Commercial Developments


In the Commercial Developments category you can read about UK commercial property either in the planning stage, under construction or newly completed. This includes reports on office and serviced office space, retail developments and much more.


Starbucks Commercial Property Coffee Chain Reports 10% Rise in Profits

Posted on 3 February, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Commercial Developments, Economy, Industry News

Starbucks, the world’s largest commercial property coffee-shop chain has posted a 10 per cent rise in profits for the three months to 1 January 2012... Read More

Subway to Open 600 Commercial Properties, Creating 6000 Jobs

Posted on 31 January, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Commercial Developments, Economy, Industry News

Global commercial property sandwich chain Subway is defying the economic gloom by announcing that it will open 600 new stores in the UK and Ireland over the next three years as part of its plans for continued expansion.... Read More

Mothercare’s Nightmare as Kiddicare Moves Offline into Commercial Properties

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

Morrisons, who bought the internet retailer Kiddicare last year for £70 million, is to expand the company into commercial properties.... Read More

Parkgate Commercial Property Scheme Gives Shirley Town Centre a Makeover

Posted on 26 January, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Commercial Developments, Industry News

One of the region’s longest scheduled regeneration schemes is set to finally get underway in May.... Read More

Commercial Property Investment Remains Strong

Posted on 25 January, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Commercial Developments, Commercial Sales and Lets, Economy, Industry News

Although 2011 looked set to be a tough year for investment opportunities in commercial properties around the UK, a total of £32.5 billion was spent by investors in the market.... Read More

Office Space Boost for York’s Micro-businesses

Posted on 24 January, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Commercial Developments, Industry News

Micro-businesses, entrepreneurs and freelancers in York are to be given a boost after a new business centre is set to open at the end of the month.... Read More

London Skyscraper Promises to Set New Standard for Serviced Offices

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

A recent report from Barclays Capital highlights what it describes as an “unhealthy correlation” between the building of skyscrapers and looming economic disaster.... Read More

What Will Become Of the Media Centre Post-Olympics?

Posted on 20 January, 2012 by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News, Commercial Developments, Economy, Industry News

The Olympics have been a somewhat contentious issue in this country since the announcement that London had won the bid.... Read More

Breaking News – Plans for Thames Estuary Airport to be Reviewed by Government

Posted on 19 January, 2012 by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News, Commercial Developments, Industry News

The UK Government is to investigate the current state of UK aviation – including controversial plans to build an inner-city airport on reclaimed land on the Thames.... Read More

Breaking News – Luton Airport Plans to Double Passenger Turnover “Ambitious”

Posted on 17 January, 2012 by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News, Commercial Developments, Industry News

Luton Airport has revealed plans that, if successful, would see the airport expand to take 18 million passengers annually.... Read More

Learn more about our Commercial Developments category

Over recent years urban regeneration projects throughout the UK have resulted in a huge expansion of commercial property developments. Many of these are ongoing and will continue to deliver new business space in the future.

In addition many towns and cities have seen an expansion of out-of-town projects resulting in new business parks, shopping centres and leisure developments.

You will find stories about all of these here together with news regarding new industrial, healthcare and warehouse property. So if you want to read about the latest Grade A office space in London’s financial district or improvements to Sheffield’s retail quarter, the Commercial Development category is for you.