Discount brands are continuing to enjoy a boom in sales despite the end of the recession bringing with it increases in disposable income and a drop in inflation. This has seen brands such as Aldi, Lidl and Poundland invest in new store openings throughout the... Read More
A Midland’s property and development company has reported a record start to 2014 with lettings and commercial take-up back to pre-recessions levels. So far this year Birmingham-based Calthorpe Estates has secured more new tenants than any first... Read More
Although the recession is over and consumers are able to spend more freely as a result of improvements in wage growth, the pub industry continues to struggle with closures reported every week. This has meant that vigilance is required regarding new openings... Read More
With reports of demand beginning to outstrip supply in some key markets, the absence of commercial development during the recession may hinder the recovery. However, a new report from asset design and consultancy firm Arcadis has highlighted the very real... Read More
During the recession, high street vacancy rates soared as even established retailers struggled to survive. This situation was partially mitigated by a wave of betting shops, pawnbrokers and charity shops occupying empty properties. But their expansion did not... Read More
IM Properties has sold a number of its German logistics properties to the multi-let investment management company Valad Europe for more than £21m. The sale follows the company’s recent unloading of a near-100,000sq metre Munich logistics facility to... Read More
British Land and Stanhope have officially cut the tape on the Old Market Shopping Centre in Hereford following a £90 million investment to improve local services. The open air shopping complex was developed by Stanhope but, as all funding was provided by... Read More
Britain’s first dedicated state-of-the-art research and production factory is to be constructed at Sheffield Business Park after winning city council approval. Factory 2050 is being built by the University of Sheffield (pictured) near its original... Read More
While the London commercial property market may be in robust health, until the beginning of this year the regional markets had struggled to recover. However, a new survey conducted by RICS indicates that the West Midlands is in the midst of a resurgence which... Read More
The supermarket sector has become one of the most competitive in retail of late, largely due to the influx of discount brands eating into the market share of Britain’s traditional “Big Four” chains. Yet while analysts were concerned that this would lead... Read More
