Monthly Archives: February 2015



Profit Surge for Regeneration Specialist St Modwen

Posted on 4 February, 2015 by Cliff Goodwin under Business News, Commercial Developments

Just days after it announced it was about to start work on its latest £1bn regeneration project, developer St Modwen has reported a record breaking 68 per cent rise in its annual profits. In its accounts to the end of last November, the Birmingham-based... Read More

Richmondshire District Council gives go-ahead to Designer Retail Park

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Developments

While shopping centres and high streets nationwide continue to post more positive footfall results than have been seen since the beginning of the financial crisis, data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) indicates that out of town retail parks are still... Read More

Hydes Brewery opens boutique Hotel and Pub in Manchester’s Northern Quarter

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News

Salford based Hydes Brewery is to open a new boutique hotel, pub and restaurant in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. The brewery chain has acquired the Abel Heywood after receiving financial backing from the Royal Bank of Scotland, which will act as a... Read More

Business Events contribute to Record Occupancy Levels in Birmingham Hotel Sector

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News

As Birmingham continues to grow in popularity as both a business and tourist destination, city centre hotels are seeing a huge rise in demand with occupancy levels skyrocketing over the past few years. In fact, November last year proved to be a record breaker... Read More

General Election will have little impact on Property Market claims CBRE

Posted on 3 February, 2015 by Neil Bird under Industry News

Despite the fears of many analysts, the upcoming general election will have only a minimal impact on the property market CBRE claims. A new report from the leading commercial property and real estate advisor shows that economic performance remains the... Read More

Nando’s and Five Guys add to Hammerson’s WestQuay Watermark Offer

Posted on by Chris Grigorovsky under Commercial Developments

Nando's and American burger restaurant Five Guys have signed up for space at Hammerson’s £70 million Westquay Watermark development in Southampton. Five Guys will be occupying 3,960 sq ft on the upper level, for what will be the brand’s first... Read More

Property will be “Overvalued” Within Months warns DTZ

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets, Industry News

A 12-month forecast from one of Britain's biggest property players has warned that the UK markets "are about to tip from being undervalued to overvalued". The prediction comes in DTZ's 2015 Outlook, which says the single most important issue impacting on... Read More

Crowd Funding Platform offers Individual Investors a $5,000 Slice of 3 World Trade Center

Posted on by Jodee Redmond under Commercial Developments, Top Properties, Worldwide Property News

Fundrise, a leading real estate crowd funding platform, is offering individual investors the opportunity to own a slice of 3 World Trade Center. In what is described as a one-of-a-kind investment opportunity, small investors will be able to buy a... Read More

St Modwen’s Burton Retail Park gets Green Light

Posted on by Chris Grigorovsky under Commercial Developments

Planners at East Staffordshire Borough Council have approved the development of a new retail park in Burton. Developed by St Modwen, Branston Square will feature 5 retail stores, a 58 space car park facility and a community garden, which will have public... Read More

Interest high in proposed Durham Trade and Retail Park

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

A North-East entrepreneur, who last year unveiled plans for a £10m County Durham trade and retail park, says he is confident the scheme will be approved "within weeks". Andrew Ward — a one-time market trader who is now managing director of customised... Read More