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.


Restricted Supply leads to fall in North West Industrial Property take-up

Posted on 28 February, 2015 by Kirsten Kennedy under Industry News

As manufacturing firms continue to seek expansion opportunities, industrial take up levels in a number of regions have seen records broken, with the West Midlands enjoying high levels of interest. But in the North West a lack of quality supply has begun to... Read More

Momentum still running high in “Big Six” Office Markets

Posted on 27 February, 2015 by Cliff Goodwin under Industry News

Britain’s “Big Six” office markets outside London are showing no sign of slowing down after last year’s record take-up, a new survey claims. But, warns Jones Lang LaSalle’s (JLL) latest quarterly office market research, the number of non-residential... Read More

Manchester Grade A Office Rents forecast to reach £35 per sq ft by 2018

Posted on 24 February, 2015 by Chris Grigorovsky under Industry News

According to Net Stock Absorption (NSA) research carried out by Colliers International, Grade A office space within Manchester's city centre will reach £35 per sq ft by 2018. It is expected that by the end of this year Grade A office space will hit... Read More

Midlands tops HCA Land Bank League

Posted on by Neil Bird under Industry News

Over one third of land held by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) is in the Midlands, according to CBRE’s newly published Regional Land Report. The Agency has over 130 sites earmarked for residential or mixed-use development throughout the... Read More

Game Changing Decision ends Uncertainty for Commercial Landlords

Posted on 19 February, 2015 by Cliff Goodwin under Industry News

The Supreme Court has effectively brought to an end a legal campaign by retailers claiming that companies entering administration should be allowed to continue trading while defaulting on rent payments. One of Britain's biggest computer entertainment... Read More

Royal London completes Major Merseyside Industrial letting

Posted on 15 February, 2015 by Chris Grigorovsky under Industry News

One of the UK's leading investment companies, Royal London Asset Management (RLAM), has let three industrial units in the largest leasehold deal in Merseyside in the last twelve months. The adjoining 210,000 sq ft Atlantic Park units have been let to... Read More

Growing Supply of Grade A Stock boosts Birmingham Office Market

Posted on 13 February, 2015 by Kirsten Kennedy under Industry News

Competition for space in the UK’s major cities is becoming intense, with companies keen to expand yet often unable to find suitable premises due to a lack in supply. Fortunately, developers are continuing to channel investment into new builds – something... Read More

Central London Vacancy Rates at Lowest in over a Decade

Posted on 11 February, 2015 by Chris Grigorovsky under Industry News

According to a report from BNP Paribas Real Estate, Central London has seen one of the biggest declines in office vacancy rates since the year 2000. In regards to take-up, during the fourth quarter of last year, 4.49m sq ft of leasing was recorded,... Read More

Belfast Commercial Property Market outperforms London, Paris and Copenhagen

Posted on 7 February, 2015 by Kirsten Kennedy under Industry News

The end of the recession marked the conclusion of several years of uncertainty in the commercial property market, with areas which previously struggled to attract investors enjoying a welcome return to prosperity. This was particularly true of Belfast as a... Read More

Winning Performance expected from Glasgow Property Market following Games boost

Posted on 4 February, 2015 by Cliff Goodwin under Industry News

The optimistic fallout from last year's Commonwealth Games looks set to continue driving Scotland's property recovery for the rest of 2015 — with host city Glasgow tipped to put in a winning performance. Researched and published jointly by... Read More

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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.