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The latest news, events and insights in the Wales property world
Reflections in space
Visitors to Cooke & Arkwright’s offices in Cardiff are being greeted with a brand new reception area and adjacent meeting rooms that are almost unrecognisable from the previous space. We…
Welsh deadline for empty property rate exemption looming
The Welsh Government’s New Development Scheme is a temporary measure which exempts all newly built commercial property which is completed by 30 September 2016 from liability to empty property rate…
36% year-on-year rise in Cardiff office lettings as HMRC completes 54,587 sq ft at Brunel House
Office space lettings in Cardiff for 2016 are up by 36% on the same time last year, according to new figures revealed by Cooke & Arkwright, as the commercial property…
New law in Wales safeguarding monuments puts onus on landowners
The Historic Environment (Wales) Act became law on 21 March and is designed to protect Wales’ scheduled monuments, many of which stand on agricultural land. Farmers and landowners need to…
Seven Year Hitch
In April 2017 it will have been seven long years since the last business rates revaluation in England, Wales and Scotland - a long wait especially for long-suffering high street…
Radical changes to Business Rates appeal procedures in England
Rating Revaluation 2017: 'Check, Challenge, Appeal'. We are now just four months from receiving the new draft 2017 rating list assessments which will come into effect from 1st April 2017.…