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.
Retailers — who claimed that business rates should be reduced in line with falling rental values — have lost a three-year fight to change Scottish valuation law. Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow The national and local businesses, who each lodged... Read More
Despite several multi-million pound development deals a county’s commercial property stock has reached “critical” levels. Dachser’s new facility at Brackmills Point in Northampton With a number of new design-and-build projects on the stocks,... Read More
British manufacturing firms are enjoying a boom period following years of recession, with both domestic and overseas demand leading to strong job creation within the sector. In fact, growth in the manufacturing industry is only outstripped by that in the... Read More
Just days from the introduction of an empty property rate relief scheme for newly-built commercial premises the Government initiative is already attracting heavy criticism. The fine details of the £150m scheme have only just been released, but it is... Read More
Chinese banks are on track to complete a major global expansion which may see them acquire as much as 2 million sq ft of commercial space in the City of London over the next 10 years, according to a report from Savills. The report states that the... Read More
Rising residential property prices in London are fuelling a growing trend of office to home conversions. In desirable areas including Mayfair, Soho and Fitzrovia, developers are actively seeking commercial space which could be turned into residential units to... Read More
Despite the number of empty shops in Scotland reaching a two-year high, the country’s commercial property market is well on the road to recovery. According to the Scottish Retail Consortium just over 11 per cent of retail premises north of the border... Read More
Pressure is mounting on the Chancellor after the Telegraph yesterday added its voice to the growing chorus calling for a freeze in Business Rates. In making the call, the newspaper joins the British Retail Consortium (BRC), the British Chambers of... Read More
Five years after the 2008 global financial crisis was started by the U.S. housing market collapse, the real estate market is on the upswing and is considered a safe haven by investors. With government bonds offering very little in the way of returns and... Read More
A new market report shows commercial property tenants are benefitting from shortening lease lengths while rental defaults hit an all-time high. The research comes from IPD and covers a 12 month period to June 2013. Challenging market conditions have... 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.
