DEMAND for office space in Newcastle city centre picked up in the first quarter of the year, and there’s also been a rise in people signing up for homes in the city.Read
WHILE the number of pubs in the UK is still dropping, the North East bucked the trend in the last six months. John Hill looks at what potential buyers may want to look out for if they’re looking to take that leap towards picking up a pub.Read
THE Castlegate Shopping Centre is undergoing a £1.5m refurbishment, which will see the central Market Hall increase its size from 5,000sq ft to 8,000sq ft.Read
ON May 9 the Queen’s Speech set out the various Bills that the Government intends to introduce for the 2012-13 parliamentary session. The Queen’s Speech emphasised that the Government’s first priority will be to reduce the deficit and restore economic stability.Read
THE derelict former headquarters of chemical giant ICI is finally set to be demolished. Stockton Council said the end of Billingham House was imminent after the Court of Appeal dismissed a legal challenge which has delayed its plans to demolish the derelict buildings.Read
HOUSING association Isos Housing, advised by Knight Frank, has taken a 14,951 sq ft production/warehouse unit at The Waterfront development, Newburn Riverside, in Newcastle.Read
WHILE the biggest towns in south east Northumberland have had some grim news in the last year, there is hope says two of the region's commercial property experts.Read
ONE of the key issues that we are struggling with across England is the shift in emphasis that has taken place under the coalition Government from a ‘top down’ strategic approach carried out by the Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) to one of a ‘bottom up’ approach taken by the Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs).Read
LANDLORD Assist, the nationwide tenant eviction and rent collection firm, believes that landlords are likely to adopt a more cautious approach to their expansion plans now that the UK has technically slipped back into recession.Read
IT is not just its beautiful city centre which attracts interest in Durham. There have been some big developments, and Simon Beanland takes a look at the potential of its commercial property market.
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A WAREHOUSE in the Ouesburn Valley has been brought back to life after it suffered serious fire damage last year when a nearby scrap yard stockpile was set alight.Read