Land Journal

Rights of light risks remain despite cover availability
Rights of light risks remain despite cover availability

LAND JOURNAL

Rights of light risks remain despite cover availability

Opinion: Surveyors in the planning and development sector need to know how best to advise clients on the most appropriate insurance to help deal with rights of light claims during and after construction

Dr Peter Defoe FRICS 21 February 2025

Planning resources and reform vital to connectivity
Planning resources and reform vital to connectivity

LAND JOURNAL

Planning resources and reform vital to connectivity

Opinion: National aspirations for universal telecommunications coverage will not be met without further changes to policy throughout the UK – and better-resourced local planning authorities

Sean McHenry 13 February 2025

What to do when someone fly-tips on your land
What to do when someone fly-tips on your land

LAND JOURNAL

What to do when someone fly-tips on your land

Opinion: Fly-tipping is an increasing problem in rural areas, for which landowners have unfairly to assume responsibility. What can you do to deal with waste illegally dumped on your property?

Dr Anna Willetts 07 February 2025

Woodlands valuation standard update
Woodlands valuation standard update

LAND JOURNAL

Woodlands valuation standard update

Surveyors who carry out valuations of all types of woodlands and forests need to be aware of the implications of the latest edition of RICS' Valuation of woodlands and forests

Fiona Mannix 27 January 2025

Latest Articles

LAND JOURNAL

go to article Restoration shows how to redevelop UK industrial legacy

LAND JOURNAL

go to article Landscape-scale approach aims to boost natural capital

LAND JOURNAL

go to article What can farmers do about new death duties?

LAND JOURNAL

go to article RICS updates farm business tenancy agreements

LAND JOURNAL

go to article How will carbon markets affect the rural economy?

LAND JOURNAL

go to article RICS issues updated standard on compulsory purchase

LAND JOURNAL

go to article MapAction looks to data to shape future crisis response

LAND JOURNAL

go to article Digital network in Tube to unlock London's potential

LAND JOURNAL

go to article SRN works towards near-total UK mobile coverage

LAND JOURNAL

go to article Call-ins increase planning risk and delay

RICS Land Journal Editorial Advisory Group members

 

Isaac has more than 20 years' professional experience in higher education, and is Dean, Faculty of Business Education at the University of Education, Winneba and Dean at the Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development in Ghana. His research and consultancy interests include coastal engineering, climate change adaptation, and applied coastal and fluvial geomorphology. Isaac has been involved in RICS and FIG activities since 2006.

 

Angela is a rural chartered surveyor, a lecturer, and a fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She has many years' experience of teaching rural estate management at the University of Reading's Henley Business School , and previously taught at the Royal Agricultural University. She is a South East regional judge on the RICS Social Impact Awards, and a member of the South East Rural Market Forum.

 

Gordon is a senior advocate for geospatial, hydrospatial, hydrography, Surveying, geoscience and geodetics. He is passionate about the conservation, management and sustainable use of oceans and the marine natural capital and is the owner of Venture Geomatics.

 

James is a chartered surveyor and chartered geographer.

 

Fiona is a senior specialist in land and resources at RICS. She originally worked as a management accountant in oil and gas and other sectors before changing career.

She has led the production of standards and guidance for the rural and environment professional groups, as well as RICS work on natural capital. She has presented at a range of UK and international events, representing RICS on a range of stakeholder groups. Fiona also leads on compulsory purchase for RICS.

 

Chris is senior lecturer real estate, planning and development and built environment at Sheffield Hallam University and specialises in lease renewals and rent reviews for high-street retailers, working client-side to advise on portfolio strategies.

 

Tony Mulhall is senior specialist, RICS. A chartered surveyor and town planner he has worked in a range of areas of planning and property in the public and private sectors. 

 

Claire qualified as a rural practice surveyor in 2010 and has advised clients in a variety of areas including planning, commercial property and valuation. She joined the UK Country Land and Business Association (CLA) as a rural surveyor in 2013, and moved from CLA East to CLA South West in February 2020.

RICS Land Journal Editorial Advisory Group members

University of Education, Winneba
University of Reading
Venture Geomatics
RICS
RICS
Tim Horkins UK
RICS
CLA (Rural)