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If given the green light by Birmingham City Council, the UK's second city could be due for a brand new tower courtesy of Regal Property Group - which will be the highest building in the city.

This serviced office in Bradford has just been added online at officebroker.com. Find out more below...

Office space in Bradford, Piccadilly

Planning permission has been accepted for a £70 million, 18-storey office development in Pall Mall, Liverpool.

The development has been approved by North-West backing scheme Liverpool Vision, who commented that the office scheme is "essential to attract inward investors and create jobs."

A former Colgate Palmolive factory in Salford Quays is due to undergo a major £25m transformation to become the 'Soapworks' - a new complex with office space, retail and leisure space and homes.

The development is expected to bring 2,000 jobs to the region, subject to the acceptance of planning permission.

officebroker.com have just added two new office properties available to rent online. Find out more below...

Serviced office space in Basingstoke, Basing View

Serviced office space in Ipswich, West Road

In a major deal for the North East, Tesco Bank has recently signed a lease agreement for 100,000 sq ft of office space in Newcastle, at the Quorum Business Park, just 10 minutes outside of Newcastle city centre.

officebroker.com have recently added an online video tour of this superb barn conversion office in Wootton Wawen, Henley-in-Arden.

officebroker.com have just added a new property online - find out more below or contact our team of consultants for more details...

Office space in the City, Lloyds Avenue

An arts centre in West Bromwich that has been "beset with problems" may finally be completed, thanks to a possible £1.4m loan and a plan to transform one floor into office space.

'The Public', a £72m arts centre that opened in June 2008, was a massive £49m over budget and 12 months behind schedule. As yet the scheme is still unfinished, as two floors are still in need of work.

An office in Manchester's acclaimed Spinningfields district has recently been awarded the accolade of 'Best development outside Central London', in a ceremony for the Office Development Awards.

The building on Hardman Street was designed by Sheppard Robson, and scooped the acclaimed 'BREEAM Excellent' rating for its eco-friendly detail.

Photographer and graphic artist Gordon Brown, of Inesperado Photography - Graphic Art, will soon be moving into new office space in Grangemouth with the help of serviced office specialist officebroker.com.

This week, two new buildings in Marylebone, central London, have been added to officebroker.com...

Serviced office space in Marylebone, Manchester Street

Serviced office space in Marylebone, Dorset Street

If you're thinking of starting up during the recession, there are many pros and cons to consider. But for some, the timing simply couldn't be better.

Starting a business in a recession.

Office space leases in the city centre of Leeds have doubled in the third quarter of 2009 when compared with the second quarter, according to research by property consultants Jones Lang LaSalle.

The UK has broken the recession record, by staying in recession for six consecutive quarters - the longest run since quarterly figures were first recorded in 1955.

UK GDP (gross domestic product) has contracted for six quarters on the trot, meaning the UK is still in a recession.

A new video tour has been added to the officebroker.com website for serviced office space in Hammersmith, based on Hammersmith Grove.

The video is designed to highlight the building's features and help businesses to get a quick mini-tour of the offices, to help in the general decision-making process.

Click here to watch the Hammersmith Grove office video.

officebroker.com have just added two new offices online, both in the south and within easy reach of London. Find out more below...

The UK commercial property market got a major boost this week, thanks to a key transaction which saw British Land buy a West End office development for £40.25m.

The company bought the property on Victoria Street from Aviva Investors, in a deal which is said to be among the first of its kind in the Central London investment market this year.

The third quarter of 2009 has shown a monthly increase in virtual office enquiries, culminating in September's enquiry figure which was the second highest of the year so far.

officebroker.com have recently added a video to the online listing of an office in Reading, on Duke Street.

Following a roller coaster chain of events for the long-awaited revamp of Battersea Power Station, that at one time included plans for an Alton Towers style theme park, Wandsworth Council have now submitted new plans for the 40-acre site.

This impressive 5 star office property in Manchester, based in the prime central location of Piccadilly, now has its very own online video tour.

These video tours are designed to help prospective clients and future tenants to get a good view of the property prior to arranging a personal viewing, and are proving to be an excellent addition to the property's listing on officebroker.com.

A serviced office in Godalming, near Guildford, has just been added to officebroker.com.

A serviced office business centre in Kent has recently undergone a £1 million renovation and extension project.

The North-West's long-awaited £140m venture capital loan fund, originally earmarked for April 2008, has recently been given the go-ahead and is expected to be released early next year.

According to TheBusinessDesk, the proposal drawn up by the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) involves borrowing money from the European Investment Bank, and then having this fund matched by the European Regional Development Fund.

In a report by officebroker.com into the office space trends of small and start-up businesses in the UK, research shows that the number of small firms making serviced office enquiries for single desks has continued to grow year-on-year.

This reflects a potential rise in the amount of new start-up businesses and the self-employed, which is expected to be partly related to high unemployment and redundancy figures.

Since launching our online video tours back in February, here at officebroker.com we've been busy producing office space videos of buildings around the UK.

We've recently added a Liverpool office video tour to our website at officebroker.com - find out more and watch the video below.

Video tour of office space in Rodney Street, Liverpool

Serviced offices in Liverpool's Albert Dock have just been added to officebroker.com. Find out more using the link below, or contact one of our regional consultants for free expert advice.

