A West Country animal charity has added to its investment portfolio with the acquisition of several industrial units at Plympton’s Newnham Industrial Estate. The Plymouth-based Gerrick Rose Animal Trust — which oversees domestic and wild animal welfare in Devon and Cornwall — has spent more than half-a-million pounds to acquire... Read More
The prospect of a new challenge, and the revival of the tourism industry, are being credited as factors behind the increased demand for licensed properties in the south west – where two businesses were recently sold for figures surpassing the guide prices. Devon-based commercial specialists Charles Darrow handled the sale of both... Read More
The buoyant economy is continuing to fuel the demand for commercial space, claims a new Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) report, with the retail sector powering ahead in the final months of 2014. The latest RICS figures show that the availability of suitable space — whether its industrial, office or retail — is at... Read More
An M&G Real Estate manager — who for the past four years has overseen investment funds of more than £9bn — has been chosen to spearhead the firm’s drive to attract more international clients. Deputy fund manager Martin Towns will now take over as the property investment company’s first head of capital solutions,... Read More
A Blackburn-based agency has simultaneously pulled off a trio interlinked commercial deals along the M65 corridor in Lancashire. Taylor Weaver, an independent firm of chartered surveyors and commercial property agents, negotiated all three transactions — involving clients in Britain, Australia and Denmark — on sites adjacent to the... Read More
An historic Exeter building is to undergo redevelopment, following the announcement that the property is under offer to local private property company EIC Ltd. The report comes from commercial property specialists Vickery Holman, who say they now expect strong interest from potential occupiers in the Grade II listed 60 Haven Road on... Read More
Movehut is playing its part in this year’s Sport Relief by auctioning a ball signed by Bath Rugby team. The ball is a size 5 official replica of the Movehut sponsored match ball used in the recent European Champions Cup tie between Bath Rugby and Glasgow Warriors at the Recreation Ground. It is signed by all Bath players who were in the... Read More
WSP and Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) has confirmed a trio of senior UK appointments after its recent formation. The New York-headquartered planning, engineering and construction management organisation was acquired by the Canadian-based WSP late last year. It has now confirmed the combined company’s UK operation will be lead by... Read More
Online kitchen and appliance supplier, Andrew James, has kept pace with a tripling of its turnover in as many years by spending almost £1m on a new County Durham head office. The fast-growing retailer has acquired Lighthouse View, a 73,418 sq ft, four-storey office building at Spectrum Business Park in Seaham, County Durham, where it... Read More
Commercial property specialist Bruton Knowles is currently marketing one of the biggest warehouse units left in Gloucester on behalf of Robert Hitchins Limited. The 75,000 sq ft Unit A, at Mill Place on the Bristol Road, is available as a major warehouse distribution depot with the option to split. Robert Smith, Head of Commercial Agency... Read More
Activity in the South West hotel market is set to increase, according to Devon based commercial property specialists Charles Darrow. The annual European Hotel Transaction Report, which was published last week by HVS, found that the UK is now Europe’s most active hotel property market. The report reveals that single-asset hotel... Read More
Commercial property specialists CBRE have recruited a Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) rent and lease specialist to one of its regional teams. Fiona Halliwell is an expert witness and a member the RICS panel of independent consultants appointed to deal with rent review disputes on North West property as well as being an... Read More
One of the North of England’s leading industrial property providers, Towngate PLC, has completed the lettings of two warehouse/industrial units in Widnes. Both units are at the firm’s thriving Towngate Business Centre on Everite Road, which provides 275,000 sq ft of industrial and warehouse accommodation. The centre also comprises... Read More
A shift in Bristol’s creative axis is having a beneficial impact on an area of the city which has spent decades in the doldrums. It is also driving demand for commercial property, says Bruton Knowles’ Paul Williams. “South Bristol is enjoying something of a renaissance in terms of businesses looking for commercial property.... Read More
Commercial property adviser CBRE is losing one of its senior executives to rival Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH). Paul Jolley is transferring to the commercial property consultancy in April. The former CBRE director will join LSH as head of property management for the North West region and lead an eight strong team of property, asset and... Read More
Following a ‘phenomenally successful’ first year in business, Newton Abbot based commercial property specialist Charles Darrow has expanded its team with the addition of graduate trainee James Sanders (pictured). James, who has recently returned to Devon from Australia, has almost three years post-university experience in property... Read More
With agricultural land in Gloucestershire in high demand, rural property specialists Bruton Knowles report ‘brisk interest’ in Rock Farm near the popular village of Westbury-on-Severn. Rock Farm comprises the Grade II listed, nineteenth-century farmhouse along with outbuildings and land amounting to around 15 acres. Julian... Read More
Less than three months after it was launched Queensberry Strategic Property Management (QSPM) has named its first team member. Simon Pullen (pictured) has left his job as general manager of Bath's SouthGate shopping centre to oversee the opening of the firm's inaugural office. Set up by Iain Guest in December last year, QSPM operates... Read More
Investment in the Lake District hotel market is continuing briskly, with the second sale this month being completed by real estate advisor Colliers International this week. Private investor Stephen O’Sullivan has acquired the art deco style Haweswater Hotel in a deal worth just over £1 million. Lying on the banks of the Haweswater... Read More
A successful and long-established family owned shop, café and deli in the heart of Exmoor National Park is being offered for sale through commercial property specialists Charles Darrow. The asking price is £199,950 Leasehold or £995,950 Freehold. The Tantivy, in the market town of Dulverton, was established in 1939 and was acquired... Read More
Acting on behalf of private investor clients, commercial property advisors Vickery Holman recently concluded the letting of 1,250 sq ft of first floor office space at Westcountry House to a local construction company. The lease is for a period of six years. The rental is undisclosed. Westcountry House is on the Threemilestone estate on... Read More
With the rate of recovery taking many property professionals by surprise, a Gloucester commercial consultancy has hired a planning specialist to keep ahead of demand. Bruton Knowles, founded more than 150 years ago and now with 13 offices nationwide, is strengthening its planning department with the appointment of qualified town... Read More
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