Highlights



OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
The European Property Federation welcomes the new Energy Performance of Buildings Directive as a step change in the greening of the European building stock
CRUCIAL DECISION FOR A BETTER RENTAL PROPERTY MARKET
The Real Estate Council of the Netherlands – Raad voor Onroerende Zaken (ROZ) joins the European Property Federation
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT FUND MANAGERS DIRECTIVE: Problems with scope and possible solutions raised at meeting with Commission
STRICTER CRITERIA FOR PROPERTY LOANS UNDER THE CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS DIRECTIVE: EPF Position : Largely negative EPF response to the Commission Consultation
EU INITIATIVES ON LIABILITY AND INSURANCE REGIMES IN THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR: EPF response to the Elios Report
EPF ACTIVITY: 2009 Annual Report
EPF EU REAL ESTATE POLICY CHART: Overview of EU Real Estate Policy and EPF activity
EU ECOLABEL FOR BUILDINGS: Major problems with the Commission Ad Hoc Working Group’s 2nd draft criteria for the award of the ecolabel
COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION ON SMOKE-FREE ENVIRONMENTS: No tolerance for designated smoking areas. Owner/manager responsibilities. Penalties.
EU LEGISLATION ON DERIVATIVES MARKETS: Would cover real estate interest rate hedging
NEW EU URBAN POLICY AND EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT INTERGROUP: New Commissioner announces new EU urban policy and 69 MEPs launch URBAN Intergroup
EQUAL TREATMENT DIRECTIVE: Very badly thought out measures for the identification and elimination of barriers to accessibility for the disabled in housing and other buildings
COMMISSION CONSTRUCTION POLICY INITIATIVES IMPACTING EPF: 1) Construction Competitiveness, 2) Liability and Insurance Regimes in the Construction Sector, 3) EU Construction Information Platform
TREATY OF LISBON: Impacts EU real estate policy in many ways

REVISION OF THE INSURANCE MEDIATION DIRECTIVE: Landlords targeted.

Landlords  are  covered  when  they  purchase  insurance  on  behalf  of  their  tenants  and  bill  them  for  the  privilege.  The  revision  of  the  Directive  could  include  provision  for  mandatory  disclosure  of  landlords’  commissions.

EPF  Secretariat  report  on  FINANCIAL  SERVICES:  Revision  of  the  Insurance  Mediation  Directive.





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