Despite an uneventful Christmas period, the New Year saw sales in UK retail rise by 2.6%, surpassing the figure in January last year, the British Retail Consortium reports. Sales were up by 3.3% compared to the 1.6% increase in January 2015, which is... Read More
With help from the highest rental value growth since 2008, the total return on investment from the UK commercial property sector at the end of 2015 was strong, reaching 14% along with December delivering returns of 1.1%, CBRE's latest Monthly Index reveals.... Read More
The hotel industry is one of the biggest within the leisure sector. Everyone snaps up the chance to get away from every day life and bask in the tranquility of a holiday. Travelling abroad is what many UK holidaymakers eagerly anticipate when summer makes... Read More
The UK's economic growth forecasts has been cut by the British Chamber of Commerce amidst weak performance of the trade and manufacturing sector. It was reported by the BBC that the business lobby group has cut its growth forecast for 2015 to 2.4%... Read More
Falling in line with the business growth plan of workforce expansion to ten and £1m turnover by 2018, Newcastle-upon-Tyne based Silverstone Building Consultancy has recently recruited two new members of staff. The niche firm of building surveyors and... Read More
From 2000-2010, commercial insurance premiums were nearly three times higher in emerging markets compared to advanced ones. According to a new report released by Swiss Re, insurers can expect to see more opportunities for growth in these regions, and economic... Read More
Prime rents in key cities were up by 2.3 per cent in the first half of 2012, according to Knight Frank. This amount was considered modest compared to the kinds of increases that were the norm before the goal financial crisis of 2008. Economists at the... Read More
Analysts are predicting Zambia's real estate market will record sustained upward growth in the seven per cent range.... Read More
This year has not proven to be the most profitable for travel agencies in the UK... Read More
United Arab Emirates (UAE) contractors have reason for optimism, according to the results of a new study indicating the value of completed construction projects is expected to increase by 71 per cent to $79.8 billion (£51.3 billion) in 2012.... Read More
