The Law Society Gazette – Shaking the foundations

The UK commercial property market is struggling. That is not unprecedented, but the sector’s challenges are much less straightforward than during the boom-bust economic cycles of the past. Property lawyers cite war in Ukraine, Brexit and ‘Trussonomics’ as complicating factors.

Tumbling commercial real estate valuations and sales seem to signal a slump. But talk to lawyers at the sharp end of transactions and a more complex picture emerges. In an article for The Law Society Gazette, Jennifer Chappell comments on the outlook for the sector as a lawyer juggling multiple challenges – from war and Covid to Truss’ legacy.

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