Journal of Property, Planning and Environmental Law

“From the lease’s point of view”: the role of tied leases in shaping the UK pub sector

Jed Meers

Much like their residential counterparts, commercial leases have a reputation problem. Although often derided as painfully dull and mundane documents, residential leases have…

Redeveloping the compact city: the challenges of strata collective sales

Hazel Easthope, Laura Crommelin, Charles Gillon, Simon Pinnegar, Kristian Ruming, Sha Liu

High-density development requires large land parcels, but fragmented land ownership can impede redevelopment. While earlier compact city development in Sydney occurred on…

Enforcing the Nationally Described Space Standard: the regulation of “Sub-standard” English housing

Phil Hubbard

Despite opposition from housebuilders, the Nationally Described Space Standard (NDSS) was introduced in 2015 amid concerns about shrinking home sizes. This paper examines Planning…

Quality standards for tribunal decision making in strata disputes

David D. Knoll A.M.

This study aims to investigate Australian civil tribunal decisions to ascertain compliance with decisional quality standards in Australian law, with a particular focus on strata…

Conceptualizing condominium law and children: comparing the state of strata titles law in New South Wales and Singapore

Hang Wu Tang

This paper aims to adopt a comparative method using case law, statutes and secondary literature across both jurisdictions. This paper also draws on various theories of property…

The “just and equitable” test in New Zealand’s strata law: reflections and lessons for other jurisdictions

Thomas Gibbons

The purpose of the paper is to examine the phrase “just and equitable”, and associated terminology, within New Zealand’s strata law, to inform other jurisdictions. In particular…

Governing land use planning in pursuit of customary tenure security: A case of Kilombero District in rural Tanzania

Method Julius Gwaleba, Sophia Marcian Kongela, Wilbard Jackson Kombe

This paper aims to explore the role of participatory governance to actors’ participation in land use planning for tenure security in rural Tanzania. Three case studies where land…

Condominiums facing delinquency: stringent remedies from a comparative perspective

Héctor Simón-Moreno

With the aim of monitoring the existing regulations that are applicable to community of owners facing delinquency, in view of the importance of this issue for the achievement of…

Environmental insurance in the mechanism of environmental protection in Russia: how to improve its efficiency with the help of law?

Aleksey Pavlovich Anisimov, Buynta Injieva, Anatoliy Ryzhenkov

The purpose of this study is to formulate a proposal to fill the gap in national legislation, which will increase the effectiveness of mandatory environmental insurance.

Self-governing organizations and culture: addressing condominium law developments in China

Lei Chen

This paper aims to unfold the intricate relations between private law design, the structure of organizations for collective action and cultural values and orientations that…