Getting irate about rates: the headache of the Business Rates revaluation The purpose of a rating revaluation is to re-balance payments in line with rental values. However, the government’s postponement of the planned 2015 revaluation and their application of transitional relief has led to an uneven, unequal and confusing system where the winners are few […]
Last week the government published a White Paper outlining the strategy it will adopt for negotiating UK withdrawal from the EU The ‘Brexit plan’ certainly doesn’t lack in ambition. The Prime Minister has set out a vision of an independent nation developing and forging trade and investment links across the globe, but the proof will […]
Earlier this week I set the scene before a very knowledgeable panel of experts tried to predict how the real estate sector will perform to an audience of over 400 industry leaders. At last year’s event 80% of the delegates put up their hand when asked if they thought the UK would vote to Remain […]
September is upon us so the spotlight will again fall on what action will be taken by the new Prime Minister on Brexit. It’s clear from our latest JLL Investor sentiment survey that investors still see the attractions of UK property. Our survey of key clients showed that the overwhelming majority of investors (73%) intend […]
This week we released our predictions for 2016. Being bold about trends and expectations for the year ahead in the first week back is not necessarily an easy thing to do but our team of experts came up with a really interesting set of opinions. It was a high octane media day for me starting […]
I was pleased to see that business leaders have now joined the official debate on Europe – In or Out? So what does all this mean for real estate in the UK? There is no wrong or right answer. Indeed neither scenario means the end of the world, however I do have a firm opinion […]
Senior voices in business came together on the 9th November at the CBI’s annual conference at the Grosvenor House hotel on Park Lane. With expectation that Jeremy Corbyn would provide the keynote address and an agenda that suggested a forward thinking and lively debate on ‘Disruptive Innovation’ and the EU Referendum, I was keen to […]
Last night I attended a Property Week/Olswang/CPA sponsored debate as 1 of 4 panellists, alongside Steve Norris (ex-London Mayor Candidate), Chris Taylor (President of British Property Federation) and Professor Tony Travers (Director of LSE London). We were debating what needs to change in London under a new mayor. From the opinions shared, it became obvious […]
