New figures from the Local Data Company (LDC) have found that the West Midlands is still one of the worst affected regions in England for empty shops. The region currently has three towns in the top 10 list of areas with the highest percentage of... Read More
The North West office market has seen a stellar start to the year, with Liverpool and Manchester experiencing strong levels of take-up in Q1, according to a report from Bilfinger GVA. It was found that Liverpool’s office take-up surpassed 90,000 sq... Read More
The end of 2016 is expected to see a severe shortage of Grade A industrial stock in the North West, according to a report from Savills. Despite the North West having the second largest development pipeline of any UK region, with 2.2 million sq ft of... Read More
As manufacturing firms continue to seek expansion opportunities, industrial take up levels in a number of regions have seen records broken, with the West Midlands enjoying high levels of interest. But in the North West a lack of quality supply has begun to... Read More
The dining scene in the North West of England looks set spearhead a change in restaurant trends across the UK, according to a new survey by accountancy and business advisers BDO. While Manchester will continue to enhance its "food revolution", BDO’s... Read More
Manufacturers are being forced to go head-to-head with distribution and haulage businesses as the shortage of North West industrial property deepens. The drought in readily available space has been highlighted by defence and missile systems maker,... Read More
Developers are preparing a rash of speculative “Big Hut” schemes across the North West with some experts predicting as much one-million square feet being unveiled before Christmas. The latest warehouse and logistics boom — at half-a-dozen sites... Read More
Commercial property transactions in the North West of England peaked at more than a billion-pounds in the second quarter of 2014 — an increase of almost 300 per cent on the same period last year. Property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton’s (LSH)... Read More
Ombudsman Services — the Government agency which arbitrates disputes within the communications, energy, property and copyright licensing industries — has signed a 55,000sq ft deal on its new Cheshire headquarters. The body will be moving the... Read More
Commercial property Waitrose is to expand its empire by opening 100 more outlets and creating 10,000 jobs in a £1 billion investment scheme.... Read More
