http://www.gva.co.uk/News News Stories ordered by published date As much as 20% of total UK commercial stock could become unlettable in 2018 if the necessary action is not taken to improve the sustainability of existing stock. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884926003 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 Paul Manning, Senior Director in the Rating team at the Leeds office of GVA, the UK's largest independent commercial property advisor. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884926063 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 A healthy office market in Leeds will lead to a tipping point in the next 18 months if the current demand continues, according to GVA - the UK's largest independent commercial property advisor. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884926046 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 Overseas investors are maintaining strong interest in the UK commercial property market, supported by the current competitive level of sterling, according to the latest market analysis from GVA, the UK's largest independent commercial property adviser. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884925704 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 GVA, the UK's largest independent commercial property consultant, has secured an instruction to manage one of Bradford's most prominent office buildings. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884926060 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 GVA has acquired RGA Consulting, a leading UK hotel and leisure property specialist based in Edinburgh and London. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884925521 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 Exchange Buildings in Hull city centre is being marketed by GVA following its appointment as agents by Law of Property Act (LPA) Receivers. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884926061 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 Mike Cuthbertson, Regional Senior Director at GVA gives his views. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884925091 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 GVA have secured the sale of the former Mills Group headquarters at Earsdon Road, Monkseaton following upon the group's acquisition by Tesco. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884925090 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 The leading ethical bank Triodos Bank is gearing up for its move to new HQ offices, and has released three properties onto the market through their agents GVA. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884925117 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 Tony Wordsworth, Director at GVA sets out plans for one of the North East's leading regeneration quarters. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884921946 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 The Newcastle office of GVA has been appointed as Employer's Agent and Cost Consultant on one of the largest pre-let industrial deals in the North East for many years. GVA is project managing the new 343,000 sq.ft cross-dock warehouse at Teeslink on Wynyard Park, Stockton on Tees. The development is a joint venture between British Airways Pension Trustees Ltd and Sladen Estate Ltd, both of whom GVA works with closely on a national basis. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884921943 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 GVA's Birmingham-based Property Management team has been strengthened with the appointment of a new Associate and the promotion of another. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884925115 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 Three Birmingham professionals have completed their fourth challenge to raise funds for the Alzheimer's Society, a charity very close to their hearts. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884925107 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 GVA has been appointed by Paul Flint, Mark Orton and Brian Green of KPMG LLP, Joint Administrators to Beetham Hotels Birmingham Ltd, to dispose of the 999 year lease of the landmark Radisson Blu Hotel on Holloway Circus in the centre of the city. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884925101 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 National estate agency Connells has signed a 10-year lease for a ground floor retail suite at Lombard House on Great Charles Street, Birmingham. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884925098 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 Muse, the developer of Network Rail's Fish Dock site at Victoria Station in Manchester, has appointed GVA as leasing and investment adviser. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884921923 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 In the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2011 city centre and out-of-town office take-up in the UK, including Glasgow and Edinburgh, was down by just 4% on the quarterly average over the last three years. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884921922 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 The considerable value of food stores - some of which can be worth around £20 million - is not only creating development activity in a challenging market, but also acting as a catalyst for much wider regeneration, reports Paul Brewer, director and head of retail at GVA's Birmingham office. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884925094 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 Matthew Tootell, director of National Markets - Offices at GVA's Leeds office, says there is great appetite out there for relocating to centrally located, refurbished office spaces. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884921937 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 GVA Financial Consulting has been appointed to act as strategic property advisor to Thurrock Council as part of the local authority’s ongoing review of its operational and commercial property portfolio worth in excess of £75m. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884922033 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 GVA, acting jointly with Winton Faith, has let the sixth floor of Merchant Exchange, 20 Bell Street, Glasgow on behalf of CCLA Investment Management. The office space, which extends to 3,556 sq ft, was leased to Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability (SCLD) on a five year lease at a headline rental of £14.00 per sq ft. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884921916 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 The UK's leading independent commercial property consultant has added two new members to its team of experts in Leeds after a record year for the business. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884921936 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 GVA, the UK's largest independent commercial property consultant, has recruited five new members of staff to strengthen, bolster and expand its existing national retail agency division. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884921209 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 Two prime student accommodation blocks in the heart of Newcastle city centre have been acquired by LaSalle Investment Management in a deal worth £23.1million. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884921934 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 The Manchester Office Agents' Forum (MOAF) has announced the results of office take up for 2011. City centre take up totals 700,000 sq ft down from 1.3m sq ft in 2010, which was boosted by the Co-operative Group pre-let at NOMA. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884921927 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 The UK's largest independent commercial property adviser has appointed Adam Lansdown FRICS as a Principal Consultant within the company's GVA Humberts Leisure Edinburgh team. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884921919 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 Alistair Andrew, Associate at GVA's Leeds office, welcomes the Government's decision to press ahead with High Speed 2 to improve journey times between Leeds and London but urges ministers to push through the necessary legislation as quick as possible. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884921935 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 Acting on behalf of GNB Industrial Power (UK) Limited and Exide Technologies (Transportation) Limited, GVA has completed the acquisition of a new UK headquarters on Orbit Development's iconic mixed use business, retail and leisure park at Middlebrook, Bolton. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884921926 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 Sentiment in the regional office markets has declined markedly since the summer according to GVA’s latest edition of The Big Nine – the quarterly regional office market review. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884921182 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 Ian Stringer, regional senior director at GVA's Birmingham office comments on why today's High Speed 2 decision helps highlight the urgency with which UK plc must progress with infrastructure projects to bolster economic growth: /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884925100 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 The Prime Minister's New Year message is that the economy is 'in difficult times'. A widely held view is that it takes seven years to climb out of a recession, so we are only just past the mid-way point of the painful legacy of the economic recession that commenced in 2008. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884925097 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 GVA's Building Cost Update report reveals that development activity has decreased in recent months, albeit from a very low base. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884925092 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 Joint agents GVA and Barton Kendal have let Units 5 and 6 at Globe Park, Rochdale to Medina Dairies, on behalf of its client Greater Manchester Property Venture Fund (GMPVF). The company has taken 3,500 sq ft on a five-year lease, at a headline rental of £4.25 per sq ft. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884920466 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 Mark Rawstron, Regional Senior Director of GVA in Manchester looks back on the twists and turns of 2011. