In order to meet energy efficiency targets set within the 2011 Energy Act UK commercial property landlords are being encouraged to invest now in solar powered electricity, following new research conducted by DTZ. The study revealed a 50 per cent reduction in the cost of solar photovoltaic installations (PV) in the last 12 to 15 months. Subsequently commercial property landlords...

Debt held against commercial property throughout the UK fell by 6.8 per cent last year, according to the influential UK Commercial Property Lending Market report carried out by De Montfort University. The study is the largest and most comprehensive of its kind to survey lending for UK commercial property and although it found the overall level of debt was declining...

Central London's office, retail and industrial units remain the only areas of positive growth throughout the UK commercial property market, according to the latest IPD monthly index. Even with the capital's continued growth, overall values for the UK market fell by a further 0.3 per cent, the sixth consecutive month of negative growth for the commercial property sector. There is...

UK commercial properties could be owed an eye-watering £70 billion in unclaimed tax allowances, according to a new report by CA Tax Solutions. Recent research from Deloitte claimed that almost 90 per cent of all commercial work space in the UK would be owed a tax rebate for capital allowances worth thousands of pounds to each landlord. CA Tax Solutions...

Businesses looking to upgrade their company premises from Grade B to Grade A stock are expected to play an integral role in the growth of the office market in the coming years, according to residential and commercial property specialists, Knight Frank. Take up for office space within the M25 has focused almost solely on prime work space, which has encouraged...

During the fall out of the global recession London office space proved a safe, popular option for commercial property investors. However, investment experts believe that the appeal of office space in the English capital is now beginning to wane, with several investors now hunting for hidden gems elsewhere. Jason Baggaley, fund manager for Standard Life Investments (SLI) has revealed that...

Returns generated by office space to let in Central London increased from 0.5 per cent in February to 0.6 per cent in March, according to figures published by CB Richard Ellis (CBRE). CBRE believes the Central London sector is continuing to outperform the UK commercial property sector as a whole, with overall returns totalling just 0.1 per cent last month...

The number of retail premises in the North East of England attracting attention from potential tenants has lagged behind availability throughout Q1 2012. This continued drop in rental expectations following the latest RICS UK Commercial Market Survey will concern commercial property owners with a net balance of 5 per cent more respondents reporting reduced demand, contrasting with 24 per cent...

Manchester's industrial commercial property market has been given a shot in the arm following a favourable rating from the DTZ Fair Value Index. The Lancashire city has been officially rated 'hot' by the Index which offers insight into the relative attractiveness of available premises in relation to current pricing throughout the UK. Industrial space to let in Manchester is set...

There is growing concern for the state of the UK commercial property market after real estate values fell for a fourth consecutive month in February. The data from Investment Property Databank Ltd. (IPD) indicated that Britain's economy was slipping back into recession for the second time in three years. The average value of stores, office space to rent and warehouses...