All articles by Mark Jansen
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ProfessionalKilled in our classrooms?
Teacher Gina Lees died after exposure to asbestos. Her husband believes many more workers and students are at risk
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ProfessionalWar on terror
Developers are being coached on how to plan schemes to lessen the impact of terrorist attack
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ProfessionalSanta's Helper
Centre director Richard Belt is preparing Cabot Circus for its first Christmas. Mark Jansen reports
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Tenants win five-year West End lease battle
Cadogan Estate’s claim for ‘hope value’ rejected by Lords
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Government has ‘no idea’ about Community levy cost
Cost of community infrastructure levy ‘depends on local viability’, says senior official
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ProfessionalHell and high water
A growing risk of flooding has blighted development sites across the UK.
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Van de Berg’s Braun denies Wetherspoon fraud claims
No secret deals with property investors, managing director tells High Court
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ProfessionalLights out for sustainability?
Mark Jansen asks whether sustainability and its flagship schemes can survive the recession
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RICS to launch green valuation guidance
Valuers to use best practice paper to assess buildings’ sustainable issues
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Planning process overhaul recommended
Twelve-week deadlines for processing major planning applications should be scrapped in favour of customer satisfaction ratings, according to a review of the planning system published today.
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No win, no fee, no risk
Lawyers and insurers are taking a punt on the cost of property litigation – in exchange for a share of the winnings.
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Safety executive turns up heat in Oval gas test case
HSE tells planning inquiry that new stand should only be used when gas tanks are empty
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OnlineReview doubles Cushman's West End rent to £5.4m
Cushman & Wakefield will have to pay £2.8m a year extra for its European headquarters in London’s West End after a rent review was concluded this week.
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Retail’s rebellion
Landlords stand accused of turning a blind eye to rising service charges. Now retailers are starting to fight back.
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Wetherspoon accuses Van de Berg of ‘fraud’
Pub chain chairman tells High Court former adviser was ‘dishonest’
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ProfessionalQuestioning their values
With the debt crisis creating a transactional void, how are valuers to determine a property’s true worth?
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Scottish & Newcastle wins battle for rent arrears
Lords ruling makes it easier for landlords to collect monies owed by former tenants
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ProfessionalRetail landlords use tricks of the trade to sweat their assets
Retail landlords are pulling out all the stops to maximise income. In the third of our quarterly series on asset management, Mark Jansen discovers that struggling car dealers and photo booths are fair game
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Climate Change Capital revs up £50m green machine
Sustainable property investment vehicle successfully reaches its first close target
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Climate Change Capital revs up £50m green machine
Sustainable property investment vehicle successfully reaches its first close target
