Friday, June 23, 2017

Branson on Kent Surrey and Sussex issue 53

spacer
It may not be spectacular but the three counties are making steady progress and in some cases adding new commercial space but the central problem of so much disappearing into residential use continues and the figures for Brighton & Hove are, in many ways, startling.

No town or city in the UK can have a worthwhile economic future if it has no cheap rental space for new companies. That is a fact of life.

That is not the problem in Croydon where new space is being built and the borough is grabbing the opportunity to upgrade the quality of the town through better design. That idea is catching on and it really would help throughout the UK where so much poor development has been allowed.

At the moment the need in the south east appears to be more industrial space and this is happening in some places, such as in Newhaven and Crawley.

The shining example of what can be achieved is Ashford which is tackling its expansion in a broad approach that is bringing more housing, commercial and leisure space. The borough council is giving all the backing needed.

It is hard to see why more towns should not adopt this more dynamic approach because new facilities mean higher rental income and a better life for the local population.

BLOG ARCHIVE

June 2021
December 2020
March 2020
November 2019
October 2019
September 2019
August 2019
June 2019
April 2019
March 2019
February 2019
November 2018
October 2018
June 2018
April 2018
March 2018
February 2018
December 2017
November 2017
October 2017
September 2017
June 2017
March 2017
February 2017
December 2016
November 2016
October 2016
September 2016
June 2016
May 2016
April 2016
March 2016
February 2016
November 2015
October 2015
September 2015
June 2015
May 2015
April 2015
March 2015
February 2015
January 2015
November 2014
October 2014
September 2014
June 2014
May 2014
April 2014
March 2014
February 2014
December 2013
November 2013
October 2013
September 2013
June 2013
May 2013
April 2013
March 2013
February 2013
January 2013
December 2012
July 2012
June 2012
April 2012
February 2012
January 2012

RELATED LINKS

Commercial Property Register. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy : Legal Information
Web design and hosting by iWeb Networks Ltd