Key Takeaways Commercial property is real estate used for profit-generating business activities like offices and retail spaces. Commercial leases often benefit property owners by passing expenses such as taxes and maintenance to tenants. Returns on commercial property investments can be higher than residential, with longer lease agreements providing stable income. Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
Plans to cap ground rent, end the sale of new leasehold flats and make it easier for existing leaseholders to move to commonhold form part of what the government has described as a ‘game-changing’ shake-up of the leasehold system. These changes build upon efforts to implement the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024. Here, Which?
Plans to cap ground rent, end the sale of new leasehold flats and make it easier for existing leaseholders to move to commonhold form part of what the government has described as a ‘game-changing’ shake-up of the leasehold system. These changes build upon efforts to implement the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024. Here, Which?
Would you live in an abandoned police station, a deserted hospital or a disused office building? What if it saved you hundreds of pounds a month? You may not have heard of property guardianship but it’s a route a growing number of Britons, faced with exorbitant rents, are taking. And it could play a role
Would you live in an abandoned police station, a deserted hospital or a disused office building? What if it saved you hundreds of pounds a month? You may not have heard of property guardianship but it’s a route a growing number of Britons, faced with exorbitant rents, are taking. And it could play a role
The Residential Freehold Association, which represents professional freeholders, said capping ground rent was “wholly unjustified” and warned over the impact on the UK’s reputation for investors. A spokesperson said the bill “will tear up long-established contracts and property rights, which are pillars of the UK’s investment reputation”. Campaigners had called for a cap, saying that
The Move Master Ltd is organising a networking event at Worcestershire County Cricket Club, Worcester, on Wednesday, January 28, from 12pm to 2pm. For more information and to reserve a place, visit eventbrite.co.uk/e/worcestershire-property-lunch-january-2026-tickets-1976705505378. It aims to bring together industry professionals, property people, and potential business partners over lunch. Organisers said: “Don’t miss this opportunity to
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The UK housing market is enjoying a new year bounce, with the average price of a home coming up for sale increasing by the largest monthly amount in a decade, data shows. The property website Rightmove said almost £10,000 was added to the average asking price of a British home in the space of five
More households are being dragged into paying inheritance tax because of property price rises, new data reveals. Housing wealth now accounts for 47 per cent of the total wealth, on average, in estates which pay inheritance tax (IHT) in London, and there are four other regions where it accounts for more than a third. This