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884920465 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 The UK’S largest independent commercial property advisor GVA has set out its analysis of the Government housing strategy, warning that it does not go far enough to address the housing crisis in England. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884920421 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 Commercial property consultancy GVA is looking to grow its Yorkshire team to maximise business in a challenging market in 2012. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884921938 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 Bristol property adviser GVA is delivering nearly half a ton of food to Caring at Christmas, the Bristol charity that runs a shelter for the homeless or vulnerably housed over the Christmas period. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884920092 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 Driving along the M49, cranes are once again active over Avonmouth, as a new distribution facility for CHEP UK Ltd is beginning to take shape. With the steel structure now in place, the 50,000 sq ft unit on 8 acres at Central Park is on a fast track schedule to be complete in spring 2012. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884920141 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 Picton UK Listed Real Estate, landlords at Queens House at 19-29 St Vincent Street, has announced a raft of new companies that have taken space in the building. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884920467 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 Stephen Hollowood, Senior Director at GVA, the UK’s largest independent commercial property advisor, comments on the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement: /news/5-billion-infrastructure-investment-will-help-to-strengthen-the-UK-economy/ Wed, 30 Nov 2011 Ian Stringer, Senior Director at GVA, the UK’s largest independent commercial property consultant, comments on how the Chancellor needed to go much further with the Autumn Statement to stimulate economic recovery and ignite new private sector development: /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884919391 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 £200m stimulus to incentivise owners and occupiers to invest in energy efficiency. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884919366 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 GVA and Liverpool Vision host high profile panel in setting out bright future for UK’s fastest growing economy outside London. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884919117 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 Gerry Hughes, Senior Director at GVA comments: /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884919111 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 The future of the sports and leisure industry in an uncertain economic climate. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884919044 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 Miller Developments has instructed the UK's largest independent commercial property adviser, GVA, to give agency advice on the former Hillman Imp car production plant at Linwood in Glasgow. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884918925 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 Stephen Hollowood, Senior Director at GVA comments: /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884918731 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 GVA has welcomed three new members to its planning, development and regeneration team in the North West. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884919014 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 The introduction of higher tuition fees south of the border raises the likelihood that the Edinburgh student accommodation market will be bursting at the seams, according to GVA, the UK’s largest independent commercial property consultant. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884918998 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 The UK’s largest independent commercial property consultant has made a handful of appointments and promotions in its Mayfair and the City offices in London. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884918927 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 James McGivern has joined the Land & Development Team as senior surveyor at GVA’s Liverpool Office, to further expand the company’s consultancy and agency offering in Liverpool and throughout the North West. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884919016 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 GVA on behalf of ScottishPower Generation Ltd has secured various consents for a new Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power station at Cockenzie, East Lothian. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884918995 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 By Charles Toogood, Director, GVA Offices. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884919008 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 Unit 6 (10,686 sq ft) at Shepley Industrial Estate South in Audenshaw, has been let to textile manufacturing company, Multiple Winding, on a five year lease. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884919013 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 GVA has let Unit 13 at Orion Park, Crewe, to H2E Commerce, on behalf of joint venture developers, Graftongate and Highcross. The company has taken the 25,280 sq ft unit on a 10 year lease with a five year break, at a headline rental of £4.95 per sq ft. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884919015 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 Three surplus MOD sites being brought to market may be the answer to the dilemma faced by Bath and North East Somerset Council (BANES) on reaching its housing numbers. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884915182 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 GVA, the UK’s largest independent commercial property advisor, has been appointed by Swindon Borough Council and the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham to undertake Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Viability Studies. GVA has also been appointed to assist Doncaster Metropolitan Council in considering the potential impact of introducing CIL. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884918442 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 GVA, the UK’s largest commercial property adviser, has been shortlisted for Best Commercial Property Adviser at the International Property Awards, in association with Bloomberg Television. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884915044 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 More than three acres of prime development space at a key regeneration site in West Yorkshire is being marketed by GVA, the UK’s largest independent commercial property consultant. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884915105 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 An ambitious extension to a seaside holiday park is expected to boost the local economy by more than £5.5million. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884915088 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 The GVA Building Cost Update report provides a timely reminder of the continuing impact of the economic downturn on the construction industry. Twelve months ago, development activity (and hence construction activity) in the commercial, industrial and residential sectors was increasing, albeit from a very low base, on the back of a modest increase in capital values. However, with weaker economic growth and static capital value increases, this increased development activity has ground to a halt. With a weak economic and property market outlook, and with development finance still severely constrained, it is unlikely that there will be much change in the amount of development activity over the next year or two. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884915092 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 GVA has acquired 12,105 sq ft of office space at Fulwood Court in Preston, on behalf of the Automobile Association (AA). /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884915084 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 Commercial property adviser GVA has joined forces with environmental campaigners Keep Wales Tidy to improve the quality of the environment in Cardiff. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884915078 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 Property consultant, GVA, has let Unit 18 at First Avenue/Europa Way at Trafford Park, to Moss Electrical, on behalf of Legacy Portfolio. Moss Electrical, which is one of the largest independent electrical wholesalers in the UK, has a strong presence in the South but the 19,371 sq ft unit will be the company’s first branch in the North West. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884915082 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 A former dairy in Okehampton is being transformed into a factory for manufacturing bee hives. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884915076 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 Next has taken an extra 10,000 sq ft of space at The Mall at Cribbs Causeway to create a new flagship store, coinciding with a number of other lifestyle retailers also signing new leases. The additional space has provided Next with a 43,000 sq ft store on a 15 year lease. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884914571 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 The regional office occupier market has improved each quarter this year following a sluggish start, according to a recent report by GVA. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884914974 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 GVA has let the former Project Furniture Company showroom at Unit 1, Wharfside in Trafford Park, to stationery supply company, DG Office Supplies. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884915080 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 GVA who recently moved to new premises in Central Square, Newcastle have appointed Gordon Metcalfe to the position of team leader within their expanding planning unit in Newcastle. