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Allsop expands Leeds team as regional business activity ramps up
Leading property consultancy Allsop has made nine new appointments to support the growth of its business in the North of Engl...

Allsop raises in excess of £104m at September commercial auction
Allsop’s latest commercial auction raised £104.3m from the sale of 135 lots, of which 36 sold at £1m or more The September ...

Reclaiming empty homes is as important as building new ones
The UK is in the grips of a housing shortage and, though the government has pledged to tackle the crisis by building 300,000...

ESG in property: more than just eco-friendly buildings
Sustainability is now at the core of business decision making across most sectors. Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)...

Allsop’s August residential auction raises £34 million from 115 lots
UK’s leading property auctioneer raises £34m in August from the sale of 115 lots, beating last year’s result The highest va...

Why landlords have turned to flexible offices to boost values
The way we use the office has changed – but the ways in which we value them haven’t kept up. Gone are the days of the 25-yea...

Allsop Letting & Management names new CEO in a series of senior appointments
Matt Smith, previously Director of Asset Management, to head up Allsop LLP’s subsidiary as new leadership structure comes in...

Leeds is doubling in size and there is no limit on the horizon for city centre BTR
Leeds pulled the handbrake hard on residential development following the mothballing of many apartment schemes in the city ce...

When real becomes meta: real estate enters the metaverse
The property world loves a good buzzword. From ‘flight to prime’ and ‘weight of capital’, concepts like ‘the metaverse’, ‘Web...

Allsop releases bumper residential auction catalogue ahead of August sale
Allsop has released its August residential auction catalogue, offering 200 lots, demonstrating a 25% increase in the number o...

Allsop’s July commercial auction raises £70m in a cautious market
Allsop raises more than £70m at the latest commercial auction amidst rising inflation Of the 79 lots sold, 20 investments s...

Levelling up commercial real estate in the ESG era
Not only is ESG expected by an organisation’s stakeholders – from its customers and employees to shareholders – its elements ...

Monetising your land may be your biggest ever pay day – here’s how
One of my favourite memories from working in the City fringes was the time I called the owner of a 50,000 sq ft building in S...

Allsop completes on sale of Aldgate office for £26m
Allsop acting jointly alongside Anton Page, has completed on the sale of the freehold of a Grade A workspace in Aldgate, cen...

Why are business rates so unpopular?
Whoever you speak to about business rates, you can be confident of two things. One, they will not like business rates. Two, i...

Smart convenience stores = retail property revolution
London’s Holborn is primarily known for its high concentration of law firm offices and diamond shops per squaremile. Lately, ...