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.
In the past year or so, there has been a growing trend of retailers expanding into other businesses. These tend to be high-profile brands, with homeware giant IKEA just one example of a retail chain which is now testing the waters of the hotel... Read More
Leeds Metropolitan University has unveiled its new name and will now be known as Leeds Beckett University. The Board of Governors has settled on the new name and will now pursue formal permission from the Privy Council to change the university’s... Read More
Qatar based television broadcaster Al Jazeera is poised to become the first commercial tenant of the Shard. The news came just days after the announcement that Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, will take up the whole of the Shard's sister building, The... Read More
The controversy surrounding the status of the Duchy of Cornwall shows no sign of subsiding amid calls for Prince Charles’ tax arrangements to be placed under greater scrutiny. This week the heir to the throne’s most senior aide appeared before the... Read More
With the economic worries of the country no longer an immediate threat to businesses, pre-recession aims such as cutting carbon emissions and improving the energy efficiency of commercial properties are once more coming into the spotlight. New technologies... Read More
A group of Greenpeace activists is currently attempting to scale the Shard. The six climbers, all women, are staging the stunt in protest against oil and gas drilling in the Arctic. The women began their ascent of Europe’s tallest building early this... Read More
Whiteley, Hampshire’s newest retail and leisure destination, has enjoyed a bumper first month’s trading. Since its official opening, on 23rd May, more than 750,000 visitors have shopped at the 320,000 sq ft scheme including a huge 48,000 on the launch day... Read More
David Cameron has hailed the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station as the jewel in the crown of London’s renewal. "It felt like you were more likely to see a flying pig than a viable development" says Cameron Writing in the Evening Standard the... Read More
Prince Charles has received a £700,000 boost to his income thanks to the performance of the Duchy of Cornwall. Official figures show that the Prince earned £19 million from the estate last year in comparison to £18.3 million in 2011. The Duchy is a... Read More
London's O2 Arena has defied the recession and announced a 35 per cent increase in net profits on revenues which rose 5 per cent to £62.8m in the year ending December 31 2012. It is the highest recorded revenue by the O2 since it opened as an arena in... 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.
