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The Law and Practice of Land Assembly for Pipes, Sewers and Flood Defences

This showcase conference provides a deep dive into land assembly and compensation for water, sewerage and flood-defence infrastructure. The subject is under unprecedented scrutiny as population growth, climate pressures and environmental concerns place increasing demands on networks and assets.

This conference examines some of the strongest statutory powers over private property on the civil statue book. Available to undertakers for land assembly and access, how those powers operate in practice, and where disputes most commonly arise. Bringing together perspectives from both infrastructure providers and affected landowners, the programme explores what works, what does not, and how policy and practice can evolve to meet the challenges ahead.

Industrial Open Storage is well established as an institutional real estate sector in the United States. In the UK, IOS is attracting increasing attention from investors, developers, landowners and occupiers - but what will it take for the market to achieve its full potential? This online event examines the development of IOS from both an investment and operational perspective. It will explore the lessons from the US market, the ingredients needed for UK growth, investment and portfolio strategy, site identification and value creation, planning and infrastructure constraints, and - critically - what occupiers actually need.

The Report and Beyond It: Implications for Negotiation, Independence and Dispute Resolution

Surveyors working in rating, compulsory purchase, telecoms and landlord and tenant matters regularly provide professional opinions that may ultimately be placed before a Tribunal, Court, arbitrator or independent expert. At what point does the surveyor become an expert witness - and what changes, when they do? What is said, written and recorded contemporaneously can affect the evidence available, the facts capable of agreement and the quality of the case ultimately presented. With no way of knowing which negotiations will result in agreement and which will become disputes, the new standard reinforces the importance of good professional practice throughout the advisory and negotiation process; as well as the dispute and discovery phase. 

This in-person Winter Briefing examines the policy, process and practical challenges facing rating practitioners nine months into the current Rating List. Bringing together government, the VOA, VTS and senior practitioners, the programme considers emerging policy, the challenge of managing unprecedented volumes of work, and the practical issues affecting the operation of the rating system.