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.
Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) is also known as tight building syndrome. Over the years, through advances in architecture, commercial properties, serviced offices and other buildings have become more airtight or sealed. Sick Building Syndrome is a medical... Read More
The British Council of Shopping Centres (BCSC) has released a guide designed to promote investor confidence in the UK secondary shopping centre market, calling for a reassessment of inflated valuations made prior to the recession. According to the industry... Read More
I haven’t smoked for years now, but I still remember the days when it used to be quite acceptable to light up in the serviced office. In fact some board meetings were so smoky it was like a Victorian pea-soup smog. You had to guess who was talking by the... Read More
What do you wear to work when you go to your commercial property or serviced office? Do you believe that what you dress in to work has a consequence on your productivity, your outlook and further aspects of your work life? Depending on your occupation, you... Read More
Central London commercial property registered a 34% year-on-year increase in investment during the first quarter of 2011, according to figures released by commercial real estate consultants Cushman and Wakefield. Transactions of £2.19bn were recorded, up... Read More
People who work in small serviced offices do not figure prominently in national accident statistics. In the office sector in 2010, only nine major accidents took place per 100 000 people, compared to 128 per 100 000 in the manufacturing sector. However,... Read More
My teenage son listens to music while he works. I asked him not to as it ruins your concentration. He disagrees and reckons that I should play music in the serviced offices that I rent, to improve performance. So I decided to do a bit of research in order to... Read More
I was looking at some items for sale on a well known online auction website today. I was surprised to see that you can aquire commercial property and even serviced office space on the site. With most estate agents charging at least one percent plus VAT to... Read More
I have been researching reports from a number of commercial property professionals, in the hope of finding out how the commercial property market is expected to fare in 2011. Collectively the reports show a varied view of the property market in 2011, with... Read More
I have been trawling the net and the newspapers to find something positive to say about the current commercial and serviced office property market. But, even my favourite, bullish investor Don Jordison, manager of Threadneedle UK Property Trust, has gone all... 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.
