Tag: commercial property



Edinburgh East End to benefit from £100 million Revamp

Posted on 22 August, 2014 by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Developments

Edinburgh is one of the UK’s most popular tourist destinations, with thousands of visitors flocking to the city every year. Yet while the city centre remains attractive for tourists and residents alike, retailers in the East End have voiced concerns over... Read More

Kent Developers Group calls for rise in Speculative Schemes

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Developments

A group of commercial property experts based in Kent has called for businesses to invest in new projects to address a shortage of supply which could threaten economic recovery. According to the Kent Developers Group, the recent UK Commercial Market... Read More

Silverstone puts Northants in Pole Position for Growth

Posted on 21 August, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Business News, Industry News

Silverstone — better known as the home of the British Grand Prix — is proving a different sort winner for dozens of cutting edge engineering and technology firms. The area’s high-energy economy is also benefiting residents, with a recent Halifax... Read More

Redevelopment of Liverpool Landmarks hailed as an Investment in the Future

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Top Properties

Two neglected Liverpool Grade II listed buildings are being brought back to life by separate multi-million regeneration projects. More than £18m is being spent to transform the city’s historic Royal Insurance Building (pictured) into a hotel and a... Read More

Record Scottish Office Deal sealed in Aberdeen

Posted on 20 August, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Industry News

In what is thought to be the biggest ever Scottish office deal, a Scandinavian oil services company has leased all three first phase buildings at Aberdeen International Business Park (AIBP). Under the contract, Oslo-based subsea engineering services... Read More

Work begins on £400 million Walsall Gigaport Scheme

Posted on 15 August, 2014 by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Developments, Uncategorised

As demand for office space spreads from London to the regions, local authorities have channelled funds and energy into examining increased possibilities for new developments. This has seen work begin on the demolition of Walsall’s Albion Tannery this week,... Read More

Arch seeks Business Community input to inform Northumberland Investment Plans

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Business News

A North-East company charged with reinvigorating a county’s business community and economy has launched a survey to determine the region’s future commercial property needs. Wholly-owned by Northumberland County Council, with a mixed public-private... Read More

MEPC sells Business Parks as it shifts to Hi-Tech Assets

Posted on 14 August, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets

Property developer and investor MEPC has completed a £430m deal to sell three of its UK business parks to a joint fund controlled by Oaktree Capital Management and Patrizia Immobilien. The three sites now in joint US and German hands are the 1.2m sq... Read More

Work starts on £10m Salford Quays Office Upgrade

Posted on 13 August, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

Approval by Salford planners has allowed an immediate start on the £10m modernisation of the city’s canal side Exchange Quay office complex. First unveiled by Hunter Real Estate Investment Managers in April, the Salford Quays site is made up of six... Read More

Soaring Aberdeen Market defies Referendum Uncertainty

Posted on 12 August, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets

Independence jitters are being blamed for a dramatic fall in the value of Scottish commercial property deals. Despite an increase in the number of transactions the country’s second quarter figures fell by almost £250m. Aberdeen — where property... Read More