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.
Increased demand for industrial and logistics space has led to speculative development rising by more than 400 per cent when compared to the first half of 2014. According to DTZ, the total take-up in the first half of the year was 16.7 million sq ft,... Read More
Tolent Construction has said it is “deeply disappointed” over its forced pull-out from a £47m scheme to build a hotel and shops in the shadow of Newcastle United’s St James’ Park football stadium. The Tyneside-based builder was just days away... Read More
Less than week after landing a contract to oversee the £250,000 refurbishment of a north Tyneside industrial unit, Silverstone Building Consultancy has been hired to carry out the six-figure upgrade of a County Durham warehouse. From left to right: Neil... Read More
Leading construction company BAM has been appointed by West Dunbartonshire Council to deliver a £22 million leisure centre on the banks of the Clyde. Work has already begun on the state-of-the-art four-storey building, designed by architects Kennedy... Read More
Google — which has spent more than €400m (£290m) in Ireland since 2010 — has started work on a new €150m (£108.8m) data centre in Dublin. The internet giant's new two-storey facility is being built adjacent to its existing data centre at... Read More
The Commercial Estates Group (CEG) has paid almost £10m for a collection of seven plots within Holbeck Urban Village. It was the company’s second attempt to acquire the 5.8-acre Leeds city centre portfolio. In 2005 CEG attempted to buy the entire... Read More
Hammerson has announced that it has submitted a Proposal of Application Notice (PoAN) for a multi-million pound expansion of Aberdeen’s Union Square shopping and leisure destination. Union Square opened in 2009 and has since established itself as a... Read More
Commercial property developer Stoford has submitted plans for a new £12m head office for one of Britain’s largest vehicle leasing companies. Stoford director, Gerard Ludlow The purpose-built 36,000 sq ft administration complex, at Emersons Green in... Read More
The Princesshay Partnership, a joint venture between The Crown Estate and TH Real Estate, has been highly active recently with a number of projects in immediate proximity to Exeter’s Princesshay Shopping Centre in the pipeline. Along with a £70 million... Read More
The government has announced the beginning of the sale process of its stake in the redevelopment of King’s Cross with the proceeds returning to the Treasury. The news follows Chancellor George Osborne’s announcement that the government intended to sell... Read More
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.