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.


British Land’s Broadgate Circle Redevelopment Almost Fully Let

Posted on 18 November, 2014 by Neil Bird under Business News, Commercial Developments, Industry News

British Land, which announced its half year results today, has confirmed that the Broadgate Circle redevelopment is almost fully let ahead of its re-opening in the spring. The City of London destination is undergoing a £20 million revamp to provide... Read More

Offers Invited For 24 Unit Project Steel Portfolio

Posted on 15 November, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Business News, Commercial Developments, Industry News

Property auction specialist Allsop Space has set a guide price of €13.5m (£10.7m) for a package of 24 Irish industrial units spread across the country. The assets will be sold as a single lot in a straight sale. The Project Steel portfolio —... Read More

Logistics Plan For Britain’s Biggest Ammunition Store

Posted on 14 November, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Business News, Industry News

One of Europe's largest military ammunition dumps is being offered for sale by the Ministry of Defence as a potential logistics hub. MoD Longtown, on the Scottish border close to Gretna, is Britain's sole survivor from a trio of central ammunition depots... Read More

Solihull Office Market experiences most Active Year in a Decade

Posted on 11 November, 2014 by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News, Commercial Developments, Economy, Industry News

Thanks to the upcoming HS2 project, combined with an increasingly buoyant local economy, commercial property in the West Midlands is enjoying one of its strongest revivals to date. Along with industrial units, this has seen the office market enjoy a period of... Read More

Sainsbury’s to slash New Store Opening Programme

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News, Commercial Sales and Lets, Economy, Industry News

Supermarkets are having a very difficult time of late, with the Big Four facing increasing levels of competition from discount rivals such as Aldi and Lidl. As a result of falling sales and plummeting market share, therefore, Sainsbury’s has this week... Read More

Birmingham Office Deals break Five Year Record

Posted on 5 November, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Industry News

Birmingham is now Britain’s top regional location for city centre office transactions — breaking its quarterly average take-up for the first time in five years. In its latest Big Nine report, property consultants GVA claim the West Midlands’ city... Read More

Manchester Office take up set to top 1 million sq ft by End of Year

Posted on 4 November, 2014 by Kirsten Kennedy under Industry News

Manchester is becoming an increasingly popular destination for businesses, with the number of office developments beginning to climb within the Greater Manchester area providing affordable space for firms of all sizes to expand. This has seen office demand... Read More

Property Developer and Playboy in Domain Name Dispute

Posted on 3 November, 2014 by Neil Bird under Industry News

A property developer is preparing to take on Playboy in a battle over a disputed London domain name. Michael Ross, a director of Surrey based CNM Estates, registered the address www.playboy.london when the Dot London Domain was launched last... Read More

Improving Market Fundamentals will bring Further Growth in 2015

Posted on 31 October, 2014 by Jodee Redmond under Industry News

The commercial real estate industry will continue to grow next year across most property types and markets, according to Deloitte. The company has prepared a report outlining its 2015 outlook where it states that access to capital will be another... Read More

British Land and Next agree four Separate Deals

Posted on 29 October, 2014 by Kirsten Kennedy under Industry News

Since overtaking key rival Marks & Spencer in terms of both market share and annual sales, high street fashion retailer Next has been keen to continue building momentum in order to remain at the top of the chain. This has seen it engage in a... 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.