Industry News


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.


Self-Managed Super Funds Invest In Commercial Properties for High Yields

Posted on 14 September, 2012 by Jodee Redmond under Industry News

Self-managed Super Funds (SMSFs) are looking to commercial properties as investment vehicles for their members.... Read More

Squatters Target Commercial Properties to Avoid Conviction

Posted on 13 September, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Industry News

As it is now an offence to squat in a residential property, business owners have been warned to expect more squatters attempting to gain access to their commercial properties.... Read More

LDC Report Warns: Too Many Shops

Posted on 12 September, 2012 by Jodee Redmond under Industry News

Shop vacancy rates in the United Kingdom rose slightly to a national average of 14.6 per cent as of June 2012, according to the Local Data Company.... Read More

North South Divide for Vacant Commercial Properties

Posted on 6 September, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Industry News

According to a report conducted by the Local Data Company (LDC), the number of retail shops that lie empty on our high streets has increased in the north, but dropped in the south.... Read More

Not Got a Place at your Local School, Try the High Street

Posted on 5 September, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Industry News

As parents desperately try to get their child into their local school, many local authorities are turning to unusual methods to ensure there are enough places available.... Read More

MPs Call for Government Property Disposal

Posted on by Neil Bird under Economy, Industry News

A parliamentary committee has called on the government to sell its excess property in a bid to save £800 million a year.... Read More

Three Key Factors for Successful Commercial Retail Property Developments

Posted on 3 September, 2012 by Jodee Redmond under Industry News

Retail properties are a popular choice for commercial real estate investors. With stable tenants and a steady stream of traffic, they can offer a good return on investment.... Read More

More Government Cash for High Streets

Posted on 2 September, 2012 by Neil Bird under Industry News

Local Government Minister Grant Shapps is urging MPs, representing towns that missed out in the Portas Pilot competition, to apply for a share of a multi-million pound fund to improve their high streets.... Read More

Green Building Certifications Becoming More Common

Posted on by Jodee Redmond under Industry News

Over the past three years, the number of new office building projects in Hungary has decreased. New projects which have gotten off the ground are going green and seeing certification in higher numbers than ever.... Read More

Eating at your Office Desk Could be the same as Eating at a Toilet Seat

Posted on 24 August, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Industry News

Do you have your own allocated desk at work? If you do, at least the germs hiding in your telephone, keyboard and mouse are all your own.... Read More

Learn more about our Industry News category

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.