All articles by Mark Jansen – Page 8
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Professional
English Partnerships wins Lime Street station battle
But development partner abandons plans for 27-storey mixed-use tower
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Professional
The winner takes it all
The battle for control of a prime development site reaches its climax next week.
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Online
Ritz 'salesman' exposed
A property investor was conned into paying a £1m deposit to a man posing as a property trader who claimed to have secured a deal to buy the Ritz Hotel from the Barclay Brothers for just £200m.
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Professional
Housebuilder loses squatter compensation claim
European Court of Human Rights quashes Oxfordshire-based JA Pye’s attempt to sue government
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Professional
Class of 2004 reunited
Mark Jansen revisits 10 young surveyors first picked by Property Week three years into their careers.
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Professional
Social insecurity
Housebuilders are unhappy with councils’ requirements for them to provide an increased quota of ‘social rented’ affordable housing.
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News
Piano in play for Paddington scheme
Council has mixed-use plans for school site near Edgware Road
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Professional
Developers: act now for right to control planning appeals
BPF-condemned proposal for improved appeals system to close on 17 August
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Professional
Studies in green
Academic training for young surveyors is becoming increasingly Green. Universities across the UK are adding environmental modules to their courses in response to new legislation in planning and construction, which demands that properties become more sustainable. New career opportunities are also opening up for surveyors with an interest in the ...
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Markets
Developers braced for wave of planning opposition
Councils likely to seek cash for future flood defences from section 106 agreements
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News
Goodman out as Solihull tightens belt
Council throws out business park extension on green belt land
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Professional
Breeam must be tougher if it is to lead the world
A shake-up of the green assessment scheme is long overdue
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Professional
RICS looks forward to an Indian summer
Institution to open office in Mumbai as Indian economy soars
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Professional
Accredit where it’s due
The British Property Foundation hopes a landlord accreditation scheme launched this week will raise the profile of the commercial lease code.
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Professional
Death toll on construction sites surges by a quarter
Health and Safety Executive figures show number of workers killed rises after 2006’s record low
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News
Blears says yes to ‘Walkie-Talkie’ tower
Land Securities’ City of London scheme granted permission after inquiry
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Professional
Battle lines
The government faces fresh calls to ban development near overhead power lines.
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Online
LandSecs wins walkie talkie green light
Land Securities has won permission for its 39 storey ‘walkie talkie’ tower at 20 Fenchurch Street in the City of London.
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Professional
Green king
Mark Jansen talks to the UK Green Building Council’s new chief executive, Paul King, about his ambitions and plans for the next 12 months
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Professional
Valuation Office beats Harrods in rates row
Knightsbridge retailer’s £1.4m-a-year reduction falls far short of its claim