Bristol charity St Peter’s Hospice has called in city-based independent property specialists Williams Gunter Hardwick to look for suitable retail units to help meet its ambition to grow its portfolio of shops. The charity already operates 47 outlets across the city, mostly in suburban shopping areas, but wants to...
Property consultancy DTZ has expanded its Bristol-based investment agency team with the appointment of Hollie Ruddle as an associate director. Hollie, pictured, will provide disposal, acquisition and asset management advice across a wide range of commercial property as well as strategic analysis for real estate property companies, funds, institutions...
Bristol-based property consultancy Alder King has been appointed by workspace group Regus to lead its search for new business centre locations across the South West and South Wales. The global firm, which has four sites in the Bristol area among the 300-plus it operates across the UK, is looking...
Property consultancy CBRE has strengthened its Bristol operation with two new appointments. Robert Moran has joined the valuation consultancy team as a surveyor following four years at rival GVA and after qualifying as a chartered surveyor last year while Marcus Hutchings arrives from Workman to become part of the...
Innovative law firm Temple Bright has advised Tilstone Investments on a series of significant real estate transactions, helping it grow its portfolio in the industrial and out-of-town retail property markets. The acquisitions mark Tilstone’s growing presence the UK real estate market, bringing with it years of experience under the...
By Colin Skellett, Chair, West of England LEP Since the Government announcement a couple of weeks ago of the local growth deals awarded to England’s 39 Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs), there have been a lot of big numbers bandied about. Unless you’re close to the deals, the figures and...
Andrews Property Services (APS), the fast-growing asset management division of Keynsham-based Andrews Estate Agents, has promoted Sue-Ellen Hodges to head the business. Having started her career at Andrews on a temporary basis four-and-a-half years ago, Sue-Ellen, pictured, quickly became assistant head at APS, before most recently becoming its interim...
The former Habitat store in Clifton has been bought by the University of Bristol, which plans to convert the flagship building into a student hub and study centre. Known as Beacon House, the four-storey, Grade II listed building on the corner of Queen’s Road and Queen’s Avenue next to...
Sustainable film and TV set-clearance firm Drèsd has become the latest business to set up an operation at Bristol’s Bottle Yard Studios. The innovative company, which offers a cost-effective alternative to sending set waste to landfill, is the 11th firm to join the burgeoning creative community at the Hengrove...
More space at landmark Bristol city centre office building Whitefriars has been let, lifting the total taken since it was refurbished last year to more than 26,000 sq ft. The latest letting is to University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, which has doubled its presence in the 11-storey building...
Bristol’s commercial property market is making a strong recovery with a sharp increase in demand in the first six months of this year and signs of further improvements for the second half, a series of upbeat reports out this week show. CBRE Bristol’s latest quarterly report shows demand was...
Property consultants Alder King’s Bristol office has sold the freehold of a modern warehouse in Avonmouth within two months of bringing it to market – another sign it says of a strong recovery in the city’s industrial market. Corporate House on Portview Road was acquired by Bristol Properties from...
UWE Bristol has unveiled ambitious plans for a new £50m building for its Faculty of Business and Law – the latest in a series of major investments at the university. UWE said the state-of-the-art building on its Frenchay Campus will fulfil the aspirations of students and the business community...
