All Legal & Professional articles – Page 39
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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Q&A: Five minutes with Coree Beccles, apprentice surveyor at CBRE
Coree Beccles, apprentice surveyor at CBRE, on how he got started in property, the challenges he has overcome and his advice for young people.
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Online tool can aid developers
This week, Carter Jonas launched its Live Local Plan Monitor as an interactive online platform, which analyses adopted and emerging local plans, consultations and housing land supply. We then interpret this information to identify key opportunities for housing and commercial development, to assist our clients in their decision-making.
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Developers prepare for new targets in Environment Bill
Delays to the bill’s progress through parliament make it difficult for developers to plan future schemes
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Professional
Standardised insurance pitfalls
The insurance industry has had a truly terrible pandemic.
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Professional
The power of local community
Our local communities have never before been so important in our day-to-day lives. With restrictions on movement and so many more people working from home, the past six months have seen local communities build strong connections and discover what is on their doorsteps.
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How can flexible workspace meet business infrastructure demands?
Corporates are facing significant challenges in managing office footprint in the wake of Covid-19, with new safety measures, worker preferences and an uncertain financial future each creating complicated pressures.