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Welsh business leaders have set out their hopes and predictions for 2018, with the scrapping of tolls on the Severn Bridges and the new Development Bank of Wales cited among the key factors that could drive growth. From 8 January when the bridges return to public ownership, tolls will be reduced, with a view to […]
by Dan Smith 
There’s no escaping the fact that Newport’s retail market has taken a hammering since 2008. With one of the highest vacancy rates anywhere in the UK, retailers would be forgiven for ruling out the city as a possible location. However, as Dan Smith, director of M4 Property Consultants explains, they may be missing an opportunity. The developments […]
by Dan Smith To speak with a commercial property expert and get updated information regarding business rates, contact Dan Smith at M4 Commercial Property Consultants: 01633 740 740 | [email protected] Business Rates Will Be Changing in April 2017 – What Will it Mean for Your Business? Taking effect from April 2017, the UK government has undertaken the […]
by Dan Smith Newport Needs to Provide Offices to Attract Tech Companies One of the region’s leading commercial property agents is warning that the lack of suitable office space in Newport for digital and tech companies will cause the local economy to miss out on the rapid growth of an industry predicted to employ in excess of 750,000 […]
by Dan Smith 
Newport is a hotbed of start-ups but could see them moving elsewhere warns Dan Smith of M4 Property Consultants. A lack of suitable office space in Newport threatens to see the city missing out from the huge expansion in the digital and tech sector, warns a leading property figure. Dan Smith, managing director of Newport-based […]
by Dan Smith Now Could Be the Time to Buy Commercial Property The debate as to whether businesses should rent or buy commercial property to house their companies is neither new nor unique to South Wales. However, there is perhaps an additional dimension to be considered currently within Newport. Newport is currently undergoing many regeneration projects which potentially […]
by Dan Smith Could Business Rates Be the Answer? Commenting on today’s announcement by the Welsh Government to launch a £20 million business rate scheme for Welsh Enterprise Zones, Dan Smith, director of M4 Property Consultants has welcomed the news for the Welsh economy as a whole and considers if more can be done. “Edwina Hart’s announcement is […]
by Dan Smith Commercially Speaking, the Time is Right to Buy Now could be a good time for investing in the UK commercial property, says Dan Smith, director of M4 Property Consultants as recent research has revealed prices have recently dipped. According to the IPD UK Monthly Property Index, the cost of commercial property in Britain fell by […]
by Dan Smith Recent Ruling Provides Relief for Landlords of Empty Commercial Properties Owners and occupiers of empty industrial properties can claim six months relief from business rates. After six months they are liable to pay full business rates although if their property is occupied again for at least six weeks they can claim a further six months […]
by Dan Smith It’s A Good Time for Tenants to Take Advantage In a report due to be published next week by the British Property federation and the Institute of Property Developers, findings show that lease lengths in the UK commercial property market have fallen to an average of 4.8 years, a decline of over a year compared […]
by Dan Smith