Commercial property tenants have been warned to double check the small print on break clauses in their leases following a court case in Bristol which has left one firm more than £300,000 out of pocket. The High Court ruling was made in favour of landlords who challenged their tenant’s...
Developers of large warehouses – so-called big sheds – are starting to buy sites in the West, positioning themselves for an upturn in demand, according to commercial property advisors GVA. However, the firm’s annual Industrial Intelligence report warns that the region is facing a shortage of good quality accommodation because of the lack...
Bristol architects will be offering their expertise to homeowners on everything from house extensions to self-build properties in return for a small charity donation at the city’s Architecture Centre this weekend. The informal half-hour consultations are being held tomorrow and Sunday between 1pm and 4.30pm at the Harbourside centre....
The Bristol office of international architects Aedas has drawn up plansto revitalise Keynsham's town centre and an application has been submitted to Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES) Council following a year of consultations with the local community. The £34m project to redevelop the existing Town Hall site includes a...
Bristol’s office property market performed better than anticipated during first quarter of 2012, latest take-up figures show. Out-of-town space performed particularly well, the report shows, with 107,000 sq ft sold or let between January and March. The figure is 25% higher than the five-year quarterly average and includes a...
The International Yankee Candle Company – a global home fragrance manufacturer - has taken 1,500 sq ft of office space on the ground floor of Thornbury's Grade II-listed Georgian mansion Park House, once the home to WG Grace’s elder brother. The deal was brokered by Colliers International whose offices specialist...
Bristol-based Alec French Architects is drawing up detailed plans for the first phase of new homes, shops, cafes and public spaces at Wapping Wharf, the last significant regeneration site on Bristol's Harbourside. Developer Umberslade plans to create 180 apartments, including 31 affordable homes, together with up to 865 sq...
Property consultancy Colliers has been bought in a pre-packaged administration deal by Canadian majority shareholder FirstService Corporation – previously a 29.4% stakeholder. London-based Colliers, which has an office in Bristol, initially confirmed that it was in talks with FirstService, a huge property services company, in January. FirstService, which already owns 90% of...
Commercial property consultant GVA, which has an office in Bristol, has welcomed the Government’s decision to water down planning reforms that threatened unrestrained building across swathes of the English countryside. The National Planning Policy Framework replaces 1200 pages of planning statements with a slim 49-page document. It still includes...
Four staff from four different departments at property agents CBRE in Bristol have been promoted. James Broome, who heads the residential and development land team, has been promoted to director. Guy Mansfield in the agency and development team and has been promoted to associate director. Tom Morris from...
The biggest warehouse deal in years at Cabot Park, Avonmouth, has been signed off by Colliers International with joint agent GVA. Acting on behalf of Standard Life they achieved a rent of £6 per sq ft on a new 15-year lease for Yankee Candle at the 170,000 sq ft...
Harbourside developer Crest Nicholson has topped the Home Builders Federation (HBF) annual customer satisfaction survey for the third consecutive year with 9 out of 10 satisfied with their homes – and more than 90% saying that they would recommend Crest Nicholson to a friend. Chief executive Stephen Stone said: "We have just...
An unnamed local entrepreneur has paid £610,000 for a 1.77-acre site within the Bristol's new Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone. The Silverthorne Lane, St Philips, site is close to the Feeder Canal and includes 10,000 sq ft of offices and warehouse buildings occupied by scaffolding specialists Deborah Services. Commercial property...
