All Professional comment articles – Page 13
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ProfessionalWorkplaces should foster team spirit and collaboration
Employers will need to offer more than a pre-pandemic approach to offices to attract and retain talent.
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ProfessionalPutting diversity on the agenda
Property has long been considered a laggard in terms of diversity and inclusion. But it isn’t just property. Stonewall’s LGBT in Britain – Work Report found that almost 20% of LGBT people said they were discriminated against because of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity while trying to get a ...
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ProfessionalEnvisioning ‘spaces’, not ‘places’
The narrative of the ‘dying high street’ both pre- and post-pandemic has often been over-hyped and overstated.
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ProfessionalDo new conveyancing forms offer hope for trapped leaseholders?
Recently published, the updated versions of the LPE1 (Leasehold Property Enquiries), LPE2 (Consumer Summary) and FME1 (Freehold Management Enquiries) forms go live on 11 January 2022 and include several additions that will benefit property managers and those buying and selling leasehold properties.
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ProfessionalHelping to bring life to empty units
Our high streets and shopping centres are visual testament to property sector difficulties. Whatever the reason may be – shopping shifting to digital, pandemic-reduced footfall, Brexit uncertainty – empty commercial gaps present themselves as the public face of a troubling time for landlords.
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ProfessionalThe Domestic Building Works Bill: a sign of things to come?
In November, the Domestic Building Works (Consumer Protection) Bill was withdrawn from parliament.
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ProfessionalUpswing in corporate flex interest could spark ‘turf war’
Corporate flex space occupation boom could sow tensions between flex operators and traditional landlords.
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ProfessionalThe pros and cons of retrofitting
Approximately 80% of current buildings will still be here in 2050, when the UK government expects to reach net zero emissions.
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ProfessionalCharge points key for EV take-up
From 2030, no new purely petrol or diesel cars will be sold in the UK, with only 100% electric vehicles (EVs) to be sold post-2035. However, the availability of charging points, especially in non-urban areas, remains a concern for buyers.
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ProfessionalWhat will AI and automation mean for legal transaction processes?
After the last unpredictable 18 months, we wanted to spend some time talking to senior commercial real estate legal professionals to understand how the industry is faring in embracing digitisation, automation and artificial intelligence in the property transaction process.
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ProfessionalHow will net zero targets affect future residential developments?
The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) was only revised recently, but it has already attracted criticism for not doing enough to promote net zero carbon.
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ProfessionalHigh streets are full of potential
Britain’s high streets have struggled in recent years, with Covid-19 lockdowns adding to the pain initiated by the rise of ecommerce.
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ProfessionalLet’s take a fresh look at timber
After the Tulip was refused planning permission earlier this month, Property Week asked if the era of tall buildings in London was coming to an end.
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ProfessionalLandlords must be ambitious in making buildings accessible
Inclusive spaces not only address the diverse needs of users – they also attract long-term occupiers.
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ProfessionalWhy we need social housing PPPs
Crisis estimates that 200,000 people were living on the streets during 2020. The government acted to prevent a further rise in homelessness through the Everyone In scheme. This was a welcome initiative, but it did not provide the certainty that many individuals living in these temporary forms of housing needed.
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ProfessionalWhat are the outstanding issues with the First Homes scheme?
Time is running out for the government to resolve the issues surrounding First Homes, a new form of affordable housing that applies to the majority of new schemes from 28 December.
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ProfessionalIs the industry waking up to the benefits of dispute resolution?
With nearly three quarters of respondents to a recent survey having encountered disputes or claims specific to Covid-19, it is becoming more common for contracts to add risks associated with Brexit and Covid to the list of outcomes for which the client or developer is not responsible.
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InsightAccessibility is vital in public spaces
With the pandemic having forced us to spend more time at home, many people have re-evaluated the role and value of our public spaces.
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ProfessionalRPDT won’t solve cladding crisis
Chancellor Rishi Sunak recently announced a Residential Property Developer Tax in his autumn Budget. The tax will be introduced from April 2022 and will form a targeted levy enforced at a rate of 4% on profits over £25m a year that arise from residential property development.
