All Legal articles – Page 15
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ProfessionalA little magic can go a long way when creating special spaces
People don’t universally love new places. New developments are typically seen as soulless, manicured or too perfect. This is a particular struggle for areas dominated by corporate offices, where workers ship in and ship out on commuter trains with little reason to engage with the communities around them.
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ProfessionalBSI guidance offers hope for neurodiverse-friendly spaces
PAS 6463 is set to help architects, developers and property professionals make practical changes to schemes
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ProfessionalUnderstanding resi liabilities
Resident-owed management company and freeholder 89 Holland Park (Management) was called upon by the leaseholders to object to planning permission and enforce a covenant against a neighbouring property.
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ProfessionalSupreme Court casts doubt on the legitimacy of masterplans
Rejection of Hillside Parks’ Aberdovey appeal could have implications well beyond the Welsh seaside parish.
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ProfessionalStreamlining lease agreements
UK office landlords continue to face fresh challenges. With occupiers weighing up their long-term response to hybrid working, as well as recent unprecedented political instability and economic headwinds on the horizon, vacancy rates are up.
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ProfessionalHousing sector heading for MMC
Housebuilders staring down the 2025 Future Homes Standard – which will mandate a 75% to 80% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions produced by new homes – face a tidal wave that will not wash over without the wholesale adoption of modern methods of construction (MMC).
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ProfessionalTapping into suburban flex space
For flexible workspace operators, big cities are still massively desirable, and understandably so, as they have established markets and are still attractive places for people to work in. But changing work patterns are opening up potential new locations for flex space offers.
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ProfessionalQ&A: five minutes with Derek Pratt, commercial director at Sourced Capital
Derek Pratt, commercial director at peer-to-peer lending platform Sourced Capital, on how he got started in property and his cultural recommendations.
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ProfessionalConveyancers told to brace for worsening economic outlook
CLC tells its members to prepare for slowdown in workloads ahead of expected falls in transaction volumes.
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ProfessionalFlood-risk assessments ever more vital amid climate crisis
Flood-risk issues take time to assess and can scupper transactions due to time delays and unforeseen costs
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InsightLandlords fear rental overhaul may be harmful to investment
Repeal of Section 21 and other reforms may disincentivise HMO landlords from increasing investment.
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ProfessionalWhat is the process for evicting a residential long-leaseholder?
Evicting a residential long leaseholder for breaching their lease is, quite rightly, a court-heavy, cumbersome process and one that too often freeholders and managing agents are not keen to embark on.
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ProfessionalGreen growth remains essential
The UK finishes its year-long presidency of COP26 in a different position to how it began.
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ProfessionalDigital tools cut the fire safety risk
A persistent lackadaisical approach to the quality and competence of fire inspections is putting residents’ lives at risk.
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ProfessionalHow will the expiry of the Covid rent arrears scheme affect landlords?
The six-month window for referrals into the government’s Covid rent arrears arbitration scheme concluded on 24 September 2022, marking the end of the restrictions on landlords taking enforcement action.
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ProfessionalAgents fall foul of celebrity image rights and trademarks
Marsh & Parsons’ unauthorised use of Sir Michael Caine’s image in an advert highlights IP and copyright issues.
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ProfessionalKew Gardens project aims to boost residential biodiversity
Five-year venture with Mount Anvil will study how to help developers create better habitats for pollinators.
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ProfessionalThe market should set mast rents
How much is your local cricket pitch, church roof or bowling green worth to you? Or your children, grandparents or neighbours?
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ProfessionalA slap on the wrist for Waitrose could ease the pain for landowners
On 2 September, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) slapped Waitrose with a letter saying that some of its compliance procedures were subject to shortcomings in respect of breaches of the 2010 Groceries Market Investigation (Controlled Land) Order (CLO).
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