The Greater Manchester Property Venture Fund (GMPVF) — a sub-fund of the largest local authority pension fund in the UK — has retained commercial property specialists GVA to manage its investments. The seven year extension, awarded to GVA after a... Read More
With business confidence across all UK industries skyrocketing, an increasing number of firms are channelling capital into growth and there are as yet no signs of this slowing in the near future. In fact, accountancy body The ICAEW is now predicting that... Read More
Businesses in Ellesmere Port will now have access to millions of pounds of European development cash after campaigners won their fight to gain Assisted Area status for the industrial town. For the past six months, Cheshire and Warrington Enterprise... Read More
The government has today confirmed that the Royal Mail will be privatised “in the coming weeks” and has officially notified the stock exchange of the impending floatation. However, at this point it is not certain exactly how much of the business will be... Read More
Small businesses with high potential to develop have been given a £40 million boost. Business and Enterprise Minister Michael Fallon announced the launch of a new Enterprise Capital Fund (ECF) to invest in technology, science and engineering-based small... Read More
Since the start of the financial crisis in late 2008, banks have become increasingly wary of lending to small businesses, fearing that they would never see a return on their loan and thus plunge the economy into further dire straits. However, while this may... Read More
Canada's real estate industry is in good health, according to figures released by BMO Economics. Interest rates are expected to remain low over the medium term, which will make the prospect of purchasing income-producing properties very appealing to... Read More
UK property services firm Jones Lang LaSalle has released a report stating that Malaysian investors are accounting for a larger share of commercial property investment in the country. Approximately 10 per cent of commercial property... Read More
Commercial property investors looking to invest in Saudi Arabia have a sense of optimism that makes perfect sense, given the encouraging developments that have been happening in the country. In February 2011, King Abdullah made a major announcement that the... Read More
Property agent Knight Frank says London is becoming a magnet for foreign commercial property investors in spite of disappointing growth figures for the domestic economy. The company has stated that revenues have grown eight per cent to £334m in the year... Read More
