Bath College’s landmark Ralph Allen Building is to be converted into much-needed office space after being acquired by a London-based property investment group. The five-storey 40,000 sq ft building on James Street West has been bought by Dominvs Group, a real-estate investment, development and asset-management company, for an undisclosed amount. Dominvs said the acquisition...
National property consultancy Carter Jonas has expanded its presence in Bath by taking space in a second office in the city. The firm’s Bath commercial and rural teams are to move out of its office in Wood Street in the city centre to St James House, The Square, off Lower Bristol Road. The move...
The unexpected outcome of the General Election and the resulting hung Parliament has sent shock waves through businesses and the organisations representing them. Carolyn Fairbairn, director-general of the CBI, said it was a serious moment for the UK economy. “The priority must be for politicians to get their house in order and form a functioning government,...
Business organisations in Bath and across the West of England today warned of damaging uncertainty following the shock General Election result and the impact of a hung Parliament on key issues for the city, particularly on the imminent Brexit negotiations Business West, the region’s largest business group, said there would be widespread concern about more...
The vital issues affecting Bath’s economy – from Brexit to rail electrification – will come under the spotlight at a major event in the city next week. Taking place the day before Thursday’s General Election, the annual Bath Economic Question Time will have extra relevance this year, with highly-acclaimed economist and public speaker Mark...
Bath-based workplace design and build specialist Interaction has helped create an “energetic and progressive hub” in one of Bristol’s latest contemporary office schemes. Interaction was called in by retail support services client eXPD8 ahead of it moving to the refurbished office at One Brunswick Square in St Paul’s – one of the new generation...
Bath’s Brindleys Guest House – named by The Times as one of the coolest places to stay in the UK – has been acquired by experienced hoteliers Mark and Pam Cole in a seven-figure deal. The couple, who bought the six-bedroom boutique guest house in Pulteney Gardens with the help of a six-figure loan...
Bath-based residential property developer Kersfield has started work on eight new properties at Walcot Yard in the heart of the city’s artisan district - the latest in a string of schemes across the city by the firm. Previously home to a reclamation yard specialising in building materials and architectural salvage, the development will consist of...
International real estate group GVA has boosted its South West office by promoting Richard Kidd and Richard Howell to senior director and Lee Halmshaw to director. Richard Kidd, who leads the office agency team, has more than 20 years’ experience working within the property industry, in particular in Bristol’s city centre and out-of- town...
Business West, the region’s largest business group, has warned that leaving the EU without a deal would cause “considerable damage” to many businesses. The organisation behind Bath Chamber of Commerce, said avoiding this outcome “must be a priority” for all General Election candidates standing in constituencies across the West of England. In its manifesto...
