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.


Canary Wharf Group considers Round the Clock Retail Trading

Posted on 5 August, 2014 by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News, Top Properties

As consumers continue to spend following several years of recession, retailers and groups within the industry are seeking ways in which to capitalise on this upturn by boosting footfall levels and dwell times. This could see shops and bars in Canary Wharf... Read More

New Clyde Gateway Business Park rebranded as Rutherglen Links

Posted on 4 August, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments, Top Properties

With less than two months before the arrival of its first tenants, a Scottish office development has been rebranded as Rutherglen Links Business Park. After three years under the “working title” of Rutherglen Low Carbon Zone the new name for the... Read More

Bruntwood benefits from University’s Back to the Future Research

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Top Properties

A property company which owns and manages more than six-million square feet of business space across the UK has teamed up with a Midlands’ university to develop a new generation of eco-friendly office buildings. The collaboration — between... Read More

Diversification of Tenant Mix helps Intu to Strong First Half

Posted on 1 August, 2014 by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News, Top Properties

As consumer confidence continues to grow, shopping centre owners are benefiting from a boom in spending and an increase in retail tenants looking to expand their store portfolios. This has seen Intu Properties enjoy a successful first half, with revenues and... Read More

Three new Tenants confirmed at The Shard

Posted on 31 July, 2014 by Kirsten Kennedy under Top Properties

Warwick Business School is to establish an outpost at The Shard it has been confirmed. The educational institution has leased the 17th floor of the Stirling Prize shortlisted tower and will utilise the new base as a “campus in the sky” for its MSc Human... Read More

Fortnum & Mason plans Heathrow take-off

Posted on 29 July, 2014 by Kirsten Kennedy under Top Properties, Uncategorised

Fortnum & Mason has long been established as a high quality retailer with a tradition of serving well-heeled customers including members of the Royal family. Last year, in a bid to expand on its history, Fortnum & Mason opened its first new... Read More

Historic Ancoats Dispensary gets Heritage Fund Lifeline

Posted on 25 July, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Top Properties

Campaigners fighting to save a historic Manchester hospital have been awarded more than three-quarters of a million pounds to stabilise the 140-year-old building before its conversion to an enterprise hub. The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) award will... Read More

Sainsbury’s unveils Food Waste Powered Store

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Top Properties

Four years after it stopped sending food waste to land fill sites, Sainsbury’s has become the first retailer in the country to power one of its stores with green electricity. Like the rest of the supermarkets in its chain, the Sainsbury’s store at... Read More

Rothesay Life agrees Leadenhall Building terms

Posted on 24 July, 2014 by Neil Bird under Top Properties

British Land and Oxford Properties have announced that specialist pensions insurer Rothesay Life has signed an agreement to take level 25 of The Leadenhall Building. Level 25 of the City of London tower, also known as The Cheesegrater, provides over... Read More

Pandora opens Doncaster Concept Store in First Stage of Frenchgate “Performance Plan”

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Top Properties

The Frenchgate Limited Partnership – owners of Doncaster’s Frenchgate Shopping Centre– have implemented a three stage “performance plan” designed to strengthen the tenant mix at the 800,000 sq ft South Yorkshire centre. The first stage of the... 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.