Inverness commercial prices uncompetitive

July 23, 2010 · Filed Under Business 

I continue to be frustrated by the commercial property market around Nairn and Inverness as I look for offices to expand into.
On the one hand, Nairn is only a small town with very limited inventory in the first place, but the few properties that have come up that I could have bought for offices I’ve [...]

How many empty buildings does the HC have?

March 12, 2010 · Filed Under Business 

I’ve spoken to the HC previously about the availability of office space in Nairn, and it was stated then that as health workers are moved to the new extended hospital complex, office space was being vacated in the West End of Nairn.
Today I happened across Iain Fairweather in the high street after viewing a flat [...]

Researching Property Prices in Nairn

March 9, 2010 · Filed Under Business, Development, Nairn 

I’ve been doing some research into property prices in Nairn over the past week, after finding Net House Prices actually provides sale price information on property without having to sign up.
What I found interesting is that there are a couple of properties on Osprey Crescent on the Lochloy development that have been sold four time [...]

Alchemy submits plans for new data centre

February 13, 2010 · Filed Under Business, Inverness, Nairn 

Alchemy have formally submitted plans for a new data centre by the harbour in Inverness.
If this plan actually goes ahead, the benefits to small IT business should not be under-estimated – there is a huge cottage industry in reselling space in data centres, either through the direct co-location of servers, or even the reselling of [...]

Eastgate Centre empties

January 20, 2010 · Filed Under Business, Development, Nairn 

Another shop leaving the Eastgate Centre in Inverness – this time Zara, and they’re going voluntarily.
Rents in Eastgate are already in the region of £150,000 per annum, but according to the BBC report, Zara are leaving because rents are to be increased further.
Which really underlines the madness of the Inverness retail sector – despite the [...]

Inverness airport business park gets go ahead

January 20, 2010 · Filed Under Business, Nairn, Transport 

The BBC reports that the Highland Council have approved the business park at Inverness Airport at long last, despite objections from Croy and Ardesier community councils.
I know there have been concerns about developments around the airport in case it needs to expand at some point in the future – but it’s worth remembering that Gatwick [...]

Marmalade: Another High St shop on the move

November 9, 2009 · Filed Under Business, Nairn 

Nairn High Street continues to be a dynamic place!
Marmalade is the latest shop on the move, listed at the Nairn Property Center as being up for grabs, apparently because they are looking for bigger premises.
Doesn’t guarantee that Marmalade will stay in Nairn, though – they already have a shop in Forres – and there’s not [...]

How the Nairnshire Show should be developing?

July 22, 2009 · Filed Under Business, Nairn 

Sad to see that the Nairnshire Show isn’t simply repeatedly it’s Auldearn location, but is also now charging £10 for adults to enter this year, plus £5 parking.
We caught the Nairnshire Show in 2007, and it proved a nice way to get the family out. A simple walk to the show field, visit the stalls, [...]

Sainsburys: Little impact on Nairn?

June 23, 2009 · Filed Under Business, Development, Nairn 

Spelding publishes a good piece of research to the Gurn, indicating that Sainsburys is likely to have only a limited impact on the town because few retailers will be competing directly:
Nearly 75% of town centre premises may not be affected by Sainsbury’s claims Spelding
It’s a good and thorough piece of research, but does overlook the [...]

SPP Group redundancies

June 4, 2009 · Filed Under Business 

One of the advantages of monopolising the press in the Highlands is that it’s easy to hide bad news about yourself.
The Scottish Provincial Press – aka, SPP Group – has a number of trading interests, and own a whole string of major papers across the Highlands, plus a number of private magazines as well.
That’s probably [...]

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