Can repurposing retail units save the high street?
It has been well-reported that physical shops and retailers have been struggling in recent years due to the shift to internet shopping. Back in 2021, in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, Local Data Company (LDC) analysis of shopping centres in England, Scotland and Wales, suggested that 70 shopping centres across the UK were at…
Read MoreElectronic signatures – how they will speed up your property transactions
Electronic signatures – how they will speed up your property transactions 28 October 2020/Blog Would you like to complete your property transactions faster and save some trees at the same time? If so, opting to electronically sign your transfers, leases, legal mortgages and many other property documents is the solution for you. In this short…
Read MoreWhy are turnover rents becoming popular again?
The COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying lockdown have undoubtedly changed many aspects of life in the UK, but few sectors have been impacted as dramatically as retail, hospitality and leisure. The damage to these sectors is only just starting to become distressingly clear. According to the Centre for Retail Research, 3607 stores have closed during 2020, resulting in 49,790 job losses. These figures run up to the…
Read MoreCommercial leases in exceptional circumstances: the pandemic (Part one)
The COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown it prompted brought the majority of commercial life in the UK grinding to a halt on 23rd March. While much of the media coverage centred upon measures such as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and other direct interventions, there were also attempts to deal with the disaster unfolding along…
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