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MarketsUK office design looks East for inspiration
As UK businesses adjust to post-Covid realities, workspace providers are taking inspiration from Asia to maximise their use of space.
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ProfessionalAnother way to provide flexible workspace
Management agreements have the potential to deliver greater long-term income returns to landlords.
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ProfessionalQ&A: Five minutes with Be First’s Caroline Harper
The deputy managing director of Barking and Dagenham Council’s regeneration company Be First on how she got started in property, her top book and podcast picks and her favourite destination.
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ProfessionalTimber framed for a construction push under new net zero strategy
The government’s plan to boost UK timber construction as part of its net zero strategy faces many obstacles.
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NewsSt George chair on the regeneration lessons of London’s Imperial Wharf project
Research by Envoy Partnership has revealed that St George’s Imperial Wharf brownfield regeneration scheme in Fulham, London, has created £860m of economic and social benefits.
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NewsAsset quality key as property is tipped for subdued 2024 growth
IPF leads predictions of modest rental growth and stabilising capital values in 2024.
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NewsProperty sector says Gove’s plan to cap ground rent will not work
Experts say the options proposed would interfere with legitimate property contracts.
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InsightRetail sector concerns are overblown
Editor: The 3.9% drop revealed in the latest Office for National Statistics retail sales volume report for non-food stores sparked panic in the headlines. Commentators and analysts rushed to outline the chaos on the high streets, with doom-mongering soundbites and accelerated calls for Bank of England rate cuts.
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InsightWill the Budget bring clarity on stamp duty reliefs?
Editor: Speculation is already rife about the possibility of tax cuts in the Spring Budget. So far, income tax and inheritance tax have been the focus, but from a property perspective, possible reductions in the headline stamp duty land tax (SDLT) rates remain a popular theme.
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NewsWhy Gove’s proposed ground rent plan is nuts
The phrase ‘sledgehammer to crack a nut’ doesn’t quite measure up when it comes to the overblown solutions that housing secretary Michael Gove is weighing up to fix problems with residential ground rent.