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.


Why Second-Tier Cities can be a First-Rate Choice

Posted on 8 October, 2014 by Neil Bird under Industry News

The recovery of the global commercial property market has seen huge sums of capital flood into so-called supercities like London, New York and Hong Kong. In these locations values have soared as businesses, developers and investors scramble to make the most... Read More

Hotel Scheme puts the squeeze on Bath Office Space

Posted on 7 October, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments, Industry News

The demolition of one of Bath’s last remaining 1960s office blocks is putting a “significant” squeeze on the city’s commercial space, according to one agent. Despite being empty for more than six years, the bulldozing of Kingsmead House on... Read More

Liverpool leads the way in High Street revival

Posted on 6 October, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Industry News

Liverpool One — Merseyside’s prestige 170-store prestige retail complex  — is playing a major part in filling dozens of empty shop units across the city, claims a new report. According to the National Retail Barometer, published by property... Read More

Rising Rents confirm Midtown is on the Map

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

Not many years ago you would be hard pressed to find a Londoner who could point you in the direction of Midtown. Those who could would almost certainly be property professionals seeking to promote the area between the West End and the City comprising... Read More

British Land’s West End Office Portfolio almost 100% let following Portman Square Deal

Posted on 2 October, 2014 by Neil Bird under Industry News

Today’s announcement that Ardagh Glass has agreed terms on over 10,000 sq ft at 10 Portman Square increases the occupancy level across British Land’s West End office estate to almost 100 per cent. The global glass and metal packaging company has... Read More

Norway Leaps into Top Ranks of Foreign U.S. Commercial R.E. Buyers – Second Only to Canada

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Posted on 30 September, 2014 by Jodee Redmond under Industry News

Norwegian commercial real estate investors have joined the ranks of foreign U.S. commercial real estate buyers in the wake of its sovereign fund making acquisitions from New York to San Francisco. According to research firm Real Capital Analytics Inc. and... Read More

Property Professionals Commit to MIPIM UK

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Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Industry News

More than 3,000 property professionals hoping to corner or close deals will gather in London next month for the first MIPIM event to be held in the UK. The three-day inaugural exhibition — modelled on the international MIPIM conference held annually... Read More

BPF expresses concern over Office to Resi proposals

Posted on 26 September, 2014 by Neil Bird under Industry News

The British Property Federation (BPF) has broadly backed the extension of permitted development rights, allowing office to residential conversions without the need to seek planning permission. However, while giving its support to proposals to extend... Read More

Kering and Jupiter join Land Securities’ Victoria line-up

Posted on 25 September, 2014 by Neil Bird under Industry News

Land Securities has confirmed Kering and Jupiter Asset Management (Jupiter) as the latest high profile tenants in Victoria. Kering, a global leader in luxury sport and lifestyle brands, has signed a 15 year lease for 12,000 sq ft at 62 Buckingham Gate,... Read More

Rising Rents forecast as North-East Commercial Space Shortage Tightens

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Industry News

Demand for commercial property in the North-East has become so critical that even a 200,000sq ft development underway on the region’s biggest industrial estate will do little to ease the pressure, a senior agent has claimed. After four years of... Read More

Learn more about our Industry News category

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.