Insights

Tackle dilapidations early to reap the rewards at the end
Tenants are moving more often, with shorter leases or break options, which is great for tenant flexibility but which squeezes...

Local authorities and PBSA – Getting The Balance Right
In 2009, Manchester City Council commissioned the “Manchester Student Strategy” to deal with the provision of student accommo...

Receivers to the rescue
Dear Daniel, Good to speak earlier. As discussed, we have a borrower with a buy-to-let portfolio in Reading, who has recently...

Stability in the Residential Rental Market
In the current uncertain macroeconomic environment, the steady growth and stability of the rental housing sector presents an ...

The roadmap is clear – improving your EPC needn’t be scary
Over the last decade, EPCs have evolved from being something to dig out of a dusty filing cabinet at point of sale to being a...

How tech and data are reshaping the BTR experience
Over the past decade, new technologies have been reshaping industries such as banking and retail, offering speed and convenie...

Podcast: Securing finance against your commercial asset or portfolio
In this podcast, Andrew Hoban (Commercial Valuation Partner) & Ben Hodge (Commercial Auction Senior Associate), discuss f...

High-spec student-led PRS portfolio in Newcastle launches to market
354 luxury studios spread across three buildings are now available for purchase, with offers sought at £38M

Allsop expands Leeds team as regional business activity ramps up
Over the past decade, new technologies have been reshaping industries such as banking and retail, offering speed and convenie...

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)...

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...

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 ...