Staff at the Gloucester Ski and Snowboard Centre are looking to raise funds to purchase the venue after the seller experienced difficulties selling on the open market.
The centre was put up for sale by Ramada Jarvis back in 2010, but it failed to find a buyer. Ramada later went into liquidation in 2011 and the location was taken over by Jupiter Hotels Ltd.
Now the ski centre is back on the market and the staff want to r... Continue Reading
The Manor Hotel in Mundesley is on the market after the company leasing the property fell into liquidation.
Priced at £845,000, the property is for sale through specialist agents Fleurets and is being sold by its owner Terry Burch who had previously leased the property out.
Mr Burch has been running the hotel himself for some time but he told EDP 24 that he had bough it as an investment rather than a hotel to run himsel... Continue Reading
Cemex Angling is to sell its venues around the UK, it has been revealed. The firm is one of the most highly respected commercial angling organisations in the UK, but this will be its last season of operation, with its venues scheduled to be put on the open market in early May of this year.
Locations around Essex, Buckinghamshire, Surrey and Berkshire are up for sale either as lots or individual venues depending on buyers' intere... Continue Reading
A guesthouse in North Devon is on the market due to orders from the bank that provides the owner's mortgage.
The Merlin Court Hotel has previously received help from TV show The Hotel Inspector, with hotel guru Alex Polizzi guiding the owners towards a more positive business direction.
The assistance helped the guesthouse secure around £20,000 worth of bookings for this summer alone, but the Shears family who own t... Continue Reading
A pub described as being a 'picture postcard' building is for sale in Corscombe at an auction.
The Fox Inn is to go on the market at a freehold guide price between £275,000 and £350,000 as one of 30 West Country lots to be sold by land and property auctioneers Clive Emson.
Included in the lot is a sunken garden, two sizeable car parks and owner's accommodation. The sale price is also expected to reflect ... Continue Reading
The government looks set to consider changes to the way in which small business loans are handled.
Last week, a £20 billion scheme was launched to guarantee bank lending to small businesses and lower the cost of borrowing. However, further changes are now being looked into after business groups criticised the coalition for not going far enough with its National Loan Guarantee Scheme.
It is now considering launching a ma... Continue Reading
An ice cream shop is on the market in Whitstable, Kent, along with a local beach hut and a fisherman's cottage.
The package lot is being offered for £675,000 as the current owner – 57-year-old Steve Graham – believes it would be a shame to break up the idyllic seaside life he has built for himself.
Sundae Sundae, the business at the heart of the sale, is a popular ice cream shop and a sweet shop. It also sells ... Continue Reading
The most remote pub on the British mainland is up for sale at a reduced price following difficulties in finding a buyer.
The Old Forge on the Knoydart Peninsula in Scotland has been on the market for around two years. Now, its owners have slashed the price by nearly £150,000, inviting offers over £645,000 from would-be landlords.
Popular with hikers, the pub can only be reached by boat or on foot. There is a water taxi... Continue Reading
Research has revealed that small businesses are using Facebook to try and promote their services.
While the social network has been offering ad space for sometime now, it appears that smaller companies are only recently taking advantage of the option in a bid to drum up business and avoid closure in difficult trading periods.
Conducted by Payvment, the study looked at more than 100,000 companies and individuals who are s... Continue Reading
A pub has been forced onto the market due to an increase in rent costs, it has been revealed.
Teague's Bar, in Gloucester, is to be sold for around £250,000 after the owner Punch Taverns raised rent by ten per cent. The owners also refused to sell the landlord the building, leaving him no option but to allow them to sell the pub on the market.
Gary Teague, who has had nine years at the pub, explained that Punch is ... Continue Reading
Small businesses in the UK appear to be more confident in the future, despite the problems surrounding trade at the moment.
The latest figures from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) revealed that more than half of the 3,000 FSB members surveyed aim to grow in the 12 months ahead. Furthermore, a third of companies questioned said that they hope to increase their capital investment plans.
The results come as somethi... Continue Reading
A pub is up for sale in Seaford after decades in the same family, it has been revealed.
Reports confirmed that the Seven Sisters is on the market on a leasehold basis. It boasts a lounge bar, dining area, children's room and a public bar, as well as a separate function room, five bedrooms and a beer garden and play area outside.
Reports from the Eastbourne Herald stated that the pub has been in the Unden family sinc... Continue Reading
A cinema is for sale in Colchester after ten years of closure has left it somewhat derelict.
The ex-Odeon cinema in Crouch Street has become an eyesore in the view of many locals as the owner Steve Peri has abandoned his hopes to redevelop the site.
Mr Peri had hoped to build the cinema up as a nightclub, but it now looks like this won't be possible. Instead, the premises is on the market for £1.5 million, with the... Continue Reading
Research has revealed that small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are spending a substantial amount of money on taxes that they don't need to be paying.
Conducted by unbiased.co.uk, the Small Business Tax Action Report revealed that SMBs are due to waste in the region of £7.15 billion over the course of 2012 in extra payments to the taxman. This breaks down as an average of £1,500 per business.
Karen Barrett, ch... Continue Reading
A Grade-II listed mill building is up for sale in Chichester Harbour through joint auctioneers Henry Adams and Clive Emson.
The building dates back to the 18th century and is currently being used as a store. However, it has the potential to be converted into a restaurant or even a home or boutique hotel, according to the sellers.
David Adams, a partner with Henry Adams, told the West Sussex Country Times that the mill�... Continue Reading
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