Swindon’s property industry has rounded on Chancellor Philip Hammond, accusing him of failing to listen to pleas to ease the burden of higher business rates. While the Budget included measures to help some business, critics called it too little, too late and said most still faced swingeing increases. Business rate experts at West property agents...
Swindon-headquartered construction firm Beard has kicked off its 125th anniversary celebrations with a staff fundraising campaign to raise £15,000 for two local charities. The initiative is part of a company-wide campaign to raise £125,000 for local charities this year in areas where it operates across the South of England. Two organisations have been...
Small business support group Enterprise Nation is to head west again to stage its flagship female-focused event, the Festival of Female Entrepreneurs. The event, the largest of its kind in the UK, has been held in Bristol since it was launched six years ago. Taking place this year on October 20, it will attract...
A high-quality industrial/business unit on of Swindon’s most popular established business parks has come into the market, offering a rare opportunity in a tight market. Property consultancy Alder King’s Swindon office, which is marketing the 4,428 sq ft unit on the Equity Trade Centre in Stratton, expects strong interest in the building. Equity Trade...
Swindon firms are being invited to attend the successful Bath Business Expo, which returns to the city this week. One of the region’s largest general business exhibitions, it offers unrivalled exhibition and networking opportunities for firms across the West of England. The Expo takes place on Thursday March 16 between 10am and 3pm in the...
A string of flagship deals in Swindon and across Wiltshire helped regional property consultancy Alder King retain its title as the South West’s most active agent for an unprecedented 16th year in succession. As well as winning the overall title, the firm, which has an office on Swindon’s Kembrey Park, was ranked top in...
The Local Government Association (LGA) welcomed the move giving councils £300m to provide discretionary business rates relief. Chair of its resources board, Claire Kober, said: “We have long argued that giving councils the freedom and funding to set discounts and reliefs locally would help them better support small businesses and local economies. “We are...
Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, described Chancellor Philip Hammond’s Spring Budget as “underwhelming” but warned there were some measures that will make firms nervous. These included the National Insurance increase for the self-employed – which it feared could dampen entrepreneurship – and the impact of business rate rises, despite help for some...
Business organisation the CBI’s director-general Carolyn Fairbairn described today’s Budget as a “breakthrough for skills”. She said: “There has never been a more important time for the UK to sit at the global top table of technical education for young people. “Firms will be looking for ongoing partnership with the government as they try...
The South West office of national commercial property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has appointed a new surveyor to its expanding valuation division. Roseanne Falconer, pictured, an RICS registered valuer, will focus on development appraisals and investment property for secured lending purposes in her new role. Based in LSH’s Bristol office, she will across the region...
