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.
Pramerica Real Estate Investors has announced the first close of its Asia Property Fund (ASPF) III, after receiving €480 million in capital commitments, easily exceeding its initial fundraising target of €400 million. ASPF III is the third in a... Read More
Following the Airport Commission’s recommendation for a third runway at Heathrow, Savills has forecast that the hotel sector will see demand rise by 42 per cent - equivalent to an additional 3,500 rooms. Savills also reports that the ten year average... Read More
Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers has stepped up its European expansion drive with two new appointments to its research team. Michal Kapusta is joining Cornerstone as Associate Director, based at the global real estate investment manager's Munich... Read More
Clyde Real Estate (CRE) — the commercial property company launched last year by entrepreneur, businessman and former Irish presidential candidate Sean Gallagher — has confirmed it has so far raised more than €25m (£17.7m). The firm, founded by... Read More
Regeneration specialist St Modwen Properties has announced a huge 306 per cent rise in profits for the six months to May 31 2015. The increase takes profits before tax to £203.1 million, in comparison to £50 million for the corresponding period in... Read More
The University of Southampton is responding to the “unprecedented demand” for space at its Test Valley science park by building more high-tech offices. There is already a waiting list for space at the Hampshire university’s Chilworth science and... Read More
Britain’s third biggest hotel chain has confirmed it is pumping £100m into the expansion of its Scottish business. The programme will see Travelodge adding around 30 hotels to its portfolio north of the border and creating more than 500 jobs. News... Read More
After opening its first hotel in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter four years ago a pioneering hotel company has confirmed it is looking for a second site in the city. Bloc Hotels — which constructs its guest rooms off site before installing them in... Read More
Despite warnings that Liverpool’s office market is stuck in a “vicious circle” of a Grade A shortage and headline rents so low they are failing to attract development, a new report is claiming that by 2020 the city will be a “jobs hotspot” for the... Read More
Ikea could soon be embarking on a search for high street property throughout the UK if a small format store experiment proves successful. The Swedish furniture chain is scheduled to open its first “order and collection” point in Norwich this... 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.
