Monthly Archives: September 2015



Commercial Property Purchases Climb 32 Percent in Year to June: Knight Frank

Posted on 20 September, 2015 by Jodee Redmond under Business News

Commercial property purchases are solidly in the black in the first half of 2015, according to London-based broker Knight Frank LLP. Investment transactions have totalled 104.2 billion euros ($117.5 billion). The number of deals more than doubled in Spain and... Read More

Waikiki Trade Center to Become Boutique Hotel

Posted on by Jodee Redmond under Business News, Commercial Developments

The Waikiki Trade Center, a Honolulu mixed-use high-rise has been selected to become a 230-key boutique hotel. The building’s owner, Coastwood Capital Group, a San Francisco-based firm, has entered into a partnership with The Chartres Lodging Group LLC, a... Read More

Manchester Still On The Menu For Hungry Restaurant Operators

Posted on 19 September, 2015 by Cliff Goodwin under Business News, Economy

Thirty national restaurant chains have opened sites in Manchester in the past four years. There are now 140 eateries within the northern city, according the real estate advisors Savills. Keeping track of the catering influx since the firm hosted the... Read More

Bruntwood Commences Work on City House Redevelopment

Posted on by Chris Grigorovsky under Business News, Commercial Developments

Property developers, Bruntwood, has now begun its work on the speculative redevelopment of nearly 120,000 sq ft at City House, situated above Leeds train station. Enabling works have been completed by the contractors, Bay Construct, which will allow... Read More

Popular Rugby World Cup Venues Get Rents Reviewed

Posted on by Chris Grigorovsky under Commercial Sales and Lets

Last night saw the kick off to the 2015 Rugby world cup, where 48 games will span across 13 stadiums throughout England and Wales in a jam packed event. Now for the selected hosting towns, they will be graced with a number of obvious benefits, such as... Read More

Logistics And Retail Bucking Trend Of A “Flat” Manufacturing Market

Posted on 18 September, 2015 by Cliff Goodwin under Economy

Britain’s distribution and retail sectors are continuing to outperform many of the more traditional property markets, according to the latest figures from consultants Knight Frank. In its latest logistics and industrial Occupier and Investment... Read More

Recently Completed Canary Wharf Station Images Emerge

Posted on by Chris Grigorovsky under Business News, Commercial Developments

Exciting new images have emerged of the recently completed Canary Wharf Crossrail station, with an official hand over of the ticket hall and platform levels to Crossrail Limited also taking place. Now the development stage has been completed, the work will... Read More

Cotswolds B & B Deal Underlines Strength Of Cotswold Hospitality Sector

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Business News, Economy

Colliers International has sold a stylish bed-and-breakfast property in the Cotswolds hotspot of Winchcombe for £850,000. New owners of the Malvern View B & B are Marco and Cathy Giorgi who sold a larger hotel in Eastbourne to make the switch — along... Read More

Landmark Cannock Gateway Retail Park Weeks From Opening

Posted on 17 September, 2015 by Cliff Goodwin under Business News, Commercial Developments, Economy

Work on the new multi-million pound Gateway Retail Park in Cannock has been completed — with every tenant expected to be open by the end of this month. Partners Hortons’ Estate and Trebor Developments have completed the prestigious development —... Read More

Leisure Regeneration Project for Derelict Stoke Site gets Go Ahead

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Developments

As consumers continue to flock to destinations offering high quality leisure facilities, councillors in Stoke-on-Trent have finally granted planning permission for a £10 million regeneration project of this type in the Staffordshire city. Along with... Read More