Monthly Archives: February 2015



Lottery Cash secures Launch of Titanic Shipyard Hotel

Posted on 23 February, 2015 by Cliff Goodwin under Top Properties

A Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant of almost £5m has underpinned the development of a luxury Belfast hotel — on the site where the plans for the Titanic were produced. The Harland & Wolff headquarters building and drawing offices on Belfast’s... Read More

Camberley Office Building to be transformed into Care Home

Posted on 22 February, 2015 by Chris Grigorovsky under Commercial Sales and Lets

Aviva Investors has sold Camberley office building, Pembroke House to Signature Senior Lifestyle, who will be redeveloping the 1980s property into a care home. Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) acted on behalf of Aviva in the £4.9 million sale. LSH advised... Read More

Plans revealed for intu Broadmarsh redevelopment

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Developments, Top Properties

One of the country’s largest shopping centre owners, intu, has revealed details of plans for a large scale redevelopment of its Broadmarsh complex in Nottingham following a lengthy public consultation. The consultation found that consumers are... Read More

Grand Central Birmingham launches Recruitment Process

Posted on 21 February, 2015 by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News

The eagerly anticipated opening of Grand Central Birmingham is fast approaching, with the retail and leisure complex on schedule to open in September as part of the £600 million New Street Gateway development. Now that the final stage of construction... Read More

Liverpool North Point Project gets Council Blessing

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Developments

Liverpool City Council has this week granted planning approval for a project which will add to the city’s office supply as well as providing additional retail, leisure and residential space. Costing around £90 million to deliver, the North Point... Read More

Axa plans new Pinnacle start following £300 million deal

Posted on 20 February, 2015 by Neil Bird under Commercial Developments

AXA Real Estate plans to begin construction of a replacement for the City of London’s stalled Pinnacle office tower by the end of the year after taking over the contract in a deal reportedly worth £300 million. Developers Lipton Rogers have been... Read More

Council Trio Resign over “Unlawful” Winchester Shopping Centre Decisions

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

The leader of a Hampshire council has resigned after admitting he “must take responsibility” for what the High Court has ruled were “unlawful” decisions over a £165m shopping centre scheme. Prior to the High Court judicial review, the... Read More

Coalfield Resources seeks Sole Ownership of Harworth Estates

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Business News

Buoyed by a rise in profits, Coalfield Resources (CfR) says it is pressing ahead with plans to take sole ownership of developer Harworth Estates. The property investment holding company currently has a 24.9 per cent share in the group. Although not... Read More

Changing Consumer Demands favour Independent Retailers

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News

As supermarkets fall further from favour with consumers, discounters including Aldi and Lidl and upmarket brands such as Waitrose are reaping the benefits by increasing their market share. However, a new study by business insurance broker Simply Business has... Read More

Meyer Bergman draws up Retail Scheme for Vinopolis Site following £300m Acquisition

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments, Commercial Sales and Lets

The Pan-European property investment manager Meyer Bergman has paid £300m for the Vinopolis site in London. It intends to build almost 200,000 sq ft of high-end stores on the plot next to the capital’s Borough Market. Meyer Bergman European Retail... Read More