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.
A 1970’s Manchester commercial block — which featured as a backdrop in several episodes of the television science fiction crime drama Life on Mars — is to get a £1.5m upgrade investment. LaSalle Investment Management has already spent around... Read More
Ten of Manchester’s biggest businesses have agreed to finance a long-term plan to transform Salford Quays into the “South Bank of the North”. When complete it’s hoped the project will attract millions more visitors and boost the city’s economy by... Read More
Overseas investors promise ‘sensitive’ commercial development In a move that is certain to face opposition from heritage groups, it has emerged that Historic Royal Palaces is involved in negotiations over the sale of the Tower of London to a consortium... Read More
With the future of London’s air travel capacity still up in the air (quite literally), London Mayor Boris Johnson has stepped up his campaign for a new hub airport to be built in the Thames Estuary. Although the possibility of extending facilities at... Read More
An iconic 1930s Co-operative department store in the heart of Newcastle is to get a new lease of life after seven years of neglect. A previous plan to turn the Grade II listed building into a hotel collapsed during the recession. In the latest scheme... Read More
Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) has placed the Hollings Building on the market as part of an ongoing strategy to consolidate its campuses. No guide price has been given for the Wilmslow Road property - which is widely known as the Toast Rack due to... Read More
But visitor numbers fall below expectations The Shard may not be fully let but, according to figures filed with Companies House, the operators of the building’s 800 ft high viewing platform made a pre-tax profit during 2013. The figures cover the... Read More
Tenants in Piccadilly’s historic Burlington Arcade fear they may be forced out by massive rent rises. The concerns emerged after the owner revealed that an un-named perfume retailer is close to signing a lease agreement at six times the current... Read More
Shopping centres have changed dramatically over the past decade or so. Rather than being primarily focused on retail, they have also had to place a large emphasis on their leisure offer to satisfy changing expectations of the shopping experience. However, at... Read More
Celebrities including Kate Moss, Peaches Geldof and Georgia May Jagger are giving their support to a campaign to save a historic London pub facing closure due to a residential property development. The George Tavern in Stepney has a history spanning... Read More
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.
