Insights

Permitted Development – A window of opportunity and the end of an era
Reform in its early days The shake-up of permitted development rights in 2013 has allowed people to extend their homes and c...

BTR: A Decade On
Delancey’s landmark 2011 investment into the Olympic Village in Stratford was a watershed moment for the Build to Rent (BTR)...

Valuation Viewpoint Podcast – May 2021 Market Update
Welcome to the first Valuation Viewpoint podcast, in this session Andrew Hoban, Susie Summers and Gareth Hosgood look at the...

Recent tax changes UK property investors need to know about
By Andrew Hoban, partner at Allsop and David Hosgood, senior tax manager at PwC In the Spring 2021 Budget, the Chancellor an...

Reimagining retail: what will replace the department store?
Department stores have traditionally been the beating heart of towns and cities across the UK. Offering customers a diverse r...

Student HMOs: learn the tricks to reap the rewards
Whilst attending conferences, watching webinars and reading student housing reports, I cannot help but feel like the houses i...

Commercial Auction Podcast: May 2021 market analysis
The Allsop commercial auction team reflect upon and discuss themes from their 6th May 2021 auction sale. Join George Walker,...

Can a property valuation be Red Book compliant in these uncertain times?
The simple answer is, yes it can. When I thought about my impending return from maternity leave; I thought of my daily commu...

Allsop sells Office Investment four days after entering the market
Last week, Allsop recorded one of its fastest deals this year, with the sale of 640 – 656 High Road, an office investment in...

You can bank on it!
It’s the end of the week and with the click of a button Allsop’s first commercial auction catalogue of the year goes live to...

The proof is in the pudding – an auction contract
It was a Friday afternoon, just after their viewing when a buyer submitted their offer – “on an auction contract” for immedia...

Dorrington secures leading law firm occupier at Panagram in Clerkenwell
Leigh Day takes 28,360 ft² on 12-year leases at state-of-the-art office development Panagram, the newly completed development...

Charity Shops – A Sense-ible buy?
Throughout 2020, arguably one of the most volatile years the high street has ever seen, saw investors rather than fleeing wh...

Auctions speak louder than words – commercial auction annual review
Commercial Auction Annual Review 2020 2020 was a busy year for us. Buyers continued their drive to invest in commercial prope...

National investment team boost industrial expertise with new hire: ex-JLL industrial expert Richard Gale
Richard Gale will join the national investment team as an associate. Specialising in the industrial sector, Richard joins fro...

Allsop appointed to manage new BTR development in Manchester
Allsop has been appointed to manage an exciting new Built to Rent (BTR) scheme Vox in Manchester, offering an exemplary livin...