Bath’s iconic Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases – better known as The Min – could be converted into a luxury hotel and apartment complex, according to the property agents who have just placed it on the market. The Grade II* listed building was designed by John Wood the Elder – the father of...
A rare high-quality office in a Georgian building in Bath city centre has come onto the market. The 1,340 sq ft office at Grade I listed 27 Gay Street is one of only a handful of prime central offices likely to become available this year, offering a business the chance to take space in...
Regional law firm Thrings, which has an office in Bath, has advised on the sale of a Wiltshire building supplies firm in a move that has helped West of England builders’ merchants Kellaway continue its growth. Marlborough Building Supplies becomes Bristol-based Kellaway Building Supplies’ 13th branch and extends the group further into Wiltshire, where...
The clock is ticking for Bath directors to enter the region’s top award scheme recognising excellence and enterprise in the boardroom. The deadline for the Institute of Directors’ (IoD) South West Director of the Year Awards 2017 is March 31 and organisers are urging Bath’s top executives to get their skates on and submit...
Bath-headquartered regional law firm Royds Withy King has strengthened its property disputes team in the city with the appointment of associate Sarah Taylor. Sarah, pictured, joins from the Bristol head office of national firm Bevan Brittan, where she helped NHS trusts, housing associations and other clients to resolve their property disagreements. She brings significant...
Bath’s business scene is buzzing with bags of optimism and plentiful opportunities, according to stand holders and visitors at yesterday’s Bath Expo. The city’s largest event of its kind, the Bath Expo attracted hundreds of attendees to the Assembly Rooms, where they could chat to a wide range of businesses which had taken the...
Experts in the Bath office of law firm Stone King are warning that big increases in probate fees will hit local families particularly hard due to the city’s high property values. The Ministry of Justice has announced plans to increase the fees payable after death from May which could leave beneficiaries of the most...
Alice Nunn, an in-house planner at Bath-based planning, design and regeneration consultancy Nash Partnership, has been elected as a chartered member of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI), increasing the practice’s complement of chartered town planners to four. To gain membership, Alice, pictured, had to undertake an assessment, which included submitting a portfolio across a...
Small business support group Enterprise Nation is to head west again to stage its flagship female-focused event, the Festival of Female Entrepreneurs. The event, the largest of its kind in the UK, has been held in Bristol since it was launched six years ago. Taking place this year on October 20, it will attract...
The West of England’s property industry has rounded on Chancellor Philip Hammond, accusing him of failing to listen to pleas to ease the burden of higher business rates. While the Budget included measures to help some business, critics called it too little, too late and said most still faced swingeing increases. Business rate experts at...
