Property is often the single largest asset for most people handling deceased’s estates. It therefore makes sense to seek the best advice and avoid the common pitfalls that many people run into when dealing with probate properties. There are a number of ways in which the beneficiary’s outcome can...
Hotels in Bristol have welcomed the temporary cut in VAT for the hospitality sector in the summer economic statement – and are delighted that it was lower than they expected. The Bristol Hoteliers Association (BHA), which represents 40 major hotels in the city, has been calling on the government...
Rishi Sunak’s efforts to kickstart to boost the housing market as it emerges from lockdown have been welcomed by the area’s residential property industry – with reservations over how effective they will be in the long term. David Westgate, chief executive of Keynsham-headquartered estate agency and property group Andrews,...
The CBI said Chancellor Rishi Sunak was “absolutely right” to prioritise jobs in his summer statement. Director-general Dame Carolyn Fairbairn, pictured, said: “Flattening the daunting unemployment curve about to hit our country could not be more important. Joblessness scars lives and hits the young and most disadvantaged hardest. “The...
Measures to address the huge economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic announced this week by Chancellor Rishi Sunak have been welcomed by Business West, the region’s largest business group. Matt Griffith, director of policy at Business West – which runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce – described them as impressive...
Chancellor Rishi Sunak kicked-off his economic statement in the Commons by saying the government would do all it could to help prevent job losses in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Key points of the statement were: Government will pay £1,000 to businesses for each furloughed employee they bring...
Joanna Crofts, commercial property consultancy Knight Frank’s head of property asset management for South Wales and the South West, has been promoted from associate to partner. Joanna, pictured, joined Knight Frank as a graduate in 2004 and in 2014 joined the property asset management (PAM) team, which manages key...
An associate in Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon’s private client services team, has achieved one of the highest scores in exams staged by her professional association. Helen MacLeod, pictured, has been named as a winner in this year’s STEP Excellence Awards, recognising her high achievement in the STEP...
Business confidence has bounced back stronger in the South West than any other part of the UK, according to a new survey – but many firms remain gloomy and one in 10 expects to stay closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The monthly Business Barometer from Lloyds Bank Commercial...
Regional law firm Thrings has appointed two senior associates – commercial property specialist Natalie Day and succession and tax expert Gavin Smith – to advise the firm’s fast-growing portfolio of land development and private wealth clients. Natalie arrives at Thrings’ Bristol office from the city office of national law...
Bristol’s small businesses are being offered the chance to get free help to manage their finances in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic thanks to a new programme launched by West of England Mayor Tim Bowles. The accountancy support programme is being delivered in partnership with the Institute of...
A minority stake in Bristol’s largest shopping centre, the Mall at Cribbs Causeway, is set to be put up for sale after its troubled co-owner Intu called in administrators this afternoon. Intu, which also owns some of the UK’s largest retail schemes, including Lakeside in Essex and the Trafford...
Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright has advised Ambulatory Surgery International (ASI) on the first phase of the conversion of commercial offices in London’s Marylebone into a high-end healthcare day surgery and outpatient diagnostics facility. Welbeck Health, ASI’s trading name, is a day surgery start-up in the UK...
