All Legal & Professional articles – Page 6
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ProfessionalTime to green up town centres
The drive to make our previously carbon-intensive town centres net zero has forced developers, local authorities and citizens to reassess their impact on the local environment.
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Tech to cut building energy use can yield more than smaller bills
With reports showing that Britain’s inflation rate has climbed to the highest it has been in 40 years, the UK faces an increasing risk of falling into a recession. As a consequence, landlords and property managers of industrial and commercial buildings face mounting pressure to keep their properties appealing to ...
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Bright signs in new planning bill
Our planning system in its present form is inefficient, overly complex, unpredictable and badly resourced.
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Habitat bankers aim to relieve the strain of biodiversity net gain
Biodiversity net gain (BNG), designed to reverse the decline of biodiversity and put back more than is lost through development, is legally mandated as part of the 2021 Environment Act.
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Q&A: Five minutes with Christopher Heath, managing director of Cube Homes
Christopher Heath, managing director of Cube Homes, discusses his experiences in the property industry and gives his cultural recommendations, including favourite book and the celebrity he would like to spend an hour with.
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Why existing use is unfit for calculating mast site rents
The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill may sound like an obscure piece of legislation, but it has the potential to erode property rights, disrupt a previously functional market and slow down the rollout of 5G.
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Q&A: Five minutes with Roland Verniers, director and head of Netherlands and Germany at consultancy Hollis
Roland Verniers, director and head of Netherlands and Germany at consultancy Hollis, on how he got started in property, the historical figure he would like to meet and his number-one travel destination
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Industry says levelling-up bill fails on climate and planning
Experts call for greater clarity, strengthened LA powers and emphasis on town and city centre regeneration
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Level up by reforming the green belt
The government recently responded to the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities select committee’s report on The Future of the Planning System in England, which requested a review “to examine the purpose of the green belt, including whether it continues to serve that purpose, how the public understand it [and] what ...
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Flexible design solutions will result in more resilient assets
To attract long-term occupiers, landlords must look to prioritise ambitious outcomes beyond regulations
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New tech is vital in AML battle
Money laundering continues to dominate the news, and with it comes increasing panic from property firms scrambling to deal with the threat of an HMRC investigation.
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Insight
The digitalisation of the real estate market
The tech-enabled genie is out and it is not going back in its bottle – even in the complex sector of real estate financing. The gold standard for the industry is real-time processing. This is because real estate and debt fund structures are complex, and understanding real-time cash positions can ...
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What do employers need to know about long Covid-related disability?
In Burke v Turning Point Scotland, the Employment Tribunal had to decide whether a man, who caught Covid-19 and experienced fatigue and other symptoms up until his dismissal eight and a half months later, was disabled for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010.
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Q&A: Five minutes with Monica Khiroya, product and marketing director at Fruition Properties
Monica Khiroya, product and marketing director at Fruition Properties, on how she got started in property, her top TV and podcast tips, plus her number-one travel destination.
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Study reveals gaps in councils’ planning for seniors housing
Research shows slight improvement, but majority of local authorities still lack coherent plan to house elderly
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An easy fix for the UK’s planning woes
It has repeatedly been said that the UK’s planning system is not fit for purpose. Some have even suggested it is ‘broken’. I would go further and say it is actively counterproductive to its purpose. But I believe the problem could be easily fixed.
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The case for foundation reuse
Prior to the 20th century, it was common practice to reuse foundations. We have now come full circle and are once again seeing a push towards reuse. This time, the pressure to change approach is being driven by the climate emergency.
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What is the commercial case for improving building standards?
The Building Safety Bill received Royal Assent in late April and will change how residential buildings are constructed and maintained.
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Will the new levelling-up bill reverse the fortunes of UK high streets?
The Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill has been the subject of much commentary since its debut on 11 May.
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Q&A: Five minutes with Ed Siddall-Jones, managing director of agency Siddall Jones
Ed Siddall-Jones, managing director of agency Siddall Jones, on how he got started in property, his top book and podcast tips, the historical figure he’d like to befriend and his number-one travel destination.
