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The latest news, events and insights in the Wales property world
Welsh parties race to offer best deal on business rates
Andrew West, Partner and Director of Business Rates at Cooke & Arkwright, reviews the parties’ business rate manifestos and explains why they need to go further: Businesses lending an ear…
Welsh Planning Law diverges further from English law
The Planning (Wales) Act 2015 further differentiates the planning systems in Wales and England and forms a key element of the Welsh Government’s ‘Positive Planning’ reform agenda. Many of the…
Cardiff businesses BID for influence and change
Cardiff is one of the last cities in the UK not to have a Business Improvement District -BID (Swansea has just voted to keep its BID for another five years),…
Strong start to 2016 for Cardiff office market
Cardiff office market saw a strong start to 2016 with total floor space leased in the first quarter up 28% year on year. Grade B accommodation provided the majority of…
Is your business under siege?
There are many daily challenges, not to mention costs, of running a business. If you are a retailer, company owner or manager, you will be only too aware of this.…
New Link Road for Cardiff will encourage business
Work on the Eastern Bay Link Road, a new dual carriageway which will provide a direct route between east Cardiff at Rover Way, and Cardiff Bay at the Butetown Tunnel,…