Recent research shows that £67.5bn was invested in the UK commercial property market in 2015, making it the second strongest year on record! Property investment in Manchester reached 1.2bn in 2015. Manchester is one of the Northern Powerhouse ‘key ... Read more
The Scottish Government launched “The Town Centre Action Plan” in November 2013. The plan was launched in response to recommendations from a national review of Scottish town centres and included ideas designed to support town centre revitalisation ... Read more
The Glasgow and Clyde Valley City Deal is an initiative by both the UK and Scottish governments to invest in the long-term sustainability and prosperity of the Glasgow city region. City Deal projects include construction, infrastructure and ... Read more
According to the UK Vitality Index 2016, published by Lambert Smith Hampton, Reading will be the fourth best location for economic expansion and business growth over the coming year. The Vitality Index examines the economies of all towns and ... Read more
Quarter 4 of 2015 saw an exceptionally large growth for the Leeds office market. Take-up reached 267,187 sq ft which is just a fraction below the highest quarterly take-up ever recorded in Q4 2014. A total of 680,100 sq ft of office space was ... Read more
Data released after the 12 week Christmas period confirms that British supermarket Tesco remains the market leader for groceries. The company is followed by Asda, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons despite discounters Lidl and Aldi doubling their market share ... Read more
Susie Page, Page Hardy Harris "It is always a pleasure dealing with Chris as he is so responsive when we have a query and gets things done. He has always understood our business needs and worked in partnership on marketing projects. Novaloca has ... Read more
It was announced yesterday that London has dropped out of the ‘top-10 real estate markets with the best prospects’ in the Urban Land Institute and PwC’s annual Emerging Trends in European Real Estate report. Birmingham, however, has maintained its ... Read more
Over the past decade we have seen many established brands such as Woolworths, Comet and HMV disappear from the High Street and exist solely or predominantly as an online presence. According to Verdict Retail, online retail expenditure is set to ... Read more
With much talk of “The Northern Powerhouse” in 2015, NovaLoca have been looking at Manchester as one of the key cities involved. With a population of over 2.55 million within Greater Manchester and exciting new developments going forward in 2016, we ... Read more
