Potential investors in the UK commercial property market are being advised of 'fundamental changes' to the way the sector operates, according to a property investment expert. Phil Clark, head of property investment at Kames Capital, believes these changes in the way the commercial property sector functions are likely to remain in place for the medium term as the nation sits...

The performance of UK commercial property in the final month of 2011 remained unchanged in line with previous months, according to CBRE's latest Monthly Index. December followed a similar pattern to previous months with total returns of 0.5 per cent and no overall movement in capital values, suggesting market momentum has stabilised in recent months. Despite fears of declining market...

UK Prime Minister, David Cameron has moved to offer vacant government offices to budding British entrepreneurs as part of a plan to fill vacant, under-used workspace across the country. Mr Cameron believes the initiative will help kick-start the nation's economy by encouraging business start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to network in vibrant commercial centres. Cameron unveiled the scheme...

New research has revealed more than one in 10 (12 per cent) small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) risked repossession of their homes in order to keep their business afloat last year. The study from borro.co.uk, an online asset lender, found a third (33 per cent) of SME owners would consider putting up their family homes as loan collateral in the...

UK commercial property markets are predicted to make a slow start at the turn of the year, with high hopes for a strong end to the year, according to the latest analysis from Jones Lang LaSalle. Property predictions from the global real estate services firm reveal consumers will continue to bear the brunt of the economic squeeze in the UK...

Commercial property values in the UK fell for the first time in over two years as the Eurozone debt crisis and uncertainty regarding a double dip recession threatened to hurt retail assets. The average value of retail space, office space and warehouse space declined 0.02 per cent in November from the previous month, according to data from Investment Property Databank...

Businesses looking to rent commercial property for the first time will share concerns about choosing the right lease for their new premises. The dilemma between choosing a long term and short term lease is very common and those who make the wrong decision often face awkward implications. Although 25-year leases are very much a thing of the past it is...

A leading property expert insists now is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for businesses to acquire commercial property in the UK. Don Jordison, manager of the Threadneedle UK Property Trust, revealed earlier this month that he had completed more deals in November than in the past six months put together. Mr Jordison believes prices are more distressed now than at the height...

The current debt crisis within the Eurozone could lead to a dramatic fall in commercial property values across London, according to one of Central London's biggest landlords, Great Portland Estates (GPE). The worsening of economic conditions across Europe has led to a number of businesses choosing to scrap their search for new office space to let and this in turn...

A report from the Manchester Office Agents' Forum indicates that although Manchester's city centre office market is beginning to slow, rents are on the increase. The investigation reveals the amount of office space let during Q3 2011 was down year-on-year by as much as 40 per cent. However, a separate report from Drivers Jonas Deloitte's quarterly Office Market Review indicates...