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.
Fifty years to the day that it started trading a Warwickshire property firm has signed the lease on its new under-one-roof headquarters. The Wigley Group — which first opened its doors as a plant hire and earth moving company before moving into... Read More
While in many areas of the country the recovery of the retail market remains slow, it seems there has been a boom in demand in the capital, with recent research from property consultancy Knight Frank revealing several major streets in Central London have... Read More
Four years after a landmark legal ruling the Court of Appeal has stepped in to close an administration loophole that could have cost property owners millions of pounds in lost rent. The judgement has been described by one leading commercial agent as a “real... Read More
A new record headline rent has been set in Manchester as a combination of rising demand and limited supply pushes up prices in the city. Recruitment consultancy Robert Walters has signed an 11-year lease for 5,000 sq ft at 3 Hardman Street in the... Read More
The ever dwindling supply of office space within London’s M25 could push up rents by as much as 15 per cent, a leading property consultancy has warned. There were 57 commercial deals worth £500m in the M25 catchment area during the first three... Read More
Some of Britain’s biggest property companies have joined at least 400 other objectors — including investors, landlords and tenants — to air their concerns over the £50bn London to Birmingham HS2 project. The latest wave of corporate objectors... Read More
A national property firm with offices in the North-East, which has concluded more than 65 industrial sales and lettings in the past year, has identified eight of the region’s hottest commercial locations. Sanderson Weatherall — named “Property... Read More
As the number of businesses courting expansion continues to rise the commercial property market, in some locations, is being pushed to its limits as the balance of supply and demand grows ever more disproportionate. Yet while this is creating problems in... Read More
British Land has posted record full-year profits of £297m. The year-on-year rise of more than eight per cent is being credited on a “burgeoning economy and continued commercial demand”. The latest accounts show the value of its UK property... Read More
GVA — the Birmingham based property consultancy — has named the global engineering and services group Bilfinger as a potential merger partner. Shareholders of both firms will have to approve the deal before the amalgamation can go ahead. No... 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.
