Office rents in Bristol city centre are close to busting through the £40 per sq ft mark for the first time, according property agents, as the market continues to bounce back strongly from the impact of the pandemic. Rents on prime central office space ended last year at £35.50...
Bristol’s innovators are being urged to come up with suggestions to help tackle the city’s climate challenges following its inclusion in a United Nations-backed global scheme. The Climate Smart Cities Challenge aims to empower innovators and communities to collaborate in designing and demonstrating climate-smart approaches to vital areas of city...
A strong track record of ethical investing has earned Bristol-based wealth management boutique Whitechurch Securities a major national award. The firm has run successful ethical portfolios since 2016 and recently launched a ‘responsible dynamic’ range. It topped the Best Discretionary Wealth Manager for Excellence in Ethical Investment Solutions category...
Quartet, the community foundation covering Bristol and the West of England, has launched its annual Surviving Winter appeal with a warning that this year it will be needed more than ever. With many households already struggling to make ends meet, sharply rising fuel and food prices rise and a...
A marketing agency specialising in consumer brand samples is to relocate from Bath to Bristol after being acquired by mail and logistics group Whistl. Relish was formerly part of Kin + Carta, the international marketing and design group that also includes Bath-based multi-services agency Edit. It was launched in...
Probate. It’s a word most people have heard of but I suspect few have deep understanding of, especially when it comes to putting theory into practice. So we thought it would be helpful to offer some insights gathered from dealing with probate matters, and how we can make life...
Clients of Burges Salmon can work out whether they are tax-resident in the UK, thanks to a new app developed by the Bristol-headquartered national law firm. Called ResiCheck, the app is designed to help clients understand the UK’s Statutory Residence Test. Users complete a simple questionnaire and receive an...
Bristol’s innovators, inventors, artists and designers are to get free help to protect their intellectual property (IP) under a new scheme offering expert support and advice. The West of England Combined Authority (WECA) scheme will run until December 17 and offer advice on copyright, patents and trade marks. Successful...
Intellectual property, IT and data privacy lawyer Ashley Avery has joined the Bristol office of national law firm Foot Anstey as a partner in its commercial team. Ashley, pictured, will be advising clients on complex data privacy and confidentiality issues, brand protection and exploitation and software development and licensing...
Music festivals could boost their revenue and slash their carbon output by using the pioneering women’s urinal developed by Bristol University spin-out PEEQUAL, research has shown. Some 5,000 women have now tested PEEQUAL’s innovative toilets following trials this summer at festivals including Shambala, Valley Fest and The Bristol Comedy...
A cross-firm team from the Bristol head office of TLT has advised on a major acquisition of pubs and bars in London as activity in the leisure, food and drink market continues to accelerate. The team, made up of corporate, commercial real estate, licensing and tax lawyers, worked with...
National accountancy firm Grant Thornton has expanded its South West and Wales corporate finance advisory team after what it described as an exceptional period of deal activity. Adam Hughes has joined the team from NatWest Structured Finance to lead its debt advisory function while two young dealmakers, James Smart...
Bristol-based invoice finance provider Optimum Finance has been selected to take part in a government-backed programme that aims to help a small group of companies reach exponential growth. The Innovate UK Scaleup Programme is designed to support innovative, ambitious and high-growth oriented companies. The businesses are already scaling, have...
