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Bringing you the latest news and views from across the UK property market.
Coventry industrial market booms with rise of EV technology
Commercial Landlords – Prepare now for 1 April 2023 EPC Regulations
Build-to-rent revolution reaches maturity as investment booms
News
Expansion for Vail Williams with latest appointment
Oliver Hockley has joined the transactional team at the South Coast offices of property consultancy Vail Williams as a surveyor.
New builds set to ease Gatwick commercial property shortage
Mikael Goldsmith, centre, senior surveyor in the Gatwick office of expanding property consultancy Vail Williams, says speculative development is set to ease the chronic shortage of warehouse and industrial premises across the region. He is pictured with agency colleagues, from left, Russell Mogridge, Matt King, Steve Berrett, Andrew Osborne
Vail Williams delivers 150,000 sq. ft. for the Restart Scheme
Seventeen sites across central and west London and the Midlands have been acquired for the government’s post-Covid Restart Scheme by the Ingeus UK Group.
Mental Health Awareness is for life, not just for one week
Prism shines with full occupancy
Prism at 1650 Parkway, Solent Business Park, Whiteley, on the M27 Corridor between Southampton and Portsmouth, is fully let after the one available office suite was leased by vertical farms specialist Agventure Farms. The building is owned by property investment company Craigard and joint marketing agents are Vail Williams and Savills.
Expansion plans with new Vail Williams office
Property consultancy Vail Williams has signalled expansion plans with a new office at Wessex Fields, Bournemouth, Dorset. The relocation from its previous premises near Wimborne is a year on from Cowling & West merging with Vail Williams, which also has offices in Southampton, Portsmouth and nine others across the UK.
Biggest office deal at landmark Bracknell building
Training provider iHasco has taken the entire fourth floor of newly refurbished Three Arlington Square in Bracknell’s biggest office letting of the year.
Magna Park takes shape as employment hub
A further 3.5 acres of employment land has been sold at Magna Park in Poole, Dorset, by joint agents Vail Williams and Lambert Smith Hampton.
Trio of new hires bolsters Vail Williams
Expanding property consultancy Vail Williams has bolstered its agency and planning departments in Surrey with three new hires.
Flight to quality boosts Thames Valley market
Office and industrial activity across the Thames Valley region are remaining buoyant in the first quarter of 2022, driven primarily by lease events and pent-up demand as businesses seek high-quality premises at a smaller footprint.
New Soho vibe for Vail Williams
Property consultancy Vail Williams has relocated its London office to bigger and better offices in the media and post-production community of Soho.
Care home plan tunes in to former radio HQ
A new care home is to be developed west of Reading town centre following a £3.5 million property deal for the former radio station.
Market Insight
Business rates payers beware – you have a new Duty to Notify
At the 2021 Autumn Budget, the government concluded its review of the business rates system and announced various support packages and proposals to “improve” the rating system.
Coventry industrial market booms with rise of EV technology
Coventry has a rich industrial and manufacturing past which has placed it at the heart of the West Midlands industrial market for many decades.
Commercial Landlords – Prepare now for 1 April 2023 EPC Regulations
On 1 April 2023, the next round of EPC Regulations will come into force as part of the government’s push to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
What is Business Rates Revaluation 2023?
The next business rates Revaluation takes place on 1 April 2023.
Flight to quality boosts Thames Valley market
Office and industrial activity across the Thames Valley region are remaining buoyant in the first quarter of 2022, driven primarily by lease events and pent-up demand as businesses seek high-quality premises at a smaller footprint.
Thames Valley Property Report: Q1 2022
Whilst Omicron slowed office activity towards the end of 2021, take up levels have been normalising in Q1.
Dunsbury Park tax site approval a welcome next step for Solent Freeport
Today (15 March), part of the Portsmouth Gateway Cluster, Dunsbury Park, has been approved by Portsmouth City Council as a Freeport tax site, as plans to establish the Solent Freeport move to the next phase.
Build-to-rent revolution reaches maturity as investment booms
The residential build-to-rent (BTR) market is reaching maturity as a range of schemes fly off the shelves across the UK, amid booming rental demand.
Abundance of warehouse development bodes well for West Sussex industrial occupiers
The lack of warehouse and industrial premises available to meet demand across the south east is something that has been well documented.
Property Investment Report
After nearly two years of global distress and volatile markets, is the UK moving onto a more stable footing? The data is certainly starting to point that way.
Transforming turbulence into opportunity
Here at Vail Williams, we are about to launch our next three-year plan and, as we look ahead, we believe that there are a lot of opportunities for values-centred businesses like our own.
Bright times ahead in 2022 for Gatwick Diamond region
Twelve months on from becoming Regional Managing Partner for the Gatwick region, we chatted with Danny George about what how the Gatwick property market has evolved since he took up the post, and what the future holds for the Gatwick Diamond Region.
Resources
Should I Stay or Should I Go? (You’ve Got to Let Us Know)
In a fast-moving economic environment, it is common for leaseholders to find that their existing premises are no longer ‘fit for purpose’ and for tenants to assume that they will need to relocate to new premises to get what they want from a building. But this need not be the case.
Business rates payers beware – you have a new Duty to Notify
At the 2021 Autumn Budget, the government concluded its review of the business rates system and announced various support packages and proposals to “improve” the rating system.
What is Business Rates Revaluation 2023?
The next business rates Revaluation takes place on 1 April 2023.
Revaluation 2023: Beware changes to business rates
With the next revaluation of business rates on the horizon, our business rates team explores what will happen when, and what you need to know now, to prepare for Revaluation 2023.
Thames Valley Property Report: Q1 2022
Whilst Omicron slowed office activity towards the end of 2021, take up levels have been normalising in Q1.
Property Investment Report
After nearly two years of global distress and volatile markets, is the UK moving onto a more stable footing? The data is certainly starting to point that way.
Birmingham Property Report: Jan-Oct 2021
As we head towards the end of the year, we take the opportunity to celebrate Birmingham’s continued renaissance and look back at what has been happening in the West Midlands property market in recent months.
Headlines Magazine - Autumn / Winter 2021
Our latest edition of Headlines Magazine covers off all the latest news and insights across the South Coast and tackles some of the big questions affecting the industry.
Thames Valley Property Report: Jan-Jun 2021
The first six months of 2021 saw businesses across the Thames Valley begin to rethink their future workplace strategy for a post-pandemic world.
Thames Valley Property Report
Planning Changes July 2020 - A guide to the latest developments
COVID-19 and office optimism: A report on the future of the office
Trending Stories
New Soho vibe for Vail Williams
Property consultancy Vail Williams has relocated its London office to bigger and better offices in the media and post-production community of Soho.
Flight to quality boosts Thames Valley market
Office and industrial activity across the Thames Valley region are remaining buoyant in the first quarter of 2022, driven primarily by lease events and pent-up demand as businesses seek high-quality premises at a smaller footprint.
Abundance of warehouse development bodes well for West Sussex industrial occupiers
The lack of warehouse and industrial premises available to meet demand across the south east is something that has been well documented.
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