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The post-pandemic shift towards hybrid working has reshaped the commercial office landscape in recent years. For tenants, the result has often been surplus space – desks that sit empty most days, unused meeting rooms, and entire wings of an office that feel more like a relic of 2019 than a necessity in 2025. In this…

If you haven’t already read the first part of our series. Anyone who manages a shopping centre knows that it is not just a collection of individual shops. It is a single destination, with its own identity, brand and reputation. Every letting, no matter how small, affects the whole. An empty or darkened unit can…

Edward Dent has spent his career across commercial agency, development, renewables, and offsite construction, and now works as a freelance consultant helping SME developers and property companies make the most of their assets. In this interview, he talks about his journey in the property industry, the challenges facing the sector today, and the trends he…

In major development projects, the acquisition of land is rarely a straightforward transaction. Even with substantial resources and a compelling vision, negotiations can become gridlocked. The recent stand-offbetween Manchester United and rail freight operator Freightliner over the site earmarked for a new “Wembley of the North” stadium is a striking example of how valuations, legal…

The JCT have introduced a new contract family with the JCT 2024 edition, which for the first time is based on a target cost model which emphasises collaboration, transparency, and shared financial risk. The Target Cost Contract 2024 (TCC 2024) is based on the JCT Design and Build Contract 2024 (DB 2024) ,and (as with…

The challenges facing Britain’s high street have rarely felt so acute. In May 2025 alone, 2,238 companies in England and Wales entered insolvency – a 15% increase on the previous year and part of a sustained pattern of elevated failures. The retail sector, already navigating the shift to online shopping, felt that pressure sharply, with…

What is your background and experience in the property industry? I was 14 years old when we first moved house – something about this process triggered my interest in property. Perhaps, I am just nosy! I studied Urban Estate Surveying at university. Graduating during the recession of the early 90s, I went on to do…

The recent High Court ruling in Cooper & Ors v Ludgate House Ltd marks a pivotal moment in the law of rights to light, with serious implications for urban developers across the UK. At the heart of the dispute was the tension between private rights and large-scale regeneration – specifically, whether long-standing neighbouring homes can…