A rare investment opportunity to acquire Cardiff’s renowned Grade II listed Market Buildings in St Mary Street in the heart of the city has been brought to market by sole agents Cooke & Arkwright.

The landmark Victorian building comprises 21,196 sq ft over six floors, with four fully occupied retail units at ground floor level, office accommodation on the upper floors and a basement nightclub. The attractive sandstone building forms the main entrance to busy Cardiff Market via a central two-storey arch decorated with a symbolic stone phoenix...

The NHS Wales Health Collaborative has secured £3.4m of Welsh Government funding, on behalf of NHS Wales, to develop an Imaging Academy in Pencoed, near Bridgend. Based at the Pencoed Business Park, the innovative 16,500 sq ft site will provide a dedicated environment to train radiologists and imaging professionals.

Cooke & Arkwright has been retained to provide strategic advice on the refit of the building. The firm is being tasked with putting together a design specification for ...

We have been asked to consider what issues are relevant when valuing an attractive parcel of agricultural land allocated for residential development.

No two sites are the same and each will have different issues but below are just a few key issues that can impact on value...

In mid-2016 Scottish Ministers set up the Barclay Review into the Business Rates system in Scotland, which was published in August.

Jane Shankland, Associate Director in Cooke & Arkwright’s rating department and Executive Committee Member IRRV South & West Wales Association, examines the report and compares some of the recommendations with calls for reform in Wales...

In 2015 legislation was passed that means from 1st April 2018, any new lettings or lease renewals of both domestic and non-domestic properties, defined by the Energy Act 2011 in England and Wales, will have to meet a minimum energy efficiency standard (MEES).

The minimum efficiency standard is set at an E rating for all types of domestic and non-domestic property. Landlords will NOT be able to let their properties unless they meet this standard...

A new speculative industrial site is well into development at Glan yr Afon Industrial Estate, Aberystwyth. Parc Melin will eventually provide up to 60,000 sq. ft. of warehouse space, in units ranging from 1,196 sq ft. Phase One is due to complete in the first quarter of 2018.

Tim Lawley, Associate Director with Business Space comments, “Demand in Aberystwyth has bucked the trend in recent years and there is still high demand for modern warehouse space ...

This modern and striking two storey office building in Glan yr Afon Industrial Estate has a high-spec fit-out and is just a couple of miles from the centre of Aberystwyth and the seafront.

The first floor offices provide self-contained accommodation with kitchen and WC facilities and is accessed via a shared lift. Glan yr Afon is the main commercial, industrial and trade-counter district in Aberystwyth.

As part of Cooke & Arkwright’s commitment to helping to protect the environment, as demonstrated by our ISO 14001 Environmental Management certification, members of staff volunteer to undertake an annual exercise that actively helps to make a difference.

In April 2017 a group of volunteers from the firm went to Swanbridge in Sully to carry out a community beach clean in collaboration with Surfers Against Sewage (SAS).