Last week a report from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) revealed that prices for farmland reached record levels during the second half of 2012. The RICS/RAC Rural Land Market Survey records the average price for farmland in England and... Read More
Iconic Heinz Brand Sold to Master Investor While the UK economy may still be languishing in the doldrums and the Eurozone Crisis grips our continental neighbours in an iron grasp, there are signs that the rest of the world’s economies are slowly managing... Read More
Buying a commercial insurance policy is not a decision a property owner should make lightly. It is one that requires careful thought and should not be unduly influenced by a persuasive marketer. This is the type of produce that one buys hoping that it... Read More
In the wake of the discovery that some of the UK’s most popular food retailers have inadvertently been selling horse meat to their consumers, a wave of mistrust in even the oldest brands has swept the nation. The Department for Environment, Food and... Read More
Administrators Deloitte have announced DVD rental company Blockbuster is to close a further 164 stores. Around 800 staff in the affected stores will be made redundant. The closing stores will stay open for business as normal and customers will be given... Read More
Fashion retailer Republic has confirmed widespread fears, declaring that it has called in the administrators. The Leeds-based group, which has 121 stores and roughly 2,500 staff, said it had chosen accountants from Ernst & Young to take over the... Read More
Residents in Sheffield Hallam have united with their MP, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, to demand action is taken to improve the appearance of the former Hallam Tower hotel. The Broomhill commercial property has lain empty since 2004 and, as a result, has... Read More
Security firm G4S has admitted the outcome from its failed 2012 Olympics contract will cost £38m more than first believed, bringing the overall loss from the fiasco to £88m. Games organisers were forced to draft in the army The company initially... Read More
Companies which have tried and failed to avoid paying tax will be banned from attempting to bid for a Government contract under new rules. The rules, which were published last week, will ask people to declare if they have ever participated in... Read More
Mayor Boris Johnson is seeking exemption for large parts of central London from new legislation making it easier to convert offices to residential use. Deputy Mayor for planning, Edward Lister, confirmed that Johnson will be asking for an exemption for the... Read More
