Professional analysis – Page 14
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Professional‘Compulsory Sale Orders’ proposed to tackle Scotland’s derelict property problem
The Scottish Land Commission says the new power could help bring unused and dilapidated sites back into productive use.
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ProfessionalCanary Wharf Group legal battle over Brexit to have far-reaching consequences for landlords and tenants
European Medicines Agency’s landlords stand to lose millions of pounds of rent from tenants moving because of Brexit.
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ProfessionalDamning report on neighbourhood plans calls for overhaul of system
Lack of resources and poor understanding of the system mean that neighbourhood plans are not working, study finds.
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ProfessionalIndustry welcomes Lords report calling for overhaul to unlock potential for offsite manufacturing
Report highlights need for clients, designers and contractors to collaborate if innovative construction technique is to take off in UK.
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ProfessionalCritics concerned about lack of detail in New Town Development Corporation guidance
Some praise the guidelines’ flexibility, but insistence on a ‘case-by-case’ approach raises fears over lack of clarity.
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ProfessionalRetail experts debate ways to make CVAs work for retailers and landlords
As landlords’ discontent about perceived misuse of CVAs by retailers grows, Mitchell Labiak canvasses experts’ opinions on how to reform the system
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ProfessionalCan Altus Group and CVS merger create the best ratings practice ever, as well as the largest?
Robert Hayton and Alex Probyn from Altus Group discuss the purchase of CVS and how it is adjusting to the new appeals system.
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InsightWho will meet cost of replacing cladding?
Critics say measures to remove dangerous material do not make clear who will pay.
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InsightCarbon cities: greening up their act
Manchester and London are setting tougher carbon-reduction targets – but is there a danger that lack of consistency between cities will create confusion?
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ProfessionalCouncils fear Brexit will trigger loss of billions in EIB infrastructure funding
Local Government Association seeks government assurances that it will fill funding gap if EIB stops backing UK projects.
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InsightLetwin finds no evidence of land banking by developers
Absorption rate, infrastructure delays and skills shortage are to blame for slow pace of delivery, says report.
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NewsThe key talking points from Mipim Proptech Europe 2018
New technology will ‘challenge the old world order’ and industry is catching up fast, say Paris delegates.
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OnlineCentre for Cities calls for planners to swap high street shops for offices and resi
City centres across England and Wales are over-dependent on retail, and must swap shops for offices, housing and public space, according to a new think tank report.
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ProfessionalNew Town Development Corporations could prevent ‘political merry-go-round’
The government’s plan to create New Town Development Corporations has met with mixed reactions from the industry.
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ProfessionalIndustry divided on impact of Valuation Office Agency’s new business rates appeal system
VOA sees big dip in appeals as sign that new system is working, but critics say red tape deters genuine objections
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ProfessionalHigh street watches anxiously as supermarkets go to court over business rates on ATMs
Sainsbury’s, Tesco, The Co-Op, and Cardtronics take case against business rates on ATMs to the Court of Appeal.
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NewsFive key takeaways from this year’s BCO Conference
Industry experts discuss topics ranging from diversity in the workplace to advances in technology.
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InsightHigh Court ruling on SPG is 'mixed bag' for developers
Mayor’s office claims the court backed its approach to affordable housing but retirement specialists disagree.
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ProfessionalNew study casts doubt on claims that neighbourhood plans boost housebuilding
Lichfields report finds most neighbourhood plans are not helping to boost housebuilding, but opinion is split on their merit.
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NewsBCO Conference 2018: 'The definition of normal is changing'
The theme of the 2018 BCO conference, which took place this week in Berlin, was diversity and inclusion.
