Monthly Archives: October 2012



US Commercial Property Sales Outlook Down

Posted on 2 October, 2012 by Jodee Redmond under Industry News

The Urban Land Institute (ULI) is forecasting a 12 per cent reduction in U.S. commercial real estate sales to the year 2014 due to lower projections for economic growth. Figures released by the organization now predict sales of $748 billion in the... Read More

Japanese Developer Raises Millions to Buy Assets for REIT

Posted on by Jodee Redmond under Industry News

Japan's largest developer by market value, Mitsubishi Estate Co., has raised 11.2 billion yen ($143 billion) to purchase four properties in Tokyo. The real estate will form part of its private real estate investment trust. The properties were bought by... Read More

Supermarkets Launch Petrol Price War

Posted on 1 October, 2012 by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News

Petrol prices are a massive sticking point in the UK at the moment, with filling stations in this country posting some of the highest prices in Europe. And with petrol prices having risen by 38 per cent, and diesel having risen 43 per cent, in the past five... Read More

Office Gossip Proven to Make For a Happier Workplace

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News

Staff in workplaces the world over can often find themselves falling into a routine at work, with everyday tasks only broken up by office gossip around the water cooler. However, far from reducing productivity, recent research has proven that the benefits of... Read More

Lack of Skilled Workers may put Britain on the Back Wheel in Car Manufacturing

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News

Over the past few years, Britain has seen a dramatic turn of events in the car manufacturing industry. Rather than foreign imports being brought into the country from developing nations such as China and India, now the UK is exporting to these countries... Read More

Get Legal Advice with your Weekly Shop at The Co-operative

Posted on by MOVEHUT under Business News

Thanks to The Legal Services Act, businesses outside of the legal profession can now offer a legal advice service - once they have been granted an alternative business structure (ABS) status. One of the first to utilise this change in law is The Co-operative... Read More