15Dec 2011 by David Ajsose

Mary Portas Is A Woman On A Mission…

Celebrity News, Commercial Property, Property Purchase, Uncategorized
...To save our High Street Retailers. The acclaimed retail guru was appointed by the government to undertake a review of High Streets in Britain, in May – the report has recently been released and seems ever more poignant as the Festive Season fails to provide the capital ‘boost’ that is usually expected. What is Mary Portas planning to do about it? How has the industry responded, and what does this mean for the Commercial Property Sector? [caption id="attachment_680" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Mary Queen of Shops - Mary Portas"][/caption] Reports show that although footfall on the High Street has remained relatively unaffected, the cold, hard cash that Christmas Shoppers are parting with, this December, is the lowest it has been in years. With High Street Lingerie giants La Senza currently going under…
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14Sep 2011 by David Ajsose

Sea Vista Productions Chooses Exeid Locations for their latest short film/movie

Celebrity News, Commercial Property, Film locations, Nottingham, Stanford House, Uncategorized
Crash Taylor's dreams of reaching the top of his profession were turned from 'dream' to a 'goal' five years ago when he set his sights on becoming a wedding photographer with an international reputation and client base to match. Having achieved his objectives he has now turned his sights on the next stage of his career, that of film director. Due to his uncompromising work ethic and intuitive grasp of the medium combined with his creative genius he is sure to be a success on a global scale so watch this space. You may be unsettled by his film genre. (It is not my personal choice - but then again,I still hide behind the sofa when watching Dr Who and I'm in my 40's), However, you cannot deny the chilling…
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10Aug 2011 by David Ajsose

The Riot Damages Act 1886 – find out how you are already protected against damages by riot.

Commercial Property, Landlords, Nottingham
Riot and affray are nothing new to our society and we’ve talked previously about how, as landlords and tenants,  you should be  checking your insurance to establish that you are adequately covered in the event that your shop or business is affected by riot.  Like many of our  readers, the team at Exeid.com were unaware that there is a statutory protection that can compensate you in the event that your business is affected by riot and our research has uncovered an interesting statute.  It is known as the Riot Damages Act of 1886. If you have been the subject of damages as a result of a riot or riotous assembly then provided that you make a claim within 14 days you will be entitled to compensation from the State. The…
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04Aug 2011 by David Ajsose

Nottingham Serviced Office Operator Offers Retail and Shop Units for rent and to let

20 Fletcher Gate News, Commercial Property, Exeid News, Nottingham, Office space, serviced office space
This blog post is a flagrant ‘ad’ and we make no excuse about it, but a separate article about the merits of serviced retail units will follow soon. In the meantime if you are an independent retailer or have ambitions to open your own shop in the heart of Nottingham City centre, in a great location between the two main shopping centres (Victoria shopping centre and Broadmarsh shopping centre) then read on. Following the success of our easy in easy out flexible serviced office units we are delighted to offer one of Nottingham’s first Retail start-up units in the very heart of Nottingham. If you  are looking for a shop to let or a retail unit to rent  then  you'll do well to read on. These units start at only…
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01Aug 2011 by David Ajsose

Bringing Vintage Vision to Office Space in Nottingham – Update

Case Studies, Celebrity News, Commercial Property, Exeid News, Film locations, Nottingham, Office space, Stanford House, Vintage Offices
Think vintage style and you think of character, bygone beauty and nostalgic elegance. But what could vintage style bring to a business office space? It was this question that led David Ajose, CEO of boutique commercial property consultancy, Exeid to launch the company’s innovative vintage office service at Nottingham’s historic Stanford House. The launch was brought to life with a photo-shoot created through the collaboration of local entrepreneurs and creatives. On Set at Stanford House On set at the shoot in late July, production designer Blair Barnette has created a stunning vintage office space, bringing together stylish pieces from Nash Interiors. This is a business office space like no other. On the day of the shoot, David Ajose explains the inspiration behind the vintage-styled office spaces: “The catalyst came from…
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28Jul 2011 by David Ajsose

Workplace Parking Levy – ‘Small businesses and how the workplace parking levy will affect you.’

