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.
Strong balance sheets and growing business confidence look set to make 2014 an “uplifting” year, for global commercial property markets according to Jones Lang LaSalle. Next year’s markets could grow by at least 10 per cent with international sales... Read More
Leeds city centre office take-up is set to surpass 2012 levels. For the first time in six years, figures are on par with pre-recessionary levels, according to research conducted by BNP Paribas Real Estate. The total Leeds office take-up between Q1 and... Read More
Global retail properties saw the highest levels of growth in capital values and rents of all property types during the third quarter, according to a new report released by CBRE. The global retail capital value index increased by a full two percentage... Read More
Commercial property investors in the United Kingdom are prepared to take on more debt for new transactions as the market recovery heats up. The average loan-to-value ratio sought by investors increased to 58.3 per cent in Q3 of the year from 43.6 per... Read More
International investors are betting on London commercial projects as opposed to putting their money in property funds, according to a recent Bloomberg article. The report notes that the current shift is a bold one, taking into account that foreign... Read More
As the development drought eases one town has found itself facing a different kind of shortage — a serious lack of industrial property and warehouse space. “Driven by strong levels of investment, take-up of space has risen and there is now a... Read More
Britain’s regional recovery is underway with 88 per cent of property professionals expecting their assets to rise in the next six months — compared to just 10 per cent this time last year. And confidence is highest north of the border, claims the... Read More
While Chinese investment floods into the UK market, Western developers are cashing in on China’s growing consumerism by investing in warehouses, shopping malls and other western-style retail projects in the country, says the Wall Street... Read More
Demand for shops, offices and industrial space in the North-East has seen its first real rise since 2011. According to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors around nine per cent more of its regional members reported rises rather than falls in... Read More
British businesses and commercial property owners must improve the energy efficiency of their buildings or risk missing significant economic and environmental opportunities. The warning comes in a report, published jointly by the Westminster... 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.
