Barclays has launched two Property Index Certificates (PICs). The move is a way to offer wealth managers an efficient and a lower-cost way to gain access to the UK commercial property market. The new PICs will mature in 2015 and 2016. Each one will... Read More
A spate of contradictory High Court rulings regarding business rates liability is causing confusion for local authorities, landlords and tenants according to law firm Pinsent Masons. Is this property empty or occupied? The claim comes following the... Read More
Investment funds are returning to the property market at levels not seen since the before the global financial crisis, according to industry data. They are being drawn back by the prospect of rising yields as the economy edges towards recovery and property... Read More
Although the retail industry has suffered severe hardship in recent years, and continues to do so, other areas of industry are now considerably better off than they have been since the start of the recession in 2008. Manufacturing has been significantly... Read More
Many retailers have spent the past few years cutting back on their commercial property portfolios or failing to renew lease agreements. However, confectionary chain Hotel Chocolat has made the decision to seek a number of franchise partners in order to... Read More
With the mass exodus of retailers from the nation’s high streets remaining steady despite a slight stabilisation of the economy, businesses such as pawn shops, bookmakers and pay day loan companies have become the new staples of many town centres across... Read More
Mayor Boris Johnson has announced plans to transform the Royal Albert Docks into London’s third financial centre. The £1 billion development is intended to act as a gateway to the ‘tiger’ economies of the Asia-Pacific region and create around 20,000... Read More
The Real Property Association of Canada has released its second-quarter report measuring the confidence of senior executives in the country's commercial real estate industry. Individual opinions are divided, but as a group industry leaders have become... Read More
Birmingham’s Mailbox is to get a major facelift to accompany the regeneration of the city centre. The announcement was made by Brocton Capital and Milligan Retail, the partnership which owns the £127 million building. The Mailbox opened in 1998 and... Read More
Earlier this week a large-scale regeneration scheme was launched in Derby, with developer Compendium Living aiming to turn the city’s run-down Castleward district into a thriving modern community. The £100 million redevelopment is one of the largest... Read More