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884915090 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 As economic uncertainty persists, the holiday park industry on the other hand continues to present investment solace for lenders says leading UK leisure property specialist GVA Humberts Leisure. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884914241 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 Delta Properties, the Group which owns the 640 acre Central Park in Severnside, has today announced the appointment of Roxhill Developments Limited as its new joint venture development manager for Central Park. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884915184 Thu, 06 Oct 2011 A former international fish auctioning facility on Hull docks is being brought to market by leading UK commercial property consultant GVA. The Corporate Recovery team at GVA’s Leeds office has been appointed as Law of Property Act (LPA) Receivers. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884914528 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 UK-based express delivery company, City Link, has recently acquired a new regional distribution centre of 66,753 sq ft on 4.84 acres adjacent to The Mall regional shopping centre, at Jc 17 M5, Bristol. The parcels company has taken the building from owners Prudential and Capital Shopping Centres, on a new ten year lease, at an undisclosed rent. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884914192 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 Deals to bring five thriving firms to prime business park space have been sealed by leading property consultant GVA. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884914188 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 A daredevil team of property experts are walking over the edge of a Leeds landmark building to support young and disadvantaged people. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884914186 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 In one of the largest deals in South Yorkshire this year, F&C REIT Asset Management, acting on behalf of clients, has completed the letting of a 65,000sq ft warehouse at Dearne Mills, Darton, near Barnsley, to Kingspan Renewables, which will support its manufacturing and distribution operations in Wakefield. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884914184 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 James Latham has acquired new premises at Tingley, in Leeds, to help facilitate expansion in the Northern region, specifically along the M62 corridor. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884914182 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 The sale of RAF Daws Hill, has recently been completed by GVA on behalf of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation, through an unconditional sale to Taylor Wimpey UK Limited for a sum in excess of £30m. The site has potential for residential led mixed-use development to consist of approximately 550 residential units and commercial space subject to gaining the necessary planning consents. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884914165 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 Aoife McEvoy has been promoted to associate in the Land and Development team at GVA, Manchester. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884914197 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 According to a report by the UK’s largest independent commercial property consultant GVA, investment into secondary retail assets is set to increase. A continuing shortage of prime stock in the market could mean an investor focus shift from prime to secondary property over the coming year. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884913163 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 Bristol’s newest hotel, the 151 bedroom Travelodge in Mitchell Lane, in the Redcliffe area of central Bristol, has been completed to time and to budget. Project managers GVA have now handed the hotel over to Travelodge for the first guests to move in. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884914194 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 Central Park, Bristol, is pleased to announce its first pre-let to CHEP UK Limited for a new pallet distribution facility of 50,000 sq ft. The lease is for a 15 year term, with annualised rent increases in line with RPI. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884918273 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 Leading UK commercial property consultant GVA has been shortlisted in three award categories at this year’s Estates Gazette Awards. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884912765 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 GVA has completed the office fit out of the landmark Glasgow Grade A office development, 2 West Regent Street, on behalf of Digby Brown LLP, Scotland’s largest specialist personal injury practice. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884914175 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 A consortium led by Igloo Regeneration with the full support of the Liverpool City Region Local Authorities has been selected as preferred bidder to establish a regeneration fund which will help enable projects critical to the region's economy to go ahead. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884912492 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 Figures released by the UK's largest independent commercial property consultant GVA, have shown that office space take up across Scotland's business parks dropped in the first half of this year while floor space availability rose, taking vacancy rates up to a record high for the period. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884914177 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 A new report from GVA on occupier activity on the UK’s business parks showed an increase in activity in the first half of 2011. Yet, activity is still subdued amid persistent economic uncertainty. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912203 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 This week GVA FM, the facilities management (FM) arm of the UK’s largest independent commercial property consultant, has acquired Acuity Holdings Ltd from Broadgate Estates Ltd, together with 70 strong Acuity Management Solutions Ltd. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912082 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 Bristol and Bath Science Park continues to be the focus for business park activity in the South West region, according to a new report from property adviser GVA on occupier activity on the UK’s business parks. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912079 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 GVA Schatunowski Brooks has bolstered its specialist and market leading Rights of Light team through the addition of two new directors in Matthew Craske and Kaivin Wong. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884912533 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 Hotels and leisure property advisor, GVA Humberts Leisure, has been instructed to sell the landmark Queen’s Hotel, which occupies a prominent position on Blackpool’s South Promenade. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912077 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 F&C REIT has let a combined 245,000 sq ft of new high-specification warehouse space at Fradley Park, Lichfield, to DHL and retail warehousing and distribution specialist Amethyst Group. GVA’s Industrial team acted on behalf of F&C REIT, together with Kingstons Commercial and CBRE. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912076 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 GVA Humberts Leisure, the property specialists to the golf and golf hotel industries, is instructed to market Blacknest Golf & Country Club, which is situated close to the Surrey / Hampshire border in the South Downs National Park. Offers in the region of £1.25 million are invited for the freehold property. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912085 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 Matthew Tootell, Director at GVA, calls for the UK to reinvigorate the property market and address growing sustainability issues faced by the sector by introducing a scrappage scheme. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912096 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 GVA, the UK's largest independent commercial property consultant, has asserted its dominance in the public sector consultancy market once again. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912088 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 The Lancashire Sports Partnership in association with GVA Robson Sports and Sport England are working together to explore the potential for Super Sports Villages in Lancashire. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912092 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 GVA’s property management team has been appointed by asset managers F&C REIT Ireland to manage Victoria Square House, one of Birmingham’s most high profile office buildings, located opposite to the Council House on Victoria Square in the centre of the city. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912090 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 This week GVA released its latest quarterly report on city centre and out of town office take up in the UK’s nine leading regional city markets. The findings reveal that there has been a reasonable level of take up in the second quarter of 2011, yet concern remains over the longer term. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912093 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 The Localism agenda has left the development and planning industry in England in a state of confusion. This is not the case in Wales, say advisers at GVA, where following the ‘yes’ vote in March’s referendum, there is a real opportunity to introduce a Welsh planning system that can give development and investment a timely boost. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912084 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 More than 60 employees from GVA gave up a full working day to engage in a number of community projects in Birmingham, which were organised with Business in the Community. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912083 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 Leading property adviser GVA has appointed a new Building Surveyor for its Cardiff office. