House prices fell at their fastest annual rate for nearly three years last month, the latest survey from Nationwide building society showed this morning. Prices have now declined in four of the past five months, the Swindon-based lender said. The fall of 0.7% in July means prices are now 2.6% lower than they were...
A rare opportunity to buy a large office building with plenty of parking on Bath's outskirts has come about due to relocation by two major firms in the city. Lawrence House, a prominent 1970s building on Lower Bristol Road, has come on the market following accountants Bishop Fleming’s move next door to Minerva House...
Bath entrepreneurs Poppy and Mark Powell have launched their third specialist cafe in the city. Knickerbockerglory, at 15-16 Pulteney Bridge, offers an array of sweet treats from traditional British desserts such as Eton mess to banana splits and, of course, knickerbocker glories. Other favourites include giant waffles served with West Country ice cream and fresh...
A world-class British design team led by Bath-based landscape architects Grant Associates is celebrating the opening to the public of the first phase of Singapore’s dramatic £500m Gardens by the Bay project. One of the largest garden projects of its kind in the world, it will ultimately cover 101 hectares of reclaimed land in...
Independent brewery Abbey Ales is seeking to add to its four-strong chain of Bath city centre pubs as refurbishment work on its latest acquisition nears completion. The Trinity, on James Street West near Kingsmead Square, is being fitted out as a traditional pub – taking it back to its former glory – but adding...
Plans for the biggest redevelopment project for generations in Chippenham – including the town’s massive former Westinghouse site – are being drawn up following an agreement between two development companies. Property management and development companies Aberdeen Property UK Retail Parks Trust and Ashtenne Industrial Fund have formed the partnership to redevelop a 54-acre site...
Bailbrook House Hotel in Bath is to undergo an extensive refurbishment programme over the next two years following its acquisition by the Hand Picked Hotels group. The Grade-II*-listed, three-star hotel was acquired from investor clients of real estate advisory company Delancey for an undisclosed sum. Set in 20 acres of gardens, it has 78...
Altran Praxis, one of the UK’s leading systems and software houses, is relocating its Bath head office to SouthGate shopping centre, resulting in one of the largest office lettings in the city for five years. The firm, part of the Altran Group, which develops systems for clients in the transport, automotive and aerospace sectors, has taken 17,000...
Property consultant Carter Jonas has completed two lettings to Dorothy House Hospice Care which will bring the charity’s support services closer to users in Wiltshire and Somerset. Dorothy House, which has its head office at Winsley, near Bradford on Avon, is to use Trinity House at Bryer Ash Business Park in Trowbridge and an...
Housebuilder Skanska Residential is to develop up to 45 homes on a 4.2-acre former Ministry of Defence site at Lansdown on the outskirts of Bath. The firm, part of the giant Swedish construction and development group Skanska, is to work with award-winning Bath architects Feilden Clegg Bradley Studio to develop concepts and plans for...
