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Allsop Makes a Record 46 Promotions including one of the youngest ever equity partners
We are delighted to announce 46 promotions ahead of the start of our financial year. This is a record number for the partner...

The foundations remain solid for freehold ground rent investments
Freehold investments can be a rather arcane, yet lucrative, asset class. However, this corner of the market was shaken up at ...

UK housing market defies colossal impact of the pandemic
Residential Auction Outlook 2022 Despite the gloomy lockdown start to 2021, the residential property market continued to sho...

Shedmania reigns… but it’s not all about Logistics
The resilience of the multi-let sector has been proved over the last 18 months, stirring investor appetite for this sub secto...

Does scale affect the value of PBSA?
When we are appraising student accommodation for the purposes of sale, four factors commonly determine appropriate yield: mac...

How to navigate the financing of part-built developments
Increased reward is part of the allure for development lenders when compared to standard purchase finance. Of course, borrowe...

A guide to getting comfortable with the EWS1 form
In the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower disaster, an External Wall System 1 (EWS1) form was introduced, so that buyers, owners...

City Tracker
With lockdown officially over, the City of London is kicking back into gear. During the first half of 2021, activity in the C...

Allsop wins four awards at the Homeviews and BTR Talent Awards
Allsop Letting and Management (ALM) has been recognised with four awards, including a Build to Rent (BTR) Talent Award, and t...

Will food and grocery remain at the core of retail investment post-Covid?
The pandemic has proved a boon for supermarkets and convenience stores who have benefitted from their essential retailer stat...

Rates Mitigation
In some ways, business rates are a very straightforward form of tax; they are charged on a binary basis of either ‘empty’ or ...

Shooting for Net Zero Carbon Stars
How changes in building regulations are shaping the homes of the future In 2019, the UK set one of the most ambitious climate...

Allsop boosts residential valuation offering with trio of senior hires
Allsop has significantly boosted its capabilities in residential valuation with a trio of senior hires. The appointments come...

Latest Castleforge acquisition paves way for green offices at Barbican
PROPERTY investment firm Castleforge Partners has announced the acquisition of 1 Golden Lane, as part of its renewed strategy...

Trophy assets: the allure of the London garden square
The Ferrari 250 GTO is the most expensive car ever to sell at auction, achieving $48.5M in 2018. Produced from 1962 to 1964, ...

National Investment Team get c.£100m round in for Aprirose
Allsop on behalf of Aprirose, the real estate investment company, has completed on the freehold sale of 30 pubs for c.£100 mi...