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Former hotel with stunning views is up for sale

22 May 2013

A former hotel set in a commanding position overlooking one of Cornwall’s most popular surfing beaches has been put up for sale. Property adviser GVA has been appointed to market the Atlantic House Hotel, New Polzeath, which boasts fantastic views over the beach, headland and out to sea.

Glastonbury’s Morlands Enterprise Park is on the map

22 May 2013

This year, Glastonbury is not just about Artic Monkeys and The Rolling Stones.

GVA strengthens national industrial & distribution team with senior appointment

22 May 2013

GVA has appointed Chris Kershaw MRICS as a director in its national industrial & distribution team. His focus will be to assist in the expansion of the business’s national corporate industrial portfolio.

Letting complete to Caffè Nero in Weston-super-Mare

21 May 2013

Ignis Real Estate has completed a letting to Caffè Nero in Weston-super-Mare.

Automotive growth is driving up industrial demand, but can we provide what's needed?

17 May 2013

Graham Knight, director at GVA looks at whether the region can provide what's needed.

GVA appoints new Healthcare head

14 May 2013

The UK's largest independent commercial property adviser, GVA, has appointed a new national head of its Independent Health and Care team.

The Co-operative Estates secures major South West letting

14 May 2013

With GVA’s industrial agency team advising, The Co-operative Estates has completed a letting of The Co-operative Group’s former Regional Distribution Centre at Chelston Business Park Wellington, Somerset.

UK business parks reach take-up high

10 May 2013

A report by GVA, the UK’s largest independent commercial property adviser, indicates UK business parks overall take-up over past months have reached the highest point in five years.

The Dilapidations Protocol is one year old, but is it working?

10 May 2013

GVA director David Martin discusses the impact the Dilapidations Protocol has had one year since its introduction.

GVA to value Northern Line extension

07 May 2013

GVA, the UK’s largest independent commercial property advisor has been appointed by Transport for London (TfL) to provide valuation advice relating to the proposed Northern Line Extension to Battersea Power station.

Property Investment – A Positive U Turn!

25 April 2013

Damian Lloyd, Director of GVA, considers the state of property investment and asks if we have finally reached the bottom of the market and are on the way up again.

Popular Borders public house up for sale

25 April 2013

A well-known public house in the Borders has entered the market after closing 18 months ago.

Shardettes take another step forward

23 April 2013

GVA, the UK’s largest independent commercial property adviser, acting on behalf of private clients, has secured the sale of two neighbouring development sites in London Bridge to Network Rail. The freehold sites are 0.233 ha (0.575 acres) in total.

GVA secures five year contract with Canal & River Trust

23 April 2013

The UK’s largest independent commercial property consultant and the Midlands leading national property adviser, GVA, has successfully tendered for a five year contract with the Canal & River Trust.

Funding secured for Hermes’ state-of-the-art depot at Omega North

22 April 2013

GVA has advised Miller Developments on the forward funding deal enabling the go-ahead of the next phase of development at Omega Warrington Ltd.

GVA sells unit on Mangham Road, Rotherham

19 April 2013

Acting on behalf of Enodis, GVA has advised on the sale of Sceptre Point, a 50,900sq ft warehouse unit located on the Barbot Hall Industrial Estate in Rotherham.

Fail-safe commercial property investments leading to receiverships, warns GVA

19 April 2013

A concerning trend of specific commercial property investment failures has been identified by GVA in West Yorkshire.

GVA launches Big Nine report

18 April 2013

Prospects for the regional office market have improved in Q1 2013 with a start in development activity and greater interest from developers and investors according to GVA, the UK’s largest independent property consultant.

GVA’S Manchester PDR team expands with two strategic hires

16 April 2013

GVA’s planning, development and regeneration (PDR) team in Manchester has made two strategic hires, strengthening the consultancy’s position as expert in identifying and delivering strategic development opportunities across the region.

First Stoke CBD office building and public realm gets green light

15 April 2013

GVA and RHWL Architects, working on behalf of Genr8 Developments, have received planning approval for the first office building and associated public realm, forming part of the first phase of Stoke-on-Trent CBD.

Muse’s Chester Central Business District achieves planning

15 April 2013

GVA, working on behalf of Muse Developments, has won outline planning approval for 44,749 square metres of office space, including ancillary retail and leisure facilities and public realm.

GVA secures new tenant for 170,000 sq ft Winsford industrial facility

12 April 2013

The Manchester office of leading commercial property consultant GVA, has secured a letting at Winsford Industrial Park on behalf of LPA Receivers, Roger Phillips and Greg Judd of GVA.

Prime Glasgow office space let to international insurer

10 April 2013

Joint agents GVA and Winton Faith have let 1,723 sq ft of high quality office accommodation to international insurer, Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe in the heart of Glasgow’s business district.

GVA advises MOD in the sale of prominent South West sites

09 April 2013

Property adviser GVA has completed the sale of four prominent sites in the South West on behalf of The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO).

Strong start to 2013 for M42 corridor offices

09 April 2013

It has been a strong start to the year for business parks and out-of-town office locations along the M42 corridor according to research by GVA, the UK’s largest independent commercial property consultant and the Midlands’ leading national property adviser.

