By: Helen Cahill

I report on retail and property for City A.M. I have covered the investigation into BHS and London's housing crisis. You can email me on helen.cahill@cityam.com with tips or commentary.

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These are the top 10 places across England and Wales for buy to let investment

September 26, 2016

Investors searching for the best yield on buy to let properties should be looking to the north of England, according to new research. According to property investment site LendInvest, Blackburn and Carlisle are the top spots in England and Wales for buy to let investing, where rental yields have increased by 38 per cent and 37 [...]
BHS to target younger customers as it makes a comeback in the UK

September 26, 2016

You may have thought BHS had shut up shop for good but now a Qatari group wants to rebuild its fortunes in the UK by targeting younger customers. The British brand – but not its shops – was acquired by The Al Mana Group back in June, along with BHS.com and BHS' international business. Since [...]
Business groups write to communities secretary Sajid Javid to campaign against changes to business rates

September 25, 2016

Groups representing retailers and small businesses have come together to write to communities secretary Sajid Javid to urge him to pull back on changes to business rates. Business rates are being re-evaluated, and changes proposed for the way business rates are valued could "sink individual businesses into hardship", the lobby groups warned. Read more: West End gets [...]
Sports Direct’s property aide jumps ship months after Mike Ashley appoints his daughter’s boyfriend to run property portfolio

September 25, 2016

Sports Direct's top property lawyer has jumped ship after Mike Ashley hired his daughter's boyfriend to run the retailer's property portfolio. Allawee Albaghdadi had been at Sports Direct nearly five years, but, according to his LinkedIn profile, left the embattled company in July for commercial law firm EMW. Read more: Sports Direct chairman: I have dealt with killers, I [...]
Economists are expecting more positive data on consumer confidence this week as shoppers shrug off the Brexit vote

September 25, 2016

Consumers' worries about the economic impact of the Brexit vote are fading, as economists are expecting positive data on sentiment to be released this week. Confidence in the UK economy slumped immediately after the EU referendum, but now economists are expecting an uptick. Read more: West End gets Brexit boost as sales to tip over [...]
Way to kill that #FridayFeeling: The internet combusts as Nestle axes one of the Quality Street sweets

September 23, 2016

One of the Quality Streets has gone forever, and people are outraged. The Toffee Deluxe has been axed from the iconic chocolate box after customers complained there were too many toffees in the mix. The company will be introducing a "Honeycomb Crunch" in its place – the first time a new chocolate has been added [...]
Happy Brexiversary – these are the funds that have performed the worst since the EU referendum

September 23, 2016

It's been three months since the Brexit vote. A lot has happened – but some of the worst hit (apart from David Cameron and George Osborne) were property funds. Several funds were forced to block withdrawals after the Brexit vote – closing the gate on £15bn-£20bn worth of funds – because investors were taking out so much money; several more imposed fair [...]
House price growth in London to drop to six per cent this year

September 23, 2016

House price inflation in UK cities is set to slow to 8.2 per cent – and annual growth in London is predicted to fall to six per cent by the end of this year. According to Hometrack, house price growth has slowed in cities across the south of England especially, due to the weaker demand for homes after the Brexit [...]
Denial and disgrace: Here’s everything that’s happened at Sports Direct over the past year

September 23, 2016

Mike Ashley has always controlled Sports Direct, but today he finally took the top job at the company he founded. It's been a rollercoaster year for Ashley. If you're wondering how we got to this point, here's everything that's happened so far: Politicians launch an investigation into working practices at Sports Direct The move comes after [...]
easyProperty lands biggest ever property deal for an online estate agent

September 23, 2016

EasyProperty has landed the biggest ever property deal conducted by an online agent, acting for a private family trust. The property portal sold a £35m property portfolio that comprised 208 properties across east London and Essex; 114 of the assets were residential, 94 were commercial. Contracts between the parties were exchanged seven days after the off-market [...]

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