All Legal & Professional articles – Page 37
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ProfessionalAdapting your service offering
As workers everywhere adapt to new working patterns, some forward-thinking businesses are flexing their premises to generate important additional income from the newly remote workforce.
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ProfessionalPragmatism defuses Covid-related construction disputes
Contractors have cooperated to avoid delays rather than invoking ambiguous force majeure contract clauses
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ProfessionalEcommerce will reshape homes
One outcome of the Covid pandemic is likely to be a permanent increase in office-based workers working from home. A knock-on effect of homeworking and lockdown has been the continued rise of ecommerce. And while the growth of online shopping pre-dates the pandemic, the trend towards buying online has been ...
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ProfessionalQ&A: Five minutes with Reuben Miller, residential chartered surveyor and RICS valuer at RM Surveyors
Reuben Miller, residential chartered surveyor and RICS valuer at RM Surveyors, on discovering a new career later in life, the demands of running his own property business and his cultural recommendations.
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ProfessionalAssessing the risks of asbestos
Following the initial industry regulation of 1931 that outlawed the use of asbestos, further stringent global regulations have been put in place, as can only be expected for such a harmful substance.
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ProfessionalWhat to expect in the office market in the year ahead
A shift to remote working during the Covid pandemic has highlighted the importance of the office for businesses and their employees and its essential role as a hub for collaboration, community and development. So, what can we expect in the office market as we enter 2021?
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ProfessionalIs the second revised housing need method up to scratch?
MHCLG’s new proposed method for calculating local housing need criticised for setting unachievable targets
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ProfessionalTime for listening and learning
You may have been subjected to or witnessed it: microaggressions. The frequent verbal and nonverbal behaviours that can be derogatory to the point of ostracisation.
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ProfessionalOccupiers can save energy costs
With government guidance continuing to require everyone who can work effectively from home to do so, some office buildings are consuming energy at a rate similar to weekend levels.
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ProfessionalWill Covid fallout lead to a rise in disputes for construction industry?
From designers to demolition experts and cost managers to contractors, the effects of Covid have been felt by all and will continue to be felt for a long time.
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ProfessionalQ&A: Five minutes with Yemi Edun, founder and chief executive of Daniel Ford International
Yemi Edun, founder and chief executive of Daniel Ford International, on how he got started in the property industry, the challenges he has overcome, his advice for young people and his cultural recommendations.
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ProfessionalWhat is the MHCLG’s consultation on change of use legislation?
On 3 December, MHCLG published its open consultation on ‘supporting housing delivery and public service infrastructure’.
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ProfessionalAccessibility issue highlighted by disability campaigners
Gaining access to residential and commercial properties is a problem for wheelchair-users despite legislation.
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ProfessionalQ&A: Five minutes with Tamika Hull, national infrastructure officer at the Planning Inspectorate
Tamika Hull, a student on placement as national infrastructure officer at the Planning Inspectorate, on getting started in property, the challenges she has overcome and her cultural recommendations.
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ProfessionalWFH spurs weekend escapism
Working from home (WFH) because of Covid-19 has transformed the traditional working week. For many, the daily grind of commuting from Monday to Friday has been replaced with remote working.
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ProfessionalThe key legal developments on the horizon this year
Linklaters looks ahead to the significant legal and business changes likely to shape the market in 2021
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ProfessionalConvergence is key to offices in a post-pandemic world
Office environments should aim to weave together the facilities and atmosphere of myriad spaces and sectors.
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ProfessionalChallenging the D&I status quo
Research shows that the highest-performing organisations focus on diversity and inclusion. In any company, it is important both to understand and recognise the benefits of having a diverse and inclusive workforce.
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ProfessionalFocusing on what is important
Christmas is a time to give thanks. After a year like no other, it is important that businesses recognise the effort and commitment shown by their staff in difficult circumstances.
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ProfessionalCan planning system deliver the Ten Point Plan for ‘Green Revolution’?
In November 2020, the government published its ‘Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution’ (TPP).
