All Professional comment articles – Page 11
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ProfessionalWhat approach should be taken if trespassers occupy your property?
There has been a significant rise in vacant commercial units since the start of the pandemic, leaving many properties vulnerable to trespassers.
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How will consultant salary hikes affect development costs?
Recent salary surveys are predicting large hikes for consultants due to pent-up demand during the pandemic.
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How can employers support menopausal women at work?
Businesses can take practical steps to support and retain the fastest-growing demographic in the workforce.
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Building a positive contribution
As towns and cities come back to life post pandemic, there is a growing need to rethink workplace buildings to better prepare them for the major challenges currently facing the real estate sector.
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BTR offers a shared experience
Home ownership is in the government’s DNA, many of its policies specifically designed to encourage people to buy their own homes.
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People have stuck with London
It has been well over a year since the prime minister announced the first lockdown in March 2020 and we are edging ever closer to the total end of restrictions later this month.
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Wall of money needs a home
“There’s a wall of money looking for a home,” a financier told me after one in a flurry of recent private equity-funded acquisitions. Where better a home for these billions than in, well, homes?
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Planning reforms could fall short
While the focus of the Planning White Paper is on housing delivery, two areas where reforms are also needed if we are to deliver the cities and developments of the future are logistics and the role of data.
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What opportunities does the public sector offer as a career?
Covid-19 has fundamentally changed the way we need to plan and adapt our cities, our neighbourhoods and our buildings. The pandemic has revealed new expectations for where people would like to live and what types of amenities should be within walking distance.
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There is black hole of unpaid rent
The government created legislation and guidance for businesses during the pandemic, attempting to protect the economy. It is now consulting on the best way to withdraw or replace the restrictions on evictions and arrears recovery.
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Why nearshoring is so beneficial
When giant automotive supplier Robert Bosch opened a €1bn chip plant in Germany close to the Sirius Business Park in Dresden last month, it was hailed as a triumph for nearshoring – the opposite of the trend towards globalisation that has driven world economies in the 21 st century. ...
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Can special-purpose vehicle leases be used to avoid empty rates?
The recent Supreme Court judgment in Hurstwood Properties v Rossendale Borough Council has clarified that the burden of paying empty rates should fall on the person who has the practical ability to bring unoccupied property back into use.
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Art brings joy to our public spaces
Writing this on one of the longest (and hottest) days of the year, I can finally say that summer is upon us.
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Science can save empty spaces
With the expectation that many companies will reduce, if not abandon, their office space post pandemic, there is an alternative solution that should be considered when planning the future use of empty commercial buildings – and the answer lies in science.
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Hybrid working puts the future of corporate HQs in the balance
Post Covid, headquarters must be landmark destinations that are worth the commute for employees and visitors.
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Planning places around people
Despite its many guises, a 20-minute neighbourhood is essentially a people-focused way of planning, placing daily activities within a reasonable walking distance from home.
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The importance of visible support for Pride month
I find myself getting frustrated around this time of year (Pride month) at campaigners complaining about so-called ‘rainbow washing’.
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Businesses need economic help
This month, chancellor Rishi Sunak’s business rates holiday extension comes to an end, albeit with a partial continuation benefiting just small businesses. However, ‘Freedom Day’ has now been postponed, social distancing continues and some sectors are still unable to open.
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How can the industry best protect businesses from rogue agents?
The number of rogue ratings surveyors is on the rise. This is not a new problem. For years, businesses have been prey to cowboy elements in the industry who claim they can achieve massive business rates reductions, demand fees upfront and then often disappear without trace.
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What is the best way to improve the HS2 compensation regime?
Anyone who has claimed compensation for HS2 blight will know that it is a process that feels like 12 rounds of boxing, even for the initiated in property. Agreeing valuations and the quantum that should flow can be painfully long-winded.
