All Legal & Professional articles – Page 3
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ProfessionalProperty 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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How can landowners protect themselves against trespassers?
Earlier this year, the government announced draft measures to increase police powers to deal with unauthorised encampments and launched a review into making trespass a criminal offence – both proposals undoubtedly welcomed by the property industry.
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Pond Farm case shows shift in attitude towards air pollution
Developers may have to start taking environmental impact more seriously after Gladman’s proposal was rejected
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Knowledge clusters create a new science of office design
Research-based industries are looking to replicate the success of flexible, innovative urban workspaces
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Property professionals warned that emails can be legally binding
Property professionals could be unwittingly committing their businesses to deals simply by sending an email, a litigation lawyer has warned after a ruling in Manchester County Court.
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Property firms rally to combat the mental ill-health epidemic
The property industry is starting to do its bit to tackle the mental ill-health epidemic. Companies are discovering that as well as helping to overcome issues unique to the sector, investing in the wellbeing of employees improves retention rates and productivity.
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Bill aims to ramp up councils’ compulsory purchase powers
Legislation set to unlock unused land where schemes have not progressed by forcing owners to sell up
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Build wellness into design at the start for a happy workforce
Creating workplaces that are centred on people is not just desirable, it also makes good business sense
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Government outlines shared ownership shake-up plans
MHCLG proposes reforms to ease buying and selling and boost deliverability of shared ownership homes
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Office size has less impact on staff wellbeing than we think
Research suggests other factors such as configuration and variety of space are more important to employees
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City of London tightens rules on wind effects of skyscrapers
New guidelines aim to make the Square Mile a safer and more comfortable place for cyclists and pedestrians
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Facial recognition row raises fears about privacy breaches
Information commissioner says security system being used at King’s Cross is a ‘potential threat to privacy’
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One size does not fit all when it comes to workplace design
Office environments should be less about beanbags and more about stability, mentoring and encouragement
