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All Professional articles – Page 9
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ProfessionalQ&A: Five minutes with Zach Douglas, CEO and co-founder of Orega
Zach Douglas, CEO and co-founder of serviced office provider Orega, on how he got started in property, his top film and album picks, the celebrity he’d most like to meet and the most ridiculous fact he knows.
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ProfessionalHillside has caused a headache
Following the Supreme Court’s decision in the Hillside Parks case (p39, 18.11.22), varying large multi-unit consents may require a replacement application covering the whole site.
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ProfessionalLook to Norway for a green path
Norway usually arouses little global interest – but in relation to its long-term practice of sustainable development, there is much that other countries can learn.
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ProfessionalA little magic can go a long way when creating special spaces
People don’t universally love new places. New developments are typically seen as soulless, manicured or too perfect. This is a particular struggle for areas dominated by corporate offices, where workers ship in and ship out on commuter trains with little reason to engage with the communities around them.
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ProfessionalBSI guidance offers hope for neurodiverse-friendly spaces
PAS 6463 is set to help architects, developers and property professionals make practical changes to schemes
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ProfessionalUnderstanding resi liabilities
Resident-owed management company and freeholder 89 Holland Park (Management) was called upon by the leaseholders to object to planning permission and enforce a covenant against a neighbouring property.
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ProfessionalQ&A; Five minutes with Nikki Davies, managing director, MPC
Nikki Davies, managing director of built environment consultancy MPC, on how she got started in property and her cultural recommendations.
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ProfessionalSupreme Court casts doubt on the legitimacy of masterplans
Rejection of Hillside Parks’ Aberdovey appeal could have implications well beyond the Welsh seaside parish.
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ProfessionalStreamlining lease agreements
UK office landlords continue to face fresh challenges. With occupiers weighing up their long-term response to hybrid working, as well as recent unprecedented political instability and economic headwinds on the horizon, vacancy rates are up.
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ProfessionalHousing sector heading for MMC
Housebuilders staring down the 2025 Future Homes Standard – which will mandate a 75% to 80% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions produced by new homes – face a tidal wave that will not wash over without the wholesale adoption of modern methods of construction (MMC).
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ProfessionalTapping into suburban flex space
For flexible workspace operators, big cities are still massively desirable, and understandably so, as they have established markets and are still attractive places for people to work in. But changing work patterns are opening up potential new locations for flex space offers.
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ProfessionalQ&A: five minutes with Derek Pratt, commercial director at Sourced Capital
Derek Pratt, commercial director at peer-to-peer lending platform Sourced Capital, on how he got started in property and his cultural recommendations.
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ProfessionalConveyancers told to brace for worsening economic outlook
CLC tells its members to prepare for slowdown in workloads ahead of expected falls in transaction volumes.
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ProfessionalFlood-risk assessments ever more vital amid climate crisis
Flood-risk issues take time to assess and can scupper transactions due to time delays and unforeseen costs
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ProfessionalWhat 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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ProfessionalGreen growth remains essential
The UK finishes its year-long presidency of COP26 in a different position to how it began.
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ProfessionalDigital 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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ProfessionalQ&A: Five minutes with Joanna Barraclough, divisional director at Countrywide
Joanna Barraclough, divisional director, south, at Countrywide, on how she got started in property, her top album and podcast picks, the celebrity she’d most like to meet and her number-one travel destination.
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ProfessionalHow 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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ProfessionalAgents fall foul of celebrity image rights and trademarks
Marsh & Parsons’ unauthorised use of Sir Michael Caine’s image in an advert highlights IP and copyright issues.
