Despite a planning application yet to be submitted, the demolition of Aberdeen’s former city council headquarters has already started with its new £107m office block replacement slated for completion by the summer of 2017. Fully funded by Aviva... Read More
An iconic 1930s Co-operative department store in the heart of Newcastle is to get a new lease of life after seven years of neglect. A previous plan to turn the Grade II listed building into a hotel collapsed during the recession. In the latest scheme... Read More
Ireland’s oldest hotel — which claims to have been taking in guests continually since 1795 — is on the market with a price tag of more than half-a-million Euros. Local records show that The Grand Hotel in Tramore began trading under a different... Read More
Plans to redevelop a historic Cardiff building have been met with opposition from conservationists. Under proposals currently being discussed, the Grade II listed Coal Exchange will be largely gutted in order to accommodate flats, offices and a hotel. But... Read More
This week, Reigate and Banstead Borough Council has announced it is to provide funding for a new hotel as part of Redhill, Surrey’s extensive regeneration programme. The local authority will join forces with Aviva and Sainsbury’s in the revival of the... Read More
As wealth levels rebound after the financial crisis the world's mega-rich are turning their back on luxury mansions and investing in hotels and office blocks, new research claims. The shift into commercial property — and investments that offer higher... Read More
Ten months after announcing its partnership with the American hospitality chain Marriott International, the Swedish furniture giant Ikea has named the British location for its first joint venture budget hotel. Branded as Moxy Hotels, the... Read More
The Crossrail factor is boosting property demand in the areas set to benefit, with east London in particular reaping the rewards as investors seek to get into the game ahead of the improved transport link’s arrival. Fund management firm Clearbell... Read More
Canada Life has agreed to invest more than £38m in the first phase of London’s Abbey Wood regeneration project. Secured after a joint approach by Berkshire Investment Capital and Development Securities the money will be dedicated to the Cross Quarter area... Read More
A plan to build a ten-storey hotel and cinema complex in Leicester Square faces opposition from heritage groups and the Greater London Authority (GLA). The developers say the proposal, which was approved by a single vote by Westminster council, will bring... Read More
