Tower Hamlets decision to give the go-ahead for the expansion of Canary Wharf is welcome news for London's residential and commercial property sectors. The mixed-use Wood Wharf scheme will add an additional 4.9 million sq ft to London’s development... Read More
Barnet Council has launched a search for a partner to develop one of London’s largest remaining brownfield sites. It claims the plot, close to the North Circular Road, is big enough to take almost five-million sq ft of shops and 7,500 new homes. This... Read More
The latest research from accountancy and advisory firm Deloitte indicates that consumer confidence is steadily improving and is now four points higher than a year ago. The improvement has been particularly good in the West Midlands, an area where the level of... Read More
Northern Ireland businesses have invested over £5m in new industrial and warehouse space in the first half of this year, according to a new survey. The commercial property and real estate adviser, CBRE, claims that growing demand and the need to... Read More
Multi-million pound regeneration plans for the centre of Birmingham have been boosted by the announcement that HS2 Ltd — the company behind Britain’s new high speed rail network — is moving its operational headquarters to the city from... Read More
Canary Wharf Group and Qatari Diar’s £1.3 billion redevelopment of London’s Shell Centre is to be challenged in the High Court, it has emerged today. The action has been launched by activist and writer George Turner who has previously questioned... Read More
After a three-month search the team behind Britain’s first all-digital bank has announced its bricks-and-mortar headquarters will be in Durham City. An initial 50 members of staff will move into 10,000sq ft of the county council-owned Northumbria... Read More
Work has started on the £7m refurbishment of a landmark Bristol office building. When the “high-end upgrade” is completed Narrow Quay House will become the new home for expanding law firm Veale Wasbrough Vizards (VWV). The contract to refurbish... Read More
Top international brands DKNY and KIKO MILANO have signed leases at Land Securities’ multi-award winning shopping centre, Trinity Leeds. DKNY has taken 2,265 sq ft for a stand-alone store on the ground and basement floors of the 1m sq ft... Read More
Commercial development across Britain “lagged behind a booming economy” last year, claims an industry survey. Almost £23bn worth of new projects were started in the year to the end of June — a rise of just 6.6 per cent. The figures — revealed... Read More
