Burger and Sauce has opened in the newly refurbished Food Terrace at Derbion Shopping Centre, Derby. The brand prides itself on offering great value to its customers, without any compromises to the quality of food products on offer. Burger and Sauce was named the winner of Uber Eats Restaurant of…

Having returned from Landsec, Sophie Moorcroft has now moved into the capital markets team at Bruce Gillingham Pollard working alongside Jack Barratt, Woody Bruce and Nick Halley bringing an understanding of client requirements. Her experience at Landsec spanned all geographies and sectors, and the move to the capital markets team…

Hammerson has signed the world’s most advanced virtual reality experience, Sandbox VR, as part of its vision to diversify the use of Grand Central in the heart of Birmingham and an ambitious strategy to reinvigorate its assets through new brands, entertainment, and experiential concepts. The 13,000 sq ft unit –…

BGP is active across Retail Capital Markets and most recently advised The Ardent Companies UK on its acquisition of the retail element in the landmark Royal Exchange building in the City of London. Commenting on the appointment, BGP’s Managing Director, Tracey Pollard said: “Jack joined us a graduate in 2012…

Advised by BGP, The Ardent Companies UK has completed its acquisition of the retail element of The Royal Exchange in the City of London from Oxford Properties. The Royal Exchange, located opposite the Bank of England between Threadneedle Street and Cornhill, is the City’s leading luxury retail destination. Providing 51,400…

The Portman Estate has appointed Bruce Gillingham Pollard as advisers for retail, restaurant and leisure property on its 110-acre estate in London’s Marylebone. The instruction encompasses leasing agency and also lease consultancy across the Estate’s Portman Marylebone retail portfolio. Bruce Gillingham Pollard Director, Charlotte Roberts, commented: “The Portman Estate already…

Bruce Gillingham Pollard has appointed Lucy Gardiner as an Associate in its National Leasing Team. Lucy has 10 years of experience across the F&B market and a wide range of knowledge across the UK and excellent relationships with key landlords and brands. These relationships will be vital in her new…

This weekend, why not head to the newly opened Sandbox VR UK in Museum Street, London. Jump into a high-tech virtual reality world and choose to be at the centre of a zombie attack or fighting pirates on the high seas. London’s first Sandbox VR uses Hollywood motion capture cameras,…

BGP has appointed Lizzie Knights as a director in its Central London leasing team. Formerly with Colliers and BNP Paribas Real Estate, Lizzie has extensive experience of working on retail and leisure leasing across prime London locations including Grosvenor’s Mayfair and Belgravia estates; Shaftesbury’s Soho and Carnaby holdings; Argent’s Coal…

We are pleased to have worked alongside our client, Grosvenor to bring Edward Bulmer Natural Paint to Pimlico Road Design District. The design world’s ‘go to’ eco friendly paint brand, pioneering plant based paints made from raw materials reducing the effects on buildings, health, nature and the planet! Their sustainability…

Bruce Gillingham Pollard are delighted to have been appointed by Landsec to join their new retail leasing agent panel,  working across the hospitality portfolio which includes food & beverage, fitness, leisure and hotels. The panel, which has been formed as part of Landsec’s new operating model launched late last year,…

Last week we launched our third retail store on Oxford Street to market. An interesting time for the street when in the same week, the first kiosk & trading pitch has been de-designated from the public realm. This alongside the repositioning of the department stores, arrival of Crossrail & investment…

This week our wonderful client BARRY’S BOOTCAMP LTD announced the launch of their Liverpool opening in the summer of this year. Liverpool standby for the best workout in the world from the market leaders… For more information, please contact Charlotte Roberts or Victoria Broadhead

This week we launched the marketing of the retail and F&B at Piccadilly Lights. An iconic London building with flagship retail, a rooftop and other restaurant / bar opportunities wrapping around the globally recognised digital advertising space. For further information, please contact Woody Bruce, Charlotte Roberts or Lucy Cope.

BGP connects Episode 5 “Houses close to streets full of independent retailers sell for 20% more” evening standard On our next instalment of #BGPconnects Evie North speaks to Chris Daly of Greenland U.K. They discuss the rising trend of London Neighbourhoods, the impact covid-19 had on this trend and more specifically on the evolution of The…

The growth of the neighbourhoods and localism have been key themes for the last 12 months.  We have experienced an increase in demand for both London neighbourhood locations and nationally, where we’ve seen lots of activity with lettings in Guildford, Windsor, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Birmingham, Reading and Leeds. The increase in…

Hawskmoor made a splash with their new opening in Wood Wharf this month! The new, eco friendly floating restaurant has brought a whole new dynamic to the Canary Wharf estate. The restaurant is Hawksmoor’s most ambitious restaurant yet, split across three floors with a 150 cover restaurant and 120 bar ‘The Low…

Following the success of their pop up on Duke of York Square, the Lincolnshire born sustainable jewellery brand Daniella Draper have now opened their first standalone store in London on the King’s Road. “The whole team are so excited to have opened in London and particularly on the King’s Road.…

We are Delighted to see JKS Restaurants reopen The George Fitzrovia last Thursday. This exciting venture is in partnership with renowned publican Dominic Jacobs and celebrated chef James Knappett. Along with JKS they form a remarkable team who have restored this beautiful 3 storey, 18th century, grade II-listed building, and…

“If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten” Tony Robbins This episode of #BGPConnects @hcodyowen speaks to Mark Bourgeois on his time as MD of UK and Ireland for @hammerson_plc. They discussed the future of retail as well as Mark’s journey into the industry. Now…

Back in the height of lockdown in 2020, BGP relet one of the most prominent restaurants in Central London, the old Carluccio’s in St Christopher’s Place. Whilst a full-scale lockdown of the hospitality industry might not have been the best time to let a West End restaurant, the flight to…