Asian cities continue to dominate as the costliest places in which to set up office and Hong Kong holds onto its position is the most expensive one of all. Four other Asian cities were listed in the top five, according to the semi-annual Prime Office... Read More
London's O2 Arena has defied the recession and announced a 35 per cent increase in net profits on revenues which rose 5 per cent to £62.8m in the year ending December 31 2012. It is the highest recorded revenue by the O2 since it opened as an arena in... Read More
Astra Zeneca, put its current difficulties aside this week when it unveiled Cambridge Biomedical Campus as the location of its new £330 million global headquarters. The pharmaceutical giant has suffered from falling sales of late as patents on some of... Read More
According to the IPD Pan-European Hotel Performance Report released this week, investment in hotels provided the highest return in the commercial property sector last year. The report shows that the European hotel sector provided a total return of 5.8... Read More
It is no secret that high street shopping has become something of a hark-back to days gone by. The idyllic market scene, with butchers, greengrocers and DIY stores on every corner, is no more and instead consumers rely on supermarkets and chain stores to... Read More
Plans for a mixed use development, dubbed the ‘Canary Wharf of the railways,’ will be unveiled to the public this week. The £10 billion proposal will regenerate over 100 acres of semi-derelict sidings at Old Oak Common and is expected to create in the... Read More
Senator Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) has introduced a bill to make it easier for owners of commercial real estate to access private capital from overseas. Senator Menendez The measure, which was re-introduced by Menendez and Senator Mike Enzi (R-Wy) is... Read More
With the economy finally showing signs of improvement shoppers are once more hitting the high street in earnest once more. Despite the fact that inflation remains a little high, the wealth of offers and promotions being rolled out by both commercial... Read More
Plans have been submitted to Liverpool City Council for a £260 million regeneration of the area surrounding Liverpool’s football stadium, Anfield. The plans are subject to public consultation, but if agreed 296 homes would need to be demolished to make way... Read More
It seems we can’t escape tall buildings these days. Take a look at the changing London skyline and do a rough crane count. Travel to the top of the Shard. Only last week a ceremony was held to mark the topping-out of the Cheesegrater while the nearby... Read More
