Latest & Views from GS&P

— 21 Feb 2024, 14:37:08 by Imogen Mergler

Our acquisition of Clifford Dann, an established firm of Chartered Surveyors, follows the decision of the Partners, Jim Groves and Mike Hudson, to gradually retire. Both are now part-time Consultants working with Graves Son & Pilcher. (read more...)

— 28 Jul 2022, 08:25:05 by Imogen Mergler

GS&P have signed up to be a Pride City Angel again this year. City Angels is a year-round initiative that raises money for the Pride Community Foundation and funds projects that empower community groups to take pride in Brighton & Hove. (read more...)

— 21 Apr 2021, 13:34:58 by Philip Manning

The Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 (the Act) was a landmark Act and is key to commercial property transactions today. (read more...)

— 9 Mar 2021, 14:34:52 by Colin Davies

Almost all commercial leases have a dispute resolving mechanism for rent reviews. This is usually by the appointment of an Arbitrator or Independent Valuer. (read more...)

— 15 Dec 2020, 17:10:31 by Nick Mills

Our Commercial Agency team are pleased to confirm that a new tenancy has been completed on the former Café Rouge premises at 24 Prince Albert Street, Brighton. (read more...)

— 18 Nov 2020, 17:40:49 by James Haywood

A best bid scenario is often requested when selling a freehold property, depending on the level of interest. It allows for a fixed period of marketing, with interested parties invited to put forward their best and final offer, subject to contract. (read more...)

— 29 Oct 2020, 09:52:08 by Jack Peacock

Unsurprisingly, Flying Freeholds are not properties with wings, but instead arise where a freehold overhangs or underlies another freehold. (read more...)

— 29 Oct 2020, 09:50:21 by Jack Peacock

Chartered Surveyors and Registered Valuers will often refer to the Red Book. The Red Book is quite literally, a red book, hence the name given to the RICS Valuation – Global Standards, which governs the majority of work undertaken by Valuers. (read more...)

— 29 Oct 2020, 09:49:37 by James Haywood

The standard method used for correctly working out a value for a shop is called, “Zoning”. The shop is divided into a number of zones, each one a depth of 20 feet. (read more...)

— 29 Oct 2020, 09:46:27 by Jack Peacock

The initial agreement for a letting or sale between parties is usually set out in ‘Heads of Terms’. Heads of Terms are the main terms which the parties have mutually agreed to, before entering into a legally binding contract. (read more...)

— 6 Oct 2020, 12:33:29 by Nick Mills

When you own or are buying a leasehold flat, you want to have full knowledge of the future costs of owning that flat. (read more...)

— 1 Oct 2020, 11:05:19 by Mark Deacon

In today’s world, and especially in the current climate, mobile phone connectivity is key. (read more...)

— 16 Sep 2020, 08:08:06 by Nick Mills

A key role of a managing agent is to ensure that in the event of fire, flood or other ‘insured peril’, every building entrusted to their management has adequate insurance cover. (read more...)

— 14 Sep 2020, 15:52:14 by Philip Manning

From 1st September 2020, significant changes to the Town & Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 came into effect in the hope of reviving our high streets, which have been struggling for some time, not least due to the growth in online retail. (read more...)

— 6 Aug 2020, 10:26:53 by Philip Manning

Whilst no taxes are popular, business rates attract particular vitriol from most of the parties involved, especially from those liable to pay them and towards the professionals involved in assessing them. (read more...)

— 6 Aug 2020, 10:22:43 by Nick Mills

So here we are - at the beginning of the decade in which Brighton & Hove City Council has pledged to achieve carbon neutrality. They have just begun the final stage of consultation for phase 3 of the Valley Gardens transport project (detailed here). (read more...)

— 2 Jul 2020, 13:58:58 by Scott Lynch

The other day I read an article on the BBC news site about how the commercial sector is going to be affected by… you know what. (read more...)

— 25 Jun 2020, 14:11:16 by Jack Peacock

A Chartered Surveyor is a professional Member or Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), with the right to use MRICS or FRICS after their name. (read more...)

— 11 Jun 2020, 14:23:20 by David Renaut

Brighton & Hove City Council have used emergency government funding to make it easier for people to socially distance as the city reopens. Work has already begun on widening the pavements in the Old Town and St. (read more...)

— 29 May 2020, 09:52:06

The GS&P Professional department have received two new instructions this week for valuations on Collective Enfranchisement. One is in Brighton and the other in Burgess Hill.  

It’s worth pointing out that Enfranchisement is entirely statutory. (read more...)

— 18 May 2020, 12:32:36 by Mark Deacon

Since lockdown our Professional Services team have undertaken RICS Red Book Statutory Valuations for a number of different reasons, such as Inheritance Tax (Probate), Leasehold Extensions, Pension Fund and Insurance. (read more...)

— 13 May 2020, 14:12:11 by David Renaut

The vibrancy of Brighton & Hove owes a lot to the wide variety of its independent retailers and restauranteurs. It is very strange to see so many shuttered and unoccupied both day and night. (read more...)

— 12 May 2020, 15:15:03 by Philip Manning

A revaluation of business rates will no longer take place in 2021, helping to reduce uncertainty for firms affected by the impact of Coronavirus, Communities Secretary Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP has announced. (read more...)

— 30 Jan 2019, 17:17:30

The Prudential Regulation Authority - part of the Bank of England - are enforcing tougher standards to prevent high risk lending to portfolio landlords. The definition of a “portfolio landlord” is someone with four or more mortgaged properties. (read more...)

— 28 Jan 2019, 12:47:05

One of the most important decisions for your business will be the acquisition of a commercial property. Whether for your own occupation (to buy or rent) or as an investment, it makes sense to instruct a specialist firm. (read more...)