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912087 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 The Bristol office of leading property adviser GVA is leading the way in raising funds for a national charity for disabled children. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912086 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 GVA Birmingham, the region’s largest property consultancy firm, has made three director promotions. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912095 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 GVA has promoted three members of its Planning Development and Regeneration (PDR) team in Manchester. Iain Jenkinson has been promoted to senior director, Chris Argent has been appointed from senior planner to principal planner and Jenny Hope has become planner after achieving RTPI accreditation. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912091 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 Leading UK property consultant, GVA has won Corporate Property Adviser of the Year at this year’s Property Marketing Awards in London. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912089 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 Desks are significantly smaller, open plan offices are now regarded as the norm for even the most senior fee-earners, hot-desking is commonplace, and non-stop improvements in technology are making it effortless to work from home. However, property heads at large corporates are not slashingthe amount of office space required in their forecasts. The city centre office remains vital, but the way the internal fit-out is planned and configured is changing radically. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912097 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 GVA has outgrown it’s Newcastle office and has relocated to Central Square to enable future expansion of it’s North East regional office. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884912106 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 GVA Humberts Leisure has announced that Brighton’s landmark Grade II listed pier is for sale for the first time in over 25 years. Acting on behalf of the current owners, the Noble Group, GVA Humberts Leisure advises that the disposal will involve the sale of the entire issued share capital of the Brighton Marine Palace & Pier Company, which was established by Act of Parliament in 1888, to develop and operate the Pier. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912104 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 Brandon Hire, provider of tools and equipment to the building and construction industry, has appointed leading property adviser GVA to provide a range of property portfolio management services for its national estate. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912102 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 GVA has today welcomed the Humberts Leisure team, a leading UK leisure property specialist, into its Leeds office following its acquisition last month. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912107 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 GVA Humberts Leisure has announced that Brighton’s landmark Grade II* listed Pier is for sale for the first time in over 25 years. Acting on behalf of the current owners, the Noble Group, GVA Humberts Leisure advises that the disposal will involve the sale of the entire issued share capital of the Brighton Marine Palace & Pier Company, which was established by Act of Parliament in 1888, to develop and operate the Pier. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912098 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 New research from leading UK property consultant, GVA, explores how the growing green economy will impact key players in the property industry – notably developers and local authorities – and what they can do to take advantage. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912110 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 The merger of Humberts Leisure with leading UK property adviser GVA, has taken shape in Cardiff as the Humberts team join forces with GVA at their One Kingsway offices. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912105 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 Ignis and Shearer Property Group, has signed a deal with high-street brand USC to take its first store in Swindon at The Parade Shopping Centre. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912116 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 The freehold of an iconic retail property in Clifton, Bristol has changed hands. Property adviser GVA, acting on behalf of Associated Property Investors Limited, has purchased the prime freehold of 43 – 45 Queens Road in Clifton, for £1.632 million which represents a net initial yield of 6.36%. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912101 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 A team from leading UK property consultant GVA completed a sponsored walk in excess of 30-miles for the second year running raising more than £13,500. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912108 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 Looking back over the last decade it is extremely apparent that take up of out of town offices has been concentrated within the former Enterprise Zones and as a result both take up and development momentum has fallen off within the non-EZ office and business parks across the region. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912100 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 GVA Humberts Leisure, property specialists to the golf and golf hotel industries, is instructed to market The Craythorne, Burton-upon-Trent. A guide price of £1.15 million has been set for the freehold property, which is being offered to the market as the current owner is retiring and relocating abroad. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912114 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 Leading UK property consultant GVA has launched its latest research looking back at the last 12 months in property development terms, and what will affect activity over the next few years. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912111 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 Newcastle City Council and Gateshead Council are working together to bring forward the NewcastleGateshead One Core Strategy 2030 which will be focused upon 7 defined areas. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912099 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 The month of May saw leading UK property consultant GVA host a series of seminar’s in the City of London to promote inward investment into what it believes will be the UK’s leading three 'investment hub' cities outside the capital. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912103 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 It is clear that more environmentally efficient and sustainable offices make financial sense – to occupiers, investors and developers alike. Increasingly stringent legislation remains a key driver towards forcing office buildings to be more sustainable, combined with increasing commitments towards Corporate Social Responsibility by businesses. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912112 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 The UK occupier market continues to recover from arguably its worst downturn since the Second World War, but so far progress has been slow. However, while household spending is fragile, the Bank of England’s latest Quarterly Inflation Report reveals that business investment and stockbuilding contributed 2.5 percentage points to GDP growth during 2010, and the early signs are that investment levels for 2011 are continuing to rise. Consequently, our own forecast for property rental growth has been upgraded slightly from the start of the year from 1.3 per cent to 1.6 per cent. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912113 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 Work has officially started on the site of the new and improved surgery for the Chew Medical Practice. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912115 Thu, 02 Jun 2011 Although demand from the logistics sector in the region is limited, the supply of specialist new build distribution units is low, particularly in the 100,000 sq ft plus size range and with little prospect of any speculative development in the short term companies who need space will find themselves with limited choice. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912109 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 GVA reports that the West Midlands automotive industry is currently thriving, helped by a depreciated sterling driving demand for British exports. This foreign demand is helping to support domestic suppliers of intermediate and capital goods to the export sector, particularly in the aerospace and automotive industries. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912120 Tue, 31 May 2011 GVA reports that the West Midlands automotive industry is currently thriving, helped by a depreciated sterling driving demand for British exports. This foreign demand is helping to support domestic suppliers of intermediate and capital goods to the export sector, particularly in the aerospace and automotive industries. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912119 Tue, 31 May 2011 The Investment team at leading UK property consultancy GVA is going from strength to strength after recording another hugely profitable year. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912125 Fri, 27 May 2011 On behalf of real estate fund managers PRUPIM, GVA has brought a 108,000sq ft warehouse to the market on Don Pedro Avenue, Normanton. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912117 Fri, 27 May 2011 Leading UK property consultant GVA will sponsor the UK's first ever Green Film Festival when it starts today (Friday 20 May). /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912121 Fri, 20 May 2011 Rising levels of business investment is a clear indication of market recovery. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912118 Fri, 20 May 2011 The Property Management Consultancy team at GVA’s Birmingham office has appointed Claire Bramhall to the post of senior surveyor. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912124 Wed, 18 May 2011 GVA's property management team has been appointed by Opus Land to manage the Opus 40 business park, which is located just off J15 of the M40. As well as managing the communal areas and parking across the 35 acre business park, GVA will be working closely with the development team on the planned future phases. