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

NPS saves public organisations time and money
In autumn 2015, Cooke & Arkwright was successful in gaining a place on the National Procurement Service (NPS) Construction Consultancy (Infrastructure & Estates) Framework for the provision of Estates Professional…

Cooke & Arkwright bolsters team with five graduate appointments
Cooke & Arkwright has appointed five graduate surveyors, taking its headcount to over 60. Caryl Howell, 24, Dominic Garner, 24, Gabriel Davies, 22, Thomas Rees, 23 and Rhys Price, 29,…

Cardiff Waterside reinforces its importance to Welsh business
Cardiff Waterside, located at the heart of Cardiff Bay and funded by Aviva Investors, has announced that seven organisations have shown renewed commitment to the location in the last few…

Businesses in the dark on rate relief fund
The Welsh Government appeared to provide some last-minute Christmas cheer in December with its announcement that an additional £10million will be made available to help high street business rate payers…

Times, and our High Streets, are changing
Almost without fail, national and local policies have focused on protecting core shopping streets in town centres for A1 retail uses such as shops, butchers, hairdressers and funeral directors together…

Investment is best generic monitor of market confidence
As we start to think about closing the shutter on 2016 and preparing for the Christmas vacation it provokes thoughts on a year that has felt somewhat unprecedented on the…