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by David Hudson. Throughout the history of construction in Britain there have never been such radical and fast-moving changes in the procurement of construction work as we have seen in…

The relief of poverty. Charitable trusts for the relief of poverty are not confined to those trusts which alleviate starvation, homelessness, unemployment and all the hardships of being a “person…

by John Adams. Inclusive rents are mainly found in three areas of residential letting — (1) short-term, often furnished, lettings or licenses (both those licences which turn out, on challenge,…

by Hugo Hawkings. Funding of food superstores is today emerging as the preferred route for food retailers to finance their expansion programmes.

by Stuart Morley. During the 1970s (particularly the latter half of the decade) there was a growing awareness by both central and local government of the need for direct intervention…

by Angus McIntosh and David Hutchings. There is a well-established record of rental values and capital values nowadays relating to the commercial and industrial property market stretching back over more…

by Paul Newberry and Francois Despres. This summer has seen the English, perhaps taking advantage of their holiday in France, investigating the purchase of a secondary residence on the other…

What is the nature and definition of a charitable trust?. Parliament and the English courts of law have, for many centuries, looked upon the trustees of charitable trusts as being…

by Delyth Williams. In the event of a failure by a tenant to a lease to comply with the express repairing covenant, or any implied obligations, a landlord has to…

by Lord Montagu of Beaulieu. Lord Montagu of Beaulieu was appointed first chairman of English Heritage in 1983. English Heritage cares for some 400 sites open to the public, covering…

by Robin Barton. Planning gain, generally viewed as the ability of local authorities to tie the grant of planning permission to the provision by developers of wider benefits, has the…

The Financial Services Act received Royal Assent in November 1986 and came into force on April 29 1988. It is a long and complex piece of legislation extending to some…