Features
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Asset or liability
by John Merivale. The creation of useful landscapes within the town for public enjoyment began, not surprisingly, in England, as a response to industrial growth and as an expression of…
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Squashing commercial squatting
by Gordon Exall. “Commercial squatting” is becoming a widespread problem for property agents and landlords. In the period running up to Christmas in particular, there were numerous reports of squatters…
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Salaries in Property
Inevitably, there are tremendous variations and fluctuations, both geographically and with types of employer. The following generalisations are backed up by information gleaned throughout 1989 from people who have been…
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Improving standards
by Mike Parry and Ian Scott. Business parks continue to grow and evolve, offering an attractive alternative to the increasingly congested town centres.
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Business tenancies — 1954 Act update
by Delyth Williams. The past 12 months or so have seen continued litigation on the scope and operation of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, Part II and on the…
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Civil action — pleadings
What is meant by the “pleadings” in a civil case?. The word “pleadings” is an example of a word which has a different meaning in the parlance of lawyers than…
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Development in rural areas
by Martin White. On October 11 1989, Chris Patten, the newly appointed Environment Secretary, announced that he had decided not to proceed with proposals to relax planning controls on development…
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Local Government and Housing Act effects
by Alan Aisbett. My article in the Estates Gazette of July 22 1989 sets down in broad outline the provisions of the then Local Government and Housing Bill which would…
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The importance of debt
by Russell Schiller. The reign of the institutions as the kings of property investment seems to be over for good. Their place has been taken by developers, financed by debt,…
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A see-saw for shops
by Harvey Cole. The outcry over the uniform business rate was entirely predictable — another example of British business largely ignoring impending change until it actually arrives, and then hopping…
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A see-saw for shops
by Harvey Cole. The outcry over the uniform business rate was entirely predictable — another example of British business largely ignoring impending change until it actually arrives, and then hopping…
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Tax and the commercial property valuer
by Maurice Parry-Wingfield. “Keep it low” — or perhaps “keep it high” — is frequently the sole briefing that valuers are given when charged with advising on property values for…