Features
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Bridging the planner/surveyor divide
by Graham Warren. Chartered surveyors often see planners as a necessary evil, whether or not the planner is in the public or private sector.
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How fine is your fine print?
by Simon Hardwick. As the final blocks are put into place at the Canary Wharf tower, many of us in the property business must be wondering whether this landmark, which…
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Employment generation aspects
by Greg Wilson and Gerard Hughes. It is often claimed by developers and their consultants that their retail proposals will help to regenerate the local economy and provide new jobs.
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Administration and receivership
Regalian’s recently announced rights issue to take advantage of opportunities in a recession suggests that the vultures are beginning to eye the meatier carcasses among their fallen rivals (see “Finance”).
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Professional ethics
What is meant by the term “professional ethics?”. The professional code. To safeguard the interests of the surveying profession at large and particularly the interests of those seeking advice from…
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The contemporary scene
by David Rose. Having been regarded as something of a “cottage industry” for so many years, the arbitration/independent expert appointment service provided by the president of the RICS has become…
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Syndicated loans — caveat borrower
by Michael Fielding and Andrew Besser. For a long time property lending was regarded as a relationship business. Loan documentation was comparatively short and informal, and if a borrower encountered…
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Temporary office permissions
by Terry Burcombe. “A first of its kind” is the description given by the Grosvenor Estate to a restoration project which it has recently completed in London’s Mayfair.
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VAT and transfers of going concerns
Solicitors who deal regularly with the acquisition and disposal of unincorporated businesses will be familiar with the regulations governing transfers of going concerns (TOGC).
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Rent reviews on West End offices
“What do you think the rent will be settled at?”. “It’s probably worth about £30 per sq ft in the market.
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Less interest, more profit?
High levels of interest rates account for a significant proportion of the total development costs of a typical commercial development.
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The life cycle of an option agreement
by Bill Simpson and Richard Reuben. In these uncertain times, the option agreement is becoming a valuable tool in enabling the landowner and the developer to work together to maximise…