All Legal & Professional articles – Page 44
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Watch out for signs of modern slavery
Development sites can often be used by criminals to exploit workers.
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Service and experience will be at the heart of post-Covid offices
Workplaces will need to be safe and high levels of service and occupier experience will tempt workers back
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Tax relief changes force a rethink
Commercial property owners often don’t charge their operating company even a token rent for the use of their premises, but a change in this year’s Budget means many should.
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What to expect from the government consultation on improving energy efficiency standards
The Clean Growth Strategy (CGS) introduced in 2017 was conceived to help the UK reach its low carbon goals. The government has since been exploring tightening minimum energy efficiency standards further by focusing on real estate and launched a consultation: The Non-Domestic Private Rented Sector Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards: The ...
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What impact will the pandemic have on property development and the role of environmental insurance?
Environmental insurance has long-been used to unlock brownfield property transactions. The impacts from the recent pandemic have seen a sharp drop in transactional and development activity, but it remains to be seen what longer-term impacts will arise post-Covid-19.
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Coded development
The new RICS “Code for leasing business premises 2020” has generated a good amount of publicity aimed at landlords and tenants. But what does the code mean for developers?
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What does new airspace PDR mean for resi developers?
Experts question the benefits of the right to build upwards when weighed against potential costs
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What are the legal implications of the Westferry Printworks saga?
The prime minister might consider “the matter closed’ – yet the Westferry saga rumbles on. The controversy centres on housing secretary Robert Jenrick’s decision to grant permission for the redevelopment of Westferry Printworks the day before Tower Hamlets adopted its revised community infrastructure levy charging schedule.
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The supply of senior living units is not keeping up with demand
Data from Knight Frank and Irwin MItchell shows some disparities between local authorities’ provision of housing.
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Legionella risks will increase if building water systems aren’t managed correctly on the return to work
Reopening a building requires an analytical mind to consider all the factors that need to be addressed. This has been made more complicated by the need to follow Covid-19 guidance on hygiene and social distancing.
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Collaboration is the key ingredient for achieving the best results
The ’Covid Collab’ support group allows developers, operators and providers to share advice and encouragement.
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What will planning and design teams look like post-Covid-19?
Our shared experience of living through the coronavirus pandemic will fundamentally shape how communities are designed in the future. Public wellbeing and social value are set to jump to the top of the agenda as they play a key role in the ‘green recovery’.
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Facilities management is key to workplace safety
Covid-19 has introduced many challenges to the way buildings are managed.
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The impact of coronavirus should force changes in the way mental health treatment centres are designed
Covid-19 has had an unprecedented effect on the physical wellbeing of thousands of people and is also having a huge impact on mental health.
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Good workplaces can adapt to the post-pandemic challenges
Flexibility is the key to creating plans that can be updated to respond to risks and problems in the future.
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Cost disputes brewing over Covid-19 construction delays
Mediation is key to defusing rows between tenants, developers and contractors over who picks up the tab
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Retailers can survive pandemic if they work with landlords
The opportunity is there for greater financial transparency and for leases to be reworked to benefit them both.
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New Code of Practice for Commercial Property Relationships is now out
In the words of Amelia Earhart: “The most difficult thing is the decision to act!” As the crunch quarter rent day approached in June, the commercial property sector was anticipating a new Code of Practice for Commercial Property Relationships. The code is now out, but the government has fluffed its ...
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What happens if you do not apply for the Building Safety Fund?
Residential building owners or residents’ management companies (RMC) only have a limited time to register for eligibility for the government’s £1bn Building Safety Fund (BSF) to replace combustible, non-ACM cladding on buildings over 18m high, with the 31 July deadline approaching rapidly.
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Could Covid-19 lead to a high street property power shift?
Covid-19 has hit the retail industry hard. Research from Statista shows three quarters of retailers expect the pandemic to have a negative impact on their sales, and Brand Finance’s Global 500 2020 report found that fashion retailers alone could lose around £800bn as a result of Covid-19.