Serviced office space in Liverpool, Albert Dock

Greener offices and buildings can command higher rents in the future, but the office sector must get behind the Government sustainability agenda to help reduce the damaging environmental effects of buildings.

According to a news article by TheBusinessDesk, Ken Bishop, office agency director at DTZ in Manchester says that the UK can follow the US's example, and command premium rental values for green buildings.

Find out how several failed businesses and an early apple-picking venture paved the way for the global enterprise that officebroker.com is today.

Read our interview with Managing Director of officebroker.com, Jim Venables.

Stationery and book retailer WH Smith is reportedly planning to open shops in office properties across the UK, and has already ploughed ahead with the launch of one store at an office property in Liverpool.

As news of green shoots continue to pepper the commercial property headlines, another major deal in London has just gone through which sees a prime building on Regent Street sold to a private overseas investor.

WSB Property Consultants, a commercial property agent based in Yorkshire, has recently taken on three prime Grade A offices for lease in the region.

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Fraud comes in many ugly forms and is a persistent problem for businesses worldwide. Bringing the problem closer to home, research states that the UK suffers from the highest rate of identity fraud in Europe, and more than one third of UK small businesses have been hit by fraud.

Andrena White, Manager of a popular business centre based in Luton, tells officebroker.com how she finally persuaded her longest standing tenants to take up a complimentary office refurbishment.

This week, here at officebroker.com we've just added an office near Bristol to our online database. Find out more below...

Vacant office space in the City of London is beginning to subside, according to new research by property experts NB Real Estate. The London property investment market is also said to be up.

The Government is reportedly hoping to raise around £16 billion worth of funds by selling a number of assets, including a selection of London offices and Whitehall properties.

In an article by The Times, critics spoke of the move as a "national car boot sale" and warned against potential difficulties. Among the complications is the possibility that asset sales would raise much less than they would have done two years ago.

A business centre operator has reportedly signed a new 10-year lease to occupy two floors at an office property in Euston. The agreement will see a total of 27,000 sq ft of serviced office space available to rent.

The latest European Cities Monitor by Cushman & Wakefield has shown that London is still considered the best place to do business.

A new property in Bristol, with a range of serviced office space, has been added to our online database at officebroker.com.

A Quarterly Economic Survey report by the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce reports 'cautious optimism' among businesses in all sectors, despite continued difficult market conditions.

An investigation by Bacs Payment Schemes Limited has shown that over 1 million UK small businesses are facing potential financial difficulty as a result of late payments. The number of small businesses reporting late payments rise by 65% this year, when compared to 2008.

This week at officebroker.com we are proud to market office space in a stunning new corporate business centre in Preston, Lancashire.

A group of property experts have clubbed together in order to create a new investment venture, which will allow them to buy properties and assets around Greater London.

Last week at officebroker.com we added new office space in Soho, London, to our online database…

Public transport company National Express is said to have completed a sale and 25-year leaseback agreement on its existing coach terminal and head office in Digbeth, in Birmingham city centre.

Here at officebroker.com we have just added an impressive new property to our online listings…

Recent reports have caused a stir in the London office and property development market. Research claims that of the millions of pounds being invested in new buildings, not enough focus is being put on simple sustainable measures to make these new builds ‘fit for purpose’.

On Friday 2nd October Jo Davey, New Business Manager at officebroker.com, attended the 27th annual Vitalise Women of the Year Awards at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, NEC.

The charity event was hosted by Viscountess Cobham and presented by former ITV Central News anchor Arti Halai.

Held to honour businesswomen in the Midlands who have displayed outstanding individual achievement, the awards also aim to provide positive role models to encourage other women to excel.

Two more offices have been added to the officebroker.com website. Find out more below or visit officebroker.com to find and compare office space online.

This week, we have added a new office in Soho to our online database at officebroker.com.

Soho office space, Frith Street

An office space scheme near Birmingham in Kingswinford has undergone a £330,000 refurbishment, which has given take-up a deserved boost.

Four businesses have recently signed up for serviced office space at the property, which now includes a new reception area and an upgrade for the nine office suites.

Former Olympic athlete and chief executive of UK Athletics, David Moorcroft, is urging UK businesses to make the most of international sporting events.

Moorcroft - who recently hosted a business event attended by officebroker.com's Jo Davey - was one of the main speakers at a UK Trade & Investment event in Shropshire.

Birmingham office space is set to benefit from more civil service relocations out of London, according to the head of relocation at the Office of Government Commerce.

We have some more new offices to tell you about here at officebroker.com. Today we've got two new serviced office properties, one in Edgware, and another in Norwich. Find out more below…

We've just added a new office in Edinburgh to our online database. Find out more below, or to search for more offices in Edinburgh, the UK or internationally, go online at officebroker.com or contact one of our regional consultants for free, expert advice.

Property agents Knight Frank have released figures to show that take-up for office space in central London has increased in Q3 2009. This is in line with news from Cushman and Wakefield which we reported on yesterday, which also shows an increase in take-up for office space in areas of the capital.

City Plaza, one of the tallest office properties in Sheffield's city centre, is said to be undergoing a major multi-million pound refurbishment project. Once complete, the building will offer top-spec Grade A office space over 11 floors.