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16 May 2013
A new version of the 'Equator Principles', which establish an environmental and social risk management framework for project financiers, will cover a wider range of funding arrangements.
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16 May 2013
Biomass projects that had already reached financial close before the Government finalised limited subsidy arrangements will be treated as "priority projects" under the new system, the Government has confirmed.
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15 May 2013
A registered charity that provides free Wi-Fi services and broadcasts public safety messages using transmitters installed in otherwise empty commercial properties cannot claim business rates relief, the High Court has said.
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14 May 2013
The Court of Appeal has dismissed a claim for leasehold enfranchisement by the occupiers of a mixed-use property, ruling that the property, part of which had been converted into a flat against the landlord's wishes, was not a "house reasonably so called"....
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13 May 2013
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is "gathering evidence" about the impact and scale of squatting in commercial property, after criminalising squatting in residential property last year.
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09 May 2013
UK and European environment ministers have set out the "urgent steps" which the European Commission should take this year to reform the EU's Emissions Trading System (EU ETS).
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07 May 2013
Easing restrictions on the maximum height that existing telecoms masts can be increased to will lead to a reduction in the number of masts needed for supporting mobile broadband services, an expert has said.
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01 May 2013
A new law will make it harder for residents to use town and village green (TVG) laws to oppose the development of land, an expert has said.
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01 May 2013
The Scottish Government has set out 14 priorities for major infrastructure development as part of a public consultation on fundamental reforms to the country's planning policy.
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24 Apr 2013
Whether a property can be considered as a residential 'flat' for the purposes of property litigation will depend on how it is actually used, a county court has ruled.
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