Monthly Archives: December 2015



Silverstone Completes Major Refurbishment Boosting UK Extension Plans

Silverstone Completes Major Refurbishment Admist UK Extension Plans
Posted on 23 December, 2015 by Chris Grigorovsky under Commercial Developments, Industry News

As part of the ever growing strategy to extend its services throughout the UK, Newcastle based Silverstone Building Consultancy has recently completed a six-figure refurbishment of historic building, Merchant House in York city centre on behalf of North East... 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

London Retail Space Set to Grow by 8 Million Sq Ft in Five Years

London Retail Space Set to Grow by 8 Million Sq Ft in Five Years
Posted on 21 December, 2015 by Chris Grigorovsky under Business News, Commercial Developments, Industry News

A report from commercial property adviser, CBRE, has stated that the amount of retail space in London will expand by almost 8 million sq ft over the next five years. It revealed that the planning permission, which has been granted for retail space in... Read More

Government Failed to Combat Suffering UK Steel Industry

Government failed to combat stuffering UK steel industry
Posted on 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

Prediction – The Steady Rise of UK Hotels in 2016 [Infographic]

Prediction - the steady rise of UK hotels in 2016
Posted on 16 December, 2015 by Chris Grigorovsky under Economy, Industry News

The hotel industry is one of the biggest within the leisure sector. Everyone snaps up the chance to get away from every day life and bask in the tranquility of a holiday. Travelling abroad is what many UK holidaymakers eagerly anticipate when summer makes... Read More

Chamber of Commerce Cuts UK Economic Growth Forecasts

Chamber of Commerce Cuts UK Economic Growth Forecasts
Posted on 15 December, 2015 by Chris Grigorovsky under Business News, Economy, Industry News

The UK's economic growth forecasts has been cut by the British Chamber of Commerce amidst weak performance of the trade and manufacturing sector. It was reported by the BBC that the business lobby group has cut its growth forecast for 2015 to 2.4%... Read More

UK Commercial Property Market’s Peak Reached Says CBRE

UK Commercial Property Market's Peak Reached Says CBRE
Posted on 14 December, 2015 by Chris Grigorovsky under Business News, Economy, Industry News

According to CBRE, levels of investment in the UK commercial property market have reached a peak in 2015, however prices are not expected to soften just yet. In a piece in the Financial Times, it said the firm predicted that for a number of years, UK... Read More

Team Valley trade park development is in motion

Team valley trade park development is in motion
Posted on 11 December, 2015 by Editor in Chief under Commercial Developments, Commercial Sales and Lets

The speculative Team Valley SME development is expected to create 50 new jobs. The 22,000 sq ft development of counter and work shop units at Earlsway Trade Park is currently being brought forward by The Northumberland Estates. Letting agency,... Read More