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All Professional articles – Page 2
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ProfessionalPrepare for negligence claims
The Building Safety (Leaseholder Protections etc) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 were passed on 20 July – almost identically named to regulations passed in February 2023 but with an added ‘etc’.
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ProfessionalLandlords and EV charging point operators need mutually fair leases
Electric vehicle (EV) charging points are appearing in retail parks, hospital car parks and all kinds of commercial premises across the country to help facilitate the transition to electric motoring, although some say the installation growth still needs to be faster.
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ProfessionalPrepare for economic crime laws
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill, which is making its way through Parliament, is the latest in a range of measures by the government to clamp down on economic crime.
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Professional‘Greening’ of offices and cities is important for sustainability
Green walls, urban forests and biophilic features can be vital in enhancing workplace health and wellbeing.
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ProfessionalAppeal court clarifies mast rights
The Court of Appeal has overturned the decision of the Upper Tribunal in the case of Vodafone v Gencomp (No. 7) and AP Wireless II (UK).
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ProfessionalQ&A: Five minutes with Alan Ryall, joint managing director at advisory firm Watling Real Estate
Alan Ryall, joint managing director at advisory firm Watling Real Estate, on how he got started in property, his top book and podcast picks, how he’d spend one million pounds and his number-one travel destination.
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ProfessionalTwo-staircase rule rocks industry
In a pivotal moment for the construction and development industry, mayor of London Sadiq Khan announced in February a regulation that is set to redefine the capital’s skyline: all new residential buildings over 30m must now include a second staircase.
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ProfessionalWhat can we learn from recent court judgments on demolition?
The law on demolishing a building is not as straightforward as it might seem. After a flurry of court cases on demolition, it is a good time to look at what we can learn from recent judgments and recap how to flatten a site without being bulldozed by the law. ...
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ProfessionalQ&A: Five minutes with Natasha Guerra, chief executive of co-working and flexible workspace manager Runway East
Natasha Guerra, chief executive of co-working and flexible workspace manager Runway East, on how she got started in property, her favourite book and album picks, and the superpower she wishes she had.
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ProfessionalPlanning certainty trumps beauty
The importance of beauty in planning came to the fore in April, when housing secretary Michael Gove called in and subsequently refused planning permission for a 165-home development by Berkeley Homes in Cranbrook, Kent.
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ProfessionalCollaboration key to life sciences
As an architect, my focus is on collaboration, flexibility and the creation of healthy spaces that will attract talent and contribute positively to the environment.
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ProfessionalQ&A: Five minutes with Kathryn Cooling, associate in the property disputes team at RWK Goodman
Kathryn Cooling, associate in the property disputes team at RWK Goodman, on how she got started in property, her favourite film and book picks, her best and worst purchases and the figure she’d like to meet.
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ProfessionalESG in real estate: reliable data and standardised frameworks critical to accurate reporting and longer-term success
It is increasingly acknowledged that for progress to be made in ESG practices, the real estate sector must take it seriously. With real estate thought to be responsible for around 40% of global emissions and energy consumption, sustainability within the sector is key to the UK meeting its ESG targets.
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ProfessionalHomes England put under the microscope amid new review
Wide-reaching review of the body’s operations will assess whether it is meeting targets set by government.
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ProfessionalProposed Placemaking Matrix raises concerns over viability
Ofsted-style ratings for new schemes could burden developers and clash with current planning regulations.
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ProfessionalQ&A: Five minutes with Leona Briggs, partner and head of real estate litigation at Osborne Clarke
Leona Briggs, partner and head of real estate litigation at law firm Osborne Clarke, on how she got started in the property sector, her top book and music recommendations and what she would do with a million pounds.
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ProfessionalHow can sustainability concerns affect lease renewal provisions?
‘Sustainability’ is the buzzword of 2023. A recent case, however, demonstrated the tension that can exist when regulations impose duties on the landlord who, to ensure compliance, tried to impose corresponding duties on a tenant on renewal under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, but where the tenant opposed.
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ProfessionalQ&A: Five minutes with Ed Hutchinson, managing director of developer HBD
Ed Hutchinson, managing director of developer HBD, on how he got started in the property industry, his top book and music picks, the superpower he wishes he had and his number-one travel destination.
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ProfessionalHow Pizza Express got burned by business interruption insurance
UK restaurant chain Pizza Express was seeking to claim approximately £260m in losses relating to the closure of its stores during the Covid-19 pandemic under its business interruption insurance (BII) policy.
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ProfessionalWhere do compromises between conservation and retrofit lie?
While I have deep respect and love for heritage buildings that have stood for hundreds of years, we now live in a world in which the climate emergency defines our every move. Existing buildings we choose to keep need to be made more energy efficient, and in many cases the ...
