In this week’s blog, we look at the RICS Insight Paper Network Rail Policy for Letting Waste Sites: Sharing Knowledge to Support Professionals (March 2022).

The paper was authored by Mark McKay MRICS, Senior Development Surveyor at Network Rail and Consultant to Property Elite. The paper relates to all waste management property, except for landfill sites.

Mark commented that:

As part of the RICS championing sustainable practices across the built environment, I have devised a set of ‘best practice’ guidelines based on Network Rail’s experiences of letting and managing waste or similar type sites. The guidelines provide a two-fold approach to recent case law that places additional onus on landlords and landowners to monitor tenants’ activities on site in accordance with the terms of the lease and is a risk management tool to minimise any additional liabilities a landlord or landowner may face should a tenant face operational difficulties. It ensures that land and any contamination are managed appropriately and the guidelines have the full support from the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) and Environment Agency (EA).

This week we are taking a look at the prospects for landlords recovering commercial rent arrears by forfeiture or the use of Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery (CRAR).

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This week we take a look at the new legislation contained in the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022.

The legislation received Royal Assent in February 2022 and will effectively ban ground rents under new leases.  The government has committed to bringing the Act in to force within 6 months, ie, by 8 August 2022 (except for leases of Retirement Homes which will not apply until 1 April 2023).

In this week’s podcast, we take a look at the new RICS Guidance Note Planned Preventative Maintenance of Commercial and Residential Property 1st Edition.

Essential reading for RICS APC and AssocRICS candidates involved in the provision of Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and linking into competencies such as Legal & Regulatory Compliance, Landlord & Tenant, Maintenance Management and Housing Maintenance, Repair and Improvements.

In this week’s podcast, we take a look at the RICS Review of Real Estate Investment Valuations. Essential reading for all RICS APC and AssocRICS candidates with Valuation as a technical competency.

We recommend reading the full review, as it provides helpful context and further detail into how the valuation industry is changing in 2022 and beyond.

In this week’s podcast, we take a look at the RICS Guidance Note Boundaries: Procedures for Boundary Identification, Demarcation and Dispute Resolution England and Wales (4th Edition).

In this week’s podcast, we look at the updated RICS New Rules of Measurement (NRM). Essential reading for all RICS APC and AssocRICS candidates involved with the cost management of construction projects and maintenance works.

You can download a copy of the updated NRM here.

In this weeks podcast, we take a look at Class Q permitted development rights. This is essential reading for RICS APC and AssocRICS candidates with any involvement in the planning process or agricultural buildings.

In this week’s podcast, we look at the RICS Consumer Guide to Compulsory Purchase. Essential reading for all RICS APC and AssocRICS candidates involved with compulsory purchase.

You can download the full Guide here. It is primarily aimed towards clients, business owners and homeowners, explaining the compulsory purchase process and how surveyors can assist. It is not professional guidance for surveyors, but instead provides an easy to understand overview of the process.

In a future blog article, we will look at the technical detail of compulsory purchase from a surveyor’s advisory perspective.