In the Business News category you will find a wide selection of articles on businesses and their UK commercial properties. These include corporate news stories featuring companies ranging from established market leaders to SMEs and recent start-ups.
After the monumental success that was Black Friday 2014, where, according to Hammerson's Shopper Tribes Report, 66 per cent of consumers used this as an opportunity to treat themselves rather than acquiring Christmas gifts (Black My-Day), retailers are... Read More
Commercial space in the centre of Plymouth is under increasing pressure and in return, businesses are being steered towards the Langage estate the northern part of the city's premier manufacturing location. Bruton Knowles, the commercial property... Read More
A collection of unique hotels that offer a boutique hotel service with a surf chic twist is currently being marketed by Colliers International with a freehold of £4.75M. The three recently refurbished hotels, Hebasca, An Mor and Tommy Jacks, are... Read More
In a joint venture between private equity real estate fund managers, UK-based Benson Elliot and US-based Walton Street Capital, L.L.C., along with a partnership with Algonquin SA, a pan-European hotel portfolio valued at €420 million has been... Read More
Hammerson has announced that British restaurant group, Byron, has signed up to open its first ever restaurant in Scotland at Union Square in Aberdeen within a few months. Byron's new 3,751 sq ft unit will be situated on the first floor of the centre... Read More
A North East furniture manufacturer has thrown open the doors of its new high-tech conference and training suite to local businesses and entrepreneurs. The facilities, at Godfrey Syrett’s Tyneside head office, are being offered free to the local... Read More
Leisure group Whitbread has enjoyed a stratospheric return to form in the years since the recession, with growth in both its Costa Coffee and Premier Inn chains helping to consistently boost annual profits. The latest set of results, which will be the... Read More
Scotland’s 32 local authorities are to be given the power to cut business rates to boost economic activity and encourage commercial property investment. The official announcement is expected to come from Deputy First Minister John Swinney in his... Read More
During the past year, the High Street recovery has taken huge steps, with the first half of 2015 seeing shop closures fall to their lowest level in five years according to a new report by PwC and the Local Data Company (LDC). However, rather than this being... Read More
Pricoa Mortgage Capital has closed a £181.5 million refinancing deal for the City of London office tower 99 Bishopsgate. The ten-year fixed rate loan is secured by the 340,000 sq ft, 26-storey building, and was completed over the summer. 99... Read More
Business News covers more than company results. Of course you will find these stories in this category alongside news of the latest business deals, mergers and administrations. You can also read about director’s bonuses, supermarket price wars and current retail promotions.
We also carry features covering topical issues affecting businesses like the increasing use of smart phones and the impact of social media. And because business involves people we also report on both serious and light hearted issues facing the staff of offices and other commercial properties.
So if this is the kind of news that interests you, you’ll find it here together with regular updates, analysis and background features.
