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.
As widely anticipated the Chancellor used his Autumn Statement to confirm a review of business rates administration, following repeated calls from business and property groups to take action. The British Property Federation (BPF) recently published a... Read More
Scottish landlords should no longer automatically expect to recover the cost of repairing damage to their buildings, one of the country's leading property law experts has warned. For years it has been commonly accepted that lease agreements inevitably... Read More
A Northamptonshire town, which already boasts one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country, looks set to benefit from a raft of jobs creating developments. Spanning just about every property category, from retail to prestige office... Read More
One of the biggest regional property organisations to attend this year's MIPIM UK event has labelled it a significant success and the "perfect platform to build on". Developing Consensus — a group of influential North-East investors,... Read More
It took 18 months of work by a group of measurement experts, including two global public consultants and 85 drafts, but the first international property measurement standard has been published. International Property Measurement Standards: Office... Read More
Investment returns on UK commercial property were the highest among nine key asset classes in the year to October, according to research from Lloyds Bank. The figures show that returns rose by 20.1 per cent, easily outperforming global equities, which... Read More
Fears that reforms to the business rates appeal procedure would only generate more bureaucratic red tape have been eased by an apparent Government U-turn. In an open letter, the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has now... Read More
The UK’s largest listed commercial property company, Land Securities, has confirmed 127,000 sq ft of lettings across its shopping centre portfolio. At Glasgow’s Buchanan Galleries, three new restaurant brands and two top fashion brands will take... Read More
As supermarkets continue to squeeze prices in a bid to attract consumers and lift profits, retail industry analysts are becoming concerned about the impact this will have not only on the retailers themselves but also firms in their supply chains. This concern... Read More
A property partnership with a history stretching back to the nineteenth century is the principal sponsor behind a major exhibition of Victorian paintings. Strutt & Parker, founded in 1885, is sponsoring A Victorian Obsession: The Pérez Simón... 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.
