The beautiful grounds of The Hurlingham Club in Fulham played host to the Place West London conference this June, with speakers outlining a number of exciting projects that are underway across West London. The conference commenced at 2pm, with the ... Read more
The 2014 World Cup started yesterday in Brazil with a fanfare of music, colours and carnival. The home nation then emerged to play the opening game, from which they delivered a crowd pleasing comeback to beat the plucky Croatians. It was a ... Read more
To buy or not to buy, that is the question. It can be a tough decision for businesses to decide whether it’s worth committing to buying a property, opposed to the possibly safer route of leasing. We’ve looked at some of the advantages and ... Read more
Kensington Roof Gardens once again played host to the IAS Barbecue this June. After last years’ Australian themed event, complete with inflatable crocodiles, surf boards and cork hats, this year the gardens were lit up by a colourful carnival ... Read more
Removing the obstacle of planning permission from commercial to residential conversion should be a positive thing. Less red tape, quicker conversions and fewer empty high street premises. The government wins too; increased redevelopment of old ... Read more
It is now possible to convert retail properties to residential use without planning permission, thanks to the new permitted development right (PDR) introduced in the UK last month. If you own a Class A1 or A2 retail property and want to convert it ... Read more
The picture of British high streets in 2014 is often painted as one of empty boarded up shops, desolate streets and all but bookmakers and discounts stores left for the few shoppers that venture away from online shopping. The reality however, ... Read more
Research undertaken by NovaLoca has revealed the most sought after areas for office space in each region of the UK. Using data from Google Analytics to cross-examine the search term ‘office space’ with the names of over 15,000 towns and areas ... Read more
The market for industrial property in West Midlands is beginning to improve, says Lambert Smith Hampton, with the first speculative construction of large industrial warehousing in the region by IM Properties seen as a key ... Read more
The M25 office market is back on track, says Knight Frank, with take-up in the second quarter a “healthy” 623,000 sq ft, 17% above the five-year quarterly average. Emma Goodford, head of National Offices at Knight Frank, says the robust activity ... Read more