Scaling the heights for Weston Hospicecare

04 April 2013

Gordon Isgrove, a director at commercial property adviser GVA in Bristol, has made it to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro – and back again – raising £2,000 for Weston Hospicecare.

Holiday park sold to regional operators

03 April 2013

Park of Brandedleys has been sold out of administration to local south-west park owners, William and Bridget Purcell. Specialist agents GVA Hotels and Leisure were inviting £1.2m for the holiday park on behalf of the Joint Administrators of Arthur Holgate & Son Ltd and a number of offers were received for the property.

GVA secures UK's largest MSA transaction in 10 years

03 April 2013

M3 Capital Partners (UK) LLP (“M3”) and Extra MSA Group (“Extra”) are pleased to announce they have completed the purchase of a national portfolio of Motorway Service Area (“MSA”) assets from Serena Properties Limited (in Administration) (“Serena”).

GVA re-appointed to high profile Government framework

03 April 2013

GVA, the UK's largest independent commercial property adviser, has successfully retained its position on the Government Procurement Service framework for estates professional services.

Success of The Pavilions, Solihull underpinned by purchase of units by occupiers

28 March 2013

Occupiers at The Pavilions office development in Solihull have been so impressed with the quality and accessibility of their offices that they have purchased the buildings outright.

Brandon Hire takes on new premises in Salisbury

28 March 2013

Independent commercial property adviser GVA has secured new premises in Salisbury for its client, tool and equipment hire company Brandon Hire.

GVA looks at the NPPF one year on and asks is this a new era for planning?

27 March 2013

GVA, the UK's largest independent commercial property advisor, has published a paper looking at the impact of the National Planning Policy Framework one year on.

Bristol a laboratory of change

26 March 2013

Bristol is fast becoming a leading UK city in terms of prosperity and investment. This was the message given to a group of London based investors, developers and property companies at the Invest in Bristol seminar hosted by commercial property adviser GVA.

GVA appoints two Graduate Surveyors

26 March 2013

GVA, the UK’s largest independent commercial property adviser, has appointed two Graduate Surveyors in its Liverpool office.

Opportunity missed in Wales to level the business rates playing field

26 March 2013

Leigh Richardson, Director of Business Rates at property adviser GVA in Cardiff, says that the decision by the Welsh Government to follow in the footsteps of the UK Government and postpone the revaluation until 2017, has deep consequences for businesses in Wales.

GVA advises on Nailsea’s new state of the art cadet centre

26 March 2013

A new joint cadet centre in Nailsea for the Wessex Reserve Forces and Cadets Association has been completed. It is the culmination of over two years of planning and preparation by the RFCA, who have been helped by Bristol based commercial property adviser GVA from the outset.

Ground-breaking ceremony takes place at Montpelier Health Centre

26 March 2013

A ground-breaking ceremony has taken place, marking the start of the building works for this long awaited and much needed development of Montpelier Health Centre in Bristol.

Offers sought for historic former Masonic hall in Bradford

25 March 2013

GVA, the UK’s largest independent commercial property adviser, has been appointed to market the Connaught Rooms in Bradford.

Silver linings as Holiday Property Bond cement relationship with GVA

25 March 2013

GVA Hotels and Leisure team is celebrating its silver anniversary of working with Holiday Property Bond as the company confirms it is retaining its services for the 25th consecutive year.

Well known Lake District hotels for sale

13 March 2013

Two of the Lakeland’s best known independent hotels have been placed on the market by specialist agents Colliers International hotels and GVA’s Hotels team, on the instructions of Tracey Pye and Patrick Lannagan, of BDO LLP, who were appointed Joint Administrators over Taylor Hotels (Grasmere) Limited (t/a the Red Lion Hotel) and Riverside Hotels Limited (t/a the Burnside Hotel) and LPA Receivers over associated properties, on 1 March 2013.

UK heading for Grade A office shortage

12 March 2013

GVA has released research claiming the UK is running out of Grade A offices at an alarming rate. If current trends persist, strong evidence suggests that most, if not all of the UK’s leading cities could suffer from chronic undersupply within as little as a year.

GVA presents alternative investments research

12 March 2013

With the UK’s traditional property investment sectors becoming increasingly polarised, the quality of assets is becoming far more important than sector says new research by GVA.

GVA Worldwide expands European reach

12 March 2013

This week GVA’s global arm GVA Worldwide expanded into Spain, Portugal Belgium and Luxembourg with two new Affiliate firms.

Influential panel will tell London investors Bristol is the place to invest

12 March 2013

An influential panel of city and business leaders will be selling the opportunities that Bristol presents to London based investors at an event being hosted on Wednesday 6th March in the capital by commercial property adviser GVA.

BPF and GVA urge investors to focus on London and the UK

12 March 2013

The British Property Federation (BPF) and the UK’s largest independent commercial property adviser GVA, will present the UK’s case as one of Europe’s leading lights for investment opportunities in 2013 at a breakfast presentation at 0830 on Wednesday 13 March, at the Carlton Hotel at MIPIM in Cannes.

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