All Professional comment articles – Page 8
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What is the process for evicting a residential long-leaseholder?
Evicting a residential long leaseholder for breaching their lease is, quite rightly, a court-heavy, cumbersome process and one that too often freeholders and managing agents are not keen to embark on.
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Green growth remains essential
The UK finishes its year-long presidency of COP26 in a different position to how it began.
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Digital tools cut the fire safety risk
A persistent lackadaisical approach to the quality and competence of fire inspections is putting residents’ lives at risk.
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How will the expiry of the Covid rent arrears scheme affect landlords?
The six-month window for referrals into the government’s Covid rent arrears arbitration scheme concluded on 24 September 2022, marking the end of the restrictions on landlords taking enforcement action.
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The market should set mast rents
How much is your local cricket pitch, church roof or bowling green worth to you? Or your children, grandparents or neighbours?
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What would make public spaces more accessible and inclusive?
As a wheelchair user who travels widely for business, I have first-hand experience of how difficult it is to find accessible accommodation.
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Planning needs less red tape
Having adaptable space and a business nimble enough to change quickly is paramount in the post-pandemic environment. However, adapting properties is no small – or quick – undertaking and there are significant administrative hurdles to overcome.
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The private sector can aid councils
A summer of discontent for local planning authorities (LPAs) saw officers at Portsmouth and Bournemouth councils self-imposing ‘lockdowns’ to tackle planning application backlogs.
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Let’s look to the next generation
‘The future of the industry is in good hands’ has become the standard response from the judging panel for the Women in Property National Student Awards.
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Energy costs and rental markets
Residential rents, currently at record-high levels, are predicted to increase.
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What role can planning play in the delivery of net zero carbon?
For those of us who have studied the Brundtland Report 1987, we know that the heart of sustainable development is real estate and the planning system.
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How can property industry best achieve decarbonisation of heat?
Following the launch of the UK’s Net Zero Strategy, it has been a busy year for consultants in this space, with more than 3,500 companies now signed up to the Science-Based Targets initiative.
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Is a stamp duty cut enough to give the housing market a boost?
Critics say move will push up house prices in short term, but inflation and rate rises may limit long-term impact.
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Politics is delaying development
The greatest obstacle on the road from land promotion to development is politics.
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Plan now for net zero deadlines
The government has committed to a 78% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2035, with stringent new domestic and commercial energy efficiency standards introduced to meet those targets.
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How can companies best meet data protection requirements?
Far too few real estate companies take data protection seriously – and when they do, it is often with a pinch of salt.
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What do latest judgements mean for the recovery of Covid rent arrears?
Property lawyers and landlords alike have been following the cases of Bank of New York Mellon (International) v Cine-UK and London Trocadero (2015) v Picturehouse Cinemas with trepidation over recent months.
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ESG moves up the agenda to become a cost-saving measure
Ongoing energy crisis has heightened the importance of energy efficiency and sustainability measures.
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Nutrient neutrality in the north
Following guidance from Natural England, many property developments have come to a grinding halt to maintain nutrient neutrality, which developers and local authorities (LAs) in the north are not prepared for.