London unleased

Fuelled by tech innovation and the sector’s need for flexibility, commercial leases in the UK capital have halved in the past two decades. But is that enough to attract the most agile of tenants?

The innovations shaping London’s future homes

Robots building smart homes that take care of our every whim? Hover car parking on towers that reach the clouds? Toilets that test our bodies for toxins? The reality, particularly in a city as traditional as London, is that the fundamentals of house design have hardly changed in the past 200 years. And the new technologies in the sector are more lo-fi than sci-fi. Alexander Peace explores the top five

Rating revaluation – one year to go

The April 2017 business rates revaluation will mean double- and triple-digit increases in rateable values in some London hotspots. EG asks the experts if a business rates Armageddon is really just 12 months away.