Within weeks of announcing a threefold increase in its 2014 turnover a North-East construction company has landed three new contracts in less than a month. The senior management team at Howard Russell — Joe Prouse, Barry Wilkinson, David Varty, Craig... Read More
After announcing that Manchester was high on its acquisitions hit list, investment manager Kames Capital has paid £17m for one of the city’s iconic office buildings. The sale comes less than 24 hours after property investor, Boultbee Brooks, snapped up a... Read More
While many retail chains are choosing to focus on widespread expansion, others are choosing to examine their property portfolios in order to determine whether or not stores are remaining profitable – especially as numerous high street and shopping centre... Read More
After rising continuously for 31 months the rate at which commercial schemes are being built in the UK has reached a 2015 high, claims a new survey. Almost 15 per cent of developers reported an increase in commercial activity during March, a half-point... Read More
LandAid is supporting a stereotype-busting campaign which encourages companies to offer employment opportunities to young people. The property industry charity, which recently announced a record breaking year of grant awards, is backing the initiative... Read More
Birmingham based property group Real Estate Investors (REI) has announced the sale of 770-772 Bristol Road South in Northfield to an undisclosed private investor. The property comprises of 6,751 sq ft of retail space, with residential accommodation... Read More
According to property consultancy Knight Frank, investor interest in the North East commercial market extends beyond the core sectors. Investment partner Dickon Wood said that all sectors have seen an increase in investment activity over the last year... Read More
Mayfair Capital’s Property Income Trust for Charities (PITCH) has increased its investment portfolio to £350 million on the back of £17.3 million of acquisitions. The first acquisition is the forward purchase of an office building on Cambridge... Read More
Law firm Addleshaw Goddard (AG) has pre-let 51,000 sq ft at Leeds’ 3 Sovereign Square, a joint venture development between Bruntwood and Kier Property. AG has agreed terms on a seventeen-and-a-half year lease for three of the five office space... Read More
Cheapside businesses have voted overwhelmingly to establish the City of London’s first Business Improvement District (BID) with 84 per cent of voters endorsing the proposal. As the private sector is asked to play a greater role in the public sphere,... Read More
