Insights
Allsop announces profit rise in financial results to March 2018
Allsop’s annual turnover remains consistent at £42.8m. Profit before members’ remuneration was £16.5m for year ending Mar...
How HS2 can revolutionise our regional cities and the commercial property sector
HS2, the UK’s second high-speed railway line will revolutionise connectivity between the UK’s regional cities. But how will i...
Rating red flags – busting common myths and misconceptions
For commercial property owners, businesses and developers, business rates are a major factor and overhead to consider. Incre...
From vandalism to valuable the transformation of Shoreditch street art
Shoreditch today is known for its culture. From its buzzing bars and restaurants to its progressive art galleries,‘Shoreditch...
The fashion for fit-out – how traditional landlords are embracing new levels of office fit-out
Changing tenant demand has led to a growing number of office landlords offering a wider range of office fit-out – Category A+...
Fish Island – Selling a new 21st century ‘village’ community
An island is defined as ‘a piece of land surrounded by water’. Confusingly, Fish Island in East London is not really an isla...
HMO investment: The impact of Article 4
Undergraduates have moved into areas of Britain’s big cities ripping the heart out of our communities and leaving devastatio...
Wellbeing-led design should be at the core of today’s student housing
Wellbeing / mental health Wellbeing today is more than just a tick box; it is at the forefront of leading employer agendas, b...
All About MEES
Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) and their impact on Landlords Many people have an opinion on what impact MEES have...
Build to Rent: Mobilisation
In the last issue of All Magazine, Andy Pointon explained the delicate juggling acts required to balance the challenges of i...
Gray’s shopping centre sells for £20.2m
Gray’s shopping centre in the popular Essex commuter town has been sold by Allsop for £20.2m on behalf of Lone Star and Ella...
Time to put the Purpose-Built Student Accommodation myth to bed
There is a growing consensus that the UK has too much purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA). Widespread stories of empt...
Charity Auctions
I was standing in the confined space of Christie’s rostrum wondering how to break the ice. The guests from the Story of Chri...
“Can we really Google that?”
As Fixed Charge Receivers we are appointed on hundreds of properties each year from burnt out sheds to multi-million-pound h...
The art of mitigation: empty rate act prompts novel solutions for landlords
Research conducted by Northumbria University revealed that 90% of all empty commercial properties across the country are eith...
Headingley: from studentification to inclusive communities
Studentification is the process of social, economic and environmental change affected by large numbers of students congregat...