All Legal & Professional articles – Page 40
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Q&A: Five minutes with Shabnam Ali-Khan, senior associate at Russell-Cooke
Shabnam Ali-Khan, senior associate at Russell-Cooke, on how she got started in property, the challenges she has overcome and her advice for young people. She also shares some of her cultural recommendations.
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Can a well-written S106 agreement make a proposal more acceptable?
The government’s housing white paper is creating waves throughout the Home Counties, encouraging a stack of proposals for new settlements in the countryside. Many of these proposals will be bitterly fought, particularly by local residents and councillors.
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Funding options limited for removal of unsafe cladding
Critics say timeline for applications is unrealistic and many owners and leaseholders are ineligible for funding
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Q&A: Five minutes with Lily Nash, director of transformation at FirstPort
Lily Nash, director of transformation at FirstPort, on how she got started in property, the challenges she has overcome and her advice for young people. She also shares some of her cultural recommendations.
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Wellbeing starts with community
Community life – our relationship with the people living in our neighbourhoods – is crucial to our health and wellbeing. Community underlines the link between the built environment and quality of life, and it is intimately connected to the design and infrastructure of the buildings around us.
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Housing can boost young people's life prospects
This summer, the LSE Centre for Economic Performance released a report entitled ‘Covid-19 and social mobility’, which said Britons under the age of 25 “face declining social mobility unless bold moves are made to create a fairer society”.
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Improved workplace acoustics make sound business sense
Working in a noisy office environment can have a serious impact on employees’ mental and physical health.
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Draft regulations introduced to scrutinise pre-pack sales
As more retailers face insolvency, government proposes measures to oversee controversial administrations
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Q&A: Five minutes with Lerato Marema, senior planner at Deloitte
Lerato Marema, senior planner at Deloitte, talks about how she got started in property, the challenges she has overcome and her advice for young people. She also shares some cultural recommendations.
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Were the changes to UCO and PDR given due consideration?
This summer, the government announced sweeping changes to the use classes order (UCO) and permitted development rights (PDR), hailed by the prime minister as part of “the most radical reforms to our planning system since the Second World War”.
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Building launches can still go ahead
Since March, many landlords and building owners have looked to market their vacant space via virtual launches. These were an essential marketing tool during lockdown and they still have their place.
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Landlords must act reasonably when pursuing possession proceedings
After a long six months, the stay on possession proceedings has finally been lifted, although this does not mean an immediate return to normality.
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How the real estate industry can support women during Covid-19
Covid-19 has created challenges for us all, but there is growing evidence that women have been impacted particularly hard.
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Concerns raised over timing of business rates revaluation
Experts say fallout of pandemic and ongoing rental negotiations make it difficult to assess values accurately
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It’s vital to prioritise wellbeing when working from home
Important factors are air quality, lighting, hydration, scheduling breaks, nature walks and quiet spaces.
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Property market has to put stronger laundering checks in place
The case of Mansoor Mahmood Hussain, who the National Crime Agency (NCA) believes laundered millions through his property empire, demonstrates the huge gaps in protection against money laundering that still exist in the property market.
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Q&A: Five minutes with Design Career Consulting founder Simon Hamilton
Design Career Consulting founder Simon Hamilton talks to Property Week about how he got started in property, the challenges he has overcome and his advice for young people. He also shares some of his cultural recommendations.
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A real mixed bag for property investors
The mood among UK property investors is fearful as Covid-19 has put particular pressures on them in office, retail and buy-to-let properties.
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PDR developments to face minimum space standards
Developers say regulation is too little, too late and risks pricing first-time buyers out of the housing market.
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Experiential diversity makes high streets the place to be
Generating excitement and activity in town centres depends on an active engagement with the public.