All articles by Robert Sharp
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MarketsNatural selection
Canary Wharf’s local expertise has made it British Waterways’ preferred developer for the Wood Wharf site.
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MarketsThe market in minutes
Office vacancy levels fell in 2004 and Temple Bar has been returned to the City.
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MarketsBreaking news
News International is set to remain in Wapping despite moving its printworks to Enfield.
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Markets
London offices lag behind
RICS reports high office demand throughout the UK, except central London
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InsightTenants say pub report fails to recognise landlords' power
FSB welcomes report but says it underestimates unequal tenant/landlord relationship
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Insight
Eastbourne gears up for small firms as Crawley stays quiet
Rokeagle’s Highfield Park will offer space from 1,500 sq ft, but Crawley is offering little
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News
RICS survey of commercial tenants shows high level of dissatisfaction
Results of research are described as a 'wake-up call' to landlords
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InsightFSB calls for more lenient clean neighbourhood legislation
Concerns voiced over fixed penalties for littering that could be used indiscriminately
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Insight
Pension benefits fuel Surrey occupiers’ hunger for freeholds
Partners in small businesses look to buy their premises for self-invested retirement schemes
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MarketsCheltenham chips in
Work on Cheltenham’s first big leisure scheme is under way, but will developers secure a permit for a casino?
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MarketsChange of quay
Gloucester’s latest regeneration scheme will lead to the emergence of the disused docks as the new centre of attraction.
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MarketsRugby tackles its centre
Rugby has been working hard to revitalise its run-down centre over the past few years. Now landowners are pushing ahead with a CPO to develop the last remaining site.
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MarketsVirtual real estate
The government’s e-conveyancing programme could bring virtual auctions a step closer to reality.
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MarketsA chastening experience
Chaste Property Auctioneers’ first sale demonstrated how tough it can be to break into the auctions market.
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MarketsA piece of the auction
Big agency firms are looking to muscle in on the auctions sector. But poaching experienced auctioneers from rival firms is proving tough.
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MarketsAt your service?
Tenants hold the key to the success of London’s business improvement districts – the US-style local management schemes.
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MarketsGreen-light district
The UK’s first business improvement district has been voted through in Kingston upon Thames. Robert Sharp reports on the challenges it faces
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MarketsThe Liver BID
Liverpool’s biggest landlords are realising that a BID will benefit them, as well as their tenants.
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MarketsMedia wave
As spending on advertising increases, London’s media occupiers are expanding and escaping to west London, and Chiswick Park is the destination of choice.
