UK commercial property prices rose for the third consecutive month in July, with the office segment demonstrating particularly positive results, according to the London firm, IPD. IPD data showed that commercial property prices declined heavily for 17 months in a row until March. However, the average British commercial property price increased 0.2 per cent last month, with the office market...

Rising costs is one of the biggest pressures on a firm's profits and saving energy can be one of the easiest ways to reduce your office's overheads. A survey by uSwitch showed that average energy costs as a percentage of turnover went up a massive 70 per cent at the start of this decade; energy bills are also expected to...

With output values and demand for new commercial property in the UK faltering as a result of the recession, the RSA predicts that positive growth is not likely in the sector until 2014 with no return to pre-credit crunch highs until 2023. The UK's largest commercial insurer discussed the issue of overall output values dropping by almost a third (32...