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912123 Mon, 09 May 2011 This week GVA exchanged contracts with Humberts Leisure, a leading UK leisure property specialist, to acquire the business. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912122 Wed, 04 May 2011 Leading UK property consultant GVA has announced a number of senior promotions in its Leeds office. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912136 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 One of the UK’s leading property consultancy firms has struck up an innovative relationship with one of the region’s charities. For some years GVA’s Newcastle office has provided advice on property matters to the North East Council on Addictions (NECA). NECA promote the recognition, prevention and treatment associated with addictions and substance misuse including alcohol, drugs and gambling. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912132 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 Leading UK property consultancy GVA has completed its international building contract for Fabory Group, a leading fasteners distributor, on time and on budget. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912129 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 Leading commercial property consultant GVA has completed the acquisition of Land and Property Management Ltd to bolster its existing Property Management Consultancy offer in Glasgow. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912128 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 GVA’s latest quarterly review of the regional office market, ‘A tale of nine cities’, shows a subdued start to 2011 in city centre and out-of-town take up. Combined, the two markets have experienced just 1.25 million sq ft, 19% below the quarterly average. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912134 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 The Chew Medical Practice in Chew Magna has announced that its long awaited plans to upgrade its current surgery are about to become a reality. GPs at the practice are investing in new purpose-built premises, which will enabletheir patients to benefit from improved facilities and a wider range of medical services. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912126 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 “COULD THE UK BENEFIT FROM A SCRAPPAGE SCHEME TO REINVIGORATE THE MARKET AND ADDRESS GROWING SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES FACED BY THE SECTOR?” /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912130 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 Building, refurbishment, painting and decorating specialists, St Annes Contractors has taken 4,000 sq ft (372 sq m) of new office space on a five-year lease at Maple Court, Whitemoss Business Park, Skelmersdale. Developed by Alderley Edge-based Metier, Maple Court is a state of the art office scheme, which has raised the bar in terms office accommodation in and around the West Lancashire town. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912135 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 The Better Buildings Partnership (BBP) has published its latest in a series of toolkits, developed in partnership with GVA to enable managing agents to actively manage buildings using sustainability best practice. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912131 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 GVA's quarterly review of the construction market has revealed that material price growth is increasing the pressure on already tight contractors’ margins, with continuing competition for tender prices. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912127 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 A three man team from leading property consultant GVA joined 100 cyclists from around the UK property industry to take on the gruelling MIPIM cycle to Cannes 2011. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912153 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 More than 30 members of leading UK property consultant GVA will be completing a sponsored walk in excess of 30-miles for the second year running for Candlelighters Trust. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912150 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 Leading UK property consultant GVA’s Property Management Consultancy team (PMC), in partnership with Leeds Cares and Bagnalls, has completed a DIY Challenge for Stainbeck United Reformed Church in Leeds. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912149 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 The last of the distinctive industrial warehouses in Ferry Street, overlooking Bristol's Floating Harbour, have been sold. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912151 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 Our experts' take on what it means for housing, planning and sustainable projects /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912144 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 A number of leading figures joined together at a breakfast event on 17 March to debate the Localism Bill and on the implications for London. The debate was joint sponsored with Snapdragon Consulting. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912137 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 At a GVA-sponsored round table at MIPIM 2011 on 10 March, GVA’s Chief Executive, Rob Bould, joined with Mike Bear, the Lord Mayor of London, and Baroness Jo Valentine, Chief Executive of Think London and London First, to answer the question ‘What can the rest of the UK do to benefit from London’s continuing success?’ /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912139 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 Leading UK property consultant GVA launched a comprehensive new toolkit of integrated funding solutions at MIPIM last week. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912143 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 The Joint Administrators of Elizabeth Estates (BS) Ltd have appointed property consultants, GVA and Strettons, to jointly market The Limes Hotel in preparation for auction on 4 April at The New Connaught Rooms, London. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912138 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 Leading property consultant, GVA, has continued its support for homeless charity, the Booth Centre, based in Manchester Cathedral, with a donation of £3,000 raised by its Liverpool and Manchester offices. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912140 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 With the market beginning to pick up much needed momentum, George Jennings, Associate at GVA’s Birmingham office, takes a look at the potential issues. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912146 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 Leading property consultant GVA has appointed a new director and a further two qualified surveyors to its property management consultancy team. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912142 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 UK property consultant, GVA, has completed the sale of a 637 sq m (7,000 sq ft) industrial unit at Penrhyn Court, a high quality development on Knowsley Business Park, to local packaging company, Parkers. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912141 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 Two new lettings have been completed at one of Bristol city centre’s landmark office buildings, Kings Orchard. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912148 Mon, 07 Mar 2011 The Soil Association intends to redevelop the former gas works site in Anchor Road, Bristol, thereby helping to complete the final part of the regeneration jigsaw on the northern section of Harbourside. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912152 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 GVA hosted a Question Time-style debate this morning (3rd March 2011) to discuss ‘planning in the era of localism’. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912147 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 A key member of GVA’s Birmingham team has been appointed as national chairman of the Association of Women in Property. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912145 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 GVA, the leading UK property consultant, has just released its spring 2011 Business Parks Review, which tells a mixed tale of recovery. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912168 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 A new report by leading UK property consultant GVA highlights how a new scrappage for buildings scheme, alongside current initiatives, could offer a dual solution to help stimulate UK construction and meet emissions reduction targets. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912161 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 Edward Dry has been appointed director in the Corporate Recovery team at GVA. Edward joins the company from Sanderson Weatherall, where he was an executive director and board member. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912157 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 Leading property consultant GVA is one of the best placed real estate advisors in the UK to drive new revenue in sustainability advisory services, according to a recent report by independent analyst firm Verdantix. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912164 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 Leading hotel operators, banks and investors reconvened at the annual GVA Hogan Lovells hotel conference in London last week where Alan Parker, the former CEO of Whitbread gave a keynote address. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912155 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 GVA’s Birmingham office has let 200,000 sq ft of industrial storage space at Marchington Industrial Estate in Staffordshire to leading global brewer, Molson Coors Brewing Company, which is to be managed by DHL. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912166 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 Abtek Biologicals Limited has taken the 3,038 sq ft Unit 7 at Priority Sites’ Brookfield Business Park in Aintree on a five-year lease. