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New deals on the rise

Glasgow office market up on last year

City Park
Agents have reported strong demand for commercial office space in Glasgow in the first quarter of 2015. There was a 13% increase in completed deals on the previous quarter and 5%Read More

Global firm latest to sign up

Hydro engineer Arup moves to 1 West Regent St

Hydro
Civil engineering consultancy firm Arup Group is the latest to take space in Glasgow’s flagship office development, 1 West Regent Street. Arup has taken the entire seventh floor of theRead More

Talking Property

Mandela luring investors to Glasgow

In 1981 Glasgow conveyed the Freedom of the City on Nelson Mandela, at the time serving a life sentence in prison in his native South Africa. This was the firstRead More

Expansion at South Gyle

JLL lets Gyle space for expanding Acoura

Craig Watson JLL
The Acoura group has acquired office space in the west of Edinburgh, capitalising on competitive lease terms in the area. The firm, which certifies farms, food processors and food relatedRead More

Flurry of deals since January

IME to market former Sotheby’s office

IME Property has been instructed to market the former offices of the London-based auctioneer Sotheby’s at 7 Howe Street, Edinburgh, on behalf of the landlord. The accommodation is in Edinburgh’s ‘GoldenRead More

Talking Property: Ken Houston

‘Viva Glasgow’, says Aviva following upgrade

St Vincent
Battle has commenced in Glasgow between ‘new’ and ‘good as new’ but the battleground is not car showrooms but the office market of the central business district, particularly that involvingRead More

Comment: Eric Curran

After a slow start, market gets ready for take-off

Whereas the property market in 2014 came out of the traps at a sprint at the start of the year and tailed off to a trot, it looks as ifRead More

Housebuilder says 2015 started well

Price surge helps Cala Homes head for record profit and sales

Alan Brown Cala
Cala Homes says it remains on course to deliver another year of record profits and revenue with 90% of properties sold four months ahead of its year end. Profit growth hasRead More

Cost of renting a home soars

Calls for more investment as rents rocket

Soaring rents in Edinburgh and Glasgow have prompted new calls for more private tenanted homes to be made available. The cost of renting a one-bedroom flat in Edinburgh has rocketedRead More

Chain blames market pressures

Waitrose withdraws from Edinburgh store plan

Waitrose Edinburgh store plan
Pressures on the supermarket sector have persuaded Waitrose to withdraw plans for a controversial outlet in Corstorphine, Edinburgh. The planned store on St John’s Road had also attracted criticism fromRead More