Which areas of the UK felt the 60% summer increase in enquiries?

Land, office and industrial were the biggest beneficiaries as commercial property enquiries on NovaLoca rose by 60% over the summer. Research looking into the number of calls, email enquiries and internet traffic showed that both were up 60% in ... Read more

Improved disabled access could increase high street business

Retailers could be turning away one in five people by not catering for disabled people and potentially losing out on valuable business. The Minister for Disabled People Mark Harper said: “We want businesses up and down our high streets to realise ... Read more

Lack of new development could hinder economic recovery

In their annual Commercial Consturction Index, JLL and Glenigan have revealed that the economic recovery in the UK is well underway, but there is also expected to be an upcoming shortage of commercial property. In the 12 months up to June 2014, ... Read more

South East Analysis – A buoyant market for commercial property

At NovaLoca this July we have been focusing on the property market in the South East – analysing the state of the market, talking to commercial property agents about their experiences and engaging with occupiers in the area. After speaking with ... Read more

Have retailers been benefiting from Wimbledon and World Cup fever?

It’s been a disappointing summer so far for British sport, with England crashing out of the World Cup at the first hurdle and reigning champion Andy Murray suffering a disappointing defeat in the Wimbledon quarter finals. However, with plenty of ... Read more

Major retailers to increase their shop networks as they embrace multichannel – CBRE

The future of retail involves bricks and mortar as well as online sales, says CBRE. Multichannel retailing – where retailers use a variety of ways to do business with consumers, including in-store, online via computer and mobile apps – is set to ... Read more