Chancellor Alistair Darling took the opportunity in his first Budget to announce that as well as aiming for zero carbon homes he would be looking at all new property to be zero carbon rated by 2019.

The A1, the Great North Road, has undergone a bit of a renaissance along with its upgrading in recent years. Long gone are the myriad of roundabouts, causing untold damage to the braking systems of innumerable cars and lorries

Dominic Whitfield of Savills sums up the dilemma facing the South East: “The occupier market is still strong but frankly where is the product?”

A 133,000 sq ft warehouse formerly let to Boots Logistics is available to let in Nottingham.

A 102,000 sq ft distribution warehouse is to be developed by St Modwen on its 32-acre Quedgeley West Business Park, Gloucester, to store Dyson vacuum cleaners.

A consortium of public sector organisations, including the City of Edinburgh Council, Midlothian Council, East Lothian Council and NHS Lothian have joined forces and agreed terms to pre-let a warehouse at Prestonfield Park in Edinburgh.

Developer HelioSlough has completed a 120,000 sq ft warehouse at Buckshaw Link in Chorley representing Phase One of its joint development with CBRE Investors.

London based Landform Developments is pursuing a development called Burnaston Cross, which extends to some 120 acres adjacent to the A38/A50 interchange, three miles south of Derby.

Factory and warehouse employees are less concerned with their immediate workplace comfort compared to other sectors, but what they are interested in is lighting and car parking, according to a survey for Savills by YouGov.

Aquatic and pet product firm Aqua Pacific has relocated to a new warehouse on the Nursling Estate in Southampton. The company, which has expanded four times since 2004, has taken the 61,000 sq ft ten Oriana Way owned by CBRE Investors.