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As the revolution (or decimation) continues in the retail sector, those bricks and mortar retailers have a further conundrum; what to do with surplus space? 

High street stalwart, John Lewis, clearly

The Charity Commission’s decision to admit Public Interest News Foundation (PINF) to the register of charities comes at a point when public confidence in the fourth estate (even the historically hallowed BBC) is at

Cushman and Wakefield have today released their Report on Housing and Care for Older People. The Report focuses on specialist housing schemes which offer support and / or care to residents. The Report looks at

Yet more bad news reported for retail.  As we have written about previously, the pandemic has served to accelerate trends that were already happening especially the drive to online shopping.  

What

The new Covid restrictions provide an additional challenge for children who have separated parents. Whilst it was clarified during the national lockdown that children were able to move between their parents' homes,

Apple have this week unveiled their first iPhone with 5G capabilities.5G is faster than 3G and 4G; offers greater capacity, meaning a lot more devices can be connected at the same time; and reduces latency

Whilst the majority of the hospitality sector has suffered under stringent Covid restrictions, one aspect of the hospitality sector has thrived: the drive-thru. Canadian restaurant brand Tim Hortons has this week

We are all learning to adapt and cope with new technologies and challenges. It was great to present on issues relevant to collectors and museums with my colleague Becky Shaw. We covered the topics of insurance and

Retail agents teamed with data consultancies are racing to come up with new and innovative leasing models that would see rents linked to footfall and would include online sales. 

Long leases with

Legislation has recently been introduced to allow Wills to be validly witnessed by video link rather than in person.  A testator still needs to sign a Will in the presence of two or more witnesses present at the

An entrepreneurial business plan and a fascinating use of commercial space in central London. Entocycle, which currently operates from railway arches at London Bridge, "feeds local food waste – typically surplus

At the end of 2019, the Senior Living sector was following hot on the heels of the BTR and Student Accommodation sectors. At the opposite end of the age spectrum, by targeting the elderly, investors were looking to

The decision by the BVI government to create a publicly accessible register of company ownership predictably has been broadly welcomed. Like many offshore jurisdictions, the world's go-to destination for holding

So much has been written about how the pandemic is going to see the death of the office.  Office space is, after all, one of the biggest expenses of any business. Surely, the move to mass home working means that

Amazon has unveiled an indoor drone which is capable of surveilling homes. How long will it be until the same technology is adopted for virtual viewings of commercial properties? Not long, one would have thought,

Could landlords go further to support restaurant / pub / nightclub tenants? Some tenants might suggest that landlords agree (either on a lease renewal or in a deed of variation to a current lease) that rent will be

An increasing number of family offices are looking at direct investment. The attraction of lower fees coupled with the ability to have greater influence over investments is attractive.

Historically private

With investors looking to increase their asset allocation to crypto assets, the ability of regulators to keep up with minimising risk for participants is becoming increasingly important.

There is also a lack of

Family offices and HNWs don't have the same constraints as institutional investors; for one they can afford to take a very long term view.

Pre-Covid the competitiveness of capital was high and many HNWs and

Although neighbours cannot generally stop a property owner from carrying out works, their interests can be protected in a number of ways through the party wall procedure. If you are intending to carry out works which