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Agents and landlords can be forgiven at the moment for being slightly wary over what 2025 holds for the market, however there are many opportunities out there and reasons to be more positive about the year ahead. The industrial and logistics market in our region has probably got the highest supply of larger logistics warehouses […]

SDLT – An increase in SDLT was announced on non-primary residential dwellings from 3% to 5% wef from October 2024. Single rate SDLT payable by companies purchasing residential property was also increased on properties over £500K from 15% to 17%. So far however these increases have not been replicated on commercial property. Capital Gains Tax

Three of our Partners have been taking part in Movember, which raises money for all things men’s health including mental health, suicide, prostate cancer and testicular cancer. As has become the tradition, Tom Drake, Joe Smith and Jonny Grove have been (attempting) to grow a moustache during the month of November. The team have been

Drake & Partners Apprentice Surveyor, Ollie Holliday has been selected to represent the Midlands Property rugby team in fixtures against other regions, Yorkshire and the North West. The event is held annually with teams from the 3 regions made up of various different property professionals as they battle for the Tri-Regions Property Rugby Cup. It

Drake & Partners are pleased to report a very positive last 6-18 months in the M1 corridor Midbox market. We class Midboxes as industrial/warehouse units that comprise of between circa 20,000 to 100,000 sq ft. These units have proved popular for larger national logistics operators who want a smaller local/regional facility, as well as growing

Drake & Partners are delighted to confirm the appointment of Gary Viccars to our Building Surveying team. Gary joins from CS2 where he was previously a Director in their Milton Keynes office. Gary is a RICS accredited Chartered Surveyor. Gary has 20 years experience working within the commercial property and building surveying industry. Gary moved

Drake & Partners are delighted to sponsor the Rob Keogh v Courtney Lawes Testimonial T20 match that was held at Northamptonshire’s County Ground. Drake & Partners were shirt sleeve sponsors for both sides, with the event helping to raise money for both players chosen charities during their testimonial years. In particular the event was in

Drake & Partners were invited to attend the Northampton School for Boys future apprenticeship evening last week. Local employers from around the area attended to present and answer questions to sixth form students and their parents, who are interested in apprenticeship opportunities when they finish school. From Drake & Partners, Apprentice Surveyor Ollie Holliday and

Congratulations to our Apprentice Surveyor Ollie Holliday who won the Alliance Cup with his rugby side Northampton Old Scouts at Franklins Gardens last week Ollie and Old Scouts have had quite a week, reaching the final of the national Papa Johns Cup at Twickenham, before then securing the Northamptonshire Alliance Cup title for the second

On Wednesday 24th April, members of the East Midlands and West Midlands Industrial Agents Society took part in their annual Golf Day, competing for the coveted ‘Golden Tri Cup’. This was the events 3rd year and goes from strength to strength with even more agents in attendance, and the result the closest in its recent

Drake & Partners were delighted to be Match Ball Sponsors in Northampton Towns League 1 game against Derby County last week. We are only too pleased to provide support for the Cobblers and this follows recent and ongoing sponsorship at both Northampton Saints and Northamptonshire CCC. We are very lucky to have the sporting clubs

Despite the slight uncertainty in the economy over the last 18-24 months, those developers in the industrial and warehouse sector that have committed to speculatively develop new schemes have been rewarded. The cost of construction has reached record levels over the last 12 months but we are starting to see this taper off. In addition,