All Legal articles – Page 20
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ProfessionalHere comes the sun – Landsec goes solar at White Rose Shopping Centre in Leeds
Earlier this month, Landsec unveiled the installation of the biggest solar photovoltaic (PV) system at a retail site in the UK.
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ProfessionalProperty should learn from BBC pay gap debacle
It is hardly surprising that the recent publication of salaries paid to BBC employees prompted such outrage.
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ProfessionalJury is out on whether brownfield land register will deliver much-needed homes
It’s a potential boon for developers - but one that has attracted very little attention. By the end of the year, every planning authority in England will have to publish a brownfield land register (BLR) recording previously developed sites that are considered suitable for redevelopment.
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ProfessionalGender pay gap reporting: getting it right
The government’s new gender pay reporting regulations have been well publicised and are an issue the property industry is well aware of, considering the well-known disparity of pay between the sexes.
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ProfessionalA true masterplanner: Sir Terry Farrell discusses a Gold Medal-winning career
Last month, it was announced that Sir Terry Farrell CBE had been awarded the Royal Town Planning Institute’s (RTPI’s) Gold Medal in recognition of his “outstanding achievements as one of the world’s most influential architects, planners and urban designers”.
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OnlineRaising standards is the only way to win support for more housing
Selling new houses on leases is the latest “housing scandal” to embroil housebuilders and Sajid Javid rightly wants to put an end to it.
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ProfessionalRegional cities need to market themselves better in order to attract investment
With London currently accounting for just over half of commercial property investment in Britain, cities across the north, the Midlands and Wales must step up efforts to attract a greater share of the private sector investment crucial for driving economic growth.
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ProfessionalOffice wellbeing is no passing fad so take the long view
For many people, discussion of workplace trends or the future of the office turns their minds to Google another tech giant and trendy, open-plan floors with bean bags, table tennis and fake grass.
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ProfessionalPlanning authorities are failing to prioritise housing for older people in their local plans
Developers have long complained that a major barrier to the delivery of more retirement living schemes to meet the needs of an ageing population is the planning system.
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ProfessionalBuildings can be designed with the recycling of their materials in mind
Things are starting to change in the way property and infrastructure assets are managed. The ‘circular economy’ provides a framework for us to think about how we use materials and how we get the most value from them over time.
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ProfessionalNext generation steps forward as Women in Property student awards shortlist is announced
Now in its 11th year, the Women in Property National Student Awards are open to second-year - or third-year in Scotland - female students that are studying on a built environment course.
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ProfessionalLondon is in rude health – but its commercial centre of gravity is shifting
Given that London played host to this year’s British Council for Offices (BCO) conference, it was fitting that the capital was also the star of the show.
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ProfessionalCities should commercialise their assets to compensate for shortfall in funding
At the end of June, think tank Centre for Cities released its latest research report, ‘Delivering change: how city partnerships make the most of public assets’, in partnership with building consultancy Turner Townsend.
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ProfessionalHunger for activity-based working remains far from satiated
Activity-based working (ABW) is increasingly synonymous with organisations that embrace the era of unprecedented business transformation. But my company’s research suggests it is not always delivering on its promise.
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ProfessionalNew minority government puts business rates reform on the back burner
Last week’s Queen’s speech failed to mention the Local Government Finance Bill (2017) in a move that effectively kicked business rates reform into the long grass.
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OnlineWomen Talk Real Estate launched to provide women speaking opportunities
Women Talk Real Estate, a non-profit organisation, has been launched to provide female real estate professionals with speaking opportunities to raise the profile of women in the industry.
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ProfessionalInnovative thinking required to bring about the smart office buildings of the future
Thinking about what the buildings of the future will look like might seem an overwhelming task to some, while to others it may seem a fruitless endeavour that has little impact on how real estate companies actually operate. In fact, neither view is correct, according to a new report designed ...
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ProfessionalLocal sourcing can bring material benefits to procurement
We recently announced the winners of a student competition to find Wales’s brightest design talent. The winning students - James Gould (University of South Wales) and Emily O’Reilly (Carmarthen School of Arts) - are now developing furniture and fabric designs for the new ID:SR Sheppard Robson-designed BBC Wales Broadcast Centre ...
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ProfessionalHow will Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris agreement affect the UK?
Many of the decisions Donald Trump has made since he became US president in January have raised eyebrows in Europe, but his decision on 1 June to withdraw from the Paris climate change agreement - forming a three-strong club outside the agreement along with Nicaragua and Syria - has drawn ...
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OnlineValuation Tribunal rules museums must be valued on net income for business rates
York Museum and Gallery Trust has won its battle with the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) in which it claimed that properties should be valued on a net income basis for business rates purposes, rather than rebuild costs.
