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Anniversary celebrations!

Anniversary celebrations!

To mark our 120th birthday, we’ve spoken to some of our longest-serving staff members about their experiences of the commercial property sector over the past decades, and their insights on…

Cooke & Arkwright employs new graduate surveyor

Cooke & Arkwright employs new graduate surveyor

Cooke & Arkwright continues to be very active in the commercial property market during these challenging times. We are working harder than ever and are still growing and recruiting with…

New promotion at Cooke & Arkwright

New promotion at Cooke & Arkwright

Cooke & Arkwright has promoted Rhian Howells in its Land Agency department to the position of Associate. Rhian joined the firm in 2015 having previously been a commercial real estate…

Cooke & Arkwright promotes new Director

Cooke & Arkwright promotes new Director

Cooke & Arkwright is pleased to announce the promotion of Chris Hyde to Director of Land Agency in the Bridgend office. Chris joined the firm in 2005 and became Associate…

Introducing Tim Lawley

Introducing Tim Lawley

Our series introducing the team picks up again with Tim Lawley, Associate Director with our Business Space agency. Tim advises clients on all aspects of industrial accommodation including sales, lettings,…

Monster award for Retail & Leisure team

Monster award for Retail & Leisure team

Cooke & Arkwright’s Retail & Leisure agency has been named a Q2 2020 CoStar Awards Quarterly Deals winner. The award, which is in recognition of the ‘expertise and dedication of…

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Cooke & Arkwright have been providing rating valuation advice to The Welsh Rugby Union Limited (“WRU”) and Millennium Stadium plc for many years. They were recently successful in achieving substantial reductions in the assessments of the Millennium Stadium, covering both the 2005 and 2010 rating list. These negotiated reductions yielded savings of c.£3.5m which, crucially, allows the WRU to re-invest in rugby throughout Wales. They advise the WRU across the group portfolio including the National Centre of Excellence in the Vale of Glamorgan. The valuation issues across the WRU portfolio are complex requiring a high level of understanding of the funding and finances of professional sport in Wales. Cooke & Arkwright’s experience and understanding of these issues and application to the rating valuation have yielded these substantial negotiated reductions. The WRU and the Millennium Stadium entrust our work to organisations with the required levels in experience and expertise in dealing with these complex issues. I am glad to say we have this expertise in Wales. I would have no hesitation in recommending ratepayers making use of this Welsh based expertise.

The Welsh Rugby Union Limited, Welsh Rugby Union Group