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Commercial Property News Posts


High Streets have more Bookies than Commercial Property Corner Shops

Posted on January 28, 2012 2:15 pm by MOVEHUT under Business News, Economy, Industry News

Britain’s struggling high streets now have more bookmakers than commercial property convenience stores.... Read More


Commercial Property Retailers Back in Business after Oxford Street Flood

Posted on January 28, 2012 9:40 am by MOVEHUT under Business News, Industry News

London’s flagship shopping street has fully reopened after a huge flood, causing millions of pounds of damage to commercial property retailers.... Read More

Can a 1.68 Acre Site be Bought for Only 40 Pence?

Posted on 27 January, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Commercial Sales and Lets, Economy, Industry News

The Scottish Government have decided to restore an old legislation, which could mean that land and commercial properties could be bought for pennies rather than millions.... Read More

The Miserable State of Britain’s Economy Forces Sick Employees into Work

Posted on by MOVEHUT under Economy, Industry News

There is a need to take essential steps to help employees realise that their health is important for the working of a commercial property business. Furthermore, working while being sick can have severe consequences over the health of other employees.... Read More

Parkgate Commercial Property Scheme Gives Shirley Town Centre a Makeover

Posted on 26 January, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Commercial Developments, Industry News

One of the region’s longest scheduled regeneration schemes is set to finally get underway in May.... Read More


Turning 99p into a £60 million Commercial Property Chain

Posted on January 26, 2012 9:10 am by MOVEHUT under Business News, Commercial Sales and Lets, Economy, Industry News

The owner of the family run 99p Stores chain, Nadir Lalani is seeking a buyer for his enterprise, estimated to be worth £60 million.... Read More


Commercial Property Investment Remains Strong

Posted on January 25, 2012 2:20 pm by MOVEHUT under Commercial Developments, Commercial Sales and Lets, Economy, Industry News

Although 2011 looked set to be a tough year for investment opportunities in commercial properties around the UK, a total of £32.5 billion was spent by investors in the market.... Read More

Media Told Not to Address Newcastle Commercial Property Football Ground with Sponsored Name

Posted on January 25, 2012 9:30 am by MOVEHUT under Business News, Industry News

Newcastle City Council has appealed to the media to continue referring to Newcastle football stadium as St James Park, after fans reacted badly to its new name.... Read More

Office Space Boost for York’s Micro-businesses

Posted on January 24, 2012 2:05 pm by MOVEHUT under Business News, Commercial Developments, Industry News

Micro-businesses, entrepreneurs and freelancers in York are to be given a boost after a new business centre is set to open at the end of the month.... Read More

London Skyscraper Promises to Set New Standard for Serviced Offices

Posted on January 24, 2012 9:30 am by Neil Bird under Business News, Commercial Developments, Economy, Industry News

A recent report from Barclays Capital highlights what it describes as an “unhealthy correlation” between the building of skyscrapers and looming economic disaster.... Read More


William Hill’s Online Market Strengthens, but Retail Commercial Properties Still Earn their Keep

Posted on January 23, 2012 2:15 pm by MOVEHUT under Business News, Economy, Industry News

William Hill have recently announced their operating profit of £274 million, which is only £2 million less than what they made at the same time last year.... Read More

Only a Third of Commercial Property SMEs Implement a Social Media Policy

Posted on January 23, 2012 9:27 am by MOVEHUT under Business News, Economy, Industry News

Small commercial business owners in the UK understand the benefits of online PR and marketing however are “too slow to realise their enormous benefits”,... Read More

Commercial Property Retailer Argos Feels the Pinch at Christmas

Posted on January 22, 2012 3:07 pm by MOVEHUT under Business News, Economy, Industry News

Christmas sales at Argos slumped by £150 million as cash-strapped shoppers cut back on computer games and gadgets.... Read More

Retail Commercial Properties Feel the Costs of Crime

Posted on 22 January, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Economy, Industry News

The total cost of retail crime has soared by 31 per cent to £1.4 billion as the sector is increasingly under attack by serious, organised crime.... Read More

Will Pound Commercial Property Stores Soon be Called £1.20 Stores ?

Posted on 21 January, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Economy, Industry News

Generally it’s easy to spot inflation when you’re doing your shopping because the prices have gone up. For one group of commercial property retailers that has never been an option, up until now.... Read More

Tesco Questions Out-of-Town Commercial Property Developments after Fall in Sales

Posted on by Neil Bird under Business News, Economy, Industry News

The news that the UK’s biggest supermarket chain has issued a profit warning has caused shockwaves on the stock market. Tesco, which has 2,700 retail commercial properties in Britain, made the announcement after reporting its worst Christmas trading period for 20 years.... Read More


Administration Leads to More Retail Commercial Property Closures

Posted on January 20, 2012 2:16 pm by Neil Bird under Business News, Economy, Industry News

The latest retail sector news offers little hope that the New Year might see an upturn in fortunes on the high street.... Read More


What Will Become Of the Media Centre Post-Olympics?

Posted on 20 January, 2012 by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News, Commercial Developments, Economy, Industry News

The Olympics have been a somewhat contentious issue in this country since the announcement that London had won the bid.... Read More

234 Ex-Woolworths Commercial Properties Occupied by Discount Stores

Posted on 19 January, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Industry News

According to research conducted by the Local Data Company (LDC), out of the 807 commercial properties that Woolworths occupied, only 104 still remain vacant.... Read More

Retail Commercial Property Closures: The Effects on Unemployment Levels

Posted on by MOVEHUT under Economy, Industry News

With the number of retail commercial properties going into administration on the increase, this has resulted in more and more people being made redundant.... Read More

Breaking News – Plans for Thames Estuary Airport to be Reviewed by Government

Posted on January 19, 2012 8:50 am by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News, Commercial Developments, Industry News

The UK Government is to investigate the current state of UK aviation – including controversial plans to build an inner-city airport on reclaimed land on the Thames.... Read More

Is this the Final Stop for Commercial Property Restaurant Chain Little Chef?

Posted on January 18, 2012 2:20 pm by MOVEHUT under Business News, Commercial Sales and Lets, Economy, Industry News

Motorway restaurant chain Little Chef has announced it is to close 67 of its 161 commercial property outlets in a move estimated to lead to the loss of between 500 and 600 jobs.... Read More