Being involved in the commercial property sector gives us a front-row seat to view the state of the UK economy. As you know, things have been better. Things have also been worse, so we can at least take comfort in the fact that the current…
As a company with a long history of buying commercial properties, we are always looking for ways to put our resources to use in support of other UK businesses. We appreciate the standard sale and leaseback transaction for this very reason. Selling and leasing back…
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement was a mixed bag of both good and bad news. On the good side, the Government are offering a tax relief package worth nearly £14 billion aimed mainly at small businesses. Unfortunately, the bad news is that the planned revaluation…
Have you spent the last several months trying to gauge interest in your commercial property? And if so, have you noticed that interest is lacking? You could be up against the problem of retreating lenders. To be as blunt as possible, lenders are not as…
Last week, the Bank of England made a number of very worrying statements. They started by saying the UK is facing its longest recession since records began. They then went on to say the UK would face a very challenging 2 year slump and unemployment…
Commercial property values fell by 6.8% in October 2022, according to CBRE (who are one of the largest surveying firms in the UK). The sector which experienced the highest decrease was the industrial sector where values fell by 10.6%. Industrials in the South East reported…
We are getting more enquiries from people day-by-day saying I want to sell my commercial property fast. Why is this? Well the answer is simple. People are desperate for money. Interest rates and inflation are still rising, taxes are increasing, the recession is deepening and…
Warehouses were never very popular amongst commercial property investors until about 5 years ago. The warehouse sector was always the least glamorous but things started to change around 2018. Since then, this sector has gone from strength to strength mainly driven by the likes of…
The commercial property market covers a large range of uses. These include high street shops, restaurants, supermarkets, offices, warehouses, medical centres, hotels, banks, schools, car showrooms, off licences, dry cleaners and many more. Some of these uses fall in and out of fashion with investors…
Car washes have always been quite popular investments. Why is this? Some occupy substantial sites in good town centre locations and offer small/large scale development opportunities. What people also fail to understand is they can also be safe investments. People are always going to have…