November, 2007

Slough is set for a commercial property injection after Tesco was ordered to sell one if its stores by the Competition Commission.

Prime minister Gordon Brown has promised to put £9 billion towards the regeneration of the Thames Gateway.

The Thames gateway could undergo massive regeneration over the next ten years, a new report has revealed.

The Welsh commercial property sector has received a welcome boost as Principality Building Society and Thomas agreed to provide a more flexible insurance service.

High rental rates in the West End could lead to a number of London based firms switching to property in the City, it has been claimed.

A number of commercial property companies maintain that the sector is not close to meltdown despite its difficulties.

Rates for commercial property leasing remain high in Leeds as demand continues to be strong, a new report has revealed.

The Portland Marina scheme, which will bring a raft of commercial property opportunities to Osprey Quay, has finally begun to be built.

Although the commercial property sector is currently experiencing a dip in value, the prospect of interest rate cuts in the new year could vastly improve the fortunes of the sector.

An ambitious scheme to redevelop a site in Stanmore, north-west London, has finally been given the go ahead.

Construction firm Carillion are set to ease the shortage of commercial property in London after securing a contract to build offices as part of the King's Cross regeneration.

London has the highest priced commercial property in the world, according to new research.

Rotherham will receive a new range of commercial properties, which will include both retail and industrial space.

Property firm Telereal looks set to snap up a large Royal Bank of Scotland portfolio - improving the fortunes of the commercial property sector, Property Week reports.

Gordon Brown's budget proposal to abolish tax relief for vacant commercial property has come in for renewed criticism.

Daventry District Council has moved a step closer to completing an ambitious town centre re-development scheme, boosting the commercial property market in the region.

The National Grid has revealed that it may sell a number of sites that could bring a plethora of opportunities to the commercial property sector.

Center Parcs is set to create a range of commercial property opportunities by opening a number of retail units across its four complexes.

GE Real Estate will inject new confidence into the commercial property sector by acquiring £2 billion worth of property loans.

Rental rates in the M25 area near west London are set to rise in 2008 by a considerable amount as a result of an increasing demand for commercial property.

A new £50 million eco-business park is to be built by a regional development agency (RDA) in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

A mixed-use site close to Canary Wharf is to be redeveloped into commercial property space and affordable housing.

The fall in demand for commercial property is likely to be short-lived, sector experts have claimed.

Confidence in the retail property sector has dipped but faith has been retained in other key commercial areas, research has shown.

Commercial property firm British Land are set to plough around £2 billion into the sector by purchasing devalued real estate.

The Bank of England has issued a bleak outlook for the year ahead, predicting that it will be the toughest for the British economy in a decade, as the economy slows down, inflation rises and the housing and commercial property sectors weaken.

A regeneration scheme is in place for the London borough of Croydon which is intended to afford the area city status.

The UK's commercial property market has remained financially sound even after the recent credit crunch.

Manchester's Ship Canal House has welcomed Fortis Bank as its first new office tenant.

A series of developments in Oxford could be knocked down, local media reports suggest.

The Welsh Assembly has sold 100 acres of land to major property developers in a move that will see significant redevelopment in the area.

Energy performance certificates (EPCs) for commercial properties will be delayed by six months, despite the government previously claiming they would be on time.

The Wirral International Business Park is set for further expansion towards the Mersey river, making further room for commercial property investment.

Local planners should have a wider role in the location of commercial property and retail developments to avoid competition issues, it has been claimed.

Plymouth City Council has given the go ahead for a major city centre re-development set to provide new commercial property in the region.

The decision to give the go-ahead to massive regeneration plans in Bedford town centre could lead to a boost in commercial property in the town.

Recent financial turmoil has failed to cause a downturn in the London office commercial property sector, it has been claimed.

Raymond Mould, a racehorse tycoon, is set to shake up Merseyside's commercial property sector by floating his company London & Stamford Property on the stock market.

Commercial property investors are being urged to remain confident in the sector despite the recent global credit conditions.

The current dip in the commercial property market may have provided a window of opportunity for investment in the sector, it has been claimed.

As many as ten per cent of all commercial property deals do not have sufficient liability cover, experts have warned.

The credit crunch has caused a drop in investment in UK commercial property, experts have claimed.

Investors from Ireland could provide the London commercial property market with a welcome boost, it has been claimed.

Commercial property landlords are hoping to gain a measure of flexibility by shortening leasehold periods, new research has revealed.

The advent of energy performance certificates next spring could cause the commercial property sector to slow, it has been claimed.

Commercial property in Kent is experiencing a surge in demand which looks set to last for a number of months.

Commercial property in the M25 south east region is experiencing its highest level of take up since 2001, new research has shown.

Commercial property could provide returns as impressive as the buy-to-let sector, making it an even more popular investment, it has been claimed.

The growth of the commercial property sector is set to continue in Manchester after high-street banks vowed to continue with their current levels of lending.