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.
The North West looks set to get its biggest jobs boost in decades after Government confirmation that Blackpool is to get its first enterprise zone. Greater Manchester’s Enterprise Zone is also being expanded by 55 acres. Announced in the Budget, and... Read More
British Land has announced that it is has completed a £733 million exchange of its joint venture properties with Tesco. Under the terms of the deal British Land has sold its 50 per cent interest in the joint venture portfolio, which comprises 21... Read More
Last week, retail mogul Sir Philip Green made the monumental decision to sell his underperforming BHS department store chain for only £1 to a consortium of little known financiers and lawyers operating under the name Retail Acquisitions. Now, it seems that... Read More
Fiskars — Finland’s oldest company and one of Europe’s longest surviving businesses — has confirmed it is moving its UK headquarters in Birmingham. Established in 1649 as an ironworks in a small Finnish village, Fiskars is today better known as... Read More
At a parliamentary reception, the UK's largest industrial landlords have warned that the shortage of new industrial property will cause long term obstacles on the path to economic recovery. According to research from the British Property Federation... Read More
Last year, the Government announced a review into the business rates system after widespread calls for an overhaul of commercial property tax. This week, the long awaited review has finally been launched and the results are expected to be announced in time... Read More
Real Estate Investors Plc (REI) has today released its preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2014, reporting record revenue, profits and dividends. The report shows that revenue was up by 19 per cent, profits were up by 21 per cent and... Read More
The multi-million pound upgrade of twin Leeds office blocks is paying dividends for a city based developer with two more prestige businesses agreeing to take space. Agents CBRE and Jones Lang LaSalle are about to negotiate the lease of the final office... Read More
The days when investors and developers could pick up Irish hotels at “bargain basement prices” are coming to an end, the boss of the country’s biggest hotel chain has warned. A year after it set off on a stock market flotation-backed acquisition... Read More
Microsoft has confirmed it is planning to build a new €134m (£96m) campus in Dublin. The development — which marks the 30th anniversary of the software giant’s presence in the Irish Republic — comes as an international survey claims the country is... 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.
