With continued development of the HS2 rail project, and recent road infrastructure improvements like the M6-Toll, Birmingham is preparing itself for a boom in commercial property demand. Later this year the government's proposed £33 billion high speed rail network is likely to be ratified, which will improve transport links from Britain's second largest city to the capital. This is likely...

London continues to be Europe's most popular and sought-after office location, being an innovative hub of commerce with access to a wealth of labour and business opportunities. If you are thinking about locating in the capital, follow our easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide: Think about the size of office you need. This means thinking about your future growth forecasts and making a...

Following a good year for the London commercial property market, with investors spending more money in London than the rest of the country, regional markets are finally making a comeback. It has been a difficult year for regional commercial property, with values falling as inward investment has shifted towards London's safer haven. However, investors like Legal & General Group Plc...

Almost a quarter of British commercial property borrowers in Britain are experiencing negative equity, according to a new study. De Montfort University's report shows that the value of many real estate loans is higher than the actual property value, highlighting the impact of reckless lending prior to the global financial crisis. The total figure of loans experiencing negative equity is...

Manchester's commercial property market has benefited from impressive investment this spring. Increases in occupier and investor activity and has almost rivalled London's recent fillip, indicating that further national economic recovery is imminent. First quarter office market take-up is 61 per cent up on 2012, at 274,800 square foot, driven by a number of large city centre office deals including Traveljigsaw...

Investing in commercial property could bring higher returns than capital markets, according to Gerrie van Biljon, executive director of Business Partners. Having recently allocated £500m of its annual investment budget to commercial property, risk finance firm Business Partners are clearly confident in the performance of property assets. Business Partners hopes to de-risk its investment portfolio by developing a property strategy...

London's commercial property market continued to boom in the first quarter of the year but further growth is constrained by a lack of properties coming onto the market, according to estate agent, Cushman & Wakefield. £2.75 billion worth of property deals took place in the first quarter of 2013, down from £3.98 billion the previous year. International investors still see...

Demand for commercial property in Europe, Asia Pacific and the Americas has seen impressive growth during the first quarter of 2013, according to research from international real estate consultants, Jones Lang LaSalle. Preliminary data shows direct investment volumes reaching US$94 billion, up 8% on the first quarter of 2012. The research, which covers 60 countries across the world, shows that...

Cities such as Mumbai, Shanghai and, more surprisingly, Sydney, are the best value locations to house a business, according to a new report. Savills World Cities Review shows that the most expensive cities were, in order, Hong Kong, London and New York; almost three times the price of other alternatives. As a fully economically developed and fledging city, Sydney stands...

British Land has announced plans to raise one billion pounds to take advantage of a growing number of commercial property opportunities. The group will target investment towards the purchase of several retail and office properties which have come onto the market. British Land is one of a number of property companies raising cash to fund expansion of late. Shopping centre...