All Professional comment articles – Page 2
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ProfessionalResi developments can improve sustainability and inequality
A council-owned developer’s Croydon housing design competition has been won by Jas Bhalla Architects’ ‘Parade Living’.
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What can employees do about ageist comments at work?
“Since I turned 60, one of my colleagues has referred to me as ‘grandad’ and has made other comments about my age to suggest I’m not up to the job. It’s really starting to undermine my confidence and I’m worried about losing my job. What can I do about it?” ...
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Don’t let rights of light cast a shadow over your development
Just after UK-wide lockdown in March 2020, the High Court issued an important decision for developers in respect of rights of light.
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Planning reforms welcome but disappointing for BTR sector
The Planning for the Future white paper is an ambitious attempt by the government to revolutionise the planning system.
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A new generation of industry starters rise to the challenge
While early-career prospects have been dented by Covid-19, recent graduates are adapting to the new normal.
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Despite government advice, caution still remains
Despite the government urging workers to return to their workplaces, a recently published survey found staff in the UK are more sceptical about returning to their offices than workers in France, Germany, Italy and Spain.
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The future of planning needs present action
The opportunities exist now to progress schemes before legislative changes.
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Remote working but remaining local
Now work is being shared between home and office locations, there will be an effect on the way we interact with people at each place and the hospitality venues around them.
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English planning system open to misconduct and corruption
New report highlights a lack of oversight and conflicts of interest along with recommendations to tackle the issue.
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What does new RICS code for leasing mean for developers?
The new RICS code for leasing business premises 2020 has generated a lot of publicity aimed at landlords and tenants. But what does the code mean for developers?
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What will changes to use classes mean for traditional high streets?
From 1 September 2020, the government is changing the categories of use in the Use Classes Order. The purpose is to better reflect the diversity of uses on high streets and in town centres.
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Case study reveals the pros and cons of being furloughed
Women in Property looks at how employers can support staff to develop skills and undertake training.
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Radical answers to planning problems
The UK government is unleashing plans to extend permitted development rights (PDR) through reforms to the use classes order, offering building owners and real estate developers the opportunity to change uses without making a full planning application.
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CVAs: what are the options for landlords?
It is, of course, a tough time for businesses everywhere, but landlords in particular continue to be on the receiving end of bad news, especially with the increasing number of high-profile casual dining and retail company voluntary arrangements (CVAs) that we are currently seeing.
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Don’t wait for the ‘new normal’ to support the next generation
With job losses here, budget cuts there and economic uncertainty all around, the post-Covid outlook is tough.
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To CVA or not to CVA?
Even before the devasting effects on businesses of the coronavirus, it is fair to say the restaurant and leisure sector had already experienced more than its share of problems over the past few years.
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Planning for the future
The government’s latest steps in reorganising the planning system to accelerate delivery was heralded earlier this week, followed by more detail in its newly published planning reform paper.
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How can commercial landlords adapt their properties to meet the demand for cycling facilities, such as bicycle storage?
With those returning to their offices after lockdown keen to avoid public transport, the number of people cycling to work is set to increase exponentially.
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What does the government’s report on planning say?
The publication of the government think tank’s report ’Rethinking the Planning System for the 21 st Century’ set out its recommendations for an overhaul of the UK planning system.
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Fighting the fear
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself,” or so wrote Franklin D Roosevelt as the 1930s Depression reached its zenith in the US.
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