31 May, 2019 WESTFIELD LAUNCH AI-POWERED POP UP CONCEPT By Rob Asbury I wrote about the ever expanding journey of the pop up from Harrods charity fundraising concept to the provision of a service and advice...
30 May, 2019 MONEY FOR NOTHING By Josh Myerson 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...
28 May, 2019 ONLINE SHOPPING AND TOWN CENTRES By Inma Latorre It is bizarre how online shopping may result in having more interesting town centres. The struggles of some retailers to adapt to new...
22 May, 2019 GENERALLY DEMANDING By Josh Myerson 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...
21 May, 2019 STRANGE COMBINATION? By Inma Latorre If someone had told you 10 years ago there would be warehouses inside shopping centres, you would have looked as surprised as if someone...
21 May, 2019 CONTINUING THE HIGH STREET CONUNDRUM - THE ROLE FOR HERITAGE ACTION ZONES By Kate Falconer Hall I have been reviewing Historic England's comments on the Government's commitment to provide a £40 million fund that will be made...
20 May, 2019 THE NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE WADES IN ON COUNCIL INVESTMENT, BUT ARE THEY ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS? By Kevin White The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government’s (MHCLG) Select Committee called the head of the National Audit Office (NAO)...
20 May, 2019 LET THEM EAT CAKE... By Josh Myerson Rating is so often described as the dark art of property valuation; largely because few tend to interact with it in any meaningful way...
14 May, 2019 HOW CAN WE ENABLE MORE OFFICES IN OUR TOWN CENTRES? By Alan Harris I've been reading the Government's response to the Eleventh Report of Session 2017 – 19 of the Housing, Communities and Local Government...
14 May, 2019 PICKING UP THE PACE By Josh Myerson I attended the CBI Rating conference last week, hosted by Eversheds Sutherland and supported by the International Property Tax Institute....
14 May, 2019 POP UP OR POP OUT?! By Rob Asbury I wrote with enthusiasm about Harrods charity pop up in London expanding their traditional role, focus and showing great creativity with...
13 May, 2019 CAN HERITAGE HELP SAVE THE HIGH STREET? By Kate Falconer Hall Interesting to see the British Property Foundation team up with Historic England for this panel debate and discussion on the role that...