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A rent row is brewing over RRB reforms
Private and build-to-rent landlords fear the Renters’ Rights Bill could trigger a wave of tenant challenges to rent increases, even when the rises are reasonable.
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Flood guidance makes a splash
“Finally!” gasped one planning professional on LinkedIn, in response to news the government had published revised planning policy guidance (PPG) covering the sequential test for surface-water flooding. Local authorities have used the sequential test to ensure developers take all adequate steps either to mitigate flood risk at a site or…
Landlords feel the regulatory heat
A new wave of heat network regulation aims to protect consumers and promote the technology, but lack of clarity on the requirements and costs for landlords could result in chaos.
Boyer’s Lucy Carpenter on the call to promote planning as a profession
With ambitious government targets to meet, it is vital planning is seen as a rewarding and dynamic career.
City of London leads the quest to ’earn the commute’
The need to reimagine offices to meet occupiers’ demands for a better workplace experience was a key topic at last week’s London Real Estate Forum.
Data check looms in key Iver test case
An environmental appeal against the government’s approval of a data centre on the Buckinghamshire green belt could have big implications for infrastructure development.
Crafting clicks into career pathways
With carpentry and bricklaying ‘how-to’ videos gaining huge online followings, could the construction sector harness social media to recruit the next generation of tradespeople?
Store wars: battle of the retail parks
The opening of the new Cotswolds Designer Outlet has nearby Gloucester Quays worried. Property Week's Tim Clark reports on what retail parks can do to reinvent themselves and retain their customers.
Can RRB dodge the BSA’s pitfalls?
With the Renters’ Rights Bill set to become law this autumn, many in the industry fear a lack of detail on its implementation may lead to a repeat of the Building Safety Act debacle.
Steely resolve can make reuse work
FORE Partnership’s TBC.London scheme, notable for its innovative reuse of pre-war steel, shows that recycling materials can be a viable retrofitting development solution.