Exclusive: Home Reit tenant falls into administration due to ‘onerous leases’
September 2022 — My scoop on the collapse of one of Home Reit’s tenants — two months before the company confirmed the news.
JLL ‘to separate its domestic operations in Russia’ following industry pressure
March 2022 — The final news story in a series I worked on with Adam Branson on the UK’s biggest property agencies’ Russian operations following Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. After a week of pushing the agencies and breaking the news on their decisions, the six biggest agencies had all pulled out of the country.
RICS under fire over redacted allegations
December 2021 — A front-page story on the redacted section of Alison Levitt QC’s report into the wrongful dismissal of four non-executive RICS directors.
Daily Mail signs lease for refurbished HQ
December 2021 — A news story I broke that was followed up by City AM.
Property slow to back equality push
December 2021 — A front-page joint byline news story with Riya Makwana.
Arax JVs to spend £500m across South East
November 2021 — A front-page exclusive on Arax’s plans to spend £500m on properties in South East England via two joint ventures.
Climate minister hints at inclusion of embodied carbon in Heat and Buildings Strategy
September 2021 — A news story I broke that was followed up by the BBC.
London councils to ban new PDR
August 2021 — An investigation into London councils’ plans to ban permitted development rights.
GLP seals Magna Park MPS1 Amazon letting
August 2021 — A news story I broke that was followed up by The Guardian.
Extending eviction ban to 2022 ‘crazy’
June 2021 — A front-page joint byline with Sebastian McCarthy and Jessica Newman.
London authorities sitting on £1.29bn of CIL and S106 cash
March 2021 — A news story I broke as part of my investigation into developer contributions to London local planning authorities.
One in five councils fail to publish IFS
February 2021 — A front-page news story I broke as part of my investigation into infrastructure funding statements.
Councils have invested £820m in property via offshore trusts
February 2021 — A news story I broke as part of my investigation into local authorities investing in property through tax haven based trusts.
The Epta Development Corporation (EDC) buys Avon site for £200m shed scheme
December 2020 — A news story I broke which was followed up by The Times.
Hill homes in on the capital
October 2020 — A front-page joint byline news story with Jessica Newman.
Croydon council asks MHCLG for help with ‘revenue pressures’
September 2020 — A news story I broke which was followed up by the FT.
Councils lose money on out-of-constituency retail assets
August 2020 — An investigation into local authorities’ investments in retail real estate outside of their constituencies.
Industry renews rent support call
July 2020 — A front-page news story about hospitality and retail industry bodies calling for rent support.
Pub sector faces a ‘mass exodus’
July 2020 — A front-page joint byline news story with Jessica Newman.
UK government seeks 4m sq ft for Tesla ‘gigafactory’
May 2020 — A news story I broke which was followed up by The Times, The Independent, The Daily Mirror, The Next Web, Somerset Live, Gloucester Live, Autocar, Gizmodo and several other publications.
McDonald’s delivers its first UK ‘dark kitchen’
October 2019 — A news story I broke which was followed up by The Telegraph, iNews and Eater London.
Local councils seek to extend PDR exemption
April 2019 — A news story broke a story on local authorities seeking exemptions from permitted development.