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Review of business rates called for as Brexit uncertainty takes toll on UK commercial property
The ongoing uncertainty surrounding the Brexit negotiations is taking its toll on the UK Commercial Property market, causing some hesitancy among tenants, according to the Q3 2018 RICS UK Commercial Property Market survey. Because of the continued uncertainty, RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) is calling on the government to review the business rates system in the upcoming Budget. Brexit uncertainty is taking its toll at the headline level, as occupier demand fell slightly, with a net balance of –9%...
If you live in deprived area you are twice as likely to die young, here’s why
The study reveals that half of all premature deaths in the UK are linked to risk factors such as smoking, diet, alcohol and drug use, obesity and high blood pressure
Jail for thugs after illegal London rave turned into violence that left nine police injured
Four police officers were taken to hospital, including one with a serious face wound, following clashes in Barking east London
Pizza Express accountant who groped two women in Harvey Nichols is spared jail
Married father of two Amjid Khawhaja had a glass of wine before he sexually assaulted the women on the same day at the luxury Knightsbridge department store
Disappearance of Kent mum-of-five being treated as ‘potential murder’
Sarah Wellgreen, 46, has not been seen since Tuesday October 9th, with cops trawling through rural parts of Kent in an attempt to find her
Climate campaigners who scaled Canadian High Commission in London walk free
The campaigners - along with 26 others - blocked the entrance to the Commission in Trafalgar Square on the day Canadian Prime Minister Mr Trudeau was visiting
Hunt for London groper after nine women molested in just five weeks
Detectives warned women walking home alone after work to be on their guard after the victims were attacked in the Docklands area of east London - all in the early evening
Charity to feed over 60,000 Londoners in poverty after £80k cash boost
City Bridge Trust will help City Harvest feed over 60,000 Londoners in poverty after awarding the charity £79,800 to run a food storage warehouse in Ealing. City Harvest will use the money to pay for a manager to run the London site which will deliver enough food to make more than three million meals a year. The charity distributes fresh, nutritious food to Londoners in poverty seven days a week in 23 out of 32 the capital’s boroughs. City Harvest has grown significantly...
Guy Verhofstadt says Brexit deal is “zero per cent” complete
Guy Verhofstadt today significantly revised down Theresa May’s claim that Brexit is 95 per cent, saying the withdrawal deal is “zero per cent” finished. The European Parliament’s Brexit co-coordinator spoke out after the Prime Minister looked to appease fellow ministers with assurances that we are well on our way to completing a deal with Brussels. In a speech to MEPs he said unless the Irish border row is resolved the deal is “zero per cent” finished as he mocked May’s...