Insights

Residential Auction Market Outlook 2020
The end of 2019 not only marked the end of the decade but also the end of four years of political chaos and uncertainty acro...

Allsop offers exceptional range and quality in February commercial auction catalogue
Allsop’s first commercial auction catalogue of the year offers 113 lots offering a total rental income of £5.9m, along with ...

Yield hungry? Don’t overlook secondary towns and cities
The UK’s secondary towns and cities are often referred to as our Cinderella locations, but many have lots to offer the savvy...

Housing associations benefit from best price and transparency at auctions. Here’s how
When an organisation or investor is looking to liquidate its assets and raise capital, an auction platform can be an effecti...

Insights into the Commercial Auction Market in 2019 Annual Review
Strong appetite for commercial assets in 2019 gives boost to Allsop Commercial Auctions Auctions raise £433m from 631 lots w...

Are you looking to sell your land? Here’s how
Many landowners are increasingly tempted to sell their land for development, usually under an option agreement. An option agr...

Boris, Brexit, Bounce – do these words belong together when referring to the housing market?
The closing months of 2019 saw the UK election campaign culminating in a landslide win for the conservative party with it’s ...

Degree Apprenticeships: Expelling the Myths
University had always been my go to plan and throughout school the UCAS process is at the forefront of students minds. Just ...

The rarity value of regulated tenancies
For those browsing the Allsop residential catalogue, you will have seen the wide-range of properties that we take to the auc...

Sell my home by auction
Five words you may never expect to enter into Google. Why? Auctions are sometimes perceived as a dumping ground and one whic...

Allsop boosts its Board with appointment of new non-executive director
We have appointed Jamie Hopkins, former CEO of Workspace Group, a leading provider of business space, to our Board as a non-e...

The benefits of buying second hand student accommodation
Most people prefer to buy new but sometimes it doesn’t make any sense when the older version is equally as good. You can hav...

The chase for long income
In a world of low interest rates, volatile markets and political uncertainty, predictable long-income assets are increasingly...

The ground rules on ground rent
For nearly two years now the once rock–steady ground rent market has been functioning under the shadow of growing political ...

Why does suburban Build to Rent housing hold so much appeal for investors?
Build to Rent (BTR) in the UK has primarily been associated with new build blocks of apartments located in major city centre...