Monthly Archives: January 2014



GM Building tops New York Property Tax Table

Posted on 25 January, 2014 by Jodee Redmond under Worldwide Property News

The GM Building tops the table of multi-million dollar property tax payers according to the New York Post. The Fifth Avenue building is due to be hit with a bill of $59.2 despite the fact that the property, revalued at $3.4 billion last year, is valued at... Read More

The ‘Pure Awesomeness’ of US Ski Property Investment

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Worldwide Property News

Property investors can now study a league table of American ski resorts offering the best investment potential. The report — compiled by US property firm Realty Trac— identifies 19 US locations with high quality ski resorts and ranks them according to... Read More

Loss-Making Turkington Continues Sell-Off

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets

Turkington Holdings — which made a loss of more than £25m in 2012 — has continued its sell-off strategy with the £2m disposal of a Northern Ireland leisure park. The sale of Eastpoint Leisure Park, near Dundonald, for around £2.2m is the latest... Read More

BlackBerry to sell most of its Canadian Property

Posted on 24 January, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets, Worldwide Property News

BlackBerry — the trouble-hit Canadian smartphone maker — is putting the majority of its property holdings on the market in a bid to raise badly needed cash. The Ontario-based company said it plans to use a combination of vacant sales and sale-leaseback... Read More

Growth and Start-Ups contribute to Agency Jobs Boom in North and Midlands

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News, Economy

Economic recovery in the UK has led to widespread job creation, with employers nationwide keen to increase staff numbers in order to capitalise on a boom in orders from both at home and overseas. Yet while many believe the majority of these job opportunities... Read More

Subway plots Ambitious Growth Programme

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News

Fast food has become an intrinsic part of British culture, with statistics showing that around 20 per cent of consumers visit chains such as McDonald’s, Burger King or KFC more than twice a week. However, amidst the obesity crisis and surrounding publicity,... Read More

English Farmland “Outperforming Gold”

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets

The price of English farmland hit a record high last year and is now almost a better bet than investing in gold, claims the latest Knight Frank Farmland Index. With last year’s 11 per cent rise, it now costs £6,882 to acquire an acre of agricultural land... Read More

Dublin Rents to Rise with Wave of New Developments

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

Commercial rents in the Irish capital could rise by as much as 15 per cent this year as the city braces itself for a record number of  commercial developments. Two of Ireland’s leading estate agents have confirmed the office market is leading the recovery... Read More

Demand for Coventry and Warwickshire Commercial Property could soon Outstrip Supply warns Agent

Posted on 23 January, 2014 by Kirsten Kennedy under Industry News

In locations throughout the UK, commercial agents are reporting rising demand as the economy improves and business confidence rises. This has led to agents in a number of regional areas voicing concerns over a lack of supply following years of almost zero... Read More

Retail School established to create £100m Companies

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News

With the high street recovering but still not out of the woods by a long way, ministers continue to seek ways in which small retailers and trade bodies can receive additional support to ensure the success of their businesses. However, it is not only the... Read More