Property Hub

This is the prime location for informed opinion on property matters: finance, law, development, investment, planning, taxation, offices, retail, industrial, distribution, residential, healthcare, hotels and leisure. If it’s property, it’s in the remit. In online courses, conferences, webinars, and journals, we make sure the important issues are covered – sound, comprehensive and thorough.

Here to keep you informed; because it’s knowledge that underpins value – CPD at its very best. 

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Alison has extensive cost management experience in the science and technology sector and understands key trends regarding the future of science workplaces and how these need to be reflected in today’s cost advice. Alison has led the application of all AECOM’s lab cost data into a digital platform; understanding and interpreting this cost data is vital to the success of a commercial science facility, particularly the type of science and user.

Tim is a Chartered Surveyor (FRICS) and qualified Taxation Technician (ATT Fellow) with over thirty years' experience in the UK construction and property industry. Tim is a director in AECOM’s Asset Advisory business and leads the Fiscal Incentives team, which delivers a range of specialist services providing advice on a variety of property tax-based incentives, including: Capital Allowances, Research and Development Expenditure Credits, Tax incentives associated with the remediation of contaminated land, The Construction Industry Scheme and VAT.

Dan has 19 years’ experience in the industry and leads a team of Commercial Cost Managers at AECOM. Operating both nationally and internationally, Dan has a number of leading developers and global brands as his clients allowing him the opportunity to observe, at close hand, the evolving nature of construction in the Commercial sector. 

Laurence is Head of Retail Policy at the British Property Federation (BPF) and leads its work on high street renewal, commercial property and insolvency. This includes the Federation's public policy lobbying on stimulating regeneration and investment in our town centres. While at the BPF Laurence has also managed its engagement with distressed firms on their corporate restructurings and has lead calls for greater collaboration between parties in order to ensure effective retail repurposing. 

Amanda has recently been appointed as a High Streets Expert for the High Streets Task Force as well as being a Design Council BEE (Built Environment Expert) and sitting on a number of Design Review Panels in and around London.

Session 1: Repurposing and Rejuvenating Initiatives – Town Centre Adaption from a Policy Perspective

The Government’s many initiatives on town centres, including the work of the Towns and Levelling Up Funds, the High Streets Task Force and proposals to shake up the planning system. This session will also focus on some of the possible public policy solutions to the issues faced by the high street post-pandemic, including tax and insolvency reform and initiatives such as Town Centre Investment Zones.