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Latest News | The South West Property Personality of the Year has been revealed in the final instalment of our week-long series of stories detailing the winners of the South West Property Awards 2020.
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The pandemic has turbo-charged trends around where and how we work. But what does this mean for Bristol businesses looking to get staff off their sofas and back into the office… and for landlords and developers keen to achieve tenant appeal? Phil Morton from Morton Property Consultants offers his advice.
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Charlotte Place, an office building in the centre of Bristol, has been acquired for £5m.
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The managing partner of property consultancy Vail Williams has told Insider the firm is looking ahead with "cautious optimism" and hailed its agility in implementing contingency and remote working plans at the start of the pandemic.
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Plans for a major student accommodation scheme being brought forward by the University of Exeter have been recommended for approval.
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Plans to redevelop a historic Barnstaple landmark and create new homes for the town have been prepared by property developer Akkeron Group, working with Homes England.
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Miranda Grattan from Flagship says the idea of the traditional office space has been turned on its head, with many businesses now open to the idea of flexible work solutions. Fortunately, foresight allowed us to model Flagship Spaces to meet the needs of true flexibility employees now require in the post-pandemic world.
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Listed waste management group Biffa has agreed a £126m deal to acquire the collections business and certain recycling assets from Viridor Waste Management.
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Internet service provider Giganet is to accelerate its growth plans following the acquisition of its parent company M12 Solutions and a £250m funding injection from Fern Trading, advised by Octopus Investments. More than 200 jobs will be created in the regions where Giganet is building, including Hampshire, Wiltshire, Dorset and West Sussex.
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The proposed merger of Virgin Media and Virgin Mobile with O2 has been given the green light.
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Michael Hesketh, partner and head of tax for the West Country at Azets, says the recent spring Budget provided a somewhat unexpected boost for companies planning to invest in new assets with the introduction of what Rishi Sunak called “Super-Deduction Capital Allowances”.
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Butcombe Brewing Co has opened its very first taproom at a location in Clifton.
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The City of Culture celebrations will be a “lighting conductor” in raising the profile of Coventry, attracting tourists, investment and people who have no real view of what the city has to offer, according to a panellist on Insider’s Culture & Creativity forum.
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Todd Gifford, chief technology officer at Optimising IT, looks at the top five considerations to achieve a flexible, and secure working environment.
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Member Exclusive News | UK companies are developing new communication and navigation services needed for future missions to the moon, thanks to funding from the UK Space Agency.
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A major Cornwall road upgrade has been designed to protect the environment with multi species crossing points included within the design.
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