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912156 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 Latest addition continues company's national drive to meet niche market demand /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912163 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 On behalf of LaSalle Investment Management, leading UK property consultant GVA has sold the Springfield Road Industrial Estate, Hayes for £9.135m to Threadneedle Property Investment Limited. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912159 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 GVA has today opened a vibrant new meeting space - called 'the hub' - at its Mayfair office. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912160 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 2011 could mark the year the private sector fought back. The regional city office market will hold firm in 2011 says leading UK property consultant GVA. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912169 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 The Government expects property to lead the way in securing the UK’s tough commitment to carbon emission reductions. New research by leading UK property consultant GVA, examines the part property is playing across the major cities, as well as what can improve, and the likely impact on the commercial sector. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912158 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 The much-anticipated Localism Bill outlines radical changes that will; introduce elected majors into 12 English cities; give local authorities more control over finances and social housing; and - controversially - it will push the ownership of the planning debate to communities. Heralded as the centrepiece of government efforts to decentralise power away from Whitehall, GVA welcomes the Bill’s overriding big society theme, but warms that localism must not become parochialism. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912165 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 Bristol’s aspirations to become the UK’s leading sustainable city have been given a boost with the findings of a new report from property consultancy GVA, “Emission Impossible”. The report, issued this week, studies eleven of the UK’s major cities including London, Birmingham and Manchester, and shows Bristol performing strongly in its targets to reduce carbon emission levels. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912162 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 Property advisor GVA has acquired Stanley House, at Acorn Business Park in Stockport on behalf of one of the northwest’s leading care home providers, Borough Care Ltd. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912154 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 Andrew Watson has been promoted to director in GVA’s Liverpool office. Andrew, who heads up the firm’s valuation team in the city, has worked for GVA since June 2000, initially in its Manchester office, before moving to Liverpool in 2008. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912167 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 Stuart Morley, Director and Head of Research at leading property consultant GVA believes it prudent to raise the base rate in Q4 of 2011 to 1%, but not now, despite calls from the Monetary Policy Committee to press ahead. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912170 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912173 Tue, 25 Jan 2011 The recently reported rights to light case involving a completed commercial scheme has once again shown that developers who alter or build property that interferes with a neighbouring building's rights to light without a suitable agreement in place are putting themselves at huge financial risk. The case also confirms how crucial it is to access rights to light advice - like that offered by GVA Schatunowski Brooks - early on in the development or design process. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912171 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 Leading UK property consultant GVA has been appointed by Dover District Council, Kent County Council and the Environment Agency as the lead consultant to undertake a comprehensive Study of Deal, on the South East Coast. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912172 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 Leading UK property consultant GVA is proud to have raised £15,573 for property industry charity, LandAid, with a mass abseil on the first ever LandAid Day on 15 October 2010. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912176 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 Property adviser GVA has secured the sale of the former Cambrian Hotel in Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire, on behalf of the Joint LPA Receivers RJ Belcher and GB Judd from GVA. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912178 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 Advice from GVA's London based planning team has helped Nick Jacob, of Rowan Asset Management, to obtain the unlikeliest of planning consents. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912174 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 A new chapter begins as GVA heritage stays but Grimley goes /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912179 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 Leading UK property consultant unveils 'Miles Matter' for Whizz-Kidz in its bid to exceed previous years fundraising record /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912177 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 Leading UK property consultant GVA has bolstered its existing specialist and market leading national Compulsory Purchase business with the appointment of Matthew Bodley MRICS as Director and head of the unit. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912175 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 Northumberland is a typical rural county with large areas of moorland, hills, valleys and forests whereas the urban south east comprises 5% of the land area but accommodates in excess of 50% of the county population. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912495 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 The Birmingham office of GVA Grimley has acquired 5,307 sq ft of Grade A office space on behalf of specialist insurance broker AUA Insolvency Risk Services Ltd (IRS) at City Gate in Nottingham’s city centre. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912493 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 Mark Rawstron, Regional Senior Director at GVA Grimley, says: How will 2010 be remembered by North West businesses? /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912496 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 With availability of space at business parks now at its highest level in over 14 years, are we seeing the death of the business park or could the model reinvent its offering to meet the requirements of the modern occupier? /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912490 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 The Newcastle City Centre office market has in common with other provincial and regional cities suffered as a result of the economic recession, the pre-election and post-election uncertainty, the public sector comprehensive spending review and the likely loss of jobs within the public sector which could imply both the release and non take-up of office space. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912494 Wed, 03 Nov 2010 Richard Lace, from GVA Grimley’s offices team has been promoted from principal surveyor to associate. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912491 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 Leading UK property consultancy GVA Grimley Limited will shortly present its financial results year ending 30 April 2010 to Companies House. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912373 Sat, 02 Oct 2010 Rob Bould, Chief Executive at leading commercial property consultant GVA Grimley has been elected as Master of the Worshipful Company of Chartered Surveyors. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912374 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 Property adviser GVA Grimley’s Cardiff office has taken part in Keep Wales Tidy’s Great Taff Tidy, part of the Tidy Towns project. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912359 Tue, 14 Sep 2010 Work is about to start on the fit-out of Advanced Insulation’s new £1.9 million headquarters at Quedgeley West Business Park in Gloucestershire, following its acquisition of the 31,865 sq ft speculatively built unit. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912353 Sat, 28 Aug 2010 The property management team at Cardiff-based commercial property adviser GVA Grimley has pledged its support to the Ty Hafan children’s hospice by donating a cheque for £5,000 to its hydrotherapy pool fundraising appeal. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912354 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 A development site in the centre of the Clifton area of Bristol has been sold by Bristol property advisor GVA Grimley on behalf of Joint LPA Receivers RJ Belcher and RJ Goode from GVA Grimley. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912355 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 The Industrial Agency team at Leeds-based commercial property consultants GVA Grimley has celebrated an encouraging start to its financial year by completing a number of transactions since the beginning of May. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912356 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 Take-up levels on Yorkshire and Humber business parks have slowed, but prime headline rents have remained surprising resilient according to leading UK property consultancy GVA Grimley. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912352 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 The student population is growing and diversifying, demanding better quality, more affordable accommodation. Yet university funding cuts and a lack of development funding mean that new student housing projects are likely to be hit hard. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912337 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 GVA Grimley has expanded its Shopping Centre Management team further with the appointment of Grant Owens. