All articles by Mark Jansen – Page 11
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Pearl takes a shine to Shaftesbury
Private property investor David Pearl said today he was interested in bidding for Shaftesbury, the quoted West End property specialist, which owns large parts of London’s Chinatown
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Walkie Talkie 'is not green'
English Heritage has attacked the environmental credentials of the Land Securities ‘Walkie Talkie’ tower in the City of London on the first day of the public inquiry into the development.
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Walkie-talkie over and out?
A public inquiry opens next week into a Land Securities tower.
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Rights-of-light payouts hit new high
High Court judge says developer must compensate with a third of its profits
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One man and his dogs
Sniffer dogs are the latest venture for property entrepreneur Harvey Soning.
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Securities alert
Valuers need to get to grips with commercial mortgage-backed securities.
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‘No win, no fee’ agent loses court battle
Occupier wins four-year rating dispute after signing ‘badly drafted’ contract
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Carbon under fire
A consulting engineer launched a carbon offsetting service for developers and occupiers at the Shed Show this week.
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All together now...
The government is cajoling county and district councils into mergers, which could lead to widespread property disposals. Mark Jansen reports
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Seen to be green
Everybody’s jumping on the green bandwagon. Mark Jansen and the Carbon Trust rate the policies of the top 11 agencies
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Glasgow council to outsource control of its 475 buildings
City council plans 50% cut in office occupation as part of an extensive reorganisation
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One-way street
Councils are increasingly taking developers’ cash with no obligation to invest it. Mark Jansen reports on unilateral undertakings.
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MPs and green lobby slam climate change policy
Objections mount over planning statement’s failure to give councils more power over developers
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Adding insult to injury
Landlords and property managers face an avalanche of compensation claims as more people try to cash in on their injuries.
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Sinking funds
A cash crisis has led Reading University to appeal to alumni in a bid to fund a world-class real estate department.
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Stricter planning controls in flood risk areas
New rules kick in on compulsory Environment Agency consultation
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Brown eliminates key tax avoidance techniques
Chancellor outlaws three most popular ways to avoid Stamp Duty Land Tax
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Al-fayeds feud
Harrods owner Mohamed Al-Fayed is heading for the Lands Tribunal in a multi-million pound dispute about his annual rates bill.
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Public finance initiative
Nine north-east councils may be on the verge of selling billions of pounds of property into a partnership with the private sector.