It is an interesting time within the Rights to Light profession.
If you have a workshop or are a landlord of a workshop and want to discuss your options in confidence please contact Mark Frostick, Senior Associate at Rapleus Automotive & Roadside team. Bearing this in mind, the need for workshops could alter as vehicle owners would require minimal mechanical input for an electrical battery. In some parts of London, we have seen rents double in the last 5 years, and if workshop operators are facing a further loss of income from the lack of MOTs, this could mean operators are better off considering alternative uses going forward.Īs we look to the future and shift to electrical vehicles, we expect workshops to be smaller and cleaner due to significantly fewer moving parts than a traditional combustion engine. Demand for industrial units fit for other uses such as home delivery distributions has had a major upwards pressure on industrial values – with demand significantly outstripping supply. With significant upwards pressure on industrial and workshop rent, we could foresee some operators considering their options especially if they are close to a lease end. This will impact workshop profitability and we could see some operators having to consider their options, however, the additional cost of vehicle repair bills could offset this.
However, assuming the rise in bills was a short-term rather than permanent measure, then it’s unlikely to have a major impact on the majority of occupiers. A number of bodies such as the AA and the IGA have already raised concerns about potential issues with higher longer-term repair bills and potential road safety. Government figures confirm that in 2021 there were just under 32 million MOT’s undertaken in Great Britain, including motorcycles and commercial vehicles. At present, an MOT is required every year for vehicles more than 3 years old and has to be undertaken by one of the 23,647 licensed operators. The Government has recently put forward a number of proposals to help with the cost of living crisis, with the Transport Secretary Grant Shapps suggesting that MOTs should be required every 2nd year rather than annually. I look forward to working with Robert, and the wider partnership, to help realise them”. Rapleys is a progressive practice which has ambitious plans for the future. James remarked “I am really pleased to make the move. He will bring a welcome, and valuable, new dimension in servicing client instructions and, further, to the growth of our town planning business in London and across the UK. Robert Clarke, Senior Partner of Rapleys LLP, commented that “James is an acknowledged name in the planning world. His appointment forms part of the partnership’s ongoing growth strategy and, in particular, its commitment to continue to promote the reach and profile of its long-established, and nationally recognised, town planning business. He has advised – as a consultant – across many sectors, including residential, commercial and education, and been instructed on numerous high profile cases. James comes with over 30 years of experience in town planning.
He moves from JLL, where he was a Director in the Planning and Development team. James will be based in the partnership’s West End, London office.
Rapleys LLP, the national property and planning consultancy, is delighted to announce that James Owens will be joining the business as an Equity Partner, in the Town Planning Division, from.
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