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.
Office construction in the capital has fallen by 5 per cent over the last six months according to Deloitte’s latest London Crane Survey. The survey records only 15 new starts – the lowest number since 2010 – and there is very little development in the... Read More
American-based UTC Aerospace Systems has signed a ten year lease on offices at Solihull’s prestigious FORE business park. The 25,652sq ft letting for the entire FORE One building is thought to be the largest transaction for office space in the West... Read More
After scrapping designs for its new £650m UK headquarters, Google has confirmed work on its Kings Cross offices are unlikely to start until at least 2017. News of the delay was first revealed by the boss of the contractor chosen to build the... Read More
Work is scheduled to begin this month to fix the ‘death-ray’ effect at the City’s Walkie-Talkie skyscraper, the developers have announced. Planning permission has been granted for the installation of sun-shades on the building which will prevent... Read More
The architectural watchdog, the Twentieth Century Society, has suffered another setback in its long running campaign to have London’s Euston Station protected as a listed building. In its latest ruling the Department for Culture Media and Sport... Read More
The issue of airport capacity in the UK has proven to be one of the most hotly debated topics of the year, with numerous different parties backing a range of solutions. Two of the frontrunners to gain an additional runway at this point are Heathrow and... Read More
One of Burnley’s most spacious commercial office blocks is set to be transformed into student housing, the Burnley Express reports. Demand for student accommodation in the town centre has risen sharply in the past few years due to an increasing number of... Read More
As consumer confidence continues to rise, boosted by the lower inflation rate aiding real wage growth, increasing numbers of shopping centres around the country are benefiting from facelifts and extension projects designed to tap into this resurging market.... Read More
The dire shortage of industrial and warehousing premises within the M27 corridor could soon be over, according to commercial property consultants Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH). There have been no significant speculative developments within Hampshire’s... Read More
Prologis and the Emirati marine terminal and port operator DP World have teamed up to speculatively build a distribution centre at London Gateway Logistics Park. The fifty-fifty 316,000sq ft joint venture is being designed to offer the maximum... 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.
