Monthly Archives: December 2014



Trade Counter go-ahead for Wigan Pit Site

Posted on 23 December, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

CRT Property Developments — the organisation charged with regenerating former coalfields — has been granted permission to build a trade counter complex on a former Wigan pit site. A subsidiary of the Coalfields Regeneration Trust, CRT wants to... Read More

Barnsley Distribution Centre Sold for £30m

Posted on by Chris Grigorovsky under Commercial Sales and Lets

A Barnsley logistics and distribution centre has been sold for a total of £30m to a joint venture between Credit Suisse and Westmount Real Estate. The 492, 000 sq ft warehouse is currently let to bedroom, bathroom and kitchen supplier Symphony on a 25... Read More

UK Recovery blamed for Ireland’s Property Professional Shortage

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Industry News

The growing number newly qualified chartered surveyors choosing to work in Britain is being blamed for an "acute shortage" of property professionals in Ireland. The claim comes from the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI), which is also... Read More

NewRiver Retail acquires Morecambe Shopping Centre

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Sales and Lets

Shopping centre acquisitions have slowed somewhat from the peak period in the middle of this year, yet investors remain keen to lay their hands on properties which could feasibly produce a large return. This has seen London based NewRiver Retail take... Read More

The Office Christmas Party Survival Guide

Posted on by Chris Grigorovsky under Uncategorised

As the year begins to wind down and the festivities start to spread, companies around the country prepare for that one night of the year where being caught drinking alcohol with your colleagues is deemed acceptable - the office Christmas party. This is... Read More

Work begins on £20 million Kirkstall Shopping Centre

Posted on 22 December, 2014 by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Developments

The regions have benefited hugely in 2014 from widespread improvements to their local retail offerings, boosting footfall levels in town centres and creating opportunities for retailers to expand. Fortunately, it seems that this trend will carry through into... Read More

Staffordshire Industrial Estate expansion provides new Job Opportunities

Posted on by Chris Grigorovsky under Commercial Developments

With the recent news that unemployment rates have seen a decline, the good news keeps on coming,  as an expansion of an industrial estate in Staffordshire will see the creation of an impressive 464 jobs. The sixteen acre extension of the Hixon... Read More

Winter Storms: Avoiding a Financial Battering

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Industry News

Building owners and occupiers are being warned that the combination of severe winter weather and the pressure to cut maintenance costs could leave them battered by a financial and legal storm. Citing several recent cases, Prop-Search director Chris... Read More

British Land submits Planning Application for mixed-use Spitalfields scheme

Posted on by Chris Grigorovsky under Commercial Developments

British Land has submitted a planning application to develop a two acre site in Spitalfields. If approved the 347,000 sq ft scheme will deliver a mixture of office space, retail units, cafés, restaurants and apartments on Blossom Street. Head of... Read More

Hermes confirms new RVP Tunbridge Wells lettings

Posted on by Neil Bird under Top Properties

Hermes Investment Management has announced the arrival of two new occupiers at Royal Victoria Place Tunbridge Wells. The latest arrivals at the leading Kent retail destination are Oliver Bonas and The Body Shop. It has also been confirmed that Pandora... Read More