Who will create Scotland’s new ‘multi-functional’ town centres?

Who will create Scotland’s new ‘multi-functional’ town centres?

Who will drive the evolution of the Scottish town centre? Graham + Sibbald Partner, Keith Watters, highlights the key players.   When you look across Scotland it is clear that the future of the town centre is up for grabs. The challenge of online shopping and the pandemic means that retail is no longer the…

Rural and island town centres face unique challenges

Rural and island town centres face unique challenges

Can ‘thinking local’ help save Scotland’s rural and island town centres? Graham + Sibbald’s Senior Surveyor, Kenny McKenzie, thinks it might.    Although it is difficult to put a definitive figure on it, the Coronavirus pandemic has had a significant effect across the Highlands and Islands. The government has tried its best to provide support,…

Work underway on centerpiece retail and residential development in Inverness city centre

Work underway on centerpiece retail and residential development in Inverness city centre

Work has begun to redevelop a landmark retail site in Inverness amid hopes it could prompt a resurgence for the city centre. The transformation of 7-17 Union Street, once home to department store Arnotts, is seen as a key component of its revitalisation and it’s hoped the project will be completed next year. The development…

APC Candidate Pass

Graham + Sibbald are delighted to announce our newly qualified Chartered Surveyor, Emma Gilbert (Aberdeen) who successfully passed her Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) in December 2020. This represents a continued 100% success rate for Graham + Sibbald, of which we pride ourselves in achieving annually. Our aim is to have all staff qualified to…

Strong interest in Perthshire business premises highlights strength of demand for rural properties

Strong interest in Perthshire business premises highlights strength of demand for rural properties

After being on the letting market for less than a week with Graham + Sibbald, a commercial property in a prime North Perthshire tourist area has received significant interest from a wide range of entrepreneurs and business operators. The property, which used to be a visitor centre, lies approximately five miles north of Pitlochry and…

Olympic Letting

Graham + Sibbald are pleased to have recently let a retail unit at 33 George Street, Edinburgh to Meander Apparel, creating the retailers first physical concept shop. The shop includes an in-store coffee bar being run by Five Rings Coffee which is, coincidentally, part owned by former Graham + Sibbald Rising Star, Olympic Cyclist, Callum…

Stunning £12.5m retail and residential project to form centrepiece of city centre redevelopment

Stunning £12.5m retail and residential project to form centrepiece of city centre redevelopment

A planned £12.5m Inverness city centre retail and residential development on the site of the former Arnotts department store is being hailed for its architectural merit due to the proposed sympathetic restoration and preservation of listed buildings on Union Street (1863) and Baron Taylor’s Street (1892). The project will bring original features back to life,…

The HALO launches marketing campaign for Grade A office building

The HALO launches marketing campaign for Grade A office building

The HALO Urban Regeneration Company today (Monday 24th August) launches its marketing campaign for the HALO Enterprise and Innovation Centre (HEIC) in Kilmarnock, in partnership with CBRE and Graham + Sibbald. The four-storey HEIC, which is currently under construction, is set to open its doors in Spring 2021. One of just a few speculative office…