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The latest news, events and insights in the Wales property world
Resolution of dilapidations disputes in court of law stressful and expensive
When all else fails, the final place to resolve a dilapidations matter is in a court of law. This process however can be very expensive, stressful and disproportionate to the…
MEES add to complicated mix in rent reviews
The rent review process is a hypothetical scenario largely open to interpretation and negotiations can become protracted due to the number of issues which influence rental value. These can include…
Commercial Property Market Review 2018
Overall the Welsh commercial property market has performed strongly in 2018 albeit sector performance has varied. Although the first three quarters saw overall investment transactions fall, much of this was…
Wales introducing measures to protect water from agricultural pollution
The whole of Wales is to be subject to regulations to tackle nitrate pollution which will be introduced next spring. They will come into force in January 2020 after transitional…
Regent Street Disease Not Confined to London
From London to Edinburgh, Cardiff to Dublin, Bristol to Nottingham. These are not flight routes; they are among the many cities where there are types of buildings which either have,…
Short-lived celebration of landmark ruling on ATM business rates
Retailers had been celebrating a victory after a Court of Appeal decision in November 2018 which deemed all ATMs to be non-rateable. Tesco, Sainsbury’s, the Co-0perative Group and others had…