News & Insight: Office Space
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BBC Television Centre closes its doors to commercial property developer
The BBC Television Centre celebrated closing its doors on Friday (March 22nd), after having been sold to a commercial property developer.The iconic building celebrated its closure by a special concert...
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Future of commercial property at Canary Wharf revealed
Developers at Canary Wharf have announced that the district will be shifting its focus to smaller commercial property sites, rather than on large skyscrapers.A new 20-acre site, named Wood Wharf, will...
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Largest commercial property project since 2008 launches in Bristol
The largest commercial property project in Bristol in the past five years has been given the green light.Bristol Council has given the go-ahead for a new £35 million office block that will be part of ...
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Commercial property to be turned into homes
George Osborne has announced plans that will see unused commercial property be turned into residential housing within a self-invested personal pension (SIPPs).In Budget documents the Treasury revealed...
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Asbestos may still be an issue in commercial property blocks
Business owners who have rentals in commercial property are being warned to consider asbestos, as it still remains an issue in many office blocks.Ellen Tranter, a trainee solicitor in Shropshire, has ...
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Commercial property falls to five-year low in Birmingham
The availability of commercial property in Birmingham has fallen to its lowest level in five years, according to new research by Colliers International.Even though the commercial market has been decli...
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West Midland councils ‘lukewarm’ towards office conversions
Only six out of 13 councils across the West Midlands have agreed to government plans, which will see empty commercial property space being turned into housing, according to property firm CBRE.The new ...
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Blog by Matt Skinner
Investment in prime London commercial property hits five-year high
Commercial property investment in the capital has hit its highest figure since 2007, a report from Cushman & Wakefield reveals.Around £13.57 billion worth of commercial property transactions took plac...
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Blog by Matt Skinner
The trouble with Tech City
David Cameron has announced that the Government will put £50 million towards a project to regenerate Old Street roundabout through the creation of a large “civic space” dedicated to business start-ups...
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UK commercial property values fall for 16th month in row
Values for commercial properties in the UK have fallen again in February 2013. This makes it 16 consecutive months that the sector has seen declines, according to the Investment Property Databank (IPD...
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41% of new SIPPs investing in UK commercial property
According to new research by Dentons Pensions, 41 per cent of new self-invested personal pensions (SIPPs) are being invested into the UK commercial property sector.Dentons has revealed that in the fir...
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Business leaders in North Staffordshire call for HS2 station
Local business leaders in North Staffordshire have called on the government to build a station in the area that would be served by the HS2 line when it is eventually built.Plans for the second phase o...
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Foreign investment in central London offices reaches record high, says study
Despite the double-dip recession that hit the economy last year, 2012 saw investment in the central London office market reach its highest point since the onset of the financial crisis in 2007.Researc...
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Property market 'to return to double-digit growth by 2015'
There is a promising outlook for the British property market over the course of the next few years as confidence continues to build.The latest estimates from international real estate adviser, BNP Par...
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Leeds City Council cuts tax proposals on building offices
In a move that will be welcomed by developers in the north, Leeds City Council has announced that it has slashed a proposed tax on building new office blocks in the centre of the city.As the Yorkshire...