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London offices becoming luxury homes

21st February 2012

More and more offices in the heart of London are being turned into high end residential accommodation, a new report has revealed.

According to property agent HS20, homes in areas such as Mayfair and St James's command particularly high prices. Many residential developers are therefore cashing in by converting office space into luxury houses.

This includes many properties that were designed to be exclusive homes when they were originally created. As a result, demand for high net worth insurance policies could be set to soar in the West End, as buyers may want to take steps to safeguard their properties.

Paul Smith, spokesman for...

Commercial property landlords encouraged to upgrade building

20th February 2012

Commercial property owners have been encouraged to upgrade their buildings ahead of the introduction of new green regulations.

Landlords in the UK will be barred from renting out buildings with particularly poor energy ratings from 2018 onwards.

The British Property Federation (BPF) has acknowledged this "sounds like a long way off", but believes...

Existing anti-terror measures 'insufficient'

17th February 2012

A group of researchers has proposed a reconsideration of the approach taken to tackle terrorism in the UK, in the light of increasing concerns over home-grown radicalism and the threat it poses to businesses and consumers.
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