Insights
Pitfalls or Windfalls: dilapidations can go either way
Many landlords and tenants will forget to plan adequately for dilapidations, dismissing the process as just a haggle over cos...
What overseas investors need to know about the new CGT on commercial property
In November 2017, the Chancellor announced the removal of the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) exemption on commercial property held b...
Rating red flags – busting common myths and misconceptions
For commercial property owners, businesses and developers, business rates are a major factor and overhead to consider. Incre...
Fish Island – Selling a new 21st century ‘village’ community
An island is defined as ‘a piece of land surrounded by water’. Confusingly, Fish Island in East London is not really an isla...
Build to Rent: Mobilisation
In the last issue of All Magazine, Andy Pointon explained the delicate juggling acts required to balance the challenges of i...
Build to rent – juggling the challenges of investment and development
In the last issue of All Magazine, my colleague Emma Hart discussed the importance of research in designing a build to rent ...
Area Focus: Vauxhall, Battersea & Nine Elms
Regeneration project continues to power on in spite of a market downturn and oversupply concerns. With over 30 development s...
Area focus: Elephant & Castle
London’s Elephant & Castle derives its unique name from a local coaching inn that dates back to 1765, although the menti...
Allsop expands its reach to target big Asian investors in new tie up with Millennium Group
Asian capital continues to pour into London as UK leading property consultancy Allsop forges an alliance with Hong Kong base...
Area Focus: White City
The area now known as White City was, until well into the 19th century, desolate farmland bisected by a singular track: Wood...
Research, research, research is the mantra for build to rent
Allsop’s Senior Research Analyst, Emma Hart, shares her insights on the importance of good market intelligence and how to as...
Advantages of an Inside the Act lease
“The Act” (The Landlord and Tenant Act 1954) is a tremendous piece of legislation for tenants. It was designed when commerci...
Supreme Court ruling favours developers
The long-awaited and highly anticipated decision of the business rates case, Monk v Newbigin has now been received, dissecte...
Large-scale investors spot a gap in the market for student digs
In January 2016, we shared our thoughts on why larger investors should look at student HMOs. Over the last year, many large-...
Japanese Knotweed: what’s all the fuss, it’s only a plant?
We are indebted to the Victorians for their creation of the railway network, ingenious infrastructure and refinement of polit...
Area Focus: The buzz about Brixton
With Brixton located 2.7 miles (4.3 km) from Central London and its convenient transport links via the London Underground Vi...