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.


Ireland’s Commercial Property Market Remains Fragile

Posted on 31 May, 2011 by MOVEHUT under Industry News

It wasn’t that long ago when I was looking to find some serviced offices in Dublin. I was desperate to join the new Green tiger economy – the future powerhouse of Europe. Money had been spent, business was booming and property, particularly commercial... Read More

Residents And Businesses To Work Together In Government Initiative

Posted on 30 May, 2011 by MOVEHUT under Industry News

Having placed their faith in the private sector as the vehicle for the UK economy’s recovery, the Government seems to be insisting that the commercial property sector jump on board, with Government Minister Greg Clark in the driver’s seat. The Planning... Read More

Serviced Offices – A Global Perspective

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A recent report into the market for serviced offices globally conducted by CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) indicated a continuing bounce back in commercial property rents worldwide, with much of the power behind it coming from Europe, the Middle East and Africa... Read More

Liverpool Remains Positive Despite 2010 Commerial Property Setback

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Liverpool’s commercial property market has struggled in 2010, according to new reports released. It has been a harsh twelve months for the city that gave the world the Beatles, with new data revealing that there was a 50% slump in take-up for Liverpool... Read More

Shedding The Pounds In Commercial Property Debt

Posted on 29 May, 2011 by MOVEHUT under Industry News

The commercial property industry has bought the Lycra, drank the protein shakes, watched the Mr Motivator DVD and now it is reaping the benefit of its new regime. It has revealed a newly-slimmed figure; £293bn, which was the amount of debt secured against... Read More

British Land Releases Commercial Property Results

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After the royal fanfare that greeted the highly-praised results of Land Securities, British Land didn't quite manage a headline grabbing Pippa Middleton performance, but neither was it a shunned Sarah Ferguson show. Instead, the UK commercial property... Read More

Portly Commercial Property Profits For Great Portland Estates

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Developments, rather than acquisitions, will be Great Portland’s focus, after it posted positive year-end results to March 2011. After registering a 26.9% increase in property portfolio value, a jump in pre-tax profits from £156.6m to £261m, and... Read More

Warrington Must Offer More Than Just Serviced Office Space

Posted on 28 May, 2011 by MOVEHUT under Industry News

Warrington must offer more than just business parks. That is the view of the Warrington Annual Property Review for 2010, released this month. The review has been compiled by Warrington based property consultancy BE Group and provides an overview on movements... Read More

Possibility For Knock Down Commercial Retail Property As Focus DIY Remains On The Brink

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During the past few years we have seen more and more British household names disappear and earlier this month we found out we could lose yet another. Focus DIY, the do it yourself and garden retailer, with 178 stores across the UK, announced on the 4th May,... Read More

Birmingham On A Bumpy Commercial Property Road In Quarter 1

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There are new concerns over the commercial property market in the UK, as two of the UK's biggest property companies have provided fresh warnings about the health of the economy after reporting that business demand for new commercial space remains... 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.