Emma Whitby-Smith
InsightCelebrating 10 years of diversity
It’s amazing that it only became illegal to discriminate against people identifying as lesbian, gay or bisexual in the workplace in 2003. The property industry’s own landmark moment came in 2011, when Freehold was launched as a networking forum for UK real estate LGBTQI+ professionals.
InsightFreehold networking forum reaches 10 years
It is amazing that it only became illegal to discriminate against people identifying as lesbian, gay or bisexual in the workplace in 2003. Until Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations became law in the UK, you could effectively be sacked for being gay, while trans people did not receive protection until ...
InsightGovernment must cut stamp duty in upcoming Budget
As the world was heading off on its holidays on 31 July, the Treasury, HMRC and the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government slipped out a highly significant announcement for the property industry under a cloak of disguise.
MarketsEconomics of London’s prime hotspots
The simple economics of property — that more people want to live here than we have houses — are not about to change.
