Professional Comment and Legal Views – Page 2
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Are hotels in scope of new levy?
Government consultation invites views on which buildings will be excluded under Building Safety Levy.
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Q&A: Five minutes with Victoria Du Croz
The partner and head of planning at law firm Forsters on how she got started in property, her favourite destination, her top book and album recommendations and the celebrity she would most like to meet.
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Clarifying building safety costs
Judgment in Triathlon case sets out important legal principles for remediation contribution orders.
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Q&A: Five minutes with Alex Matthews
The head of build to rent at Harris Associates on how he got started in the property industry, his top book and song picks, his favourite destination and the most ridiculous fact he knows.
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Q&A: Five minutes with Rachel Basha-Franklin
The founder and managing director of interior design and architecture practice Basha-Franklin on how she got started in the industry, how she would spend £1m and her favourite destinations.
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Another way to provide flexible workspace
Management agreements have the potential to deliver greater long-term income returns to landlords.
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Q&A: Five minutes with Be First’s Caroline Harper
The deputy managing director of Barking and Dagenham Council’s regeneration company Be First on how she got started in property, her top book and podcast picks and her favourite destination.
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Q&A: Five minutes with Bruton Knowles' Gillian Froud
Bruton Knowles’ head of utilities and infrastructure, south, on how she got started in the property industry, her top book and album picks and her favourite destination.
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Offices join the upcycling trend
Occupiers are seeing the financial and environmental benefits of reusing office elements in new designs.
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Legislation changes to look out for in 2024
Business owners and HR teams must get to grips with several new employment law changes this year.
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Q&A: Five minutes with MiddleCap’s Liam Dillon
The development manager on how he got started in the property industry, his favourite television and radio shows and the most ridiculous fact he knows.
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A collaborative approach to housing delivery is possible
A well-informed approach to housing delivery has the potential to reform attitudes to UK housebuilding.
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Q&A: Five minutes with Alex Thorpe, senior development manager at developer CO—RE
Alex Thorpe, senior development manager at developer CO—RE, on how she got started in property, her top book and song picks, the celebrity she’d most like to meet and her number-one travel destination.
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Q&A: Five minutes with James Child, associate director in CBRE’s UK development advisory team in Leeds
James Child, associate director in CBRE’s UK development advisory team in Leeds, on his favourite TV and podcast picks, his number-one travel destination and what he would do with a million pounds.
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Scaling back construction waste
While the sector seeks to play its part in tackling climate change by delivering more efficient buildings, there has also been much talk of bringing about greater circularity around how we consider construction materials.
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Managing overage agreements
Throughout this year, we have been dealing with a significant number of ‘overage’ agreements, which essentially enable a land seller to share in any value increase once a sale has been completed.
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What can we do to increase uptake of rooftop solar on city buildings?
Renewable energy generation has an important role to play in achieving net zero by 2050. There is a particular spotlight on solar, with the government targeting an increase in solar capacity to 70 gigawatts by 2035.
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Is the prioritisation of brownfield over greenfield land misguided?
The ambition to prioritise brownfield over greenfield has challenged everyone involved in development, causing delivery to become slower, less effective and more politically toxic.
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Is solar a threat to food security?
Whatever the wording of any ‘food security’ clause in a revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), it is unlikely to bring practical change and may not achieve the desired effect of slowing the pace of solar farm development or controlling where they emerge.
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Q&A: Five minutes with Clara Carnot, senior associate at Chris Dyson Architects
Clara Carnot, senior associate at Chris Dyson Architects, on how she got started in property, her top film and book recommendations, her number-one travel destination and the most ridiculous fact she knows.