Construction has started on Swindon’s first speculative commercial property development since the economic downturn. Plans have also been unveiled for a new business park for the Wiltshire town which could create as many as 2,000 new jobs. Aimed at... Read More
Retail developments are powering on throughout the country in response to the improving economy and investor confidence. However, Shrewsbury’s Riverside development is once more facing issues which have pushed back the completion date of the project, with... Read More
The majority of town centres “were created when people were on horses” and are no longer suitable for any major commercial schemes, a leading developer has claimed. He has also slammed councils who oppose edge-of-town developments as “living in the... Read More
The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has confirmed it is taking control of two Liverpool commercial schemes. Both sites are now expected to be put up for sale. The agency stepped in when a 10-year joint venture agreement on both the Exchange Station... Read More
The Crown Estate — which manages almost £9bn worth of property — has halved its Windsor Estate and its rural coastal portfolio legal panels by re-appointing just two of the law firms its uses to advise on its vast holdings. As part of a... Read More
After four years of neglect, and just as many rejections by would-be developers, the biggest empty building in downtown Dallas is to get a $175m (£105) revamp. Elm Place, centre left, was built in 1965 for the First National Bank and was the tallest... Read More
An interesting new trend has emerged on the high street – while retail and leisure firms continue to invest in growth and open stores, banking chains are increasingly choosing to close branches or alternatively open concessionary outlets in existing retail... Read More
Ten of Manchester’s biggest businesses have agreed to finance a long-term plan to transform Salford Quays into the “South Bank of the North”. When complete it’s hoped the project will attract millions more visitors and boost the city’s economy by... Read More
In 1991 there were just 5,000 people living Sydney’s central business district. At the end of last year more than 22,000 had taken up residence among the office blocks. And that figure looks set to rise by at least another 5,000 in the next five years as... Read More
With the future of London’s air travel capacity still up in the air (quite literally), London Mayor Boris Johnson has stepped up his campaign for a new hub airport to be built in the Thames Estuary. Although the possibility of extending facilities at... Read More
