All Legal articles – Page 26
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ProfessionalPolitical will is needed if London is to get more ‘flyunders’
Even in the most promising areas, the presence of a busy main road can stall regeneration.
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ProfessionalSupreme Court’s Mazars’ Ruling has made a bad situation even worse
Hands up if you know your company’s business rates are about to rise, and your chances to appeal are going to fall. Is this part of the 2017 revaluation? No, this is on top of any increase because of that. The UK Supreme Court has made a ruling that overturns ...
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ProfessionalWill the ‘permission in principle’ rule boost housing development?
The government has finally released details on how its latest planning reforms will work but how will the industry react?
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ProfessionalPension tax changes: action points for employers
Some employers may still be trying to work out what action to take over their ‘high earners’.
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ProfessionalWill Lords recommendations help improve the quality of the built environment?
A House of Lords report presents scores of ideas on improving UK towns and cities. But will the government listen?
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ProfessionalWhy the rules around off-site affordable housing provision need a shake-up
Councils in London are increasingly taking payments from developers that wish to avoid their obligation to build affordable homes, according to a new report from business group London First and planning consultancy Turley.
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ProfessionalWill proposals to increase fees speed up the planning process?
Planning departments, like other parts of local government, have been hit by the impact of the recession and subsequent austerity in recent years, with the result that many in the development industry now question whether the planning system is fit for purpose.
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ProfessionalSignal in the sky: Tower 42 gets itself connected
Are tall-building developers missing a trick when it comes to 4G mobile connectivity?
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ProfessionalDevolving planning powers to city regions is proving to be a patchy affair
New analysis from WYG and the House of Commons examines how the new system is panning out across the country.
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ProfessionalIt’s not easy being green, but it can have a positive impact on stores
Stores with natural light, fresh air and greenery are becoming more attractive to customers - and more profitable for retailers.
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ProfessionalChestertons takes its charitable work to another level
Towards the end of last year, agent Chestertons announced a formal partnership with homeless charity St Mungo’s, with a commitment to raise at least £25,000 through various fundraising initiatives.
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ProfessionalStudy suggests small-scale interventions are not enough to revive the high street
The report recommends that town centres will benefit from conversion of some retail stock to more sustainable uses.
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ProfessionalGlobal companies ramp up local appeal
More and more often, companies want their office spaces to convey not only their brand identity but the local area as well.
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ProfessionalQ&A: Yolande Barnes on the regeneration of England’s most run-down council estates
Following David Cameron’s pledge to regenerate 100 council estates, Savills’ Yolande Barnes talks about the new approach
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ProfessionalConsensus gathers around plans to reform troubled Community Infrastructure Levy
Nearly eight years after the last Labour government introduced the CIL, the system still isn’t working.
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OnlineCouncils and businesses face £1.1bn floods cost
Councils and businesses could have to pay up to £1.1bn in economic losses as a result of Storms Eva and Desmond, research by PWC has suggested.
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ProfessionalHow to comply with the Modern Slavery Act 2015
The government set out in its manifesto that it wishes to prevent modern slavery.
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ProfessionalGovernment guidance sets out relaxations to green-belt rules
A consultation paper published in December outlines two key changes to the NPPF.
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ProfessionalLessons from the courts: the key 2015 legal cases in property
The courts have dealt with an array of real estate cases in the last 12 months. Here is a round-up of the most important decisions
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ProfessionalBusiness values should be at heart of office design
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