All articles by Mark Jansen – Page 3
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Professional
Forever England?
A new bill will set in stone English Heritage’s wide-ranging power to list historic buildings.
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Professional
Ackerman wins court case over £14m property buy
Judge accuses vendor of fabricating document to claim he was owed extra payments
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Professional
Give landlords cash to cut carbon, government told
Select committee of MPs, LandSecs’ Salway and Sir David King recommend incentive scheme
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Online
Give cash rewards to cut carbon, government told
The government should introduce cash incentives to improve the energy efficiency of Britain’s commercial buildings, a committee of MPs has concluded.
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Markets
Reclaim the streets
The car will no longer be king and shoppers will at last get a high street under St Modwen’s plans to regenerate Skelmersdale.
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Professional
Heritage bill ‘will make life impossible’
New buildings in conservation areas must ‘benefit the area’ for consent
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Professional
LandSecs and Fladgate in court battle
Law firm Fladgate has gone to court to halt a 316,000 sq ft scheme on its doorstep – and Land Securities has hit back with a £10m damages claim.
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Online
Boris pledges 50,000 new London homes by 2011
London’s new mayor insisted last night that he would build 50,000 affordable homes in London within three years.
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Online
Legal & General pushes sustainable agenda
Legal & General Property is to send 40 of its fund managers and ‘decision makers’ on a course to learn about sustainability and its potential impact on property values.
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Online
Victory for Ashford green scheme
Zed Homes has won its planning appeal to build a green housing scheme of more than 1,000 apartments in the centre of Ashford, Kent.
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Professional
Johnson’s change of plan
London mayor Boris Johnson’s planning policies are a radical departure from those of his predecessor.
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Professional
Bunker mentality
Think Big and Kick Ass is the title of Donald Trump’s latest self-help book. It also sums up his approach to property development.
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Professional
Industry applauds planning bill progress
Independent planning commission part of proposals to overhaul system
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Professional
LandSecs in its Elements with launch of radical green lease
Tenants at Scots retail scheme sign up for lease that puts environment before costs
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Professional
Britain’s 20 greenest buildings
From 600,000 sq ft City of London skyscrapers to primary school playgrounds, the future is green.
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Professional
Rating revaluation ‘ignores empty rates’
Occupiers tell RICS conference 2010 assessment will be inflated
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Professional
BCO may slash carbon emissions by turning up heat
Council considers raising temperature recommendations to save energy
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Professional
Property faces growing burden of energy certificates
Both UK and European governments consult on tougher, wider-reaching measures
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Professional
Reward the landlord
The property industry agrees that the only way to incentivise owners to ‘green’ buildings is to offer tax breaks. Mark Jansen reports
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News
Occupiers hesitate over signing green leases
Despite the right mindset, occupiers are slow to commit, reveals Hermes