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.
Industrial and logistics property specialist SEGRO, has released a first half report showing a pre-tax profit of £330 million, comparing favourably to the same period in 2014 when a sum of £226.5 million was achieved. A large part of this growth was... Read More
In what it described as a “competitive market” Helical Bar has let more than 46,000 sq ft of commercial space in the past 12 months. It has also secured offers on 47,500 sq ft at its London C-Space and The Bower schemes in little more than three months... Read More
One of Europe’s largest business park owners has signed a pre-let deal to build the new UK headquarters of a North American ATM products and service provider. 155 Milton North - DC Payments' new office at MEPC Milton Park in Oxfordshire (CGI) Work is... Read More
With two of the country’s biggest business parks on its doorstep, South Tyneside — the smallest of the former Tyne and Wear authorities — is holding its own when it comes to attracting international companies. 25 As the availability of North-East... Read More
Hammerson has reported a 9.2 per cent dip in pre-tax profit in its Half Year Results which were published this morning. Pre-tax profits at 30 June stood at £329.4 million compared with £362.9 million on June 30 2014 – a fall of £33.5... Read More
Specialist commercial property investment manager Orchard Street Investment Management has completed the first letting at the J4 Park in Camberley. Multinational blue-chip company Siemens has signed a five-year lease on a 7,662 sq ft industrial unit,... Read More
Hammerson has today announced that Victoria's Secret is to launch a new store at Southampton's WestQuay shopping centre in November. The opening will be the international lingerie brand’s debut on the South Coast. The new 13,000 sq ft store will be... Read More
One of England’s oldest law firms has taken the entire third floor at The Crown Estate’s One Vine Street office block. The 6,000 sq ft deal secures the last available space at the West End building. Founded 210 years ago in the East Midlands,... Read More
UK Commercial Property Trust (UKCPT) has today announced an unaudited NAV per share of 85.4 pence at 30 June 2015, representing a 1.5 per cent increase on the audited NAV per share of 84.1 pence reported in March, and a 2.6 per cent total return in the... Read More
Land Securities, the UK’s largest commercial property company, reports that it is maintaining the good momentum that led to strong annual results. In an interim statement released today, the company reveals that it has let around a third of the... 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.
