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Ollie Holliday & Tom Drake were pleased to attend the RICS HQ in Westminster last week, as part of a celebration event hosted by JACE Training. Ollie was invited to the event having recently completed his Surveying Apprenticeship and also qualified with the RICS as a new Associate member. Ollie was one of 10 attendees […]

The Bank of England has held base rates at 3.75% again. The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) said: “Protracted conflict in the Middle East has contributed to further increases in crude and refined energy prices since the previous meeting, which remain more volatile and higher than pre-conflict. UK CPI inflation increased to 3.1% in August

Andy Burnham became the UK’s new Prime Minister in July 2026 and polls have suggested a ‘Burnham Bounce’. We look at how he might influence the commercial property markets. There has also been speculation about: The first budget in October 2026 will provide us with more certainty as to what, if any, new initiatives the

We are delighted to confirm that Ollie Holliday has successfully achieved his Associate RICS qualification with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, marking a significant milestone in his early career. Ollie joined Drake & Partners in February 2024 having impressed the year before on work experience with the company. Since then, he has completed a

Drake & Partners were delighted to take part in this years Golden Tri Cup, where East Midlands Industrial Agents compete against the West Midlands Industrial Agents in their annual golf day. This was the 5th year of the event and was hosted on the PGA Course at the Belfry on 14th April. Last year the

In the last 4 weeks Daventry has secured itself 4 major new lettings, which is a huge boost to the big box market in the town. More than 1.2 million sq ft has been let across 6 buildings which means the town now has no built space available in this market. At Logicor Park on

Drake & Partners are pleased to announce that they will be continuing as an ‘Official Partner’ with Northamptonshire County Cricket Club. As official Partners of the club, Drake & Partners will be supporting NCCC at a range of Vitality Blast, One Day Cup & County Championship fixtures.  Jonny Grove, Partner at Drake & Partners confirmed:

Drake & Partners were delighted to support Northampton Town in their recent league 1 game at home to Port Vale. We hosted clients and contacts in the new Tollers Lounge hospitality facility which is part of the newly developed East Stand. Guests included Nene Group, Kindred Nurseries and PHP Architects. Drake & Partners are always

Drake & Partners are delighted to confirm the appointment of Adam Bardell to our Building Consultancy team. Adam joins from CS2 where he was previously a Director in their Milton Keynes office and brings with him a wealth of experience. Adam has over 20 years experience in building surveying. He qualified as a Chartered Building Surveyor at

Drake & Partners are pleased to report a very positive pick up in occupier activity as we have approached the end of the year. In what has been a positive but slightly up and down year, occupier activity in October, November and into December has been extremely encouraging ahead of the new year. Evidence of

Despite all the preamble in the run up to the Budget – there were very few measures that will have any major impact on the Commercial Property market. Business Rates A higher rate is to be introduced on properties with an RV over £500,000. The government intends to set the higher rate at 2.8p above

Drake & Partners Building Consultancy team have been instructed to coordinate the delivery of the new flagship stables project at Delapre Abbey in Northampton. The 19th century stable block is a substantial, unused heritage asset on the important Grade II and II* Delapré Abbey Estate. The stables are being converted to provide a well being