Commercial property
Kent’s property market recovery reflects changing ways of working and living
The performance of Kent’s property industry reflects the recent changes to how the public lives, works and plays, according to this year’s Kent Property Market Report.
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Leading developer opens Kent office in Kings Hill
A leading housebuilder and land promoter has chosen Kings Hill as the location for its first Kent office, allowing the company to expand its operations in the county.
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Expanding property consultancy moves to larger offices
UK property consultancy Vail Williams has moved its Surrey regional office into a high-specification, modern new base in Woking as business demand grows.
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Carpenter Box expands Brighton operation
Leading Sussex and South East accountancy firm Carpenter Box is expanding its presence in Brighton to meet growing demand for its tax and finance services.
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Knights opens flagship office in Brighton
Professional services business Knights has opened its new flagship office in Brighton ahead of plans for further growth across the South East. The move is a significant investment in Knights’ team of more than 200 professionals in Sussex and the South East, providing multiple services to business clients alongside premium advisory services to private individuals. […]
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Historic Kent pub restored for village
A historic public house in Elham, Kent has reopened following a major refurbishment, with its new owners Contemporary Pubs fulfilling their promise to restore the much-loved pub for the village. The Grade-II listed 15th-century pub, The Kings Arms, is operated by Contemporary Pubs, the team behind the award-winning success of The Marquis of Granby, Alkham […]
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Altnets continues expansion and opens new Brighton Marina office
Telecoms supplier Altnets is joining the Brighton Marina Development, moving to a new, bigger office to support its growing team. The new office provides the team with a contemporary and conveniently located place to work and meet with customers and suppliers. As the business grows, Altnets continues to focus on benefiting its local community, providing […]
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Sittingbourne urban warehouse development makes progress
Arax Properties, in partnership with Eurazeo Real Estate, has announced the steel frame of its new urban warehouse development in Sittingbourne, Kent has been completed. Saxon 53, a 53,000 square foot speculative warehouse development, is one of the only such developments of its size in the whole of the South East. Strong demand has meant […]
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Staines office park now fully occupied
The prominent Lotus Park riverside office development of 103,000 sq ft in central Staines Upon Thames, Surrey is now fully let. The final space, a 9,479 sq ft ground floor office suite, was taken by Chubb, part of APi Group, a leading provider of fire protection and safety solutions. Property consultancy Vail Williams acted for […]
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HSBC funding helps South East office provider boost energy efficiency
Dexter House Ltd, trading as Dexter Serviced Offices, has secured a £654,000 funding package from HSBC UK, part of which will be used to install solar panels at the business’ sites in Surrey. The move will enable Dexter House Ltd to save an estimated £70,000 per year in energy costs, allowing the business to offer […]
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Haynes Ford expands into Canterbury
Haynes Ford, often still known by its previous trading name Haynes of Maidstone, has taken on the full Ford sales franchise rights for most of East Kent and will operate from its new base in the heart of Canterbury, where it has opened a new Ford Dealership. When Henry Ford set up Ford of Britain, […]
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Recruitment startup WeComm Group relocates to Bexhill Enterprise Park
Recruitment startup WeComm Group has moved from Rye to High Weald House on the Bexhill Enterprise Park to support its rapid growth and plans to “disrupt the industry”. Long-standing recruitment consultant Terry Cannon started WeComm in September 2021 in the spare room of his Rye home. He had grown tired of his daily commute to […]
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Newhaven Enterprise Zone offers grants to regenerate unused commercial spaces
Businesses in Newhaven are being offered grants of up to £25,000 to inject new life into empty commercial buildings and create much-needed jobs in the town. The move forms part of a major push to transform Newhaven into a key contributor to the Sussex economy by 2030 and the fund is being delivered in partnership […]
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Midnight Communications expands client portfolio with Boutique Modern
Brighton & Hove-based PR agency Midnight has been appointed by Boutique Modern, a B-Corp modular housing specialist, rounding off a string of new client wins this year. Midnight will be supporting Boutique Modern with a multi-layered PR campaign, positioning it as providing one of the solutions to the affordable housing crisis. Flo Powell, joint managing […]
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Eastbourne care home sold as owner retires after 20 years in business
Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co has announced the sale of Sunnyhill Residential Care Home in Eastbourne, East Sussex. Sunnyhill is a three-storey, 20-bedroom dementia care home with a ‘Good’ CQC rating and a strong trading history. The business is located in a predominantly residential area in Eastbourne which has a higher-than-average population of […]
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Regulation overhaul needed to accelerate ESG success in housebuilding
A joint study from Southampton-based law firm Womble Bond Dickinson and The University of Cambridge has found that clearer Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) regulation is needed to accelerate success and growth opportunities in the housebuilding sector. The research, titled ESG: Investing in the built environment, explores how ESG principles are impacting the operations of companies […]
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Chancerygate acquires Horsham site to deliver 105,000 sq ft urban logistics development
Developer Chancerygate has acquired a 4.59-acre site in Southwater near Horsham to speculatively build 105,000 sq ft of Grade A urban logistics and industrial space. The site, which was formerly a manufacturing and logistics hub for global electronic manufacturer Sony, is located at Southwater Business Park approximately four miles south of Horsham. It is strategically […]
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Brewing Brothers opens Folkestone Harbour’s largest restaurant
Brewing Brothers Beachside, a brand-new taproom space anchored by a wood-fired oven-focussed menu, is now open at Folkestone Harbour. The new taproom space, brought to Folkestone Harbour by Hastings-based brewery Brewing Brothers, has become the largest single independent business to operate at the popular seaside destination. Accessed from Platform 2 of the historic Folkestone Harbour […]
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Martin Tolhurst Solicitors opens new office in Gillingham
Kent law firm Martin Tolhurst Solicitors has announced the opening of a new office in Gillingham, which will be open for business from 6 June 2023. The Gillingham office, located at 4 Ambley Green, Gillingham Business Park, provides more than 6,000 square feet of modern office space divided over two floors, providing a comfortable and […]
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