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22nd January 2015
Confidence Returns as Vacancy Rates Fall
The 2014 Northern Ireland Commercial Property Report has revealed that retail vacancy rates across towns and cities have fallen to 17.7% in 2014 from 19.1% the previous year. The report, published today by leading commercial property agents Lisney, is the most comprehensive and longest established study of the commercial property market in Northern Ireland across […]27th November 2014
Draft Non Domestic Valuation List – Net Annual Values
Land & Property Services (LPS) has completed the revaluation of all non-domestic properties in Northern Ireland for rates purposes. A Schedule of Draft Rateable Values is now available to view. These values will be used to assess rate bills from April 2015 onwards. Currently non domestic (business) rate bills are based on 2001 rental values. […]6th October 2014
One of Northern Ireland’s oldest shopping malls for sale at £26m … but new owners will have to pay
One of Northern Ireland’s best known shopping centres is on the market with a price tag of £26m. Connswater Shopping Centre is east Belfast, which is mainly home to discount retailers, has become the latest mall here to look for new ownership. But any prospective buyer has been warned the acquisition brings with it an […]24th September 2014
Popular Belfast cafe put up for sale by owner – spilling the beans on coffee culture
Coffee shop and ice-cream parlour Cafe Mauds on Belfast’s Lisburn Road has been put on the market, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal. Cafe Mauds is being sold as “a going concern” and has been described in a classified advertisement as a “hugely successful, profitable cafe prominently located in south Belfast”. It’s understood the cafe will […]2nd February 2012
29th September 2011
Lower rate call to fill up shops
Local authorities have been urged to reduce rates to halt increasing numbers of town centre shops going empty in Northern Ireland. A new report into the commercial property market also revealed a lack of office development in the centre of Belfast, which it is claimed could create a shortage of Grade A space and have […]2nd September 2011
Interest runs high in Yorkshire’s only speculative commercial build
Developers of the only speculative commercial premises currently available in Yorkshire – a 50,480sq.ft. development set in 2.7 acres at Melton West Business Park, near Hull – have reported a steady flow of enquiries from across the UK. Contractors for Wykeland Group, the Hull-based commercial property development specialists, have just put the finishing touches to […]22nd June 2011
NI Rates Revaluation postponed until 2015
Finance Minister Sammy Wilson today announced his decision not to proceed with the revaluation of non domestic properties, planned for April 2011. Speaking about his decision, the Minister said: “I announced last year that I was postponing the revaluation of non domestic properties until 2011. I had taken this decision in light of the instability […]22nd June 2011
