enforcement action.
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ProfessionalAgents fall foul of celebrity image rights and trademarks
Marsh & Parsons’ unauthorised use of Sir Michael Caine’s image in an advert highlights IP and copyright issues.
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ProfessionalQ&A: Five minutes with Lawrence Mohiuddine, chief executive of EMEA at consultancy Unispace
Lawrence Mohiuddine, chief executive of EMEA at consultancy Unispace, on how he got started in property and his cultural recommendations
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ProfessionalDelivering ‘breathable’ hospitals
Covid-19 has sparked a major rethink of how modern healthcare buildings should be designed and operated. As a result, health sector construction projects now entail a different set of cost and risk implications, which requires a fresh approach to project and cost management.
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ProfessionalHow best to design, launch and review a new workspace
Three experts give their tips on strategies for finding or adapting the ideal post-pandemic workplace
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ProfessionalCo-creation can empower us all
Loosening environmental protections. Scrapping affordable housing requirements. Fast-tracking development. It is fair to say the government’s strategy for growth, centred on new Investment Zones, seemed a little slim on measures that outwardly respond to local community priorities.
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ProfessionalKew Gardens project aims to boost residential biodiversity
Five-year venture with Mount Anvil will study how to help developers create better habitats for pollinators.
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ProfessionalThe market should set mast rents
How much is your local cricket pitch, church roof or bowling green worth to you? Or your children, grandparents or neighbours?
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ProfessionalA slap on the wrist for Waitrose could ease the pain for landowners
On 2 September, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) slapped Waitrose with a letter saying that some of its compliance procedures were subject to shortcomings in respect of breaches of the 2010 Groceries Market Investigation (Controlled Land) Order (CLO).
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ProfessionalQ&A: Five minutes with Ilyas Aslam, chief operating officer at Quadrum Global
Ilyas Aslam, chief operating officer at Quadrum Global, on how he got started in property, his top TV and book recommendations, the celebrity he’d most like to meet and how he would spend a million pounds.
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ProfessionalWhat would make public spaces more accessible and inclusive?
As a wheelchair user who travels widely for business, I have first-hand experience of how difficult it is to find accessible accommodation.
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ProfessionalPlanning needs less red tape
Having adaptable space and a business nimble enough to change quickly is paramount in the post-pandemic environment. However, adapting properties is no small – or quick – undertaking and there are significant administrative hurdles to overcome.
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ProfessionalQ&A: Five minutes with Victoria Manston, senior development manager at HUB
Victoria Manston, senior development manager at residential developer HUB, on how she got started in property, her top TV and music picks, her best and worst purchases and the celebrity she’d most like to meet.
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ProfessionalEconomic woes slam brakes on the drive for development
Rising building and borrowing costs look set to derail planning reforms intended to speed up development
