All Legal & Professional articles – Page 7
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ProfessionalCutting down embodied carbon
The real estate sector is just waking up to the fact that reducing operational emissions in the built environment is the easier part of the net zero carbon challenge – the more difficult part is tackling embodied carbon.
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Benefits of reduced energy use
A viral video during the pandemic shows young people in Paris using parkour skills to reach the kill switches for the illuminated signs of shuttered shops on the locked-down Champs-Élysées.
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Government delay for gender pay data reports is a step back
Women in industry express frustration as deadline for publishing figures put back, supposedly due to Covid-19
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An opportunity for tech innovation
Technology has been invaluable for keeping contact and responding to the pandemic. It has also brought with it an opportunity for innovation.
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Is the Planning White Paper really a ‘housing’ white paper?
The government’s emphasis on housing does not necessarily make the house a home. Last year saw consultation on the Planning White Paper, which proposed changes to the planning system to “finally build the homes we all need”.
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Could redundant space be converted for life science use?
In the past year, Covid-19 has fuelled a significant interest in life science-related real estate. Clusters of life science-related property have developed within the London-Cambridge-Oxford triangle and also in Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle and Scotland.
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Q&A: Five minutes with Lawrence Owho, consultant at AspinallVerdi
Lawrence Owho, a consultant at AspinallVerdi, on how he got started in property, the challenges he has overcome and what he wants to change about the industry. He also shares his cultural recommendations .
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Boosting support for the under-30s
Identifying residents who need the most support is a key part of any social landlord’s job. While there are some groups who most understand have more extensive needs, such as elderly tenants, it’s always worth digging deeper into other demographics to see where help is needed elsewhere.
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Landlords rail against proposed ‘cramdown’ restructuring plan
Landlords believe a flood of companies could try to achieve the same result should cramdown be sanctioned.
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Property needs fresh ideas to meet new industry demands
The sector must invest in future talent for the benefit of individual businesses and wider industry growth.
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Gear Change eyed for city cycling
While the public’s focus has understandably been preoccupied with the global pandemic, and that of planners with the planning white paper, the government has released significant new guidance that could lead to lasting changes to both public health and planning.
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Gauging the implications of AR
I loved sci-fi as a boy. Even though I hid behind the sofa when the Daleks appeared in Doctor Who, it always inspired excitement. Proptech is real estate’s sci-fi and, of this, augmented reality (AR) is particularly exciting.
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Q&A: Five minutes with Anna Clare Harper, chief executive of SPI Capital
Anna Clare Harper, chief executive of SPI Capital, on how she got started in property, her proudest career moment and what she wants to change about the industry. She also shares her cultural recommendations.
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Energy rating proposal is a step in the right direction
Experts welcome government proposal, but say there are practical challenges that need to be addressed
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Retrofitting for a greener future
The scale and urgency of climate change means we all need to take action to reduce carbon emissions where we can.
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Scenario-testing tech at the fore
Covid has forced many companies to the negotiating table with their landlords to address what some now deem to be expensive, overly long leases. Even for the few that are still committing to physical expansion, it is under markedly different terms.
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Q&A: Five minutes with Sara Bailey, head of real estate & incoming senior partner at Trowers & Hamlins
Sara Bailey, head of real estate and incoming senior partner at Trowers Hamlins, on how she got started in the property industry, her proudest career achievement and her cultural recommendations.
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Can TVG registration criminalise a landowner’s pre-existing activities?
The recent Supreme Court judgment in TW Logistics v Essex County Council clarified the law on the rights of landowners following the registration of land as a town or village green (TVG).
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Do buildings under 18m in height require remedial actions to EWSs?
Remedial actions to external wall systems (EWSs) are being advised for many residential blocks that fall below the 18m building-height threshold.
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Government is ‘wrong’ to ban MCC business rates appeals
Experts say the government’s £1.5bn compensation scheme is not enough to address the impact of Covid on values.
