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The Oasis Centre and One Manchester Housing Association have won the RICS Social Impact Awards – Project of the Year 2020 for the North West for their Gorton, Manchester development of a new Day Centre and 26 affordable houses. Roger Hannah put the project together over a 5 year period as part of their charitable…
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Selby Railway Station Redevelopment Proposals – Do They Meet The Well-being Test? The use of CPOs is not an uncommon tool used by Public Sector bodies for delivering regeneration. The success of a CPO hinges on whether there is a compelling case in the public interest for making and confirming an Order. One of the…
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Construction of a new route to connect the M54 Motorway to the M6 Motorway is currently in preparation. At present, there is no direct motorway link from the M54 to the M6 North. This means high volumes of both long distance and local traffic use the local roads to travel this route. The current direct…
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The Lease Advisory Team provide market-leading expertise to clients on all lease related disputes, whether it be rent reviews or lease renewals, extracting value from an asset through restructuring or re-gearing of leases, the surrender of commercial leases, or assignments and sub-lettings. The Department are accomplished in a host of complex Landlord and Tenant matters…
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The Business Rates team at Roger Hannah have been busy advising concerned clients and occupiers within the industrial, retail and office sectors as the ongoing Coronavirus Emergency develops and a countrywide lockdown of the UK and business continues. Our team can assist clients with applications for empty rates and Section 44A relief amongst other measures…
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Tenants are already faced with substantial business premises occupancy costs such as rents and rates, and then, usually at the end of their occupational Lease they are served with a schedule of dilapidations; the other bane of commercial property occupation. Dilapidations are breaches of covenant for which a business tenant is liable under terms…
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Manchester High School for Girls (MHSG) MHSG is set over an 8-acre site, consisting of open green fields and c12 buildings all differing in forms of construction and style. The main buildings date as early as 1874 exemplifying striking Victorian features, progressing to recently constructed classrooms utilising modern methods and materials. MHSG, like many other…
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Businesses affected by CPO require a significant length of time in order to successfully relocate. In addition, it is important that Acquiring Authorities take time to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the business to minimise disruption and mitigate losses. In a case where we acted for a children’s day nursery affected by a proposed redevelopment…
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September marks the start of the school year; Academies are getting their ducks in a row with very little mention of the Condition Improvement Fund (CIF). In October we receive a barrage of incoming phone calls and emails from Academies who are seeking general advice on how, when and where to apply for funding. Furthermore,…
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Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPOs) are important tools for statutory bodies to deliver social and economic change. Here we look at a series of CPOs highlighting a variety of schemes being promoted across the country including: 1. Environment Agency (Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme) Compulsory Purchase Order 2018 Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme was created to address the…
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