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912339 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 XVision Limited, the Bradford-based manufacturer and supplier of specialist vehicle parking sensor systems has relocated to larger premises off Swinnow Lane in Leeds. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912345 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 Leading property consultancy GVA Grimley has strengthened its team with seven promotions and a new appointment in its Leeds office. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912344 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 Leeds-based commercial property consultancy GVA Grimley this week unveiled GVA Grimley Financial Consulting Limited – a new specialist advisory team designed to galvanise the company’s offer. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912342 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 Leading UK property consultant GVA Grimley notes the government’s decision to encourage local businesses and councils to establish Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) to replace existing Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) across England. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912341 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 Crawley Borough Council and leading property consultant GVA Grimley will present a strategic Masterplan of Manor Royal Industrial Estate near Crawley, West Sussex, on Tuesday 13th July at 6.30pm at the Virgin Atlantic Training Centre. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912340 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 GVA Grimley this week unveiled GVA Grimley Financial Consulting Limited – a new specialist advisory team designed to galvanise the company’s consultancy offer. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912338 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 The supply chain of out of town offices may have gone full circle over the last three decades on Wearside and Teesside. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912328 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 Mark Rawstron, senior regional director, says: "The lack of stamp duty increase is to be welcomed as any increase not only affects the residential market but more importantly the commercial market, and the effect on values has a direct impact on the worth of retirement pensions. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912320 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 Leading UK property consultant GVA Grimley reports that the most important Budget since 1997 will pave the way for sustained growth for the property market. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912318 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 GVA Grimley reports that the forecasts from the new Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) highlight the potential dangers of dramatic spending cuts and tax increases. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912327 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 GVA Grimley’s Birmingham office has advised on the purchase of a 13-acre site (5.35 hectares) at Cannock Wood Industrial Estate for automotive re-manufacturer ATP Industries Group. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912317 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 All commercial properties in the UK were revalued for business rates purposes with effect from 1 April 2010. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912312 Wed, 09 Jun 2010 The much needed construction of a new ‘health campus’ for the people of Berrow and Brean, in Somerset, will take place this week with an official turf cutting ceremony. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912329 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 Five members of GVA Grimley’s Birmingham office have jumped into the saddle to take on the Tour de LDC cycling challenge from Lands End of John O’ Groats to raise money for children’s charity Friendship Works this month. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912321 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 GVA Grimley’s Birmingham office has strengthened its expert team of property professionals with seven associate promotions. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912326 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 The Building Consultancy team at GVA Grimley’s Birmingham office has become one of the largest specialist teams of its kind in the region, following a significant increase in client instructions for project work and acquisition surveys. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912315 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 The industrial agency team at Leeds-based commercial property consultants GVA Grimley has celebrated an encouraging start to its financial year by completing a number of transactions since the beginning of May. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912343 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 According the GVA Grimley’s latest market research, the remainder of 2010 will see an increase in property investment supply. However, those expecting a significant increase in available stock can think again. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912325 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 A much loved Pier has been saved, by businessman Bryn IIsley who has bought the landmark attraction. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912324 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 The supply chain of out of town offices may have gone full circle over the last three decades on Wearside and Teesside. Basically prior to 1980 it was not viable, neither was there any demand for out of town offices outside the established main city and town centres. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912323 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 “George Osborne has gone for broke and opted for very large spending cuts and to have them sooner rather than later. This will hopefully reduce the budget deficit to just 1.1% of GDP by the end of this parliament. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912319 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 Leeds-based independent vehicle component distributor Andrew Page Limited has expanded its operations in south Leeds by taking a 10,821 sq ft refurbished distribution facility on Lockwood Way. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912313 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 Throughout 2009 the North East industrial market was beset by the same overriding financial and property issues affecting the wider national market. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912279 Wed, 26 May 2010 Leading property consultant, GVA Grimley, has announced the promotion of eight members of its Planning, Development and Regeneration (PDR) team in Manchester. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912270 Mon, 24 May 2010 In a broad sample of medium turnover SMEs, it has been found that freehold commercial property on the balance sheet represented an average of 27% to 32% of the company’s total fixed asset value. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912267 Fri, 21 May 2010 Radley, the UK's number one handbag brand, is to open a new 1,300 sq ft store at The Mall at Cribbs Causeway, as part of its UK expansion plans. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912288 Wed, 19 May 2010 After years of under funding, universities in the UK have recently enjoyed improved funding with income to the sector doubling over the last decade. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912269 Fri, 14 May 2010 With David Cameron taking up the helm at 10 Downing Street and Nick Clegg confirmed as his deputy, the finer details of a coalition agreement are now being ironed out between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912273 Wed, 12 May 2010 Despite Labour’s best efforts to remain in office, a coalition has now been reached between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats, paving the way for David Cameron to take up the helm at 10 Downing Street with Nick Clegg as his Deputy. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912272 Wed, 12 May 2010 A five strong, all female team from GVA Grimley has ran away with the trophy in the annual West Midlands Royal Town Planning Institute’s Young Planners Quiz. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912266 Wed, 12 May 2010 According to the latest Corporate Real Estate Survey by GVA Grimley, the last six months saw a significant number of organisations reduce their operational property portfolios, and a much greater number than had been previously projected. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912283 Mon, 10 May 2010 Staff from the Bristol office of property adviser GVA Grimley, have kicked off a series of ten fundraising events which will see the company raise money for ten charities throughout 2010. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912278 Mon, 10 May 2010 Beverley Smith, director of the planning, development and regeneration team, commented: “In the case of a hung parliament, we could potentially see the Lib Dems becoming the key players in planning terms, as their manifesto sees them occupying the middle ground between Tory radicalism and Labour’s obvious pledge to maintain the status quo. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912285 Fri, 07 May 2010 Whereas Tyneside has seen a strong level of out of town office take up over recent years, the future could prove to be famine or feast as a result of the current economic climate, government legislation and funding issues! /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912284 Fri, 07 May 2010 Research released today highlights that Leeds City Centre has seen an increase in prime rents and investment activity over the last 12 months. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912281 Fri, 07 May 2010 Over the past decade the city has been pinning its hopes on the regeneration of Eastside. However, the dearth of new development on a number of earmarked sites indicates that the success of Eastside remains in its infancy. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912268 Fri, 07 May 2010 Powys County Council has appointed Cardiff based GVA Grimley to manage its workspace portfolio on a two year contract. