Savills has appointed Jonathan Lambert as director of its South West development team. Jonathan, pictured, who has more than 17 years’ experience providing private and public sector clients with development agency and consultancy advice, joins from DTZ, where he lead the Bristol office’s UK development offer. Prior to his 11 years at DTZ (which...
Commercial property consultancy Knight Frank has recruited two new members to its regional valuations team. Adam Martin joins as an associate from JLL in Bristol, where he provided valuation and consultancy advice to banks, local authorities, property developers and student accommodation operators. Prior to this he worked with Knight Frank in London. Sian Morris...
Swindon Council has appointed property advice group Bilfinger GVA to identify joint venture partners interested in giving Lydiard House and Park a more sustainable future. The council, which owns the Palladian manor house and its 260-acre country park, is seeking to reduce its £450,000 annual subsidy. It has already placed adverts in trade journals...
Swindon firms remain optimistic about their prospects despite official figures out yesterday showing the economy slowing, according to the area’s largest business organisation. UK gross domestic product (GDP) increased by a lower than expected 0.5% between July and September compared to growth of 0.7% in the previous three months, the figures from the Office...
Construction work has started on a collection of family homes in Devizes by housing organisation Curo. The development in Drew’s Meadow includes two, three and four-bedroom properties, which are being built for sale. Curo, a Bath-based not-for-profit housing and support organisation, has a strong track record of building new homes across the West of...
The South West office of property advisory firm CBRE has strengthened its team with the appointment of Jason Herbert as regional director of retail. Jason, pictured, brings with him a wealth of experience and knowledge of the regional market, having previously worked at Hartnell Taylor Cook in Bristol for 13 years. In his role...
With just two days to go, the Festival of Female Entrepreneurs is shaping up to be one of the biggest business events in the West this year. Hundreds of business owners – men and women – will descend on the Colston Hall in Bristol this Thursday for the one-day entrepreneurial extravaganza. Tickets to the keynote...
Graduate surveyor Josh Bryant has been appointed by national property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) to bolster its growing South West-based lease advisory team. Josh, pictured, graduated last year with a first-class honours degree in Property Investment and Management from the University of the West of England (UWE), which included a one-year placement in...
Swindon’s first purpose-built climbing centre is due to open at the end this month after securing a funding package worth £225,000 from HSBC Commercial Banking. The state-of-the-art Rockstar Climbing Centre will launch nearly four months after the closure of the town’s only climbing wall at the Link Centre. That wall’s replacement with a trampoline...
National commercial property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has strengthened its regional office by appointing an associate director to head its lease advisory team. James Banks will work closely with LSH’s agency and building surveying teams to identify long-term opportunities in the South West as it continues to position itself as a ‘powerhouse’ region....
