Kevan Carrick - nebusiness.co.uk

Commercial Property: Let us learn from 2011

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

THE value of hindsight is that it can help inform insight and foresight – but what we must not do is look back at the last year with short-sight!

Commercial Property: Partnership can see us through

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:20:00 GMT

CLEARLY the Government keeps a close eye on The Journal. No sooner had we published the column headlined “It’s time to start tackling the gap in the market” than the coalition announced its Unlocking Growth in Cities report.

Commercial Property: Focus on commercial side of farming

nebusiness.co.uk — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 23:00:00 GMT

YOU might think I’m going out on a limb by tackling rural issues in a commercial property column but it’s where the smart money is saying many opportunities will increasingly be found.

Commercial Property: Planning for the changes to deliver growth

nebusiness.co.uk — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT

THE concern about being fitter to deliver economic growth and jobs has focused in part on ensuring that our planning service in the region is ‘open for business’ and can deliver more quickly.

Commercial Property: Focus will deliver growth

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

THE last 12 months have seen the introduction of radical changes affecting the property sector that will have major implications for us throughout 2011 and beyond.

Commercial Property: Tough year ahead but there’s still hope

nebusiness.co.uk — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 23:00:00 GMT

THE Comprehensive Spending Review is done and we now seek to understand the impact. Property and construction will be hit badly, but there are potentially beneficial opportunities that seem to be emerging.

Commercial Property: A different way we can fund development

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

WITH the expected cuts in capital spending it is essential that other methods are put into place to help fund infrastructure spending.

Commercial Property: How our region will be changing short-term

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:00:00 GMT

SINCE the arrival of the coalition Government, significant changes in the planning system have resulted in stasis, little housing development and virtually no commercial development, with the exception of some public sector work focused on schools and health.

Commercial Property: Turn the property market to your own advantage

nebusiness.co.uk — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:00:00 GMT

THE property market in the North East remains a buyer’s or tenant’s market. Good deals are being done in open market lettings. Landlords are taking a realistic approach in offering to lower rents, improve accommodation and grant longer rent free periods.

Commercial Property: Partnership approach best for the region

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:00:00 GMT

THERE is in the bid for a local economic partnership (LEP) a fundamental imperative to win the confidence of the government that the region can run its affairs.

Commercial Property: Staying on top of situation to protect North East businesses

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 07:00:00 GMT

THE coalition Government’s £1bn Regional Growth Fund is going to be key to our future in the North of England. Especially important is how it’s allocated and why. Achieving economic regeneration is not solely about encouraging innovation and creating SMEs and will need a different approach in each region.

Commercial Property: Crucial for united region to make case

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 06:00:00 GMT

FIRST of all, the great news ... North East businessman Sir Ian Wigglesworth, who was recently appointed deputy chairman of the Government's £1bn Regional Growth Fund Panel, said that it should benefit the North East "substantially".

Commercial Property: Where will plans leave North East?

nebusiness.co.uk — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 23:00:00 GMT

THE property sector feels as if it’s under siege at the moment and one of the reasons is that we are working in a vacuum while the new Government gets its ducks in a row.

Commercial Property: Property expenses should be first target for cost-cutting

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:00:00 GMT

THE threat of a double dip recession gets stronger every day as the country comes to terms with the swingeing public sector cuts on top of a still-struggling economy.

Commercial Property: Knock-on effects for business

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

I DON'T believe things have ever moved so fast in the world of local government - and my goodness they need to at the moment.

Commercial Property: Mediation is usually better than litigation

nebusiness.co.uk — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 23:01:00 GMT

OVER the last few weeks I’ve taken a macro view. We have seen the big picture of the election and the impact of the recession and economy on property. I think we need a rest and to look at the users end - the people in property.

Commercial Property: Let's get on with the job of being self-sufficient

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 02:00:00 GMT

WITH the Emergency Budget out of the way we now know the size of the task and what we as a region need to do to grow the economy.

Commercial Property: Zero-carbon homes too dear for buyers

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 01:00:00 GMT

IT was highly significant that one of the first acts of the new coalition Government was to abolish the hugely unpopular Home Improvement Packs - the dreaded Hips, as they became known far and wide - which were introduced with the aim of speeding up and adding more certainty to the home-buying process.

Commercial Property: The work goes on despite uncertainty

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 06:00:00 GMT

THE political Punch and Judy show may be over but we still remain in a period of uncertainty while the dust settles and the many promised changes begin to take effect.

Commercial Property: Private sector must be given opportunity to step into breach

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 26 May 2010 07:00:00 GMT

THE Journal's Case for the North East campaign has made interesting reading in recent weeks, especially a leading article which suggests that the new Government has been listening to the region's business community.