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.
The government’s change of use legislation, which is due to come into effect in England on May 30, threatens to descend into chaos as a number of local authorities are believed to be consulting lawyers over their failure to secure exemption. As we... Read More
Last month it was announced that Britain has managed to avoid triple dip recession with a growth of 0.3 per cent in the economy. While this is positive news it does not necessarily mean that the troubles faced by businesses are over – in fact, figures... Read More
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has made the first step towards outlawing squatting in commercial property. Mr Grayling is understood to have written to MPs to discover the extent of the problem before deciding whether to bring the law in line with that... Read More
While the London office market accounts for around half of national activity there are regional markets that are showing signs of recovery. Manchester is chief among these locations with take-up figures during the first quarter showing a healthy increase on... Read More
Converting the UK’s obsolete office stock into residential accommodation could provide 11,500 new homes according to research from commercial property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton. The findings are revealed in the company’s Office Market Review 2013... Read More
Damian Lloyd, the Director of GVA, has given a lot of thought to whether the commercial property market is making what he refers to as a "positive U turn." Unsurprisingly he begins by noting that, while London has numerous opportunities for investors,... Read More
Investors have seen the value in holding commercial property in their portfolios for some time. Diversifying investments is an excellent strategy since they don't want to have all of their funds concentrated in stocks and bonds. London was the most... Read More
The fact that the London commercial property market is outperforming the provincial market will come as no surprise to anyone. As in other economic spheres this polarity has been evident for many years. Even during the depths of the recession London appeared... Read More
The four-year decline in the prices paid for retail property sold in UK auction houses has slowed according to data released by industry analysts IPD. The IPD UK Retail Property Auction Index, produced in conjunction with leading commercial property... Read More
In the United Kingdom, when commercial landlords are faced with a situation where rent is unpaid, they have several options available to them. They can: Serve a statutory demand Issue county court proceedings Pursue a guarantor Forfeit 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.
