All articles by Mark Jansen – Page 15
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ProfessionalPlanning’s ancien regime
Old, retired councillors who are out of touch with society’s needs are dominating development, claim their opponents. Photographs by Dominik Gigler
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ProfessionalREFORM or RUIN
Over the next two months members of the RICS will have their say on a package of radical reforms. Without these changes, claims chief executive Louis Armstrong, the future of the Institution is at risk from government regulation. Over the next four pages we debate the key proposals and ask ...
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Professional
Hermes invites bids for portfolio management
Fund manager reviews structure of £6.8bn property portfolio
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ProfessionalFlying into danger
Developers want to build towers that rise into protected airspace, but airports have serious concerns over passenger safety.
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ProfessionalGive me the power...
...to call in planning applications, so I can grant permission as well as refuse it, to be more involved in the negotiation of section 106 agreements, to set building regulations for London to promote my environmental objectives, to take responsibility for spatial planning of public services, especially schools and waste ...
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LandSecs settles Midtown rights-to-light dispute
Owner of neighbouring building attacks lack of clarity in rights-to-light compensation
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ProfessionalRoom for debate
The IPD’s Lease Events Review 2005 suggests that valuers are overestimating the likelihood of properties falling vacant.
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ProfessionalThe price of sustainability
Fund managers are waking up to the impact of incoming environmental legislation on property values.
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ProfessionalBeetham appeals against Brighton tower rejection
Developer argues that site is suitable for 42-storey tower of ‘exceptional architectural quality’
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ProfessionalClosing the floodgates
New planning rules are being considered to guard against the risk of flooding, but there are fears that more regulation will unnecessarily hinder development.
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ProfessionalDeclaration of Wright
‘At MIPIM he’s like god’ is how Hammerson construction chief Geoff Wright was described in our Professional + legal ‘Power list’. Mark Jansen met him
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RICS to establish ‘community’ for public sector members
Working group looks at how institution can meet needs of ‘overlooked’ surveyors
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ProfessionalBusinesses step up protests over Olympic relocations
Protest group claims LDA has offered unfair terms as it attempts to clear site for games
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ProfessionalThe power list
Over the next seven pages, Mark Jansen, Mark Shepherd and Ettie Neil-Gallacher reveal the findings of a poll they have conducted to find the property industry’s 50 most influential professional and legal figures. Illustration by Ed McLachlan
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ProfessionalMaterial gains
The RICS has launched a professional qualification that will allow building surveyors to inspect properties for asbestos.
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ProfessionalMaximum security
Safeguarding against terrorism is a top priority for the property industry. Ettie Neil-Gallacher reports below on the role of property managers. On p67 Mark Jansen looks at the importance of building design
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ProfessionalDesign and protect
The London bombings have created new fears over terrorism, and have put the use of building design to minimise the impact of a bomb under close scrutiny.
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New JLL team to focus on occupiers
Former Trench Farrow man to head specialist project management division
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Loosening the belt
England’s green belt is 50 years old, but MPs claim the government is bending the rules to build more housing.
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ProfessionalTrue confessions
From 2 August, the government will force property buyers and tax advisers to divulge their Stamp Duty Land Tax avoidance schemes.
