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.
I have recently moved into a suite of serviced offices. I used to work from home but didn’t find it practical (too many distractions). Well, what I hadn’t figured on was the two desks opposite mine are both manned by ‘Super Geeks’. You know the... Read More
I am a firm believer in the old adage, ‘a penny saved is a penny earned.’ I have bargained on the rental of my serviced office, to make it as low as possible. I watch my expenses carefully and generally do well. But, most of my business is done... Read More
Did you know that Shanghai has a population of almost 14 million people? That’s almost twice that of London. That’s a lot of people, especially when you consider that they are pretty much the same size. According to one survey, serviced office rents... Read More
Think about it, Commercial property plays a central part of our day to day lives. The office space you work in, the shop you shop at and the movie house and restaurants you visit are all examples of commercial property. It's this area that is a... Read More
Even if you work from a serviced office, as opposed to your own commercial property, you can usually install your own furniture. I must admit that I like my own chair and desk, especially the one I’ve been using for the last ten years. But if I was... Read More
Enterprise Inns, one of Britain’s largest ‘pubcos’ and owner of a commercial property empire of some 6,500 properties, has announced six-monthly pre-tax profits of £74m, down from last year’s £86m. The drop in profits is attributed to its ongoing... Read More
British Land is at the head of the table of London’s commercial property developers, clinking solar-panelled glasses and patting itself on the back for a job well done as it welcomes the first tenant to its Leadenhall Building in the City of London. US... Read More
Serviced offices are sometimes seen as the select protectorate of SME's (Small Medium Enterprises) searching for short-term accommodation, often in out of town business parks, but this is a misapprehension. While SMEs do profit very much from serviced... Read More
The British Property Federation (BPF), a membership organisation representing property owners and investors, is currently lobbying the EU over draft regulations which they say may lead to ‘market instability and systemic risk’ in the commercial property... Read More
Global commercial property advisors CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) and UK property agent Savills have each released reports detailing the commercial property movement they have witnessed in April. CBRE’s data shows a slowdown in the Central London offices... Read More
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.
