Brexit news and views
Government looks to tighten pre-pack administration rules
Move comes in response to growing number of retailers considering pre-pack deals in response to Covid-19
Q&A: HBF chairman on need to speed up planning system
Stewart Baseley talks about restarting construction, the New Homes Ombudsman and housing quality
Property funds could stay gated until 2021
Pandemic and spectre of no-deal Brexit spark renewed valuation uncertainty.
Freeths forecast dinner: how will 2020 pan out for property?
Freeths and Property Week assembled a panel of industry experts to survey the big issues for 2020, including life after Brexit, climate change, the future of retail and the prospects for flexible offices.
Will it be boom or bust under Boris?
The manufacturing sector is divided over the prime minister’s Brexit strategy, with agents noting an increase in activity, while others highlight the continuing decline in output.
Outlook for residential sector is bound to improve
Editor: Your article last week, ‘Institutional investors looking to invest more in the resi sector’, revealed a not unsurprising trend. With Brexit certainty and the ‘Boris bounce’ effect taking hold, the outlook for property – particularly residential – is bound to improve.
