Business News


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.


Stoke Regeneration Brings New Commercial Property to Two Areas of the City

Posted on 29 November, 2011 by Neil Bird under Business News, Commercial Developments, Industry News

News announced during the past week shows that regeneration leaders in Stoke-on-Trent are pressing ahead with major redevelopment projects despite cuts to council funding.... Read More

Overseas Ownership of London Office Space Rises to 52 Per Cent

Posted on 28 November, 2011 by Neil Bird under Business News, Commercial Developments, Economy, Industry News

A report, that was published this week reveals that foreign ownership of office space in London’s Square Mile has rose dramatically since the 1980s.... Read More

Online Sales Forecasts Drive Amazon’s UK Commercial Property Expansion

Posted on by Neil Bird under Business News, Economy, Industry News

High Street commercial property is bracing itself for a turbulent period ahead as analysts predict little growth over the coming festive season.... Read More

Commercial Property Tour Operator Thomas Cook to Restructure

Posted on 27 November, 2011 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Economy, Industry News

Commercial property Thomas Cook shares fell more than 70% on Tuesday 22nd November, after announcing it was seeking a new £100m loan from a syndicate of banks to help the company, and in particular during the slow winter trading period.... Read More

Should ‘Micro Businesses’ Be Offered More Support?

Posted on by MOVEHUT under Business News, Economy, Industry News

Currently, all small and medium sized enterprises (SME) are treated under the same umbrella, in terms of regulations and taxation. But should ‘micro businesses’ that only employ’s one or two people be treated differently?... Read More

Major High Street Brands Disappearing as Commercial Properties Close

Posted on 26 November, 2011 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Commercial Developments, Economy, Industry News

Arcadia, which owns various popular retailers: Dorothy Perkins, Miss Selfridge and Top Shop has announced that it plans to close approximately 260 of its commercial properties within the next three years.... Read More

Latest Figures Show Rise in Commercial Property Vacancy Rates in Town Centres

Posted on by Neil Bird under Business News, Economy, Industry News

New research from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) shows that more than one in ten town centre commercial properties in the UK were vacant last month.... Read More

Landlords Collect Extra Income by Utilising Unused Commercial Space

Posted on 25 November, 2011 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Commercial Developments, Economy, Industry News

Landlords of commercial properties, such as industrial units, offices and shops could potentially earn additional revenue by making use of their unused property space or land, by allowing an external organisation to use it.... Read More

BUPA Begins Search For New Office Space

Posted on by MOVEHUT under Business News, Industry News

BUPA, a health and wellbeing insurance group has begun a search to find a new location for its 140,000 sq ft of office space, which is currently located in Salford Quays.... Read More

eBay Moves Offline into a Commercial Property

Posted on 24 November, 2011 by Neil Bird under Business News, Commercial Developments, Industry News

The news that online auction giant eBay is opening a pop-up store in London’s West End provides further evidence that internet shopping need not be to the detriment of commercial property.... Read More

Learn more about our Business news category

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.