With the mass exodus of retailers from the nation’s high streets remaining steady despite a slight stabilisation of the economy, businesses such as pawn shops, bookmakers and pay day loan companies have become the new staples of many town centres across... Read More
Mayor Boris Johnson has announced plans to transform the Royal Albert Docks into London’s third financial centre. The £1 billion development is intended to act as a gateway to the ‘tiger’ economies of the Asia-Pacific region and create around 20,000... Read More
The Real Property Association of Canada has released its second-quarter report measuring the confidence of senior executives in the country's commercial real estate industry. Individual opinions are divided, but as a group industry leaders have become... Read More
Birmingham’s Mailbox is to get a major facelift to accompany the regeneration of the city centre. The announcement was made by Brocton Capital and Milligan Retail, the partnership which owns the £127 million building. The Mailbox opened in 1998 and... Read More
In 2007 market conditions created a huge bubble in property trusts. Now, the Sydney Herald reports, A-REITS (Australian Real Estate Investment Trusts) are creating another. The interesting thing about this particular bubble, is that one of its... Read More
Earlier this week a large-scale regeneration scheme was launched in Derby, with developer Compendium Living aiming to turn the city’s run-down Castleward district into a thriving modern community. The £100 million redevelopment is one of the largest... Read More
The South African government's proposal to start collecting carbon taxes starting in 2015 could contribute to the high administration costs facing the commercial property industry. Property analysts and CEOs have identified it as one of the industry's biggest... Read More
The British car manufacturing industry has followed on from a strong year in 2012, with continued investments leading to a higher demand from international markets than has been seen for quite some time. Now Jaguar Land Rover has announced further expansion... Read More
The Queen's property company, the Crown Estate, has announced plans for a £320 million joint venture with one of Canada's largest pension funds. Oxford Properties, a division of Omers, the Ontario metropolitan employees' retirement fund, is taking a... Read More
When you visit the high street for some retail therapy or do the weekly shop at your favourite supermarket, how do you pay for your goods? The majority of us will simply put it on a debit card, but are there still some people who swear by cash? As with... Read More
