Shaylesh Patel, founder of the Ban Box Shifting campaign explains what needs to be done to end unethical business rates avoidance practices among landlords and multi-chain operators.
The bank has reduced rates across its variable rate commercial mortgage products by 0.30% ahead of an expected reduction of the base rate in the months ahead.
Charlotte Hutchinson, Carter Jonas, looks at meanwhile spaces, the concept of temporary occupancy of an empty space awaiting redevelopment, and their benefits to local communities.