Top Properties


From time to time we produce articles focusing on a specific commercial property. We may also showcase our featured properties in this category too. In addition you will find features about agents in the Top Properties category.


Rural Yorkshire Business Park ‘Lends a degree of Prestige’

Posted on 9 February, 2015 by Cliff Goodwin under Top Properties

Three local companies have taken space on a recently refurbished rural Yorkshire business park bringing its job creation tally to more than 130. Seven disused farmsteads on the Escrick Park Estate — which has been owned and managed by the Forbes Adam... Read More

Westgate Oxford development to proceed ‘imminently’ as occupier line-up grows

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Developments, Top Properties

The Westgate Oxford Alliance has today confirmed that the £440 million Westgate Oxford development will proceed shortly. The Alliance, a joint venture between Land Securities and The Crown Estate, says that preparatory works for the centre upgrade... Read More

Speculative Industrial Development in Leeds Enterprise Zone attracts strong Occupier Interest

Posted on 7 February, 2015 by Kirsten Kennedy under Top Properties

Enterprise zones have become huge drivers of growth in cities around the country, with the low business rates incentives and growing supply of space for emerging and established companies boosting local economies. However, until recently speculative... Read More

St David’s Shopping Centre welcomes Alba Rose to Wales

Posted on 6 February, 2015 by Kirsten Kennedy under Top Properties

As retailers continue to expand amidst a favourable consumer environment, shopping centres in particular are noting a strong uptick in demand for prime units. This has seen the St David’s Shopping Centre in Cardiff sign a lease agreement with high end... Read More

Overseas Investors tipped to seal Waxworks Building Acquisition

Posted on 5 February, 2015 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets, Top Properties

The building housing one of London's longest standing attractions is being offered for sale. Property entrepreneur, Nick Leslau, is asking at least £300m for the Marylebone Road premises occupied by Madame Tussauds wax museum since 1884. The... Read More

Plymouth Ocean Studios scheme nears Completion

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments, Top Properties

Work is nearing completion on a scheme to transform one of Plymouth's historic naval buildings into a creative hub "of regional and national significance". The 11-month Ocean Studios project not only involves upgrading the Grade I listed buildings... Read More

Hugo Boss expands Liverpool Metquarter presence

Posted on by Neil Bird under Top Properties

Hugo Boss has embarked on a major expansion and remodelling of its flagship store at Liverpool’s Metquarter. The German luxury style and fashion house has taken an additional floor at the designer shopping centre, increasing the size of its store to... Read More

Crowd Funding Platform offers Individual Investors a $5,000 Slice of 3 World Trade Center

Posted on 3 February, 2015 by Jodee Redmond under Commercial Developments, Top Properties, Worldwide Property News

Fundrise, a leading real estate crowd funding platform, is offering individual investors the opportunity to own a slice of 3 World Trade Center. In what is described as a one-of-a-kind investment opportunity, small investors will be able to buy a... Read More

M&G invests £81m in Latest Birch Coppice Warehouse

Posted on 30 January, 2015 by Cliff Goodwin under Top Properties

One of the world's largest property investors is pumping £81m into a new distribution warehouse at Birch Coppice Business Park. The deal is the third major pre-let on the Tamworth estate in less than nine months. The latest 777,929 sq ft build-to-suit... Read More

Listed Status awarded to 14 Post-War Office Buildings

Posted on 29 January, 2015 by Kirsten Kennedy under Top Properties

In a move likely to dismay as many as it pleases, 14 office buildings designed in the post-war era have been awarded Grade II listed status. The announcement was made yesterday, following an 18 month project by English Heritage, and includes office... Read More

Learn more about our Top Properties category

Sometimes a commercial property will grab the attention of our writers for a variety of reasons. It may be that it offers a unique selling point or it could be a high end property with an astonishing price tag.

Other reasons might include an interesting history or particular architectural merit. We cover all these types of stories here alongside articles focusing on properties featured in our enhanced listings.

You may also find occasional articles on agents in this category concentrating on one or more of the properties they are currently marketing. So if you want to stay up to date with the all the latest top property stories you will find them right here.