Commercial Property
Secure unoccupied industrial premises warns Aviva
With around 20% of UK warehouses and factories unoccupied, Aviva is warning property owners of the need to take all necessary precautions to secure vacant buildings.
Substantial rise in London office rent expectations
There are signs of a turn around in some sectors of London's commercial property market, pushing rental expectations for London offices up at the fastest rate in over 2 years, says the RICS' UK Commercial Property Survey.
SWIP and OVG lease Vancouver Building
SWIP on behalf of its European Balanced Property Fund has leased the 12,000 sq.m Vancouver office building on the Laan op Zuid in Rotterdam.
NatWest Gibraltar gets a premium makeover from DigiGlass
Specialist print company DigiGlass has provided the new NatWest Premium Banking brand in Gibraltar with a makeover of their Line Wall Road branch.
Legal & General launches £1bn UK Property Income Fund
New investment platform targeted at European investors looking to take advantage of opportunities in the UK real estate market.
Commercial property owners urged to action on asbestos
Aviva is urging property owners to observe safety regulations in the wake of a company being prosecuted for exposing building workers to asbestos.
Commercial property owners need to review insurance
Commercial property owners are putting their investments at risk from underinsurance by failing to maintain their sum insured at adequate levels, according to Aviva, with the problem set to rise as the country exits the recession.
Serviced office space offers flexibility in Nottingham
David Ajose CEO of the specialist property consultancy, Your Home For Business, recommends that before deciding on new office space, businesses should consider the serviced office route.
19th century heritage property gets contemporary overhaul
A 19th century heritage property in the East Midlands is being transformed into 21st century cutting edge office space.
Planning reforms to cut costs and red tape for businesses
Housing and Planning Minister John Healey has confirmed further reforms to the planning system, removing around 10,000 full applications to cut costs and red tape for businesses, saving up to £43 million a year.
London West End acquisition for UK Property Fund
Standard Life Investments, one of the largest property investors in Europe, has announced its acquisition of 33 Charlotte Street, London, W1, on behalf of Standard Life Investments' UK Property Fund, for a net figure of £19.10m.
The sunny side of banking
Specialist window film printer DigiGlass has completed its latest window graphic installation featuring giant sunflowers at the main branch of Isle of Man Bank (part of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group of companies).
JPMAM acquires Exchequer Court
J.P. Morgan Asset Management's Real Estate (Europe) is pleased to announce that a fund advised by the Group has acquired Exchequer Court, 33 St Mary Axe, from a client fund managed by Invista Real Estate Investment Management.
SWIP Property Trust purchases prime properties across UK
SWIP Property Trust (SWIPPT) continues to identify opportunities in the UK commercial property market.
Standard Life Investments Property Income Trust acquisition
Standard Life Investments, one of the largest property investors in Europe, has announced on behalf of the Standard Life Investments' Property Income Trust (SLIPIT) the completion of its acquisition of a logistics warehouse located at Wingates Industrial Estate, Bolton, for £14.06m.