Robert Sharp
MarketsBreaking news
News International is set to remain in Wapping despite moving its printworks to Enfield.
- Markets
London offices lag behind
RICS reports high office demand throughout the UK, except central London
MarketsThe market in minutes
Office vacancy levels fell in 2004 and Temple Bar has been returned to the City.
MarketsNatural selection
Canary Wharf’s local expertise has made it British Waterways’ preferred developer for the Wood Wharf site.
InsightTenants say pub report fails to recognise landlords' power
FSB welcomes report but says it underestimates unequal tenant/landlord relationship
- News
RICS survey of commercial tenants shows high level of dissatisfaction
Results of research are described as a 'wake-up call' to landlords
InsightFSB calls for more lenient clean neighbourhood legislation
Concerns voiced over fixed penalties for littering that could be used indiscriminately
- Insight
Pension benefits fuel Surrey occupiers’ hunger for freeholds
Partners in small businesses look to buy their premises for self-invested retirement schemes
- 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
MarketsCheltenham chips in
Work on Cheltenham’s first big leisure scheme is under way, but will developers secure a permit for a casino?
MarketsChange of quay
Gloucester’s latest regeneration scheme will lead to the emergence of the disused docks as the new centre of attraction.
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.
MarketsA chastening experience
Chaste Property Auctioneers’ first sale demonstrated how tough it can be to break into the auctions market.
MarketsVirtual real estate
The government’s e-conveyancing programme could bring virtual auctions a step closer to reality.
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.
MarketsThe Liver BID
Liverpool’s biggest landlords are realising that a BID will benefit them, as well as their tenants.
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
MarketsAt your service?
Tenants hold the key to the success of London’s business improvement districts – the US-style local management schemes.
MarketsAirfields of vision
A government review of its property holdings could mean up to 346 acres of Ministry of Defence land is made available for redevelopment.
