Industry News


In the Industry News category you can expect to find articles relating to all aspects of the UK commercial property market. These can be humorous as well as serious giving readers a wide variety of material to choose from.


Dublin’s Office Developments Freeze in 2012

Posted on 6 February, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Commercial Developments, Economy, Industry News

Dublin only completed 12,000 sq m of new office space in 2011 and is planning no new office developments at all in 2012.... Read More

Commercial Property Gymnasiums Under Investigation for Unfair Contracts

Posted on by MOVEHUT under Business News, Industry News

Gym memberships are to be investigated by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) after complaints were raised about unfair cancellation procedures and long contracts.... Read More

Many Commercial Property Businesses Have Difficulty Recruiting Skilled Graduates

Posted on 5 February, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Industry News

A new report by the Association for Graduate Recruiters (AGR) has revealed some 32 per cent of commercial property businesses struggled to find enough graduates to meet recruitment targets last year... Read More

Commercial Property Developers Drawn Into Westfield Battle

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

A number of the UK’s leading commercial property development and investment companies are engaged in a battle with Australian giant Westfield over the future of a London shopping mall.... Read More

How Safe are the Commercial Properties you Visit?

Posted on 4 February, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Industry News

Have you ever wondered what sorts of crimes have happened in a shop, nightclub or theme park that you regularly visit?... Read More

Commercial Property Recruiters Raid Romania

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Economy, Industry News

We all know the situation at the moment – a lot of people in this country are struggling to find work.... Read More

Government to Cash-in from Vacant Offices to Boost the Economy

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

The Government is planning to kick-start the economy by offering their unused Government offices to small businesses and entrepreneurs looking for affordable office space.... Read More

Starbucks Commercial Property Coffee Chain Reports 10% Rise in Profits

Posted on 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

How a Little Girl Changed the Weekly Shop

Posted on 2 February, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Industry News

Have you had any giraffe bread? You may know it better by the name tiger bread, but in Sainsbury’s that will be a thing of the past, thanks to a three year old girl.... Read More

Flood Insurance Fears for UK Commercial Property Owners

Posted on by MOVEHUT under Economy, Industry News

Flooding can have a shattering impact on homes and families. This was evidently shown by the terrible floods which hit several parts of England and Wales in 2007 and again in Cumbria in 2009.... Read More

Learn more about our Industry News category

In this section we carry articles covering a diversity of topics. You will find news about supermarket commercial property expansions alongside the results of customer service surveys.

We also take a look at how businesses can benefit from sporting events, public holidays and spells of good weather. On the other hand we ask how they might cope with transport problems or industrial action.

Together with these stories you will find articles on dogs in the workplace, the stress reducing qualities of office plants and the reasons for our expanding waistlines. So if you want your commercial property news to contain a little variety, this is the page for you.