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The appeal by The Secretary of State vs Reading and Woking Councils reverses the decision on affordable homes meaning in principle any scheme under 10 units will be affordable free. This backs up the Governments original intention to increase the supply of new homes as quickly as possible. This clarifies the position on affordables in smaller schemes which has been in limbo for some time and means York will have to reverse its affordable policies, as will most Councils.

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The Shambles, York, on a busy summer day: crowds of shoppers and visitors filling the narrow medieval street, with timber-framed buildings leaning overhead and hanging shop signs for Monk Bar Chocolatiers, W. Hamond and Little Shambles Jewellers.
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York city centre spend holds up against the UK high street

York city centre recorded more than 31 million visits in eleven months of 2025, card spend returned to growth in June 2026 against a falling national benchmark, and shop vacancy remains less than half the national rate.
Architect's visual of the proposed Joe & The Juice store on the corner of Feasegate and St Sampson's Square, York: a painted brick building with a pink fascia and lettering to both frontages, full height glazing with window bar seating, and café tables and chairs on the pavement.

Joe & The Juice agrees letting at St Sampson's Square, York

Helmsley Group has agreed a letting of 1 Feasegate and 1-2 St Sampson's Square, York, to Joe & The Juice, which will open its first York store in this prominent Grade II listed corner building.
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Exploring syndicated property investment with Helmsley Group

How syndicated commercial property ownership works: what an investor owns, where the income comes from, who takes the decisions, how to exit and the risks involved.