An outline planning application for Swindon town centre's massive Union Square development has been submitted to the borough council. The multi-million pound, mixed-use scheme on 17 acres either side of Fleming Way will include 450 homes, 600,000 sq ft of high-quality offices, a new Primary Care Trust headquarters, a 100-bed hotel, 145,000 sq ft...
Demand for commercial property in the South West rose strongly during the first three months of this year, according to the latest RICS UK Commercial Market Survey. Some 20 per cent more surveyors in the region reported increases rather than falls in demand, up dramatically from the previous three months. Demand for industrial space...
House prices slipped by 0.2% last month with the average price of a home now 1.3% lower than it was this time last year, according to the latest research from Nationwide. However, the Swindon-based building society said the three-month on three-month measure, which it called a better way of the gauging the underlying trend,...
Cotswold House in Gloucester Road, Malmesbury has been sold as a business investment unit to Wiltshire County Council, to operate their youth community centre from the facility. A figure near to the guide price of £396,000 was achieved on the property comprising approximately 4,229 sq ft, to an undisclosed private investor. Paul Whitmarsh, partner...
Whitmarsh Lockhart,on behalf of CB Richard Ellis has let Unit 33a Bramble Close, Elgin Industrial Estate following a comprehensive refurbishment of the building just a few months ago. The new tenant is Cortus which is made up of Roman Kahan, John Hillier & Sean Warren who believe there is an opportunity to provide...
Specialist law firm Hoffman Male is relocating to accommodate growth in the wills and probate part of its business. The firm will move from its offices in Bath Road, Old Town, to Windmill Hill Business Park, near the junction 16 of the M4, on May 3. Principal Mary Hoffman said the new office will be more accessible to clients as it...
The latest edition of Swindon Business News is out now! The April edition includes a feature looking at the economic outlook of the town as well as our in-depth look at Budget 2011. View it online here. http://swindon-business.net/index.php/pdf/