Commercial Property, Exeid News, Nottingham, Parking
Some of you may have noticed recently Nottingham City Council quietly slip a leaflet on the Workplace Parking Levy through your letter box. The unpopular scheme is an attempt by the Council to create funding for an extension to the existing tram system, the redevelopment of Nottingham Railway Station and supporting the Link bus network. The leaflet is aimed at employers who provide 10 or fewer workplace parking places, although these businesses/organisations will be required to apply for a license, they will receive a 100% discount from the charge. Those employers who provide 11 or more workplace parking places will be required to pay the charge for all of their parking spaces from the 1st April 2012, but importantly they must have a license by 1st October 2011. The leaflet…
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26Jul 2011 by David Ajsose

NHS move into St Nicholas Court under Barbara Henson’s Supervision.

Case Studies, Client Profile, Commercial Property, Exeid News, Nottingham, Office space, Parking, serviced office space
[caption id="attachment_412" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="St Nicholas Court"][/caption] Following the recent Government spending review the NHS have been ordered to reorganise and streamline their services  and find space for the NHS 'Rethink Project', Nottinghamshire Healthcare have been looking for a new site that met these  new requirements. The space needed to be  DDA compliant, modern and comfortable office space, whilst remaining within the financial budgetary restraints set by the review. A tall order  you might think, not with Exeid’s experience. In difficult economic  times many organisations  tend to migrate to the suburbs in a bid save on property prices, however, with travel economics as they are today there really isn’t much to be gained in this aproach.  In addition, organisations need to take into account the fact that the city centre  is the…
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25Jul 2011 by David Ajsose

The Hour – The New Vintage Production by the BBC uses Exeid Lighting Partners Anglepoise to Create that Vintage Feel.

Commercial Property, Exeid News, Nottingham, serviced office space, Stanford House, Vintage Offices
The first episode of THE HOUR was shown on BBC1 this week and you can tell that the production team at the BBC have realised the interest in Vintage Retro style as most of the first episode was shot in a late 1950s office environment. One scene showed the two main characters discussing the merits of what they described as an Anglepoise lamp which Freddie Lyon,  played by Ben Whishaw, had bought for Bel Rowley, played by Romola Garai. Questioning the BBCs’ continuity, it appears that the lamp in question was not in fact an Anglepoise but more likely to be a Memlite. If anyone reading this can identify it, our lighting ‘nerd’ in the office would love to know. If you have an office and you want to get…
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21Jul 2011 by David Ajsose

Interview with Richard Priestly MD of Exeid.com following the recent acquisition of St Nicholas Court a Commercial Office Property on Castle Gate Nottingham.

Commercial Property, Exeid News, Nottingham, Office space, Property Purchase, serviced office space
Six months on and we revisit Exeid.com and their latest office acquisition St Nicholas Court 25 to 27 Castle Gate, Nottingham. We talked with Managing Director Richard Priestley: So Richard, you acquired this building in the thick of what has been described as the most difficult trading conditions for 70 years in the commercial property sector. Was that a foolhardy or smart move and why? To be fair it was almost a bit of both. The property was first identified as a target by our CEO a few of years back. Basically, it was approximately 60% vacant but at that time the  requirement to pay “empty rates liability” had not kicked in so the price tag, whilst much higher than what was eventually paid, was almost justified. So why wasn’t…
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13Jul 2011 by David Ajsose

Eva Ottosson Lights Up Stanford House

Celebrity News, Commercial Property, Exeid News, Nottingham, serviced office space, Stanford House
Stanford House is one of Nottingham’s finest Georgian Mansions in the heart of the city and was built with a wonderful grand entrance hall accessed via the main entrance of Castle Gate. David Ajose, CEO of Exeid.com the boutique commercial property consultancy realised that this internal space of 11 metres by 4 metres was going to need some additional lighting throughout the day but he already had concerns over the traditional lights used.  We caught up with David  to find out how he resolved these issues. David said  “We wanted to illuminate the space in bright fresh way and we preferred up lighters in order to highlight the wonderful ceiling plasterwork and superb simplified Corinthian columns in this grand space.” “We already used up lighters in the meeting rooms of our…
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