Tag: high street



Towns Bid for £100,000 to Revitalise their High Street Commercial Properties

Posted on 9 April, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Commercial Developments, Economy, Industry News

Towns across the country have got their applications submitted in the hope of becoming Portas Pilots.... Read More

It is not GAME Over for the Commercial Property Chain

Posted on 3 April, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Economy, Industry News

GAME Group PLC have been given a lifeline after the commercial property chain was bought out of administration from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) by OpCapita, an investment firm which specialises in turning around struggling companies in the retail sector.... Read More

Empty Commercial Property Rates Hits an all-time High

Posted on 1 April, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Economy, Industry News

According to figures collected by the Local Data Company (LDC), the number of commercial property shops lying empty in Britain has hit an all-time high of 14.6 per cent.... Read More

Fears over Commercial Property Closures as GAME Appoints Administrators

Posted on 27 March, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Economy, Industry News

Struggling Game Group, the owners of GAME and Gamestation, have appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) as administrators to act on the group’s behalf.... Read More

Is it GAME Over after Two Decades on the High Street?

Posted on 20 March, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Economy, Industry News

The GAME Group PLC, who operate both GAME and Gamestation, owns around 1300 commercial properties, could enter administration if a buyer is not found.... Read More

The Year So Far: The 2012 Commercial Property Current Market and Growth

Posted on 1 March, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Economy, Industry News

With the doom and gloom in the economy ever-present in everyone’s minds, it is nice to see how the commercial property market is coping and hopefully growing.... Read More

Are Clipboards Ruining the High Street?

Posted on 23 February, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Industry News

When you are out shopping in commercial properties with friends and family, the last thing you want is to be stopped by a person holding a clipboard asking for money.... Read More

North-south Divide Laid Bare by Commercial Property Shop Vacancy Rates

Posted on 12 February, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Economy, Industry News

According to the Local Data Company (LDC) the number of empty commercial property shops on UK high streets is set to rise in 2012.... Read More

Mary Portas Launches Competition to Boost UK Commercial Property High Streets

Posted on by MOVEHUT under Business News, Economy, Industry News

The Government has launched a £1m competition to aid struggling towns and cities across England turnaround dwindling high streets.... Read More

1000 Banking Jobs under Threat as Lloyds Announces Closure of Offices

Posted on 11 February, 2012 by Neil Bird under Business News, Economy, Industry News

In another bad week for the banking sector Lloyds has announced the closure of four of its offices putting up to 1,000 jobs at risk.... Read More