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Offices will shoulder the largest burden in making up the £2.17bn business rates shortfall created by Labour’s discounted multiplier for retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL), according to research from Cushman & Wakefield.
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New UK commercial real estate lending surged by 33% in the first half of 2025, reaching £22.3bn, according to the latest report from Bayes Business School.
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Almost 4,000 construction companies in England and Wales entered insolvency in the 12 months to August, with construction remaining the worst-hit of sectors, government figures show.
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It’s not often that the commercial property sector unites around a theme, but the rise of managed office spaces is one of these times. Managed offices can no longer be dismissed as a market fad. Instead, they are now recognised by increasing numbers of occupiers as a genuine, alternative way of using and maximising their office requirement.
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Shelving a project may seem frustrating, but what if the time it lays untouched strengthens the glue that binds it all together? Regeneration experts at the Regen 2025 conference in Liverpool emphasised the role of partnerships centred on trust and longevity in bringing forward complex projects across the UK.
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The government has confirmed which businesses will qualify for the new lower business rates multipliers for retail, hospitality and leisure properties, ahead of the next revaluation in April 2026.
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At the height of the Dutch tulip craze in 1636, a single tulip bulb was bought for 2,500 florins – or, as the bill stated, eight fat swine, 12 fat sheep, four tuns of beer, 1,000lb of cheese, a complete bed, a suit of clothes and a silver drinking cup, plus the change.
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Colliers’ living specialists say the UK’s rental markets are entering a new phase, shaped by regulatory change, affordability pressures and the rise of suburban and regional housing. The agency recently restructured its teams to bring development advisory, funding and living sectors under one umbrella.
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In today’s rapidly evolving real estate landscape, the gap between operational data and investment strategy is narrowing.
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The UK real estate sector has recorded a consistent decline in average energy consumption across all asset classes over the past three years, according to Deepki's latest environmental performance index.
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CBRE has reported that UK build-to-rent (BTR) investment volumes stood at £581.2m in Q3 2025, dominated by three multi-family deals totalling £334.6m and down 4% on the same period last year.
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The long-term outlook for the life sciences sector remains strong thanks to the UK’s fundamental strengths, despite a worrying short-term picture, industry commentators say.
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Investment from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), a Middle Eastern alliance comprising Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has continued to pour into London over the last 12 months to take advantage of cut-price deals, according to AlRayan Bank.
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One in three UK firms looking to expand their office footprint are doing so due to an over-reduction of space and a stronger-than expected return to the workplace, according to CBRE’s 2025 European Office Occupier Sentiment Survey.
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