Tag: Knight Frank



First Time Developer says Office Conversion was ‘Labour of Love’

Posted on 2 May, 2015 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

A first time property developer has seen his £725,000 investment in a Grade II listed building pay its initial dividend with the letting of more than half of its newly created office space. Yorkshire businessman, Andrew Clark, paid £325,000 for... Read More

Investor with “vision” sought for Newcastle Quayside Site

Posted on 24 April, 2015 by Cliff Goodwin under Top Properties

A Tyneside commercial agent has launched a hunt for an investor to take on the redevelopment of a former cocktail bar — just yards from its own Newcastle Quayside offices. The chance to convert the five-storey building into offices, a retail complex... Read More

Investor Interest extends beyond Core North East Sectors says Property Consultant

Posted on 16 April, 2015 by Chris Grigorovsky under Industry News

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

Health Insurer in Sheffield’s biggest Office Deal of the Year

Posted on 24 March, 2015 by Chris Grigorovsky under Commercial Sales and Lets

Knight Frank, acting on behalf of GE, has brokered the sale of Milton House to Westfield Health, in Sheffield's biggest office deal of the year, the Business Desk reports. The eight-storey property, located on Charter Row was once the home of the... Read More

Tyneside Theatre Company bridges Funding Gap with Property Development role

Posted on 18 March, 2015 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

A North-East theatre company is investing more than £10m in a riverside commercial development to help it survive future grant and funding cuts. Newcastle’s 1973-founded Live Theatre has so far spent millions of pounds buying up buildings and land... Read More

Malaysian Commercial Property Market underperforms in 2014

Posted on 15 March, 2015 by Jodee Redmond under Worldwide Property News

More than half of the fund managers, lenders and developers who participated in a survey conducted by Knight Frank said that Malaysia’s commercial real estate market’s 2014 returns were worse than expected due to overpricing. The Malaysia... Read More

Sterling funds “exciting” Plans with Triple sale

Posted on 8 March, 2015 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets

The northern focused development company, Sterling Capitol, has raised more than £7m through the sale of three of its Yorkshire assets. All three transactions were brokered by the Leeds office of Knight Frank and undertaken to allow the developer,... Read More

Dalton Park benefits will be felt across east Durham says MP

Posted on 1 March, 2015 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

A decade after it was first proposed — and four years after it was granted outline planning permission — the controversial expansion of a County Durham retail park is about to start. And the go-ahead has been welcomed by a local MP. Despite... Read More

Agents appointed for refurbished Leeds Landmark

Posted on 23 January, 2015 by Cliff Goodwin under Top Properties

Northwood Investors has appointed two agents to market its 300,000 sq ft office and retail landmark development in Leeds city centre. The ground floor of the 1932-built Broad Gate — overlooking The Headrow, the city's civic and cultural heart — was... Read More

What’s in store for the Retail Property Market in 2015?

Posted on 14 January, 2015 by Kirsten Kennedy under Industry News

The retail property market has faced some significant challenges over recent years, but with the economy improving and consumers more prepared to spend, it seems that 2015 could mark a turnaround for both the retail sector and its property... Read More