According to the latest Entrepreneurs Index report commissioned jointly by Barclays and the Business Growth Fund, data shows that more than 90,000 new businesses were set up in the first half of 2013. This is an increase of 3.4 per cent when compared... Read More
Commercial rents for prestige offices in the centre of Dublin have topped €1m (£833,180) a year, the country’s new lease register has revealed. Ireland’s Property Services Regulatory Authority’s online Commercial Leases Register went live last... Read More
The latest research from Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has found that Manchester office space is being snapped up at a rapid pace. The year started off slowly, but Q3 saw city centre take-up reach 198,766 sq ft. This figure represents an increase of 77... Read More
The majority of zero-hours workers — those with no guarantee of work from week to week — are just as satisfied with their working arrangements as their full-time colleagues, claims a new survey. In fact, says the Chartered Institute of Personnel... Read More
East End property developers hoping to take advantage of the growing opportunities in the area, face opposition from historian and TV personality Dan Cruickshank. Speaking at the inaugural meeting of the East End Preservation Society, the Britain’s... Read More
The news that Blockbuster has once more entered administration broke last month, with industry experts concerned that the chain is no longer in touch with the needs of modern consumers. Sadly, it appears that these worries were justified as administrators... Read More
They are moving into empty shops and supermarkets and vacant offices across the country to breathe life into run down streets and drab developments. And, while artists and designers across the UK are finding new places to work and exhibit, landlords have... Read More
Prompted by rising rents in Britain’s biggest financial district, Deka Immobilien has paid almost £416m — 500 million Euros — for a City of London office building. Deka, buying on behalf of its open-ended real estate fund Deka-ImmobilienEuropa,... Read More
Dubai's commercial property market is undergoing a period of growth in most of its key areas as the emirate's economy improves and occupier demand is on the rise. The increase is centered on submarkets in the central region, such as Business Bay,... Read More
Sir Edward Lister, Boris Johnson's chief of staff and deputy for planning, has criticized the Government's decision to review the £1 billion redevelopment of the Shell building on the South Bank. He dismissed opponents of the scheme as being... Read More
