Features

by Gary Murphy and Peter Sayle. Twenty years ago the sale of property by public auction was regarded by many as a sale of last resort.

by Douglas Evans and Patrick McLoughlin. September 30 is the last day upon which ratepayers of commercial properties are free to propose alterations to a rating list without proving special…

What advice can you give to someone wishing to set up on their own in general practice?. These days more and more independent businesses are being formed — around 250,000…

by Alex Stevens. The controversial subject of the value implications posed by the year to year assumption for rating purposes contrasts sharply with the vast majority of rental evidence, which…

by Charles Miles. The ownership and occupation of land in the country have always been in the public eye. Rural businesses have thus been subject to criticism from people and…

by Peter Evans and Joe Valente. The well-being of the commercial property market is closely allied to the buoyancy of the economy as a whole, albeit on a lagged basis.

by Hugo Hawkings. Fifty years ago the Luftwaffe blitzed Britain and German bombs rained down, ripping the heart out of many of our towns and cities.

by John Martin. In his lucid article entitled “Construction Law — Where are we now?” published in your issue of May 5 (p 28) John Murdoch expressly sought not to…

To what extent has English planning law been affected by the recent consolidation of the Town and Country Planning Acts?. Planning law has been and always will be subject to…

For many years the higher education sector has provided fresh entrants to the property profession and this has been the main focus of the professional/academic relationship.

by Stuart Morley. The use of cash-flow techniques of development appraisal are now commonplace as a supplement to — or sometimes as a replacement for — the traditional residual approach.

by Paul Foster. In legislative terms, April Fools’ Day this year may or may not emerge as an apt choice of date.