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.
In the case of residential property, the three most important factors are "location, location, and location." But when it comes to commercial property, does the mantra apply in the same way? The London market is very active right now, and has reached... Read More
A new survey of 18 to 35 year olds provides an insight into the thinking of the age group dubbed Generation Y and, according to its joint author, it provides good news for the property industry. The survey, Generation Y: Shopping and Entertainment in... Read More
The Crown Estate has posted record profits of £252.6 million, a 5.2 per cent improvement on last years’ figures. The return on the estate’s £8.1 billion portfolio, which includes prime West End assets in Regent Street and St James’s, was 11.3 per... Read More
According to the IPD Pan-European Hotel Performance Report released this week, investment in hotels provided the highest return in the commercial property sector last year. The report shows that the European hotel sector provided a total return of 5.8... Read More
Bill Grimsey, the former Chief Executive of Wickes, has put together a small team of experts to help combat the decline of the high street. Mary Portas was drafted in by the Government for this role, but he feels an alternative review of the high street is... Read More
The government is currently consulting on the details of its previously announced proposals to provide exemption from empty property rates for new-build commercial property. The move is designed to boost speculative development by removing the burden... Read More
There are encouraging signs that property investors are slowly returning to the provincial markets. The latest figures show that between January and April there was a doubling of transactions across the UK accompanied by a rise in capital values.... Read More
The IPD capital growth index results have been released and they show a month-on-month decline of 0.4 percent in April. If the figures are rounded out there is effectively no change. Offices were the best performing sector and retail was the worst which... Read More
According to a recent study, the UK’s fourth largest city could be missing out on attracting new businesses to the area due to a lack of Grade A office space in the centre. Creative Sheffield and property consultants, Knight Frank joined forces to... Read More
A recently announced shake-up of the regulations governing the collection of rent arrears will severely limit landlord’s rights to levy distress, according to commercial property agent Prop-Search. Samantha Jones of Prop-Search The shake-up follows... 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.
