The police have been asked to investigate the “probity” of two regeneration schemes awarded millions of pounds in grants by Pembrokeshire County Council. Concerns, first raised by a councillor last year, are centred on two Town Heritage Initiative... Read More
The flooding which has affected large parts of southern England has caused devastation for hundreds of homeowners, with the military and Environment Agency still working in partnership to try to prevent further damage as the Thames water level continues to... Read More
With property prices falling by 32 per cent since 2010, Greece has now reduced its tax on the sale of properties to just three per cent. Previously anyone buying a commercial or domestic property in Greece had to pay eight per cent on the first €20,000 of... Read More
In contrast to reports coming from many areas of the UK, total office take-up in Cardiff was disappointing last year. The final figures were down by 20 per cent compared with 2012 according to DTZ Associate Director Chris Terry. Reporting for... Read More
Take-up in the Warrington office market has increased by 29 per cent with a total of over 395,000 sq ft let during 2013. Birchwood Park, Warrington The two most noteworthy transactions for the year were the letting of The Point in Birchwood, and the... Read More
One of Newcastle’s 1960s white elephant office blocks has been refurbishment and rebranded as a prestige business hub. Originally built as Pearl Assurance House, and used as the insurance company’s Tyneside headquarters, the concrete-clad building stood... Read More
Less than three months after it received more than £8m in extra funding, the Clyde Gateway agency — Scotland’s biggest and most ambitious regeneration programme — has written off £45m from its property assets. In November the agency, which has... Read More
The UAE's commercial proprty market is performing so well that it is leading the way in the global recovery in the midst of an "improving macro climate" according to the most recent RICS Global Commercial Property Market Monitor. Growth indicators are... Read More
The latest round of interest rate increases by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has proved to be a disappointment to the commercial property market. SARB has increased the repo rate by 50 basis points to 5.5 per cent, due to concerns over the inflation... Read More
Three years after a £200m dockland regeneration scheme ground to a halt the Homes and Community Agency has confirmed it is searching for a new partner to restart the Middlehaven project. Middlesbrough College campus at Middlehaven A master plan for... Read More
