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Cwmbran office scheme on track

A FIRST phase of a 48,000 sq ft office development scheme in Cwmbran is nearing completion Read

Growth at risk from lack of development sites

Glen Haley, of Newport-based Hutchings & Thomas, argues that the growth ambitions of businesses are being thwarted by a lack of suitable relocation sites Read

£800k price tag for MoD building

AN office property in Cardiff’s professional services quarter has been put up for sale. Read

Landlords set to ignore the squeeze

MOST property investors in South Wales would welcome a downturn in the housing market, with almost all of those questioned in a new survey saying that they are planning to buy more property. Read

Strong foundation attracts investors

A THIRD of the UK’s commercial building stock is owned by foreign investors, a major new report has shown. Read

£2m office revamp seals it for engineering giant

ATKINS, the largest engineering consultancy in the UK and the world’s fifth largest design firm, is doubling its presence in Cardiff. Read

Race for affordable homes stunted

The lack of affordable housing and the development of brownfield sites in priority over greenfield sites has become a major issue for business and the public sector. Here James Groombridge, managing director of Barratt South Wales, examines why planners and the Government must involve house builders in preparing for the future Read

DTZ welcomes two industrial agents

THE Cardiff office of DTZ will be boosted today as two of the leading industrial agents in Wales take up new roles. Read

Steelworks offices are being saved

WORK has started on a multi-million-pound project to turn the general offices at the former Ebbw Vale steelworks into a visitor and heritage centre. Read

Castleoak moves to new HQ

WORK is complete on Raglan House – a 24,000 sq ft office complex at Cardiff Gate International Business Park which will house specialist care sector construction company Castleoak. Read

Frankie & Benny’s for Bay diner site

A RESTAURANT development in Cardiff Bay has signed up its first tennant. Read

Investment valuations fall 10%, say advisers

CONFIDENCE and returns in the Welsh property investment market are falling according to new research from property advisers Stephenson & Alexander Read

Investors buy £1.57m complex

PROPERTY consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has been successful in the sale of a speculative industrial complex in Pembroke Dock. Read

Practice expands property division

HERBERT R THOMAS, the Vale of Glamorgan-based surveyor, auctioneer, valuation and estate agent practice, has expanded the commercial property division it launched two years ago Read

Team named to value our lighthouses

CHARTERED surveyors Cooke & Arkwright has been given the task of valuing lighthouses around the coast of Wales. Read

‘Office rent must rise to attract investment’

OFFICE rent must increase in Cardiff if the city is to remain economically competitive, a leading property adviser has said. Read

‘Major growth in office rental to continue’

THE commercial office market in Wales will continue to grow significantly according to national commercial property consultants, Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH). Read

Protect yourself from disaster abroad

David Lewis of Hodge Insurance Brokers advises on how to insure your risks abroad. Read

Greenest building has Welsh foundation

A FIRM of Welsh architects has designed the greenest building in the UK. Read

Text alerts for mortgage customers

A MORTGAGE lender has launched a new service to keep customers up to date on the progress of their application by texting them. Read

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