... This paper considers how the NDSS has informed the regulation of housing size, based on an overview of post-2015 Planning Appeal Decisions in England where the gross internal area of the home was below the NDSS. Findings Appeals by developers have tended to fail where homes are “significantly” – i.e. 10...

... in England, the most valuable, and yet least recorded, is of land. According to one estimate, two million hectares or 10 per cent of the Britain landmass, left the public sector for private ownership between 1979 and 2018. Privatisations include land that is sold, leased or where a public body changes its...

...Emily Walsh Purpose This paper aims to compare the law with regard to private property rights and restrictions and public controls in England and the USA, and the theoretical debates that surround them, to understand whether the private land use controls of nuisance and restrictive covenants could...

...Padraic Kenna; Francine Baker Purpose The paper will aim to examine the contemporary origins and development of the planning system and housing regulation in England and Ireland. One objective is to broadly explicate how the regulation of housing in England began, with reference to Ireland...

...Padraic Kenna; Peter Somerville Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse and reflect on the changing relations of class and power in rural England, with a particular focus on housing. Design/methodology/approach The paper reviews the evidence concerning the changing ownership of housing...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 --> Australia Comparative damages issues Consequential loss Damages England Liquidated New Zealand Wales Article Type: 2012 Awards for Excellence From: International Journal of Law in the Built Environment, Volume 5, Issue 1...

... partnering and information, culminating in legal challenges and public control in England. Section 3 lays out the highly formalised context of procuring complex projects in Belgium, where public choices are strictly curtailed. It details how transparency leads to the displacing of public discretion to judges...

... of sequential delays. Originality/value This paper is of value to researchers and practitioners in establishing the legal position in an area that is often complex and obscure. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 England Wales Construction industry Contracts Law Construction contracts...

...Brodie McAdam; Philip Britton; Julian Bailey Purpose The purpose of this paper is to contrast consumer laws in England and Australia in relation to residential building projects, and considers how the laws of England may be improved in light of the Australian laws. Design/methodology/approach...

... on the law of England and Wales. Practical implications This paper will be instructive to commentators, lawyers, academics and students in the field of commercial contract law and parties to contracts. Originality/value The paper contributes to pushing back the boundaries of the developing law...

...Maree Chetwin Purpose The paper aims to examine the judicial approach to some aspects of contract damages in England and Wales, Australia and New Zealand. Design/methodology/approach The paper is an analysis of judgments of the three jurisdictions and academic commentary. Findings...

...Patricia Ng Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the appropriateness of mediation as a homelessness prevention tool for statutorily homeless people who are in need of emergency housing assistance from local authorities in England. It is argued that although mediation is potentially...

... decade in England. Design/methodology/approach The paper takes a social constructionist approach to the subject of the case study. It is based upon a literature review of relevant law, policy and guidance, and on the results of qualitative face‐to‐face, semi‐structured interviews with a small sample...

...John Mansfield Purpose The purpose of this paper is to critically review recent developments in the judicial approach to the preparation, service, and receipt of notices associated with the management of commercial property in England and Wales. It raises awareness of the range of problems...

... practitioners and researchers in the built environment. Penny Brooker can be contacted at: p.j.brooker@wlv.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Judges England Legislation Construction industry Civil law Law courts The UK construction industry also utilises early neutral...

...Jill Morgan Purpose The purpose of this paper is to use the notion of “casualisation” in an employment context to reflect on similar developments in England and Wales since 1996 which have combined to undermine security of tenure in the private and social rented sectors and exposed...