Could landlords go further to support restaurant / pub / nightclub tenants? Some tenants might suggest that landlords agree (either on a...

An increasing number of family offices are looking at direct investment. The attraction of lower fees coupled with the ability to have...

With investors looking to increase their asset allocation to crypto assets, the ability of regulators to keep up with minimising risk for...

Family offices and HNWs don't have the same constraints as institutional investors; for one they can afford to take a very long term view.

Although neighbours cannot generally stop a property owner from carrying out works, their interests can be protected in a number of ways...

Will we ever see office occupiers sign up to a 10+ year city centre lease again? 

Many may not and the demand for more flexible space...

On 1 September 2020, new planning use class E came into force. Use class E groups together shops, restaurants, offices, gyms, GP's and...

The postponement of the Budget is yet another peculiarity of 2020 fostered by Covid 19. Not a few people had forecast that the long...

The Jersey Royal Court held recently that it had no power to set aside the establishment of a Jersey Foundation on the grounds of...

The International Trade Secretary recently established 11 trade advisory groups (TAGs) to help advise on Brexit trade negotiations. The...

Rupert Merson (adjunct professor at London Business School) has written an interesting piece on how family businesses have more in common...

Retirees (at the age when retirement is first possible for most of us!) are the group most vulnerable to coronaviruses and are naturally...

Interesting comments from the Chief Executive of the Charity Commission.  The focus on transparency that comes with the revamped...

The decision of the Court of Appeal for Bermuda in Grand View Private Trust Company Ltd. v Wong & ors (Civil Appeal No. 5A of...

A positive step in the right direction. Grosvenor, as one of the oldest landlords in the business has introduced a new 'green' form of...

Covid-19 has accelerated trends that were already in play, possibly nowhere more so than those affecting physical retail stores....

The moratorium preventing commercial property tenants from being evicted has been extended until the end of 2020. This is clearly...

With the announcement today that more than 400 New Look stores will be moving to turnover based rents, it seems that retail sector leases...

Judgment was handed down today in the business interruption insurance test case brought by the FCA, with the findings generally being...

With new lockdown measures taking effect this week, you can't blame clients for feeling that the economic recovery we have seen over the...

There has been much talk about the impact of the events of 2020 on relationships, both good and bad. Most spouses would admit that...

We are seeing increasing interest from clients on listing commercial property assets on the IPSX which is the first exchange designed...