Estates Gazette
-
Nazir: Placemaking must improve to save retail
The newspaper headlines are barely an exaggeration – it’s a hard time to be a retailer. But the coverage in the business pages tells only half the story, writes Waheed…
-
What’s so unlawful about London’s affordable housing policy?
The High Court has declared a key policy in the mayor of London’s planning guidance on affordable housing ‘unlawful’ – but what does that mean in practice? Matthew White explains the…
-
Mainly for students: Better by design
A new RICS mandatory level 1 competency is being rolled out in August. Paul Collins sets out the detail.
-
Creating a fair market for land assembly
Tina Webster and Samuel Knight consider equalisation and the structures available to landowners for achieving it
-
How to invest in ground rents
Guy Charrison, a past president of the National Association of Valuers and Auctioneers and principle auctioneer and director of Network Auctions offers his top tips for ground rent investment and…
-
Ring-fencing – what does it mean for bank landlords?
Katherine Lang considers some of the questions concerned landlords may have about the ring-fencing of retail bank tenants
-
National deals round-up
EG’s Most Active Agent competition winner NORTH & WEST YORKSHIRE 1. Carter Towler 2. Walker Singleton 3. Knight Frank 4. JLL 5. CBRE Dealmaker: Josh Holmes, Carter Towler “I’m delighted…
-
Project Blue Ltd v Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs
Sale of land Stamp duty land tax
-
Project Blue Ltd v Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs
Sale of land – Stamp duty land tax – Alternative financing – Respondent purchasing freehold of land with assistance of bank under arrangement compliant with Sharia law – Financing arrangement…
-
Clear air strategy: is the ambition met with details?
The government has published its new clean air strategy. Mustafa Latif-Aramesh looks at the proposals
-
In defence of ‘ruthless’ landlords
Using the law to your commercial advantage isn’t sharp practice, argues Roger Cohen – but the best landlords act not just in their own interests, but those of their tenants…
-
R (on the application of Oates) v Wealden District Council
Town and country planning Community infrastructure levy