News & Views
The latest news, events and insights in the Wales property world

Changing demands in industrial sector not reflected in supply chain
The industrial sector in the UK is growing, according to the Q3 2017 RICS UK Commercial Property Market Survey. This shows that tenant demand has increased strongly across industrial space,…

Wales Week In London 2018 launched by Secretary of State for Wales
Cooke & Arkwright has announced it will be supporting Wales Week in London in 2018. Now in its second year, the marketing initiative which aims to promote events and profile-raising…

Permanent Small Business Rate Relief scheme for Wales
The Welsh Government has announced that a permanent Small Business Rate Relief scheme (SBRR) will be introduced from 1st April 2018. The current limits will remain the same: occupied properties…

Principality invests in redesign of its branch network
Principality Building Society has relocated its Newport branch to the Kingsway Shopping Centre, introducing a fresh look and feel designed to better meet the needs of current and new Members.…

Merlin’s Walk enjoys surge in new lettings
Cooke & Arkwright has announced multiple new lettings at Merlin’s Walk shopping centre in Carmarthen. This includes a new 10 year lease to Specsavers, which joins local supplier and coffee…

A year of growth, uncertainty and positive demographic change
2017 turned out to be a very good year, but it has to be said that it was extremely difficult to predict due to the backdrop of uncertainty that swung…