UK Business Property - RSS FeedCommercial Property NewsHamilton Heath invest further 7.5million in North West commercial property- August 14, 2007 North West property investors and developers Hamilton Heath Estates has spent another £7.5m taking its commercial property portfolio to more than £50m.The firm purchased the Grosvenor Business Park in Stockport and thttp://www.ukbusinessproperty.co.uk/news/article/197 Marstons says no to becoming a REIT while unveiling steady half year results- August 10, 2007 Pubs group Marston’s Plc posted first-half pretax profit slightly ahead of analysts’ forecasts today, and said it was not planning to spin off its property assets.Formerly Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries, Marston’shttp://www.ukbusinessproperty.co.uk/news/article/199 Morrison continues to improve at half year and rejects REIT route- August 9, 2007 Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc reported a small improvement in underlying sales growth today, but dampened hopes it might sell some properties and distribute the proceeds to investors.Britain’s fourth-biggest supermarket chain said lhttp://www.ukbusinessproperty.co.uk/news/article/200 Bank of England record set by commercial property at 11.1% of UK debt- August 3, 2007 Data from the Bank of England today showed bank lending to Britain's property industry rose by a record £8.4 billion in the second quarter, even as property returns slowed and borrowing costs rose.The central bank's quarterlyhttp://www.ukbusinessproperty.co.uk/news/article/195 More than half of independant investors prefer commercial property to other investments.- August 3, 2007 The Trustnet website, in a survey of 261 investors, found that 51.43% of private investors without a financial adviser preferred investing in commercial property. Unadvised investors are typically more hands on and involved in the control of their investmhttp://www.ukbusinessproperty.co.uk/news/article/196 Bank of England keeps Base Rate at 5.75%- August 2, 2007 The Bank of England kept interest rates at a six-year high of 5.75 percent it announced today.Sharp falls on global stock markets had made no change at this month’s Monetary Policy Committee a sure bet, particularly as the impact of fivehttp://www.ukbusinessproperty.co.uk/news/article/194 RICS survey shows tenant demand for commercial property holding firm- August 2, 2007 Tenant demand for commercial property space has yet to buckle in the wake of higher borrowing costs and remains near a 7-year peak, but enquiries from retailers outside London are falling, data showed today.The second quarter survey by the Royhttp://www.ukbusinessproperty.co.uk/news/article/193 Coincidence that bromsgrove hairdresser leased shop with 200 year family history- August 2, 2007 A Bromsgrove hairdresser found 200 years of family history waiting for him when he moved into his current salon two months ago.George Davis leased the property at 14 St John's Street, Bromsgrove and found his wife's great grandmother had livedhttp://www.ukbusinessproperty.co.uk/news/article/192 Mapeley commercial property management and investment business produces strong half year results.- August 2, 2007 Property management and investment firm Mapeley Ltd reported higher half-year profits today and said trading conditions remained favourable in the services outsourcing market, despite added pressure from higher interest rates.The Guernsehttp://www.ukbusinessproperty.co.uk/news/article/191 14th Century mixed use property in York gets 21st Century "living roof"- August 1, 2007 A 14th century building has been fitted with a 21st century roof. Blake Mews, a grade II listed property in Blake Street in the shadow of York Minster, has a green carpet crowning it, in the form of a sedum roof. The roof has been fittedhttp://www.ukbusinessproperty.co.uk/news/article/187 |