Qatar based television broadcaster Al Jazeera is poised to become the first commercial tenant of the Shard. The news came just days after the announcement that Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, will take up the whole of the Shard's sister building, The... Read More
250,000 summonses for business rates arrears have been issued by magistrates’ courts in England over the past twelve months, the Grimsey Review has discovered. This equates to roughly one in seven commercial properties, highlighting the burden of the tax on... Read More
Investors will spend three times as much on commercial property in Ireland in 2013, according to research released by property consultant Savills. Total sales for the year are likely to break the 1.5 billion euros mark, as opposed to 576 million... Read More
With London continuing to lead the way in terms of property development, a number of exciting projects are either under construction or in the pipeline. Many combine both residential and commercial space in order to allow residents and commuters to make the... Read More
The controversy surrounding the status of the Duchy of Cornwall shows no sign of subsiding amid calls for Prince Charles’ tax arrangements to be placed under greater scrutiny. This week the heir to the throne’s most senior aide appeared before the... Read More
Newcastle's commercial property market is showing clear signs of improvement in some sectors, which is providing cause for cautious optimism. The city's retail market is quite diverse and its city centre shopping district is continuously evolving with... Read More
A new survey by Savills reveals that the pace of recovery in the commercial property market increased sharply last month. The Total Commercial Development Activity Index, which monitors the overall performance of the UK’s commercial property... Read More
With the economic worries of the country no longer an immediate threat to businesses, pre-recession aims such as cutting carbon emissions and improving the energy efficiency of commercial properties are once more coming into the spotlight. New technologies... Read More
The retail industry has increasingly become one which relies on computers and smartphones rather than traditional bricks and mortar. Thanks to the variety of apps and e-tailers on offer, consumers may stock check, order and pay for items online, and can now... Read More
The UK has been ranked as the world’s most developed online retail market and landlords and developers must adapt to this new world, says Cushman & Wakefield (C&W). The warning follows a comprehensive analysis of online retailing carried out... Read More
