Most of us are aware of the threats currently facing the economy. We have recently seen inflation hit a 30-year high, interest rates rise to a 13-year high, the stock market crash, personal and business debts rise, unemployment rise, Corporation tax increase, National Insurance increase…
Pubs across the UK have gone through many extreme changes over the past two decades. They have become trendier, lots have rebranded and there has been a shift towards serving more food. This has attracted younger customers who meet regularly in large groups and spend…
Banks used to take 25-year leases on properties which they rented. Also, once they moved into a property, it was pretty much always guaranteed that they would never move out. However, things have changed, especially over the past few years.Banks now take leases as short…
A lot of people are suddenly very worried about the state of the economy and are selling their commercial properties. There are several reasons for this. Firstly, inflation and interest rates are rising. Secondly, people are paying more tax and spending less. Thirdly, the economy…
Vacant high street shops has been a problem in the UK for the past 10-15 years. However, things are getting worse. High streets have suffered and shops have closed mainly as a result of more people using the internet and buying goods online. Retailers have…
Over the years, many housebuilders have bought offices in town centres throughout the UK and converted them into flats. As a result of this, the supply of town centre offices has fallen and rents have gone up. This has benefitted the owners of these buildings…
The costs of living crisis in the UK, which is getting worse day by day, will trigger a consumer spending slowdown and lead to aggressive interest rate hikes. The impact of this will be felt the hardest on high street shops which in turn will…
The commercial property market is on very shaky ground as large cracks, which started to appear several weeks ago, are getting larger. Next year the UK economy will flatline and experience the lowest economic growth of any G7 country. The reasons for this are soaring…
The housing bubble, which started to inflate exponentially half way through Covid, due to low interest rates and people moving from flats to houses which had more space and gardens, seems like it is about to burst. The main reason why most experts think this…