A grand total of £411m of commercial property assets was traded across Yorkshire in the first quarter of 2018. This is the strongest start to a year that Yorkshire’s commercial property market has seen in the last four years, according to the latest UK Investment Transactions (UKIT) report by Lambert Smith Hampton. Although the amount…Continue reading
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Wosskow Brown Staff Found Charity Sleep-Out Very Thought-Provoking
Last month, three of our staff attended the sleep-out in Sheffield city centre to raise awareness of homelessness in the city. The event was organised by the Cathedral Archer Project, and so the sleep-out took place on the ground of the Cathedral courtyard. Our very own Kerry Mathews, Tracey Richmond and Katie Hobson braved the…Continue reading
Sheffield’s Baby Boomers and OAPs Are Caught in a Trap
Local OAPs and Baby Boomers are facing housing trouble and discomfort, finding themselves in an increasingly difficult situation. The current OAPs are sitting on £8.82bn worth of residential property. But while the elderly people of Sheffield are looking to downsize, the younger generation are seeking for property to move into. There are 28,452 households in…Continue reading
Our Clients Go The Extra Mile For Us Too!
Wosskow Brown Foundation client, Dee Warburton of Infinite Kreationz Ltd, called recently saying he needed a Notary to sign a document. He was recommended by Jim Lawson, Director of Wosskow Brown Foundation, to speak with StJohn Wright who is based at our Woodseats office. This is all very straightforward and simple, apart from the fact…Continue reading
Wosskow Brown Staff Plan to Participate in Charity Sleep Out
Some of our very own staff are planning to brave the cold for the Cathedral Archer Project, which has been supporting homeless people in Sheffield since 1989. The charity sleep-out is set to take place on the 16th March 2018, where people will be sleeping on the streets as part of this event, raising awareness…
Stamp Duty Lowered For First-Time Buyers
There is some good news for first-time home buyers, as Stamp Duty is lowered in the Autumn Budget. This will apply to England and Northern Ireland. Wales will also benefit from this announcement but only until April 2018 when the Welsh Government’s new Land Transaction Tax is to be introduced. Stamp Duty is an amount…Continue reading
MADE Entrepreneur Festival 2017 – Review
The world-renowned business festival was back in Sheffield on Thursday 9th November and it did not disappoint. Hundreds of ambitious, driven business-people fled to the iconic Crucible, hoping to be inspired by the insightful speakers that MADE had to offer this year. Ruth Nic Aoidh The first keynote speaker of the day, Ruth Nic Aoidh from…Continue reading
MADE 2017- Entrepreneur Festival Preview
The famous MADE festival, the UK’s premier business event for entrepreneurship, is upcoming and back in Sheffield on the 9th November, with nine inspirational business-people taking to the stage. These passionate speakers intend to inspire and motivate all listeners, from new entrepreneurs starting up to established business owners. There is always a vast amount of insightful…Continue reading
Leaseholds to be Banned on New Houses
A proposal to ban the sale of newly built homes as leasehold instead of freehold has been brought forward. Leasehold homes are where the owner only buys the right to live in and use the property but not to own the land itself. With the new proposal, ground rents on newly built homes will be…Continue reading
Your Business Can Make It at MADE
MADE is fantastic for Sheffield and the whole of the city region because it has become the entrepreneur event for the UK and it is rooted right here, in the heart of Sheffield. There are around 3,000 entrepreneurs in town on the same day or two; there can be no better time to build up your business…Continue reading