Here are some links to useful websites that may be of interest to you:
Industry News & Information
The Financial Times:www.ft.com
Estates Gazette: www.egi.co.uk
Property Week: www.propertyweek.com
Planning Resource: www.planningresource.co.uk
Planning Portal: www.planningportal.gov.uk
Retail Week: www.retail-week.com
The Grocer: www.thegrocer.co.uk
Business & Networking Organisations
The Association of Convenience Stores: www.acs.org.uk
British Chambers of Commerce: www.britishchambers.org.uk
British Council of Shopping Centres: www.bcsc.org.uk
British Retail Consortium: www.brc.org.uk
The Federation of Small Businesses: www.fsb.org.uk
Business Link: www.businesslink.gov.uk
LinkedIn: uk.linkedin.com
Professional Bodies & Institutions
The Law Society: www.lawsociety.org.uk
Institute of Chartered Accountants: www.icaew.com / www.icas.org.uk
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors: www.rics.org
Royal Town Planning Institute: www.rtpi.org.uk
The Planning Inspectorate: www.planning-inspectorate.gov.uk
The Scottish Government (Planning): www.scotland.gov.uk/topics/built-environment/planning