Blogs
Thought provoking and relevant, our blog has regular insight into all our sectors
Why are international investors interested in Birmingham?
In October 2017, Christie & Co sold the 156 bedroom Holiday Inn Birmingham – Walsall M6, Jct.10 on behalf of Canada Life Ltd to CL Capital, an Asian based investment fund. Over the last couple of years there has been significant interest in the Birmingham market from international investors and this article looks at why Birmingham is so attractive?
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What do interest rate rises mean for our sectors?
Yesterday's announcement by The Bank of England raising interest rates will undoubtedly attract comment. In reality Christie & Co believes that it will be seen as positive by participants across our sectors.
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An update on the Scottish day nursery market
For the Scottish childcare market, business rates have been the hot topic for 2017 as the majority of the market experienced significant increases. Formal rate challenges were the order of the day.
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What does the potential acquisition of Nisa by the Co-op mean?
With ongoing rapid consolidation in the convenience sector, the Co-operative Group’s recent proposition to acquire Nisa is of little surprise. The real question is whether Nisa’s 1,190 members will approve the deal?
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International activity in the childcare market continues to rise
It is clear to see that the International activity in the childcare market is continuing to gain momentum as we witness more and more activity both from overseas investment into the UK and from home-grown providers looking to make a foothold in foreign markets.
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The day nursery market in the Midlands
The market for day nurseries within the Midlands started off a little slower this year compared with activity levels in 2016. With the triggering of Article 50 looming and many changes such as to business rates and National Living Wage ahead, potential buyers and vendors across all sectors were certainly more hesitant. The shock announcement of the General Election only fuelled this sentiment.
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The importance of taking the right advice when selling your business
When it comes to selling your children’s day nursery business, it is by no means a decision that you will have approached lightly, or with ease.
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The London hotel market – challenges, activity and the opportunities
The outcome of the EU referendum continues to influence the London hotel market, both on a business performance and investor appetite basis. Still very much a hot topic within the sector is the devaluation of the pound and how this economic impact has encouraged greater levels of tourism within the capital. This increased tourism is predominately made up of overseas guests who continue to take advantage of the favourable exchange rate and is a trend we foresee continuing throughout H2 of 2017.
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A second opinion could maximise your investment
We recently completed on the sale of a landmark 10 surgery practice in the South East. The project started with an initial enquiry from one of the owner-partners who admitted that he had received an offer from a corporate and was just looking for a ‘sense check’ that the offer was fair value.
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Pop up restaurants: the advantages of a short term lease
Interested in bringing a new food offering to the table? Business Agent, Will Langton tells us why investing in a short term lease will help you to succeed in the rapidly changing eating out market.
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