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.
High street vacancy rates fell to their lowest level in three and a half years during December according to a survey conducted by the Local Data Company. Last month 13.9 per cent of high street shops stood empty compared with 14.1 per cent in... Read More
Decades of damaging property cycles which saw booms and busts are ending, thanks to proactive policymakers and more realistic valuations from the real estate industry, according to a top Bank of England official. Andrew Haldane, the executive director... Read More
The UK commercial property market is set to rise by double digits (11.5 per cent) in 2014, according to the Ignis property fund team. The recent Investment Property Forum Concensus Forecast predicts an average total return of 9.3 per cent this year,... Read More
Demand for retail and leisure property is expected to soar in selective locations as the economic recovery gathers pace over the next 12 months. The forecast, from Jones Lang Lasalle (JSL), follows a year of more high profile high street casualties and... Read More
The New Year seems like a good time to remind commercial property owners that a little known deadline is rapidly approaching. As much as £80bn in tax relief is being left unclaimed, according to research, and any left unclaimed by April will be lost... Read More
With two multi-million pound developments on the horizon, a Midland’s city is preparing its annual visit to the world’s largest commercial property show with “its most optimistic message for the last five years”. Last year Coventry — which... Read More
2013 was the year the commercial property market began its recovery from the downturn that followed the financial crisis of 2007. It has been a year of improving news with stories of new developments and rising values regularly featuring on our... Read More
This year has seen London’s West End leap above Hong Kong to regain its status as the most expensive office market in the world. The cost of Grade A office space in the area has risen by almost 15 per cent during 2013, as the resurgence in the UK economy... Read More
UK commercial property values have risen for seven straight months, reports the Investment Property Databank (IPD). And, even more encouragingly, there is nothing on the horizon to stop the upward climb as we enter 2014. In a separate report, Ignis... Read More
Environmentally aware landlords who attempt to reduce their property’s carbon footprint are continually penalised for their efforts. And changes due to come in over the next few years will only make this situation worse, warns North-East rating surveyor... 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.
