Economy


In the Economy category you will find all the latest news concerning the economic picture and its impact on the UK commercial property market. This includes the wider effect on businesses, employment and consumers.


Record Rental Value Helped 2015 Perform Strong for Investment

Record High Rental Value Helped 2015 Perform Strong for Investment
Posted on 12 January, 2016 by Chris Grigorovsky under Business News, Economy, Industry News

With help from the highest rental value growth since 2008, the total return on investment from the UK commercial property sector at the end of 2015 was strong, reaching 14% along with December delivering returns of 1.1%, CBRE's latest Monthly Index reveals.... Read More

Cambridge Named Best Place for Growth in 2016

Cambridge Named Best Place for Growth in 2016
Posted on 11 January, 2016 by Chris Grigorovsky under Business News, Economy

Cambridge has been deemed the city with the best prospects for economic growth in the UK outside of London, says Lambert Smith Hampton's latest 'UK Vitality Index'. It reports that Cambridge knocked Guildford off the top spot as the destination that best... Read More

Shopping Centre Transactions Reach £4.3 billion in 2015

UK Shopping Centre Transactions Reach Record £4.3 billion in 2015
Posted on 8 January, 2016 by Chris Grigorovsky under Economy, Industry News

It was a successful year for UK shopping centres in 2015, which saw the investment market stay strong throughout, with a total of £4.3 billion traded over 86 assets. This is 8 per cent higher than the long term average of £3.98 billion, a report from... Read More

2016 to be Toughest Year since Financial Crisis George Osborne will Warn

Commercial property debt at its lowest in 10 years
Posted on 7 January, 2016 by Chris Grigorovsky under Economy

With 2016 under way, the serious threat of a slowing global economy will give the UK a "Cocktail" of serious threats, Chancellor George Osborne will warn. In a report by the BBC, it said that Mr. Osborne told them the economy was far from "mission... Read More

Solid Pace for UK Service Sector Growth in December

Posted on 6 January, 2016 by Chris Grigorovsky under Economy, Industry News

In the month of December, the UK service sector saw a solid pace of stablisation, with activity rising to a strong overall rate, according to the latest PMI survey data from Markit and CIPS. The strong rise of activity was supported by a sharp... Read More

Construction Sector Growth Targeted by Furniture Manufacturer

Construction Sector Growth Targeted by Furniture Manufacturer
Posted on 4 January, 2016 by Chris Grigorovsky under Business News, Commercial Developments, Economy, Industry News

With the recent resurgence of optimism in the construction sector, Godfrey Syrett, North East furniture manufacturer, has responded by launching a new division dedicated to serving the construction industry. A new Fitted Furniture Division is set to... Read More

GVA Seminar Used As Platform to See Where to Invest in 2016

GVA Seminar Used As Platform to See Where to Invest in 2016
Posted on 22 December, 2015 by Chris Grigorovsky under Business News, Economy, Industry News

It has been announced that Bilfinger GVA will be using its Economic and Property Market Review Seminar on 21 January to predict what areas are the best to invest in next year. The event is taking place at The London Stock Exchange and will be used as... Read More

Government Failed to Combat Suffering UK Steel Industry

Government failed to combat stuffering UK steel industry
Posted on 21 December, 2015 by Chris Grigorovsky under Business News, Economy, Industry News

A committee of MPs has said that the government took "Little action" and were not alert enough regarding the impact of collapsing steel prices, as well as failing to push for EU action on Chinese imports, according to an article on the BBC. There have... Read More

Commercial Property Debt at its Lowest in Ten Years

Commercial property debt at its lowest in 10 years
Posted on 18 December, 2015 by Chris Grigorovsky under Business News, Economy

According to academics at De Montfort University, outstanding commercial property debt is on course to fall to its lowest since 2005, declining by 1% in the first half of 2015 to £163.7bn. However, there are strong levels of new loan origination in 2015 that... Read More

Former BBC Site Gets New Identity

Former BBC Site Gets New Identity
Posted on 17 December, 2015 by Chris Grigorovsky under Commercial Developments, Economy, Industry News

It has been officially announced by joint venture partners, Bruntwood and Select Property that Circle Square is the new name for the former BBC site in Manchester. According to Bruntwood, Circle Square will offer a unique and diverse place where ideas... Read More

Learn more about our Economy category

The economy affects us all. It can make or break Governments, prove a factor in the success or failure of a business and dramatically influence consumer confidence. Our articles focus on its impact on the commercial property market in the widest sense.

This means that we cover stories on how the economy affects the prospects of commercial property occupiers and their employees. We also carry the latest company, financial and consumer news.

So if you want to read about the latest corporate developments or keep up to date with recent openings and closures on the high street then this is the page for you.