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ProfessionalDevelopers branch out with regenerative design principles
New method helps developers build schemes that are both sustainable and beneficial for the environment.
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ProfessionalScaling back construction waste
While the sector seeks to play its part in tackling climate change by delivering more efficient buildings, there has also been much talk of bringing about greater circularity around how we consider construction materials.
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ProfessionalManaging overage agreements
Throughout this year, we have been dealing with a significant number of ‘overage’ agreements, which essentially enable a land seller to share in any value increase once a sale has been completed.
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ProfessionalQ&A: Five minutes with James Child, associate director in CBRE’s UK development advisory team in Leeds
James Child, associate director in CBRE’s UK development advisory team in Leeds, on his favourite TV and podcast picks, his number-one travel destination and what he would do with a million pounds.
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ProfessionalWhat can we do to increase uptake of rooftop solar on city buildings?
Renewable energy generation has an important role to play in achieving net zero by 2050. There is a particular spotlight on solar, with the government targeting an increase in solar capacity to 70 gigawatts by 2035.
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ProfessionalIs the prioritisation of brownfield over greenfield land misguided?
The ambition to prioritise brownfield over greenfield has challenged everyone involved in development, causing delivery to become slower, less effective and more politically toxic.
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ProfessionalIs solar a threat to food security?
Whatever the wording of any ‘food security’ clause in a revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), it is unlikely to bring practical change and may not achieve the desired effect of slowing the pace of solar farm development or controlling where they emerge.
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ProfessionalTips to avoid development traps
The often complex lifecycle of a new development can present many pitfalls for developers and may result in costly changes or, at worst, stop a development in its tracks.
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ProfessionalQ&A: Five minutes with Clara Carnot, senior associate at Chris Dyson Architects
Clara Carnot, senior associate at Chris Dyson Architects, on how she got started in property, her top film and book recommendations, her number-one travel destination and the most ridiculous fact she knows.
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ProfessionalIndustry doubts planning fee shake-up will speed up system
Failure to ring-fence higher fees for council planning departments seen as flaw in latest government reforms.
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ProfessionalGoing west in search of routes into a more diverse industry
Real Estate Balance regional forum saw South West professionals debate ways to make property more inclusive.
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ProfessionalQ&A: Five minutes with Ben Chislett, group chief operating officer at LCP, part of M Core
Ben Chislett, group chief operating officer at LCP, part of M Core, on how he got started in the property industry, his top film and radio picks, his best and worst purchases and the superpower he wishes he had.
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ProfessionalKey takeaways from the first Building Safety Act remediation order
The First-tier Tribunal’s recent decision to grant a remediation order for 2-4 Leigham Court Road, a former office block in south-west London converted to flats, has provided much-needed guidance on the interpretation of provisions under the Building Safety Act (BSA) 2022.
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ProfessionalPreventing internal firm disputes
Economic pressures on companies have been mounting for some time, with the fallout from Covid-19, rising inflation and interest rates and the possibility of a recession.
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ProfessionalTackling logistics’ supply dearth
Whereas the housing crisis generates much public debate and political pressure, there is a comparable lack of focus on a sector that employs 7% of our workforce and underpins our economy: freight and logistics.
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ProfessionalOne-size-fits-all approach to office design needs to change
Providing quality, supportive and inclusive environments for employees makes sound business sense.
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ProfessionalQ&A: Five minutes with Craig Wilson, director of real estate debt advisory at BDO
Craig Wilson, director of real estate debt advisory at BDO, on how he got started in property, his top film and album recommendations, the superpower he wishes he had and his number-one travel destination.
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ProfessionalSpurs result flags up venues’ residential neighbour disputes
Issues of noise, nuisance and light can land in court if the interests of all parties are not taken into account.
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ProfessionalDelays to government reforms have left developers in limbo
Industry clamours for certainty as range of proposed legislative changes are delayed, amended or scrapped.
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ProfessionalLater-living use class is needed
It is no secret that the UK is short on housing stock and it is sometimes the case that larger houses, which were once full of a whole family, are kept from the market due to misconceptions about the later-living options that are available, including care homes.
