Friday, 25 May 2012

Refurbishment and retrofit special

18/11/2011

Our refurbishment and retrofit special opens with what landlords can learn from the death of a council tenant from asbestos-related cancer

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  • Panel priorities

    18/11/2011

    Landlords must act fast to salvage what they can from photovoltaic deals before the feed-in tariff is cut, says Rob Beiley

  • Window of opportunity

    03/02/2012

    Last month’s court ruling means landlords may have a few weeks to claim the pre-cut feed-in tariff rate, says Rob Beiley, partner at Trowers & Hamlins

  • What’s in the post?

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    Landlords’ administrative errors can lead to time-consuming court cases, says Jane Plant, associate at Weightmans

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