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Report predicts strong commercial property market recovery for Bristol

January 20, 2014
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Report predicts strong commercial property market recovery for Bristol

Bristol’s commercial property market will bounce back strongly this year with more speculative office developments and higher rents, according to the latest Market Monitor report from agents Alder King. A marked recovery in occupier confidence has pushed available office and industrial space down to their lowest levels for five...

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Japanese ‘pod’ backpacker hostel planned for Bristol

January 20, 2014
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From Bristol 24-7 www.bristol247.com Plans to develop a Japanese-style ‘pod’ backpacker hostel in an empty building in Old Market have been submitted to Bristol City Council. Space for up to 76 guests will be provided by a series of capsules, measuring 2 metres long, 1.25metres wide and 1 metre...

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‘Rare opportunity’ to snap up Avonmouth warehouse

January 17, 2014
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‘Rare opportunity’ to snap up Avonmouth warehouse

The Bristol office of property advisers DTZ is marketing a 28,000 sq ft industrial warehouse in Avonmouth, which it describes as a ‘rare opportunity in popular location’. Owned by Vanguard Holdings and known as The Vanguard Unit, the detached building off Fifth Way has 27,688 sq ft of warehouse...

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Bristol Arena moves closer after Mayor’s funding deal is approved by cabinet

January 17, 2014
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Bristol Arena moves closer after Mayor’s funding deal is approved by cabinet

From Bristol 24-7 www.bristol247.com Bristol’s long hoped for arena is a step closer to reality after a financial plan for the construction costs was given the green light last night by Mayor George Ferguson’s cabinet. Mayor Ferguson also launched the process of selecting an operator for the 12,000-capacity venue...

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Marked recovery for Bristol city centre office market

January 10, 2014
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Marked recovery for Bristol city centre office market

Take up of office space in Bristol city centre increased by nearly a quarter last year compared to 2012, figures released this afternoon reveal. The data from the Bristol Office Agents Society reflects a major upturn in confidence in the city’s prime office market – with many local property...

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Listed buildings deal adds to upbeat mood for city centre offices

January 10, 2014
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Listed buildings deal adds to upbeat mood for city centre offices

Two blocks of Grade II-listed city centre office buildings have been sold for £2.3m to a private investor, further proof say agents Alder King of a strong rebound in Bristol’s commercial property market. The seven buildings in Orchard Street, pictured, which contain a total of 23,000 sq ft of...

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DTZ Bristol graduate qualifies as chartered surveyor

January 10, 2014
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DTZ Bristol graduate qualifies as chartered surveyor

Fifteen graduates from the UK offices of property agents DTZ have passed their APC (Assessment of Professional Competence) exams after completing the company’s training scheme. The successful graduates, who are now qualified chartered surveyors and members of the RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors), include Tom Alcock, pictured, a...

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Yate centre cheers ‘excellent’ rise in Christmas shopper numbers

January 10, 2014
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Yate centre cheers ‘excellent’ rise in Christmas shopper numbers

The number of people visiting Yate Shopping Centre during the crucial weeks before Christmas was up on the same period in 2012, the centre’s owners have said. Footfall increased by nearly 6% in November on a year-on-year basis, and by more than 5% in December – figures described as...

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National role for Colliers’ Bristol-based facilities management specialist

January 10, 2014
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National role for Colliers’ Bristol-based facilities management specialist

Darren Tozer from property agents Colliers International’s Bristol office has been appointed to head the firm’s facilities management team across the UK. Based in Bristol for the past seven years, Darren, pictured, will now be tasked with building on the market-leading facilities management service that Colliers International provides, with particular...

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Burges Salmon handles major land disposal for The Crown Estate

January 7, 2014
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Burges Salmon handles major land disposal for The Crown Estate

Real estate experts from Bristol-based law firm Burges Salmon have acted for The Crown Estate on its £31m sale to the BlackRock UK Property Fund and Canmoor of Honda’s biggest storage depot in Cabot Park, Avonmouth.  Led by senior associate Matthew Sims, , the real estate team previously acted...

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Graduate surveyor joins Knight Frank’s Bristol industrial team

January 6, 2014
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Graduate surveyor joins Knight Frank’s Bristol industrial team

National property agents Knight Frank’s industrial team in Bristol has been boosted with the arrival of Josh Gunn as a graduate surveyor. Josh, pictured, joins from Plymouth property consultant Vickery Holman where he spent two years in the agency department after graduating from Oxford Brookes University in Real Estate...

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Confidence in Bristol’s property sector puts city on road to recovery

January 3, 2014
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Confidence in Bristol’s property sector puts city on road to recovery

Two of Bristol’s top commercial property figures are predicting strong growth for the city’s economy this year as confidence returns to its recession-hit property market. Tim Davies, head of Colliers International’s Bristol office, forecasts that the city’s important financial and banking sector will return to its 2008 level within...

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New arrivals at Bristol office of Jones Lang LaSalle

January 3, 2014
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New arrivals at Bristol office of Jones Lang LaSalle

Property consultancy Jones Lang LaSalle has expanded its Bristol team with two new appointments. Alastair Kimpton, pictured right, has joined as a senior surveyor following two years with rival Lambert Smith Hampton. Alastair specialises in loan security valuations for bank lending purposes and will be undertaking a variety of...

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