All Legal & Professional articles – Page 30
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ProfessionalHigh Court judgment on PDR changes fails to bring clarity
Despite refusal of a judicial-review challenge, a looming appeal could yet spell further uncertainty for PDR.
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Professional
Will the social housing white paper be good for both tenants and RPs?
The social housing white paper should be seen as part of the government’s levelling-up agenda and an attempt to ensure reforms to the planning system, building safety and leasehold apply properly to the social housing sector, which comprises more than four million English homes.
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Professional
Q&A: Five minutes with Arya Taware, managing director and founder of FutureBricks
Arya Taware, managing director and founder of FutureBricks, on how she got started in property, the challenges she has overcome and her advice for young people. She also shares her cultural recommendations.
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Professional
The arts can create connections
Throughout the pandemic, our focus has been on supporting tenants, investing in the local community and drawing on our heritage to ensure the estate thrives.
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Professional
How can the new use class order help central London’s shopping area?
Central London is one of the most innovative and diverse retail environments in the UK, but for too long a predominantly A1-only approach to development control has failed to take full account of what customers need.
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Professional
More accessible housing is needed
Let’s build more accessible housing. I have been saying this for six years, since I found out first-hand how few accessible properties are available. The government is finally showing an interest in changing this, and I am so excited.
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Professional
Q&A: Five minutes with Phumzile Mbatha, senior quantity surveyor at Colliers International
Phumzile Mbatha, senior quantity surveyor at Colliers International, on how she got started in property, the challenges she has overcome, her advice for young people and her cultural recommendations.
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Professional
Diversity makes business sense
When I attend real estate events, they tend to be ‘pale, male and stale’. This is good in a way, because I’m easy to find in a crowd and everyone remembers me, but it’s not truly representative of the general population.
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Professional
Beware of insurance loopholes
Commercial-to-residential property conversions are becoming increasingly common, and with the permitted development scheme now in place, this is likely to accelerate further, particularly as many of these properties tend to have good access to amenities and transport.
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Professional
A fresh approach is needed for a sustainable office future
Post-Covid-19, it is more important than ever for office space to cater to individuals’ wide-ranging needs.
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An unenviable task: replacing the ‘mutant’ housing algorithm
Widespread criticism has caused housing secretary Robert Jenrick to backtrack on planning proposals.
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News
Disqualified developer jailed after scamming £91,000
A disqualified developer has been jailed for 27 months after scamming £91,000 from his clients and splashing the money on gambling and holidays.
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Professional
Making turnover rents a success
Covid-19 has pushed retailers to seek rent and lease concessions, which has in turn accelerated the retail property industry’s adoption of flexible leases and turnover-based rents.
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Professional
Which techniques can be used to mitigate empty property rates?
Empty property rates is a tax on failure – the failure of the owner to find either a profitable use for the premises or a paying tenant. It is no wonder that affected ratepayers look to mitigate their liabilities, and the devolved administrations of the UK are developing their own ...
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Professional
Q&A: Five minutes with Sarah Hayford, founder of The Land Collective and Sqft Digital
Sarah Hayford, founder of The Land Collective and Sqft Digital, on how she got started in property, the challenges she has overcome and her advice for young people. She also shares her cultural recommendations.
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Professional
What are the best approaches to equity, diversity and inclusion?
It has been encouraging to see the flurry of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) pledges arise across the industry. However, the lack of expert guidance is a cause for concern.
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Professional
Joining forces against Covid-19
Amid the Covid-19 outbreak, we were asked by our client, the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, to bring forward all inpatient bedrooms at the under-construction Grange Hospital (pictured) nine months ahead of schedule.
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Professional
Companies prepare to support employees in new lockdown
HR departments put in place mental health support, counselling and buddy schemes to help staff remotely
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Professional
Young people dissatisfied with working from home
Oktra survey finds many struggling with poor working conditions, isolation and lack of enthusiasm.
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Professional
Retrofits need skilled assessors
Government-approved technical standards provided the foundation for the Green Homes Grant. Now, similar energy-efficiency standards are being developed that should pave the way for the low-carbon retrofit of commercial buildings.
