Yesterday we reported that John Lewis had enjoyed a remarkable festive trading period. Another high street store celebrating a profitable Christmas is the fashion retailer Next which has revealed a significant rise of 3.9 per cent in total sales from the 1st... Read More
The number of people applying for a university place in the UK has dropped for the second year in a row. Since tuition fees trebled to an average of £9,000 per year, applications have fallen. The first hit students took their places in autumn 2012, but it... Read More
Staff members have taken to wearing ear plugs after an ear-splitting performance inside the newly refurbished BBC headquarters in London. The complaints over loud music came as the £1billion, decade long, expansion of New Broadcasting House, in Portland... Read More
With Christmas over for another year and life returning to normal, high street retailers across the country will be tallying up proceeds from the festive season and crossing their fingers that totals hit much needed highs to compensate for a poor year of... Read More
Figures released by Lambert Smith Hampton show that the value of commercial property deals in Wales increased by 143% during the third quarter of 2012. The property consultancy's firm's investment research has revealed that the overall value of... Read More
According to the Ministry of Justice, more than 200 rogue claims management businesses were shut down in six months as part of a clampdown. The Claims Management Regulation Unit closed down 209 such businesses between April and November 2012, it... Read More
Over the Christmas period many people will have purchased some sort of a game, music or video for a family member or friend as a gift. Buying a digital download is the easiest option, but will it ever surpass the feeling of giving a physical product? High... Read More
Hong Kong and New York City began 2012 as the two most expensive retail rental markets in the world and they ended the year in the same positions, according to CBRE’s third quarter MarketView research report. On Fifth Avenue rents have increased by 17... Read More
According to the fourth quarter PwC Real Estate Investor Survey, US commercial real estate offers a number of opportunities for investors across all sectors. Investors in the office sector are prepared to accept slower growth and are less apprehensive about... Read More
The Department for Transport (Dft) could soon be sharing offices with the Ministry of Defence (MOD) as the government presses ahead with its cost cutting property disposal. Since 2010 the government has vacated over 1,000 buildings, reducing the costs of... Read More
