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.
Gender diversity in the workplace has improved greatly over the past few decades with fewer ‘traditional’ male and female roles than there were 20 or 30 years ago. The property industry has followed this trend, but unlike the residential sector, it... Read More
Landlords are being urged to start legal action immediately to recover outstanding rents ahead of new legislation curbing the powers of bailiffs. From 6 April the common law of distress, which allowed bailiffs to seize and sell goods to recover rent... Read More
More than half of companies and individuals that invest in the UK’s commercial property market would be against the country leaving the European Union, claims a new survey. Many would even reconsider doing business on this side of the Channel. In a... Read More
With the construction freeze all but over, more companies and local authorities than ever are attending MIPIM, the world’s largest real estate exhibition and conference. The four-day event — which this year celebrates its 25th anniversary —... Read More
One symptom of the recession was the drive by both sides of a commercial property deal to push down the length of a lease. Today tenancy agreements are the shortest they have ever been. But longer leases have hidden benefits for both sides, according to the... Read More
Commercial Property owners stand to lose hundreds of millions of pounds because of an imminent change in the tax law. The rules on capital allowances will change in April, and tax specialists say this will lead to a fall in property... Read More
The UK’s commercial property market has seen huge improvements recently, with growth in demand for a wide range of properties including office, industrial and retail. However, much of the recovery has been centred around London and the South East, with the... Read More
Returns from investments in Scottish commercial property continued to improve in Q4 of 2013. Total returns in the market increased to 3.3 per cent over the period, compared with 2.3 per cent in Q3, according to the latest figures contained in the Scotland... Read More
As the North-East economy continues to strengthen, the region’s industrial and distribution companies are edging ever closer to a property crisis, one chartered surveyor has warned. The demand for so-called big sheds across the region is so high,... Read More
The issue of business rates has proven controversial in recent months, with bodies such as the British Retail Consortium (BRC) repeatedly pushing for the government to find a solution which works best for small businesses. However, while the government has... 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.
