Commercial Properties

A transformative Managing for Performance Framework to drive optimal in-use energy performance of commercial buildings has been launched by the Building Better Partnership’s (BBP) Managing Agents Partnership (MAP). The Framework recognises the pivotal role that the property management industry plays ...

By Tim Rook, Chief Markets Officer at Clade Engineering Systems Most organisations have an active desire to tackle climate change and make positive changes within their business practice towards long-term sustainability. Climate initiatives, business grants, and information about renewable energy ...

Mer, a European electric vehicle (EV) charging company, aim to install EV charge points across more than 100 of Knight Frank Investment Management’s (KFIM) client owned sites in the UK. Karl Anders, Managing Director at Mer UK said, “Following an ...

The Green Property Alliance (GPA) has announced its relaunch with a refreshed membership and a renewed purpose to stimulate industry-wide engagement on sustainability issues that impact on commercial property investment, development, management, and occupation. Originally launched in 2008, the GPA ...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) UK Commercial Property Monitor Q1 2023 sees the market remaining generally subdued as it continues to contend with higher borrowing costs and a slow economic growth outlook. However, the overall tone is not ...

  This is the warning from a new report The Role of Retrofitting our Non-Domestic Buildings in the Race to Net Zero, by Ridge and Partners LLP, a multi-discipline property and construction consultancy. The report shows that fewer than one in ...

Thousands of commercial landlords could end up with costly ‘stranded assets’ once new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) legislation for buildings comes into effect next month. From 1 April 2023, it will no longer be legal to let a property ...

The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has put together a team of cross-industry experts who will support its mission to accelerate action on commercial retrofit. The energy required to heat, power and operate commercial buildings accounts for nearly a quarter ...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) UK Commercial Property Monitor Q4 2022 has revealed a further deterioration in overall market conditions during the quarter. At national level, 83 per cent of respondents believe the market is in the downturn ...

The UK’s first competition launched by CUBE to tackle the dual challenges of energy efficiency in commercial buildings has already saved 15GWh in energy, that’s enough to power over 3,000 homes for a year. The competition’s innovative approach brings landlords, ...