Insights

I wrote about the ever expanding journey of the pop up from Harrods charity fundraising concept to the provision of a service and advice...

Last week I wrote about Mexford House, the latest in a long line of rating cases taken to the UK Supreme Court (UKSC) over the last few...

It is bizarre how online shopping may result in having more interesting town centres.

The struggles of some retailers to adapt to new...

Another day, another Rating decision by the UK Supreme Court. There has been half a dozen of these over the last few years, one can only...

If someone had told you 10 years ago there would be warehouses inside shopping centres, you would have looked as surprised as if someone...

I have been reviewing Historic England's comments on the Government's commitment to provide a £40 million fund that will be made...

The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government’s (MHCLG) Select Committee called the head of the National Audit Office (NAO)...

Rating is so often described as the dark art of property valuation; largely because few tend to interact with it in any meaningful way...

I've been reading the Government's response to the Eleventh Report of Session 2017 – 19 of the Housing, Communities and Local Government...

I attended the CBI Rating conference last week, hosted by Eversheds Sutherland and supported by the International Property Tax Institute....

I wrote with enthusiasm about Harrods charity pop up in London expanding their traditional role, focus and showing great creativity with...

Interesting to see the British Property Foundation team up with Historic England for this panel debate and discussion on the role that...

Physical stores are no longer a place where customers go just to buy products and services. Nowadays, physical stores are platforms which...

This week, the Rating Surveyors' Association (RSA) has been invited to appear before the Treasury Select Committee to assist them with...

The pop up concept continues to evolve now with a social conscience being part of its make up in the ever changing retail landscape. One...

Place making and shaping are becoming heavily used terms in town centre language, as many in our sector seek to drop the word 'retail'!

Technology is already revolutionising the delivery of modern healthcare. I have seen this first hand from an AI robot sourcing medicines...

As many will know, I am a proponent of our town centres. I often reference the survival, evolution, strengthen and growth of some more...

It's starting to feel like CVAs are starting to mirror the Brexit process. A depressing trudge through a fog of bad news,...