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Blog 23/03/20

Covid-19 Government Measures for Business Rates

Occupier Business Rates

The Government has provided detailed guidance on the measures announced to support businesses. The measures providing relief ...

News 23/03/20

Prime South East Office Investment, 300 Capability Green, acquired for £62M

Investment | Offices

The £62m acquisition of 300 Capability Green, a prime office investment in Luton has completed. The purchase was made by a p...

Blog 18/03/20

Don’t Let Your Rent Review Clause Drag Your Rent Down. Draft with Care

Lease Consultancy | Owner Rent Reviews

The opportunity to review your investment’s rental income happens, at most, only every 5 years.  But how good that opportunit...

Blog 10/02/20

Does co-living have a role to play in the private rented sector?

Co-living | Valuation

What is Co-living? Co-living is not a new concept, communal living practices have been adopted in various forms across the g...

Blog 07/02/20

Registering to bid is now compulsory

Buying

It has long been the case at a public property auction that anyone could walk into the room, totally unprepared, completely u...

Blog 30/01/20

The End of Help to Buy

Central London

Help to Buy was brought in as a short-term solution to aid first time buyers and those struggling to move up the property la...

Blog 30/01/20

The End of Help to Buy

Development and Land | Residential Property

Help to Buy was brought in as a short-term solution to aid first time buyers and those struggling to move up the property la...

Blog 20/01/20

Yield hungry? Don’t overlook secondary towns and cities

Residential Investment

The UK’s secondary towns and cities are often referred to as our Cinderella locations, but many have lots to offer the savvy...

Blog 14/01/20

Housing associations benefit from best price and transparency at auctions. Here’s how

Residential Auction

When an organisation or investor is looking to liquidate its assets and raise capital, an auction platform can be an effecti...

Blog 13/01/20

Are you looking to sell your land? Here’s how

Development and Land

Many landowners are increasingly tempted to sell their land for development, usually under an option agreement. An option agr...

Blog 09/12/19

Degree Apprenticeships: Expelling the Myths

Apprenticeships | Graduates

University had always been my go to plan and throughout school the UCAS process is at the forefront of students minds. Just ...

Blog 03/12/19

The rarity value of regulated tenancies

For those browsing the Allsop residential catalogue, you will have seen the wide-range of properties that we take to the auc...

Blog 21/11/19

Sell my home by auction

Five words you may never expect to enter into Google. Why? Auctions are sometimes perceived as a dumping ground and one whic...

Blog 04/11/19

The benefits of buying second hand student accommodation

Most people prefer to buy new but sometimes it doesn’t make any sense when the older version is equally as good. You can hav...

Blog 28/10/19

The chase for long income

Valuation

In a world of low interest rates, volatile markets and political uncertainty, predictable long-income assets are increasingly...

Blog 24/10/19

The ground rules on ground rent

Residential Auction | Ground Rents

For nearly two years now the once rock–steady ground rent market has been functioning under the shadow of growing political ...