All articles by Richard Heap – Page 12
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ProfessionalPlanning gets Streetwise
Few young people are interested in planning and urban design.Richard Heap reports on a new initiative to raise awareness among teenagers
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Fund ‘passports’ to be put through the wash
EU rules could exclude Channel Islands funds from benefits of “passporting”
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ProfessionalCB Richard Ellis upsizes to help public clients downsize
Firm restructures public sector team and plans expansion
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ProfessionalNHS reform leaves property professionals in the dark
The government’s latest white paper omits property plans for the NHS
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Regulation burdens property
The latest Business Perceptions Survey sheds light on sector’s doubts
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Sustainable Development Commission funding axed
Government restates commitment to carbon reduction despite its closure
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London Assembly calls for protection for corner shops
Councils should be given more powers under the planning system to protect corner shops, a report by the London Assembly has said.
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OnlineHigh Court rules Miss Sixty CVA "fatally flawed"
The High Court has ruled that the company voluntary arrangement (CVA) by retailer Miss Sixty should be set aside because it is “fatally flawed”. This morning, the judge Mr Justice Henderson passed judgment in the challenge by Mourant Co Trustees Limited to the legality of the CVA by ...
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ProfessionalProperty owners: Get on top of underinsurance
Although most people begrudgingly pay for insurance, there is something worse: payingfor insurance that would not cover you even if the worst did happen. But many property owners are unaware that they in such a situation.This autumn, the RICS will publish a new version of its guidance: Reinstatement Cost Assessments ...
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ProfessionalCharges index to provide service to tenants
Property firms are making steps to address concerns that service charges are too high and not transparent
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ProfessionalBuilding Schools for the Future cuts force strategy rethink
Schools will have to revise asset management plans to cope without £55bn of funding programme
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Cable gives regions hope over RDA cuts
Business secretary Vince Cable said he would listen to pleas to avoid handing crucial regional development agency powers to a quango in London.
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Cameron names pilot regions for planning reforms
Prime minister David Cameron has named four regions that will test drive the government’s proposed reforms to the planning system.
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HMV and Curzon win permission to open cinema in Waterstones
Planning permission granted for fourth floor of Piccadilly branch of book store in London’s West End
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McCready speaks: Watch the government’s property “tsar” give his views
To watch our John McCready video visit PublicPropertyUK.com
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Taxpayers lose £160m after schools programme cut
Taxpayers will lose £160m that councils have already spent on preparing for schemes under the Building Schools for the Future programme, which has now been axed.
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Property “tsar” cool on public property REITs
Property “tsar” John McCready poured cold water on REITs for public sector property at an event in London this morning.
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Havering appoints Countryside Properties in Essex
Havering Council has appointed Countryside Properties and Notting Hill Housing Trust to build 170 new homes in Essex.
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TCPA calls for tougher London Plan “green” policies
Planning and housing charity the Town and Country Planning Association has welcomed the “green” policies in the new London Plan but says they need to go further.
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Nottingham considers legal action over BSF cuts
Nottingham City Council could take legal action over the government’s decision to axe the £55bn Building Schools for the Future scheme.
