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.


British Land’s Marble Arch House Now 80 Per Cent Let

Posted on 8 May, 2015 by Cliff Goodwin under Top Properties

British Land (BL) has just one remaining floor to let at its rebuilt Marble Arch House in central London — with two recent lettings taking the prestige scheme to 80 per cent complete. In 2011, the publicly listed real estate company teamed up with... Read More

Property Fund invests £4.5m in Birmingham Office refurbishment

Posted on 6 May, 2015 by Chris Grigorovsky under Top Properties

It has been revealed that Standard Life Investments Pooled Pension Property Fund is investing £4.5 million in the refurbishment of 19 Cornwall Street, Birmingham. Work is already underway and will provide an additional 42,000 sq ft of Grade A office space... Read More

Town Centre Securities appoints Shepherd to Merrion House Project

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Top Properties

Town Centre Securities has confirmed the appointment of built environmental specialist Shepherd to carry out pre-construction services at Merrion House in Leeds city centre. Shepherd was awarded the contract after a highly competitive bidding process,... Read More

Canary Wharf’s Crossrail Place Opens to the Public

Posted on 1 May, 2015 by Chris Grigorovsky under Top Properties

Crossrail Place, a striking seven-storey structure designed by Foster + Partners, has opened to the public today, promising to offer visitors a glimpse of the station of the future. Crossrail Place, on the North Dock of Canary Wharf, will eventually... Read More

Séraphine joins Luxury line-up at Hammerson’s Victoria Quarter

Posted on 30 April, 2015 by Chris Grigorovsky under Top Properties

International maternity clothing and accessory label Séraphine is set to open its first UK store outside London at Hammerson’s Victoria Quarter in Leeds. Séraphine has agreed terms for a 755 sq ft unit, located next to lingerie retailer Bravissimo,... Read More

Partnership aims to reshape Oxford Shopping Experience

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Top Properties

The Westgate Oxford Alliance, a joint venture between Land Securities and the Crown Estate, recently revealed plans for the expansion and extensive refurbishment of the Westgate Centre in Oxford. This week, writing in Land Securities’ corporate blog,... Read More

Muse’s Bickerstaffe Square adds to Awards Tally

Posted on 29 April, 2015 by Cliff Goodwin under Top Properties

One Bickerstaffe Square — part of a £220m Muse Developments regeneration scheme for Blackpool — has picked up its fourth award in less than a year. The five-storey flagship office block, which now houses Blackpool Council headquarters, is part of... Read More

Pioneering Business Park switched on to Solar Power

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Top Properties

A Nottingham business park is on target to become one of the first in Britain to supply the power needs of all its tenants from its own three-acre solar farm. The massive array of 2,000 solar panels has been installed at Ransom Wood Business Park in... Read More

New Events Space launched at The Cheesegrater

Posted on 28 April, 2015 by Kirsten Kennedy under Top Properties

Last week The Leadenhall Building, popularly known as The Cheesegrater, was in the headlines after independent shipping broker Affinity agreed terms on a record breaking City rent for Level 44 of the Rogers Stirk Harbour designed office tower. Now, joint... Read More

Refurbishment of Churchill’s Northern Headquarters begins

Posted on 27 April, 2015 by Cliff Goodwin under Top Properties

Catalyst Capital, the European real estate and asset management company, has started work on the refurbishment of an historic Manchester city centre office block — once used by Winston Churchill for Second World War strategy meetings. London-based... 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.