Commercial

DENTONS HELPS SECURE A POPULAR RIVERSIDE LANDMARK

The Glasgow team of the world’s largest law firm, Dentons, provided pro bono advice which has enabled Glasgow Building Preservation Trust to restore The West Boathouse, Glasgow Green. The restoration project, valued at £3.05 million, was spearheaded by Glasgow Building Preservation Trust (GBPT) working with conservation architects, ARPL Architects. It has revitalised the popular historic […]

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CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON MULTI STOREY RESI TOWER

Construction work has started on a new 23-storey residential development in Birmingham’s Gun Quarter. Select Property is leading the scheme on canalside land under its Affinity Living brand which will see 266 one- and two-bedroom apartments to rent available from autumn 2025. Called Lancaster Wharf and situated at the corner of Princip Street and New

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NEW OPENING DATE REVEALED FOR £365 MILLION INDOOR ARENA

Co-op Live, the £365m indoor arena being built in the shadow of Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium, has announced when it will open.  The building will open its doors for the first time in April 2024. It had originally been expected to have been completed by December this year. The 23,500-capacity arena is being built by

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BIRMINGHAM OFFICE BLOCK SOLD FOR OVER £800,000

Left to Right: John Swali, Simon Swali, Bobby Swali, Edward Siddall-Jones & David Swali A mixed-use office and retail development in Birmingham has been sold for £825,000. Swali Investments & Holdings has purchased Rocky Lane House, a 6,332 sq ft office building which fronts Aston Cross Business Village north of the city centre. The Birmingham-based

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THE UK’S FIRST SUBSEA CABLE FACTORY HAS BEEN APPROVED

North Ayrshire Council’s planning committee has granted permission for XLCC’s high-voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cable factory in Hunterston. The decision paves the way for construction to commence and follows outline planning permission being granted last year. Work on the site will now start in early 2024, with cable production slated for 2026. Development of

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JOINT AGENTS SELL HISTORIC GOLF COURSE

Joint agents Shepherd Chartered Surveyors and Strutt & Parker have sold Spey Bay golf course, clubhouse, and Caravan Park to US-based online golf community Links Golf Club. The spectacular 18-hole links style golf course, with club house premises together with a former driving range building and a camping/caravan site, is located on a stunning part

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OROCCO PRIMED FOR FURTHER GROWTH AFTER EXPANSION INTO NEW BASE

Orocco, the Edinburgh-based construction firm, is primed for significant growth after expanding into a new headquarters. Increasing demand has seen the firm take over West Church, the premises which formerly housed the city’s well-known bespoke furniture maker Charles Taylor Woodwork. The impressive B listed former church, which is understood to date from the 1840s, is

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BLACKFINCH INVESTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF LUXURY HOLIDAY LODGES

Blackfinch Property, a rapidly growing agile lender to the UK property market, has completed a £2m development loan for a holiday resort in Lancashire. The 12-month deal will help to fund the future development of Twin Lakes, which has planning permission for 54 holiday lodges, several of which have now been completed and are already operational.

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