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What is a Freeport?

In the recent budget, the Chancellor proposed to create 8 new Freeports across the UK, but what exactly is a Freeport? Whilst there is no fixed definition, they are generally areas within a country’s territorial limits that are free of the usual customs rules. Typically, goods can be imported, processed,

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2021 Budget Review

It seems that most of the 2021 Budget had been pre-leaked before Mr Sunak rose in the House of Commons yesterday, so no real surprises on the day. As far as property is concerned he reported the following: On the Residential side: the Extension of stamp duty holiday till 30

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Drive Through Investing

Technology has left a seismic imprint on our culture and commercial real estate and in the past 12 months, this has been compounded by the Covid pandemic. Whilst restaurants and shops have been forced to close, one sector that seems to be bucking the trend is the ‘drive through’ sector.