The debate over business rates is already a contentious issue with numerous bodies campaigning for a change to the system which would benefit small retailers in particular. According to many critics, the revaluation postponement has only has only added... Read More
Building a better business may lie more in your broadband connection than your business acumen, a new study has suggested. There is a proven link, researchers from Plymouth University have found, between super-fast broadband connections and the speed... Read More
Since 2008, the number of charity shops on the nation’s high streets has swelled by 30 per cent, with more than 10,000 retail properties now dedicated to fundraising for organisations such as Cancer Research UK, the British Heart Foundation and Oxfam.... Read More
Pub operator and independent brewer Marston’s is to sell more than 200 pubs to property investor NewRiver Retail in a deal reportedly worth £90 million. Although no details have as yet been revealed regarding the future use of the 202 properties, it... Read More
Boris Johnson is planning to use Crossrail links and the HS2 route to transform a neglected part of London into a prosperous new district which will deliver a much-needed economic boost estimated to be worth £6 billion. The Mayor wants to establish... Read More
Sladen Estates says it will create as many as 1,000 jobs from its plan to build a high quality employment park adjacent to the M1 in Nottinghamshire. The Derbyshire-based company has just bought the former Prologis Park site at Ashfield and intends to... Read More
