All Legal articles – Page 21
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ProfessionalBe diligent with your data to avoid paying the price
Last month’s global outbreak of ransomware, which hit more than 200,000 victims in 150 countries, has underlined the importance of cybersecurity.
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ProfessionalQ&A: Will Brexit bring out the best in public sector procurement?
The public procurement process comes in for a lot of criticism, especially for the time it takes to bid and the amount of money it can cost, with most large-scale development projects in particular having to go through the full OJEU (Official Journal of the European Union) process.
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OnlineQ&A: John Stewart, Jason Harris-Cohen, Vanessa Warwick and Hilary Grayson on how buy-to-let landlords can prepare for MEES
With the deadline to comply with the government’s Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) now less than a year away, Property Week spoke to four buy-to-let property experts in an attempt to clear up the confusion around the incoming energy policy .
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ProfessionalDegree apprenticeship aims to attract more people to town planning and tackle growing skills shortage
Last month, the government approved in principle a proposal by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) to develop a degree apprenticeship to train the next generation of chartered town planners in England.
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ProfessionalThe Conservative manifesto unveils more changes to the business rates system
The Conservatives are planning further changes to the business rates system if they retain power in next month’s general election, the party’s manifesto has revealed.
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ProfessionalLet us create buildings that make people feel better
With even the famously stiff-upper-lipped Royal Family opening up about their mental health, it seems the stigma surrounding the topic is finally beginning to fade away, so it was heartening to see the property industry come out so strongly recently for Mental Health Awareness Week.
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OnlineAddressing the lack of board diversity starts at the grass roots level
Casting our minds back to the property industry of yesteryear, diversity was not even a consideration for big real estate businesses. However, the past ten years have seen the sector make enormous strides in hiring and retaining a diverse workforce.
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ProfessionalSupreme Court rules on importance of ability to demonstrate a five-year housing supply
Last Wednesday, the Supreme Court handed down a judgment that will have profound implications for the development of green-belt land.
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ProfessionalQ&A: Dr Torolf Hamm and Edward Brown on how the real estate industry is tackling climate risk
Last month, a major new report on climate risk by insurance broker Willis Towers Watson called for tougher stress testing, among other measures, in order to tackle what it called the growing global climate resilience gap.
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ProfessionalLandowners' income may drop under Digital Economy Act
Emma Broad and Carla Revelo explain the changes to the new electronic communications code and how they will affect landowners.
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ProfessionalQ&A: What can participants expect from this year’s Green Sky Thinking events?
The Green Sky Thinking programme returns on 15 May for a week of events across London for built environment and property professionals.
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ProfessionalLet's match Whitehall's drive to create more apprenticeships
Once seen as the younger, lesser-known sibling of the undergraduate degree, apprenticeships have not always had the easiest time finding the limelight. However, as university tuition becomes increasingly expensive, apprenticeship schemes seem increasingly to be viewed as better-value alternatives.
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ProfessionalQ&A: New Women in Property chair calls for more role models and mentors
Brenda Jones isn’t your typical property professional. The Association of Women in Property’s (WiP’s) new national chairman started out studying for a degree in social and political science and once entertained thoughts of a career as a social worker. These days, however, she works as a technical director in project ...
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ProfessionalQ&A: RICS aims to crack down on unscrupulous rating agents with new code
It has been obvious for some time that the business rates system is open to abuse. But the abuse is not typically inflicted by occupiers seeking to unfairly avoid the property tax.
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ProfessionalWhy landlords must take the lead on health and wellbeing
The air we breathe is under growing scrutiny. In January, the first ‘very high’ air pollution alert issued in London since the election of Sadiq Khan as mayor generated a lot of headlines.
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ProfessionalQ&A: technology has power to make or break London’s transport system
London is at a crossroads when it comes to transport. That’s the message contained in a new report from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) think tank.
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ProfessionalQ&A: The more digital tech-savvy firms are starting to reshape the property industry
Arup digital head Volker Buscher talks about the increasing centrality of digital technology to property and construction.
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ProfessionalBusinesses must look seriously at their data compliance
Root-and-branch data protection reform is coming under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Even though this is European legislation, the UK government has confirmed that it will still become law. It takes effect on 25 May 2018, which is not as far off as it sounds.
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ProfessionalQ&A: British Land realises benefits of opening up dialogue with suppliers and advisers
In what is believed to be an industry first, British Land recently organised a conference for its suppliers and advisers.
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NewsIndustry secures key revisions to new tax legislation
The property industry has welcomed revisions in this week’s Finance Bill to legislation on tax relief for interest costs that help to address potentially damaging and unintended consequences for property developers and investors.
