Monthly Archives: April 2015



Increased Investor and Occupier Demand points to Strengthening Economy says RICS

Posted on 28 April, 2015 by Chris Grigorovsky under Economy

A surge in investment and occupier demand points towards continued economic growth throughout the remainder of the year, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). The claim comes after the publication of the latest RICS UK... Read More

New Events Space launched at The Cheesegrater

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Top Properties

Last week The Leadenhall Building, popularly known as The Cheesegrater, was in the headlines after independent shipping broker Affinity agreed terms on a record breaking City rent for Level 44 of the Rogers Stirk Harbour designed office tower. Now, joint... Read More

Why 300 year old Property Laws can still prove Useful Tools for Landlords

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Industry News

During the 1730s Britain’s Prime Minister, Robert Walpole, guided two pioneering Property Acts through Parliament. Almost three centuries later both pieces of legislation — that allow landlords to charge tenants overstaying their welcome double rent until... Read More

Last Vacant Opus Park Unit sold to Car Dealership

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets

A multi-franchise North-East car dealership has purchased the last unit on Opus North’s Preston Farm Industrial Estate complex on Teesside. The Jennings Motor Group, which also owns an adjacent unit, paid an undisclosed sum for the 93,000 sq ft Opus... Read More

Well Connected Sites Needed to Support Life Science Corridor Growth

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Business News

The 60-mile corridor between London and Cambridge could generate as many as 14,000 new life science jobs by 2023, according to recent research. Produced by the London Stansted Cambridge Consortium (LSCC), the report predicts that total life sciences... Read More

DTZ welcomes new Leader for Scottish Business

Posted on 27 April, 2015 by Kirsten Kennedy under Industry News

DTZ has announced that Stuart Dorward has been appointed as Business Manager for Scotland with immediate effect. Mr Dorward (pictured) will assume overall responsibility for DTZ’s Glasgow and Edinburgh offices, which serve the real estate services... Read More

Lichfield Retail Park changes hands for £13.3 Million

Posted on by Chris Grigorovsky under Commercial Sales and Lets

London Metric Property has announced that the Metric Income Plus Limited Partnership (MIPP), its joint venture with the Universities Superannuation Scheme, has sold its Lichfield retail park to Mayfair Capital for £13.3 million. The sale reflects a net... Read More

London Fashion Week makes Soho move

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News

The British Fashion Council (BFC) has announced that this year’s London Fashion Week will be staged in Soho, in a move designed to place the event in close proximity to major retail spaces and increase its footprint across the capital. For the... Read More

Great Wigmore Partnership sells 95 Wigmore Street in £222.4m Deal

Posted on by Chris Grigorovsky under Commercial Sales and Lets

The Great Wigmore Partnership (GWP), the 50/50 Joint Venture between Great Portland Estates and Aberdeen Asset Management, has announced the sale of 95 Wigmore Street in a combined deal worth £224 million. The sale reflects a net initial yield of 3.4 per... Read More

New Healthcare Facility planned for Aberdeen Business Park

Posted on by Chris Grigorovsky under Commercial Developments

Drum Property Group has announced that it has submitted a planning application to Aberdeen City Council for the construction of a new healthcare property at Prime Four Business Park in Kingswells. The 45,000 sq ft wellness centre will be operated by the... Read More