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Worcestershire commercial property consultancy GJS Dillon LLP has sold the freehold of a 2,361 sq ft industrial unit in Bromsgrove in only 48 hours, underscoring the demand for such properties in the county. Acting on behalf of a private individual, Hayley Miles, Graduate Surveyor in GJS Dillon’s Bromsgrove office, sold...

WORK has kicked off on the new £20 million Waitrose store in Worcester. Construction workers have begun demolition at the site in London Road, marking the start of an extensive project to bulldoze the former Ebenezer Baylis print works and create the 40,000 sq ft flagship shop. The new store,...

An office complex in Malvern, Worcestershire has been acquired by corporate messaging firm Icetrak. The Worcester-based firm has bought the two-storey building 2 Nimrod House on Malvern's Enigma Business Park for £335,000 in a deal transacted by independent property consultancy GJS Dillon. Icetrak provides SMS and fax messaging services to...

BROMSGROVE planners have unanimously given the green light to a care village development near the town centre. At the last meeting of Bromsgrove District Council's planning committee, held at the Council House on Monday, (February 2), the application from Aspen Retirement Ltd was considered. The scheme proposed the building of...

An office park in Bromsgrove has four new occupiers following a quartet of deals transacted by leading Midland independent property consultancy GJS Dillon. The firm has sold two office suites in Greenbox in Westonhall Road, Stoke Prior, and leased two more in the same development. GJS Dillon has transacted the...

Worcestershire property group Cordwell has been appointed by Bromsgrove District Council to work on the development of a new gateway to the town. The council approved the disposal of Stourbridge Road car park to Cordwell, which was selected from seven parties to put forward plans for the site. The development...

Growth in the commercial property market in Worcestershire could be stifled in 2015 through lack of supply, according to forecasts by leading Midland independent property consultancy GJS Dillon. The strengthening warehouse and industrial markets are being put at risk by a lack of supply, particularly in the medium-sized 20,000 to...

Leading Midland independent property consultancy GJS Dillon has expanded its successful Worcestershire based team with the appointment of a new graduate surveyor. Hayley Miles joins GJS Dillon from Worcestershire County Council where she worked for six years in the asset management team, ensuring that the council’s 900-plus property assets were maintained...

The commercial property market in Worcestershire will be driven by improvements in industrial and distribution markets for the remainder of 2014 and into 2105 according to optimistic forecasts by leading Midland independent Property consultancy GJS Dillon. The strengthening warehouse and industrial markets will be backed up by significant improvements in...

The Birmingham Road/Stourbridge Road junction car parking site is a gateway site at the northern end of the main High Street in Bromsgrove, at the junction between the B4091 Stourbridge Road and the Birmingham Road. The site comprises a District Council owned car parking and as a gateway site into...

A WORCESTERSHIRE specialist insurance broker is preparing for expansion by moving into new offices in Malvern town centre following a deal transacted by independent property consultancy GJS Dillon. Balens Ltd has taken over offices formerly occupied by JobCentre Plus in Portland Road. The brokerage plans to move into the offices...

Independent property consultancy GJS Dillon has merged with chartered surveyor JWL Fellows. Stourport-based JWL Fellows was established in 1986 and has a client base covering north Worcestershire, the Black Country and parts of Birmingham, specialising in valuations, building surveys and dilapidations. Its founder Bill Fellows has now become a partner...

A WORCESTERSHIRE planning and development consultancy is moving into new offices in Belbroughton following a deal transacted by property consultancy GJS Dillon. Planning Prospects has taken over the offices in Nash Lane after acquiring the freehold from private landlords. The consultancy plans to move into the offices from its current...

BROMSGROVE'S former police station has been put up for sale. The building, in The Crescent close to Worcester Road, has become vacant after the opening of the new joint police and fire station in School Drive. The former station is originally Victorian but with substantial modern extensions and a car...

DROITWICH day nursery has been acquired by a Worcestershire childcare business in an undisclosed deal advised in the county. The nursery, at 28 Old Coach Road, ceased operating when former owner, Shenstone House Day Nurseries, went into voluntary liquidation. Now, the building has been bought by QEST (Quality Extended Schools...

Leading Midland independent property consultancy GJS Dillon has sold a two-storey office building on one of Bromsgrove’s most sought after office developments. The property, Reims House in Buntsford Drive, Bromsgrove, has been acquired freehold by Standard Life UK SIPP on behalf of a local investor. The previous occupiers, Toshiba Carrier...

Leading Midland independent property consultancy GJS Dillon has let an industrial warehouse unit in Bromsgrove to one of the UK’s major suppliers of stainless steel. The unit is on the well-established Buntsford Business Park. UKF Stainless Ltd is expanding into the 7,329 sq ft Unit 16A, Buntsford Park Road, on...

Newcross Healthcare Solutions, which supplies nurses and care staff to hospitals and care homes, is moving into offices in Worcester city centre following a letting by property consultancy GJS Dillon. The UK's second largest care company is moving into the K2 building in The Tything. The second floor suite is...

PROPERTY consultancy GJS Dillon has let recently-refurbished offices close to Worcester city centre to a charity dedicated to helping disadvantaged people find work. The Shaw Trust is moving into the 6,448 sq ft Unit 2, Tolladine Road, half a mile to the east of the city centre. It is a...

The property market is set for across-the-board growth throughout Worcestershire according to an optimistic forecast by leading Midland independent property consultancy GJS Dillon. The firm is predicting significant improvements in the markets for office space, industrial and warehouse accommodation and residential development land as the economy continues its recovery and...