Features

by Jimmy James. So it has arrived at last! — And it’s all about money … If you are involved in property then read on.

by Barry Denyer-Green. The Local Government and Housing Act 1989 radically reforms the way in which local government carries out its business; it also makes significant changes to the system…

by Howard Green. The pepinieres d’entreprises are the French equivalent of managed workspace. Their development has attracted increasing attention in France since 1985, when DATAR, the French Government regional economic…

by William Notton. Increasing attention being given to the use of capital in the public sector has brought with it a need to evaluate the underlying assets for reasons of…

“In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes,” said Benjamin Franklin, in 1789. Inheritance tax, somewhat unhappily, might be said to marry the two.

by Ian Gatenby. What, more rating jargon? Yes, but, unfortunately, property people will need to be aware of these new problem areas in rating after April 1.

by Nicholas Charman. “Banks sell back estate agencies” was a Sunday Times headline recently. The article under it went on to explain how the housing slump had caused the current…

by Giles Dixon and Eileen Carroll. Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is a phrase which encompasses various methods of settling disputes. The essence of ADR is that it presents an alternative…

by David Cadman. Having enjoyed an all-too-brief period of group euphoria, the British property community is once again in danger of falling into collective depression.

Why, when valuing reversionary and fully let freeholds by the investment method of valuation, is it customary to ignore future growth in the full rental value?.

by Patrick McLoughlin. Recent disputes have shed light on whether a landlord acts reasonably or unreasonably in refusing consent to the assignment of a lease.

by Chris Roberts and Barry Gamble. Since the March 1988 Budget, in which the Chancellor withdrew the income tax relief available for commercial woodlands, the market has altered significantly.