Commercial landlords to miss MEES targets by nearly a decade costing £750m in rents a year – find out more Search Acumen

Despite tighter Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) coming into force over a year ago in April 2023 prohibiting landlords from leasing buildings with an EPC rating below E, nearly 18,000 (17,957) rental buildings still have substandard F or G ratings.

London and the South East reject the highest proportion of developer planning applications – find out more with Search Acumen

The top 15 Local Planning Authorities in the UK for refusing new major housing development has been revealed. Leading property data provider, Search Acumen, has found that the majority of councils refusing at least 1 in 2 submissions for major new housing in 2023 are disproportionately in London, the South East, and East of England.

To tender or not to tender? Insights from Search Acumen

The legal market is tougher than ever, with firms competing fiercely for a shrinking pool of cases. Our recent research shows property lawyers are seeing a 25% decrease in caseloads as firms adjust to a changing real estate market, with the top 500 firms now handling three in five property transactions. The latest HMRC data […]