27 January 2026
Business rates slashed for pubs and live venues
The government has announced a major package of reforms on business rates for pubs, as well as licensing reforms.
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27 January 2026Agents celebrate being picked for government's Crown Commercial Service property panel
The government’s Crown Commercial Service has appointed property agents to its main real estate framework, the Estates Management Services 2 panel.
26 January 2026Treasury and Housing Ministry buildings to receive business rates cuts
Government departments involved in the design and administration of property taxation are set to receive business rates cuts from April under the 2026 revaluation, as large private-sector offices across Central London face a significant rise in liabilities, according to analysis by global tax firm Ryan.
26 January 2026Government's Small Business scheme only prolonging the agony for retail and hospitality
In recent years, many businesses have absorbed the loss of vital retail and hospitality relief – previously worth 75% but reduced from April 2025 to 40%.
22 January 2026Could 2026 be the year the £40 billion local authority property stalemate ends?
Local authorities now control over £41 billion of directly held property assets, either via direct holdings, or via the Local Government Pension Scheme.
20 January 2026Well-meaning upward-only rent reviews ban could have negative consequences
Cast as a measure of relief for small shops, the proposed ban on upward-only rent reviews is a live test of how policy will price risk, redirect capital, and shift costs across commercial real estate.
20 January 2026Government backs China's huge London Embassy
The UK government has approved China's plans to build Europe's largest embassy in London.
14 January 2026Scottish Budget tweaks business rates
The Scottish Budget, unveiled on 13 January, has been branded “underwhelming” and placing the country in a worse position for property taxes than neighbouring England and Wales.- 14 January 2026
Manchester is showing that 'good growth' can work for UK city regions
Greater Manchester faces many of the same viability gaps, stalled sites and investment challenges seen across the country. But when the city region secured its landmark devolution deal in 2014, it began shifting investment control away from external forces and back into the hands of local leaders to find solutions to local priorities. The Good Growth Fund is a natural extension of that shared vision of aligning capital with local priorities. - 23 December 2025
Living sector regulation: key planning reforms and market impact in 2025
Planning and policy reviews and reform were plentiful in 2025 and remained a critical pressure point for the UK living sector, which tackled major changes including the National Planning Policy Framework overhaul and the Renters’ Rights Act 2025. - 18 December 2025
Government's 'build baby build' Planning and Infrastructure Bill becomes law
The government's flagship Planning and Infrastructure Act has become law, with the Labour party promising "seismic planning reforms" that will remove blockages and delays to accelerate the construction of tens of thousands of homes. - 18 December 2025
Bank of England cuts interest rates to 3.75%
Property finance experts have said the outlook for commercial property deals remains "complex" despite the welcome news that the Bank of England has reduced interest rates to their lowest level since February 2023. 
9 December 2025The receipts and expenditure business rates reckoning
The 2026 draft local rating lists have landed, and one thing is already clear: the receipts and expenditure method, once a niche valuation approach used only for a handful of specialist assets, is now one of the most consequential forces in the business rates system. For many properties, it has become the driver of the biggest increases in rateable values ever seen.
4 December 2025Homes England launches £138 million property services framework tender
Homes England, the government housing agency, has tendered its £138 million property services framework, one of the largest public sector real estate advisory contracts in the UK.- 1 December 2025
The winners and losers in the new business rates rating list
The Government’s draft rating list for the 2026 Revaluation, published immediately after the Autumn Budget last Wednesday (26 November), reveals that there are very few winners in rateable value (RV) terms, with many sectors seeing significant rises, primarily because the last list was based on the low 2021 rental values influenced by Covid. 
1 December 2025The impact of business rates on serviced offices
Despite heavy lobbying from over 60 flexible workspace operators regarding business rates, the budget did not go their way. The anticipated new higher value multiplier has been announced and it is likely to hit flex operators hard.
28 November 2025'State involvement is vital but private investment is equally indispensable'
In the biopic 24 Hour Party People, Tony Wilson, record label and nightclub owner, television presenter and impresario proclaims: “This is Manchester. We do things differently here".
27 November 2025Budget 2025: One ray of hope on disappointing day
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s tax-raising Budget has sparked a wave of dissatisfaction across the real estate world – but there is one silver lining which gives the sector some hope.
26 November 2025Budget 2025: 'Mansion tax' surcharge set to shake up prime property sector
The government has zeroed in on the top end of the residential market in today's Budget – its annual fiscal policy address – with the introduction of an annual surcharge that could impact capital flows into England, as well as valuations.
26 November 2025Budget 2025: Relief and disappointment as UK Chancellor at last unveils her plan
The Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has introduced major legislative changes in Wednesday's Budget that will have provided few surprises for the real estate industry, but much in the way of relief.
