A Stratford hotel has channelled over £500,000 worth of investment into upgrading its conference facilities to extend its reach in the meetings and events market. The Macdonald Alveston Manor Hotel began its extensive renovation programme in early... Read More
Northern Ireland developer McAleer and Rushe has submitted revised plans for a £100m mixed-use scheme to replace Newcastle’s ageing Newgate Centre. The company acquired the site in in 2006 and secured a similar planning permission five years later... Read More
As the recession blows itself out across most of the country one of Britain’s traditional holiday resorts has yet to recover from the financial storm with more than 100 of its leisure properties up for sale — at a collective price tag of... Read More
A North-East property firm is on the hunt for new development opportunities after sealing what is thought to be the region’s biggest refinancing deal so far this year. Durham City-based 3R Land and Property, which has a sizeable commercial property... Read More
Development includes plans for High Line style ‘pedestrian spine’ Arena Central Developments (ACD) has confirmed that demolition and ground work will begin within weeks to allow the first phase of its 2.3m square feet Birmingham Arena Central development... Read More
In the 1940s it was the place where Hollywood’s brightest star’s came to relax. While the likes of Lucille Ball, Spencer Tracy and Clark Gable (pictured) sipped cocktails on the terrace, the swimmer and actress Esther Williams ground out lengths in a pool... Read More
In the UK, a growing number of developers and shopping centre owners have begun to recognise the benefits of offering a fully rounded consumer experience as a means of increasing footfall and dwell times. Yet while this generally involves adding aspects to an... Read More
Swire Hotels, the Hong Kong-based company, will expand its holdings into the U.S. market with the opening of EAST, Miami at Brickell City Centre. The hotel will be located within its $1.5 billion mixed-use development, which will open its doors to guests next... Read More
Consumer confidence is expected to rise sharply this summer, with the steady improvement in both price inflation of goods and wage growth putting more money in household budget pots. Yet these factors have already begun to play an instrumental role in the... Read More
Liverpool City Council is committing £8.2m — almost half its regional Growing Places Fund — to kick-start nine stalled private development projects across Merseyside. The nine projects are situated in the centre of Liverpool, and at Halton,... Read More
