All Legal articles – Page 30
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ProfessionalBRE to focus on making buildings more resilient to flooding
A new programme will also examine wind effects and overheating in buildings.
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ProfessionalEasing the pain of a sick workforce
A scheme that aims to address the issue of absence from work is clearly good news, but will it survive the election?
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ProfessionalTitan valuation judgment is a wake-up call for commercial property
A landmark case in the commercial property sector looks certain to have an impact on the valuation, lending and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) markets for years to come.
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ProfessionalNew online system aims to bring conveyancing into the 21st century
As anyone who has ever bought or sold a home knows, the conveyancing system in England can be a frustrating business.
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‘Gardens in the sky’ residents fight for listed status
It is perhaps a sad indictment of the planning system that it is only when buildings are perceived to be under threat that their architectural and historic merits come to the fore.
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ProfessionalProperty is well suited to employee shareholders
Employees are buying shares in their employer in exchange for reduced employment law rights.
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ProfessionalRethinking business rates policy will create a brighter future
The only thing louder than the Travis Perkins construction site where George Osborne turned up a day after the Budget, was the frenzy over the chancellor’s launch of a “radical” revamp of business rates.
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ProfessionalJLL aims to raise sustainability bar and Build for Tomorrow
Guy Grainger and Mark Stupples from JLL discuss culture change at the firm.
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ProfessionalLabour proposal could get large-scale housebuilding underway
For any developer that has experienced months of work undone by local political pressures, or suffered delay over planning permission, a Labour proposal to kick-start large-scale housebuilding sounds, at least at first glance, like the solution to all of their woes.
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ProfessionalProperty faces challenges from fourth industrial revolution
The UK risks falling behind other developed economies in the race to ensure its manufacturing and industrial space is geared up for the high-tech future, experts have warned.
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ProfessionalGuiding growth from the bottom up: inside neighbourhood planning support
Stuart Woodin discusses Aecom’s work supporting neighbourhood planning.
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ProfessionalChanges to insolvency rules mean better transparency for landlords
On 3 March, new rules were laid before parliament that will require insolvency practitioners in England and Wales to provide upfront summaries of the estimated costs, together with details of the intended work and likely timescale, arising from their appointment. Changes to these estimates will require the consent of creditors.
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ProfessionalGovernment tells small retailers not to pay under-fire rates relief firm
Rochdale retailers have complained about RVA Surveyors to MP Simon Danczuk.
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ProfessionalLend Lease and Stonewall build acceptance on site
Lend Lease is running a campaign to make property more gay-friendly.
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OnlineSalary survey shows 61% enjoyed pay boost
Nearly two thirds of property professionals received a pay rise this year, according to the annual RICS and Macdonald Company salary survey.
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ProfessionalHow shared parental leave works
This spring’s latest arrival is shared parental leave, a new statutory right intended to give parents flexibility in how they care for their child during the first year of its life.
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ProfessionalWhy squatters are moving into commercial buildings – and how to get rid of them
Squatters are seeing their rights being reduced, but they are causing increasing problems for owners of industrial units.
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Professional
Ten tax tips to benefit your business – whatever the Budget says
All eyes will be on tax when this month’s Budget is announced. Some fear the chancellor will introduce changes to Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) on commercial property, after making sweeping alterations to residential in last year’s Autumn Statement.
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ProfessionalThe green belt must be used to help tackle housing shortage
As the general election approaches, attention is focusing on whether a new government will be prepared to tackle the housing shortage.
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InsightSalary Survey 2015: Strong growth in pay but increasing gender gap
Property professionals have enjoyed strong salary growth for the second consecutive year. But there are worrying signs of a growing gender gap.
