As the UK recovery continues to gather momentum, confidence amongst businesses has reached a level not seen since before the recession hit in 2008. This has led to huge investment into almost every sector of the economy, with two different studies... Read More
A Scottish city’s decision to give away common good land to a hotel developer could cost it millions in lost revenue, experts have warned. Earlier this year proposals for a Picardy Place hotel showed that it included a large chunk of Edinburgh’s... Read More
As business expansion continues to eat into the commercial property supply of many towns and cities throughout the UK, projects designed to tackle this issue and fulfil growing demand are becoming increasingly prevalent. Stoke-on-Trent is just one example of... Read More
During the Olympic Games, an influx of visitors to the UK provided a welcome boost for retail businesses, with tourism spending for 2012 rocketing as a result. In part, this was due to the relaxation of Sunday trading laws, allowing larger stores to open for... Read More
British businesses have in recent years enjoyed a boom in interest from international investors, with many having been taken over by multinationals based in the Middle East and Far East due to their market penetration in growing economies. Now Pizza Express... Read More
Britain’s third biggest hotel chain is hoping to benefit from Scotland’s tourism boom by building ten new hotels north of the border. The £75m expansion is being backed by international hedge fund investment. Travelodge — which already has... Read More
The recession may be over but many property companies are still living through its vapour trail of late payments and bad debts, claims one of the UK’s leading corporate recovery lawyers. According to Eleanor Temple, a barrister at Kings Chambers in... Read More
High Street retailers may be enjoying a relatively profitable period at present due to the upturn in the economy, but this does not necessarily mean that their future successes are guaranteed. Factors such as changing consumer spending habits, high levels of... Read More
Bayleys Research says that a healthy level of investor interest in New Zealand has pushed commercial property yields below the 5% mark in Queenstown. The latest report on the district's property market notes that the CBD in general is sought after, but... Read More
First it was the world’s tallest building, then a hotel shaped like a sail. Now, even before work has finished on its palm tree shaped archipelago of luxury properties, Dubai has unveiled plans for its biggest project yet - the world’s largest shopping... Read More
