Monthly Archives: June 2014



Developer sought for Yorkshire Power Station Site

Posted on 28 June, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets

After being abandoned for almost a quarter-of-a-century the 130-acre former Skelton Grange power station site in West Yorkshire is finally on the market. Built to serve the city of Leeds and the surrounding areas, the coal-fired power plant closed in... Read More

Derry Tower Hotel on the market for £3.75m

Posted on by Jodee Redmond under Commercial Sales and Lets

CBRE  has received instructions to offer the Tower Hotel in Derry for sale. This sale will provide buyers with what has been described as an "excellent" opportunity to acquire the 93-bedroom hotel, which is located within the Derry City walls. Offers of more... Read More

Waverley Station urged to maximise its Retail Potential

Posted on 27 June, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Business News

Scottish rail bosses have failed to spot a prime money making opportunity by not transforming Waverley station into a shopping venue, a retail expert has claimed. The suggestion comes from Leigh Sparks, a professor of retail studies at Stirling... Read More

Doncaster’s iPort is named UK’s Biggest Development

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

South Yorkshire’s six-million square foot iPort scheme has been named as Britain’s largest commercial development — overtaking Merseyside’s massive Wirral Waters regeneration scheme and the Stratford City project to extend the 2012 Olympic Games’... Read More

Annual Report reveals ‘Fantastic Year’ for Crown Estate

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Industry News

Profits from the Crown Estate have increased for the 25th year in succession. The organisation’s property portfolio has also reached a record value of £9.9bn. This year’s annual report and accounts, for the year ending in March, show that real... Read More

Retail Sales fall flat in June

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Economy

For many retailers, hopes were raised that the launch of the 2014 World Cup, in combination with the warm weather experienced across the majority of the UK in recent weeks, would equate to a huge increase in consumer spending in June. However, if recent data... Read More

The Firehouse Effect ignites Marylebone Property Boom

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Top Properties

As London property prices continue to rise, developers and investors are increasingly seeking opportunities to acquire commercial space in fashionable and upcoming areas. One of the key hotspots of interest has now become Marylebone, largely due to... Read More

Land Securities confirms acquisition of Bluewater stake following sale of Sunderland and Dundee Centres

Posted on 26 June, 2014 by admin under Commercial Sales and Lets

Deal increases exposure to the South East Britain’s biggest commercial property owner has confirmed the acquisition of a stake in Kent’s Bluewater Shopping Centre following the recent sale of Sunderland’s prime retail centre, The Bridges, and the... Read More

Campaigners threaten Legal Action over Botley Retail Development

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

Campaigners fighting an Oxfordshire retail development have hired lawyers to investigate alleged links between a local council and the site’s developers. Residents of Botley fear that members of the Vale of White Horse District Council have become too close... Read More

Intu warns of a Shopping Centre too far for Newcastle

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

Newcastle planners have been accused of condemning businesses in the city’s biggest retail centre to “a downward spiral of decline”. The warning comes from Intu –which owns the city’s Eldon Square shopping centre (pictured) – in the face of... Read More