All Legal articles – Page 28
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ProfessionalAffordable housing ruling may bring big problems for developers
Developers are in a quandary after the High Court quashed small sites affordable housing exemption and vacant building credit.
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ProfessionalOffice occupiers: are you being served?
Property management is lagging behind when it comes to customer service.
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ProfessionalConservatives’ untrailed policy shift stuns the built environment lobby
The government appears to have abandoned its commitment to the zero-carbon standard and Green Deal.
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ProfessionalWhy localism has exacerbated the housing crisis in Britain
Localism is an expression of the democratic ideal and we Brits value democracy. But is localism delivering the benefits to the public that were hoped? I doubt it. So what’s the problem and what needs changing?
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OnlineDeloitte duo launch new firm
Former Deloitte duo Miles Keeping and Jon Lovell have formed a new company to offer consultancy and training support across environmental policy, risk management and investment.
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ProfessionalCommunity Infrastructure Levy puts a damper on delivery of affordable housing
A new report from JLL shows a fall in the delivery of affordable homes in local authority areas where the CIL has been introduced.
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ProfessionalProject brings urban environment to life for students
At the end of last year, the Urban Land Institute (ULI) UK ran a pilot scheme looking to introduce sixth-form pupils to the various disciplines that make up the built environment industry.
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ProfessionalDevelopers in limbo after government delays office-to-resi PDR extension
Delay to extending permitted development rights comes as councils fast-track mitigating measures.
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ProfessionalBusinesses risk a last-minute scramble to comply with EU energy audit
It’s been open for business since 1 January, but so far little more than tumbleweed has blown through the portal for companies to submit their notifications under the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS).
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ProfessionalBusinesses prove slow to get involved in planning process
‘An arch-Nimby charter’ is the way many property industry figures saw neighbourhood plans when they were first mooted by the coalition government.
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ProfessionalFlood and drought: the UK is increasingly at risk of extreme weather
As the 2013-14 floods in the UK demonstrated, the consequences of extreme weather events can be severe, both in human and economic terms.
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ProfessionalPredicting the effects of Conservative election pledges
The re-election of the Conservative Government has enabled us to forecast with a little more certainty what the coming years hold for employers in the property industry.
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ProfessionalTaking a different path into working in property
DTZ is rolling out schemes such as internships and apprenticeships to improve diversity within its business.
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ProfessionalLoosening the green belt: a challenge no politician wants to take on
With the UK in desperate need of new housing, it is time for a proper debate on green-belt development?
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ProfessionalThe real and present danger of cyber-attack
It is widely held within the property and construction sector that cyber security, while an issue, is not a high priority for spend.
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OnlineAgents team up to help improve green performance of buildings
Ten leading managing agents will share best practice to improve the sustainability of buildings when they are in use.
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ProfessionalWe must be aware of unconscious bias at work
One research finding that the Association of Women in Property (WiP) has enjoyed relaying came from the University of Illinois last year.
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ProfessionalProject aims to ensure asset managers are switched on to climate change risk
Most now seem to agree with the collective wisdom of the world’s scientists that climate change presents a real threat to the world’s future.
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ProfessionalGetting to grips with the ‘productivity puzzle’
It barely featured in the election campaign, but the UK’s productivity problem has now seemingly become public enemy number one.
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ProfessionalIndustry leaders fear housebuilding may drop down government’s agenda
Housing has risen to the top of the political agenda recently and it is also an issue that is increasingly talked about, not just in the property industry - as is to be expected - but in the business community at large.
