Supplier of housing for homeless linked to faith group tax avoidance scheme
Midos Management denies ties to property group accused of making millions from bogus prayer rooms
Fears of ‘postal deserts’ as owner of former WH Smith stores puts counters under threat
Exclusive: Contract changes mean Post Office outlets inside TG Jones stores would be easier to close, with up to 60 possibly affected
Revealed: owner of former WH Smith stores is charging fee to use fictitious ‘family’ brand
Fertiliser shortages to have dramatic effect on food prices, says Duke of Westminster’s firm
Up to 150 former WH Smith stores face closure, putting thousands of jobs at risk
March 2026
Glasgow arts hub tenants condemn ‘unsustainable’ rent rises by landlord
City Property, which manages buildings for council, accused of ‘coercive and unfair’ increases and issuing eviction notices
February 2026
Share values of property services firms tumble over fears of AI disruption
‘Plainly wrong’: London flat dwellers fight shock £200,000 heating bill
December 2025
No longer ‘unloved’: retailers investing more in physical stores, UK data shows
Knight Frank says shopping centres and food stores lead revival as retail outperforms other commercial property
November 2025
Rachel Reeves hands farmers inheritance tax break
Growth in global demand for ‘green’ office buildings slows amid Trump policies
October 2025
UK office, shop and warehouse construction plunges to 11-year low as costs soar
Investment in offices falls amid uncertainty over pricing, volatile geopolitics and the economy
September 2025
‘Dagenham is worried’: London borough in limbo after Smithfield and Billingsgate move axed
Halting of dock redevelopment is big blow to area already hit by uncertainty over Ford site’s future
August 2025
Boss of flexible office group IWG dismisses 17% fall in share price as ‘machine selling’
Spaces and Regus owner says global volatility will support demand for its hybrid workspaces
July 2025
Music venues subject to noise complaints to get ‘greater protection’
New government measures will also require developers to soundproof flats and apartments near existing venues
May 2025
‘Nonsense and stupid’: Trump’s tariff war will cause global damage, says Grosvenor boss
Policy will eventually right itself, adds Mark Preston, who heads Duke of Westminster’s property group
April 2025
Observer business profile
‘It felt like a big call’: the property boss who bet workers would return to the office … and won
Simon Carter of British Land says that, with high-end facilities at a premium again, gambling on construction during the pandemic has paid off
March 2025
B&Q owner Kingfisher urges Reeves to rethink tax rises for retailers
Government accused of increasing retailers’ NI contributions and business rates but aiming to cut tax for big tech
Ye of little faith? The tax loophole that turns old pubs into places of worship
A complex corporate network is enabling big landlords to avoid business rates by claiming religious exemption – and costing cash-strapped councils millions
Co-op admits blocking rivals from setting up nearby shops
Supermarket broke rules more than 100 times across its property portfolio, competition regulator says
