The unexpected Conservative majority in the general election has given confidence to the commercial property market, according to a recent report from Colliers. Although the market did not suffer greatly in the run up to the general election, the ... Read more
Construction of a £40m scheme to build a pair of brand new tower buildings on Broad Street in Birmingham is set to begin later this year. The Bank development, at the heart of Birmingham’s West End, includes the construction of a 18 storey, 180 ... Read more
The UK Government has passed the Devolution Bill, which will allow cities, towns and councils to gain more control over local budgets and spending. A statement released by the government states that this move will take powers away from Westminster ... Read more
A report from CBRE has revealed that office availability in London has fallen to the lowest levels since the early 2000s. The amount of available office space in the centre of the capital fell by 3% in the first quarter of 2015, dropping to 10.8m ... Read more
The Crown Estate and Oxford Properties are set to embark on another joint venture to redevelop part of London St James. The project will be a £145m extension of the current £320m St James’s Market Partnership between the two companies and offer ... Read more
NovaLoca is rated as one of the most mobile responsive commercial property portals, according to Google’s mobile friendly test. The test, which can be used to analyse a website’s usability on mobile devices, rates NovaLoca as completely mobile ... Read more
Demand for commercial property in the UK is at the highest level in years and this has inevitably placed a greater strain on development and supply. Due to this pressure, the government has introduced a number of schemes aimed at bringing unused ... Read more
Research released by property firm DTZ has revealed that the take up of office space in London has risen 64% since the same time a year ago. The research states that take up has increased by around 800,000 sq ft and has been boosted by a number of ... Read more
From certain hung parliament to Conservative majority, it’s been a strange week for British politics. What was described all round as the most uncertain election in years, ended up being a fairly straight forward affair. The impact on the ... Read more
DTZ have completed a mega-merger with Cushman & Wakefield, creating one of the largest real estate companies in the world. Exor, the investment company of Italy’s billionaire Agnelli family, founders of Fiat, agreed the sale for $2bn to DTZ, ... Read more
