Fears that reforms to the business rates appeal procedure would only generate more bureaucratic red tape have been eased by an apparent Government U-turn. In an open letter, the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has now... Read More
As the north comes more prominently into focus with property investors from both the UK and overseas, local authorities in regions such as Greater Manchester are keen to highlight the positive impact an acquisition in the area could have. Along with providing... Read More
Less than a year after it moved into its new Dublin base, Facebook's headquarters is up for sale with an asking price of €163.8m (£131m) — making it the republic's most expensive single office building since the Celtic Tiger years. The... Read More
A Far East roadshow highlighting the advantages of a flagship Manchester Airport business park and logistics hub is already paying dividends — with one Chinese company in "advanced negotiations" over moving to the development. Manchester Airports... Read More
For the past few years, retailers have headed the drive for the business rates system in the UK to be reformed, claiming the current method of judging how much tax businesses should pay based on their commercial property is unfair. However,... Read More
A world famous Tyneside shipyard is being transformed into a multi-million pound council-backed incubator and development hub for marine and offshore businesses. Rebranded as Swans — the former Swan Hunter shipyard at Wallsend — is being... Read More
Thanks to the upcoming HS2 project, combined with an increasingly buoyant local economy, commercial property in the West Midlands is enjoying one of its strongest revivals to date. Along with industrial units, this has seen the office market enjoy a period of... Read More
A Cheshire commercial development has signed its seventh new tenant in as many weeks. Bank Quay House, on Warrington’s Sankey Street, is owned and directly managed by Python Properties, a property company focusing on bespoke high-quality town centre... Read More
Council planners have given the go-ahead for the rolling redevelopment of the former European headquarters of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. Developer Discovery Park Ltd (DPL) bought the 180-acre site — just north of Sandwich in Kent — when Pfizer... Read More
Cardiff City Council has unveiled a master plan to add more than a million square feet of commercial and retail space to a redesigned Central Square. The ambitious scheme — part of a regeneration partnership between City of Cardiff Council and local... Read More
