David Cameron and George Osborne have both given their backing to the development of HS3, a high speed rail network connecting the north’s great cities. Following calls that previous plans for the second phase of HS2 missed key east-west ... Read more
A report from global real estate company M&G Real Estate has predicted that the UK Commercial property market could achieve returns of over 20% for 2014, the highest amount in 25 years. Thanks to increased confidence and an increase in ... Read more
UK trains would be overrun by the middle of the 2020s if HS2 didn't go ahead, according to the Area Petition Manager at HS2, Tom Hinds. Speaking to the Park Royal Business Group last week, Mr Hinds provided an update on the status of the project ... Read more
There was a collective sigh of relief within the commercial property market last week as Scotland voted no to independence. In the uncertainty leading up to the vote, many commercial property deals involving those north and south of the border had ... Read more
Last week it was revealed that thousands of retailers across the country were benefitting from government business rate discounts. Some retailers can enjoy £1,000 off business rates, but there are a number of other measures in place that can reduce ... Read more
Around 300,000 retail premises across the UK have benefitted from more than £272 million of tax relief this year, says the new High Streets Minister Penny Mordaunt. Speaking at the annual high street retailers conference, the Minister said: “A ... Read more
Last week we considered the reasons why a business may need to move office. If the signs are all there and you are ready to move, here are five ways that you can make your office move a success. Plan, plan plan! A solid plan is the key to any ... Read more
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
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
As part of our focus this July on the commercial property market in the South East, we spoke to Mike Owen of Owen Shipp about how things have been going in their area of Guildford in 2014. Following our previous interviews with fellow South East ... Read more
