After the best on-line Christmas sales ever, one of Britain’s leading accountants has warned that a distribution blue print is vital for continued growth. Traditional retail sales increased by just 0.4 per cent from December, 2012, but internet... Read More
The Royal Bank of Scotland has announced that it has sold almost 100 branches located in the Chicago area of the United States as part of the process of gearing up towards the stock market flotation of its American RBS Citizens Financial Group arm later this... Read More
In spite of concerns regarding the oversupply of office space, commercial property in Malaysia continues to offer lucrative returns to investors. According to investment professional Renesial Leong, commercial property offers a return of 5-7 per cent.... Read More
Peers were sceptical about Thomas Heatherwick’s plans for a garden bridge spanning the Thames, when the subject was debated in the House of Lords yesterday. Thomas Heatherwick (centre) in conversation with the Duke of York and Maurizio... Read More
As the economy improves job security has become less of an issue than at the height of the recession. In fact, as the New Year begins, a large percentage of workers are actively seeking new jobs. According to a survey conducted by the Institute of... Read More
It started in the United States, spread to Australia, and landed in Britain less than 25 years ago. Now there are around 1,000 self-storage sites across the UK providing more than 30m sq ft of space. But hidden among the forgotten furniture and the... Read More
The Spanish billionaire, Amancio Ortega, is reported to have purchased an office building in the heart of London’s West End for £410m. Madrid's Torre Picasso is among Ortega's property portfolio Although information about the deal is scarce,... Read More
The UK commercial property market is set to rise by double digits (11.5 per cent) in 2014, according to the Ignis property fund team. The recent Investment Property Forum Concensus Forecast predicts an average total return of 9.3 per cent this year,... Read More
The news from the high street over the past few months has been mixed, with some reports pointing towards an improvement in trading and others suggesting that difficulties still remain. The fact is that the picture is mixed. While some locations have... Read More
London Underground is speaking to three leading retail chains over plans to convert more than 200 of its redundant ticket offices into supermarkets. Marks & Spencer, Waitrose and Asda are all said to be actively considering opening chains of... Read More
