One of the more interesting industry metrics we pay attention to is investor interest. At the start of the year, investors were showing a bit of nervousness about taking on new properties. Fear of a commercial property downturn is thought to be the crucial factor. Five months on, little has changed. But at least we […]

There is little doubt commercial property has taken a big hit over the last years. Some of the biggest high street retailers are closing locations, reducing hours, and taking other cost-cutting measures. Meanwhile, local restaurant and shop owners continue to struggle in a bad economy. Much of what we now see can be traced back […]

You don’t need another round of bad news as a commercial property owner. Unfortunately, there isn’t much else to report these days. The latest news on the commercial property front is that landlords haven’t been so successful at collecting rent payments through the first quarter of the year. According to the latest data, commercial landlords […]

There was some hope earlier this year that the commercial property would begin to stabilise before starting the long road to recovery. Unfortunately, any potential stabilisation seems fleeting at the moment. Commercial property is still falling. Shops, restaurants, pubs, etc. are all still suffering – with no end in sight. At the heart of the […]

Owning commercial properties that you rent out to others can be a very lucrative enterprise. As commercial property investors ourselves, we are very familiar with the amount of money to be made with this sort of thing. But we also know that there are downsides. One of the biggest is volatility. We suspect ongoing volatility […]

Trusted around the world as a reliable source of insider information relating to all things property, the annual Knight Frank Wealth Report is a report countless numbers of property investors and business leaders look forward to every year. Unfortunately, the 2023 report verifies what many of us have known for quite some time now: that […]

We have made it clear that we are interested in buying all sorts of commercial properties – from warehouses to medical buildings to retail space. We are interested in take-away shops, convenience stores, industrial buildings, etc. That begs a question: why should owners sell now to commercial property buyers? There are times when market conditions […]

As the owner of a retail property, you are probably facing tough times right now. You have long believed that leasing your property to a large retailer, like Boots, Halfords, or Marks & Spencer is the best way to get the most out of your property. Maybe that was true years ago, but things are […]

In one of our more recent blog posts, we discussed the question of whether high street retail investments are still worthwhile. It is a legitimate question given the sluggish economy, poor retail sales, and high interest rates that are preventing investors from putting their money where they want to. But we do want to set […]

It has been a tough couple of years for high street retail. Even before the COVID pandemic, retail in the UK was trending downward. From 2012 to 2017, high street retail shed thousands of jobs. Other than in London, the rest of the UK saw high street retail decline by some 2%. So where are […]