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.
Recently the prime minister hinted that business rates reform may be on the way as the momentum for change gathers momentum. Last week Lambert Smith Hampton responded to this by publishing a set of proposals that it would like to see included in any future... Read More
In its latest economic update, the Bank of England has stated that the economic recovery in the UK has "finally taken hold” and is growing at a robust rate as uncertainty lifts and credit becomes easier to obtain. The Bank points out that significant... Read More
Two Spanish property funds have launched a €900m fundraising drive — the biggest the country has ever seen — as more and more distressed real estate comes to the market. Six years into a property market slump, buyers are snapping up an... Read More
Clyde Gateway — the company leading the regeneration of Glasgow — has launched what it claims is the first interactive 3D iPad app to help market one of its new office buildings. Developed in partnership with the commercial real estate company... Read More
The majority of commercial property companies are failing to integrate environmental and social issues into their businesses and reach even the lowest sustainability benchmarks, according to a new survey. Although the report, commissioned by The... Read More
The Canadian real estate service provider FirstService has bought out Briant Champion Long (BCL), one of the United Kingdom's leading independent retail property specialists. The acquisition was made through one of the Toronto-based company’s... Read More
The police have been asked to investigate the “probity” of two regeneration schemes awarded millions of pounds in grants by Pembrokeshire County Council. Concerns, first raised by a councillor last year, are centred on two Town Heritage Initiative... Read More
In his Autumn Statement, the Chancellor extended business rates relief to small businesses and yesterday it was announced that businesses hit by the UK floods will be eligible for rates relief for a period of three months. While these moves are welcome, many... Read More
In contrast to reports coming from many areas of the UK, total office take-up in Cardiff was disappointing last year. The final figures were down by 20 per cent compared with 2012 according to DTZ Associate Director Chris Terry. Reporting for... Read More
Take-up in the Warrington office market has increased by 29 per cent with a total of over 395,000 sq ft let during 2013. Birchwood Park, Warrington The two most noteworthy transactions for the year were the letting of The Point in Birchwood, and the... 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.