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912286 Thu, 06 May 2010 According the GVA Grimley’s latest market research, the remainder of 2010 will see an increase in property investment supply. However, those expecting a significant increase in available stock can think again. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912287 Sat, 01 May 2010 GVA Grimley Ltd has been commissioned by the Liverpool City Region local authorities, together with Cheshire West and Chester and supported by 4NW and GONW, to undertake an Overview Study of development land needs and supply for the sub-region. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912282 Sat, 01 May 2010 Urban regeneration is going through a very challenging phase. Physical regeneration has stalled, whilst social and economic regeneration has been criticised for failing to address long-standing deprivation and equality issues. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912280 Sat, 01 May 2010 Neil Jones, associate within GVA Grimley’s Planning, Development and Regeneration team in Leeds, comments: /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912277 Sat, 01 May 2010 The coalition’s change of heart on scrapping the RDAs is good news for the region, says Simon Reynolds, director of national markets from GVA Grimley: /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912276 Sat, 01 May 2010 Mike Taylor, Director in Planning, Development & Regeneration at GVA Grimley comments: /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912275 Sat, 01 May 2010 Leading property consultancy GVA Grimley has today announced an international contract win from Fabory Group, a leading fasteners distributor. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912274 Sat, 01 May 2010 Julie Coates has been appointed by leading UK property consultant GVA Grimley as human resources director, following her previous role as head of HR for PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Tax division. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912271 Sat, 01 May 2010 Leading property consultant GVA Grimley has announced a number of promotions within both its Edinburgh and Glasgow offices. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912265 Sat, 01 May 2010 Durham remains a strong market town and for the size of its population (25,000 people) it has always punched well above its weight due to strong demographics and a population inflated by large student numbers and a consistent and increasing tourist industry. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912237 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 The Property Management Consultancy team at leading property company, GVA Grimley, has appointed Ben Moorhouse to its growing team. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912229 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 Beverley Smith, director of the planning, development and regeneration team, commented: /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912238 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 In the latest deal to complete in Glasgow's fast emerging IFSD (International Financial Services District), British Telecommunications PLC has sub-let the 4th floor at Alexander Bain House, 15 York Street Glasgow to Royal & Sun Alliance plc. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912239 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 Acting on behalf of property owners Helical Bar plc, GVA Grimley has secured the sale of a first floor suite at 166 Buchanan Street, Glasgow to a private investor for a price of £115,000. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912233 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 The Bristol office of GVA Grimley has launched a service designed to help businesses cope with difficult market conditions by identifying key areas to reduce property costs. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912232 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 Acting on behalf of the Scottish Government and Telereal Trillium, GVA Grimley have recently completed three office acquisitions - one in Glasgow city centre and two in Lanarkshire. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912230 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 The Property Management Team at GVA Grimley’s Newcastle office has donated £5,000 to Gosforth based charity St Oswald’s Hospice. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912231 Sat, 10 Apr 2010 According to the latest Corporate Real Estate Survey by GVA Grimley, in partnership with Henley Business School, the last six months saw a significant number of organisations reduce their operational property portfolios, and a much greater number than had been previously projected. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912236 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 The government is expected to announce a package of up to £425m to facilitate civil servant relocations at the next Spending Review, which is due to be announced after the election. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912235 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 Lara Conaway has joined leading UK property consultant GVA Grimley from Morgan Lovell plc, the UK’s leading sustainable design and build specialist, to further strengthen the company’s sustainability offer and extend its professional capabilities for clients. /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912234 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 /news_content.aspx?NewsId=12884912228 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 Stuart Morley, head of research at GVA Grimley comments: /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884912225 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 One of the largest office lettings in Bristol so far this year has been concluded at Kings Orchard in Queen Street, Castle Park, by property advisers GVA Grimley, giving encouraging signs of a revival for the city’s offices market. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884912219 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 GVA Grimley has been appointed by Liverpool City Council to produce the city's first Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA). /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884912221 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 GVA Grimley is shaping up for growth with the appointment of a new leadership team. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884912224 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 According to the latest market survey by leading property consultant GVA Grimley, the past 18 months has seen a significant increase in investors ensuring their property portfolios are greener. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884912226 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 Leading UK property consultant GVA Grimley arrives in Cannes for MIPIM 2010 to continue its drive to unlock and resuscitate urban regeneration programmes in the UK. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884912223 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 Stuart Morley, head of research at leading UK property consultant GVA Grimley comments: /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884912222 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 Chartis UK Limited (formerly AIG) has been signed up as the first tenant at the new office development, Clarion, at 29 Wellington Street, Glasgow, within only two months of the building's practical completion. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884912220 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 Leading property consultant GVA Grimley will treat Cannes to glamour of a different kind when it unveils one of, if not the most important privately owned Scottish castle at MIPIM 2010. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884912218 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 The new owners of Paignton’s Crossways shopping centre, Gaelic Investments, are moving forward with plans to revitalise the centre. The investment company took over the centre in November and has appointed GVA Grimley and Waycotts as joint letting agents. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884912217 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 GVA Grimley in Cardiff has appointed James Stanger to the position of Regional Head of Building. James is relocating to the firm’s Cardiff office from Bristol, where he has worked since 1998. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884912216 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 Leading property consultant GVA Grimley has made four new appointments in Birmingham as part of its new national Economic & Social Development team, created to supplement the company's strong Planning Development and Regeneration division. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884912215 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 As speculative commercial property development slows to a virtual standstill in many parts of the South Wales due to the continuing lack of finance and concerns about occupier outlook, market trends are increasingly favouring refurbishment as an alternative to new build. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884912211 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 Cardiff based commercial property consultancy, GVA Grimley, has been appointed by Jonathan Pope and Richard Hill the joint Administrators of Western Corrugated Limited to seek freehold offers for the former factory premises at Springvale, Cwmbran. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884912210 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 Leading UK property consultant GVA Grimley and the newly launched U.S. property consultant Cassidy Turley have signed a “Memorandum of Understanding” announcing their intention to create a new international partnership, capable of delivering best in class property solutions to clients. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884912212 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 Hillington Park continues to attract occupiers with three further lettings reported over the festive period. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884912214 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 A rare opportunity to purchase a prime residential development plot in Clifton Village is being made available by the land and development team at GVA Grimley in Bristol. /NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=12884912213 Wed, 13 Jan 2010