The RO Group announces that it has sold the Westacre Service Station in Salisbury to Gardner Garages for £2.3 million. Gardner Garages have been the lessee of the station for a number of years. Westacre Services is located on the Wilton side of Salisbury, roughly a mile from the city centre on the A36 Bath/Southampton Road. At Westacre Services, the public has access to modern and convenient facilities including a Londis convenience store and the Post Office. RO were advised

The RO Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Matteo Scabbia as Head of Property Management. In his new role, Matteo will be based at the company's London office and will work across the Group's extensive real estate portfolio. Matteo brings a wealth of experience to the RO Group, having previously served as a Property Asset Manager at Sorbon Estates, where he started his career. He demonstrated considerable proficiency in overseeing a diverse portfolio, including of

The RO Group announces that it has sold the Travelodge located on the Riverside Retail Park, Hankridge Farm in Taunton to The Independent Order of Oddfellows Manchester Unity Friendly Society (The Unity United (Property) Investment Fund) for £3.9million reflecting a net initial yield of 6.375%. The RO have been the proud owners of the Travelodge for close to a decade and are delighted to have had a long relationship beneficial to the local economy of Taunton and to the RO wit

The RO Group is delighted to announce that it will shortly start work on a substantial refurbishment of Silbury House with the intention of making it the most sustainable office building in Milton Keynes, already the greenest city in UK and also well on its way to becoming carbon neutral by 2030 . Inspired by the many projects of the city's Sustainability Team, such as its Energy Mapping Report, Cycling Strategy, and Display of Energy Certificates project, the RO has embarke

The workforce solutions and recruitment experts take space at One Dorset Street. The RO Group is delighted to announce that it has signed a new 10 year lease with Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd at the Group's One Dorset Street property in Southampton. Hays identified the modern property, which has been substantially refurbished, as their preferred long term re-location option in the city as it best serves their practical needs as well as conforming with their wider ESG polic

Family owned trading company, the RO, is delighted to announce the acquisition of 90 Victoria Street, Bristol from Mayfair Capital. 90 Victoria Street is an office building comprising 24,377 sq. ft. of high-quality accommodation across four storeys. The building is fully let and is home to a group of well-known companies. These include Mazars LLP, which has offices in over 90 countries; and Tetra Tech Group Ltd, a global provider of engineering services, with over 450 offices

RO Real Estate is delighted to announce that Kwik Fit is the latest national operator to come to Helix Trade Park, a new development at Solstice Park in Amesbury, as they continue to pursue their ambitious growth plans. Kwik Fit joins a variety of trade counter operators including Toolstation, Easy Bathrooms, and Motor Parts Direct. This leaves only two of the 11 units remaining, which are 3,420 sq. ft. and 3,415 sq. ft. in size but can also be combined to form 6,835 sq. ft.

RO Real Estate is pleased to announce that it has completed a new lease to NHS Shared Business Services Ltd ("NHS") at its Southampton office development, Waterside Place, situated on the harbourfront at Town Quay. NHS is the second tenant to take space in the newly refurbished Building 3 following the letting of the ground and first floors to EV Cargo Global Forwarding in February 2022. They join a variety of other occupiers on the wider Estate including Faststream Recruitme

The RO is delighted to announce that Taco Bell, Greggs, and GRIDSERVE are now open for business at Solstice Park in Amesbury, Wiltshire. GRIDSERVE has opened an Electric Super Hub at Solstice Park, which offers easy and reliable charging to those travelling on the A303. Eight High Power chargers have been installed at the location, powered entirely by net zero energy from GRIDSERVE's pioneering hybrid solar and battery farms, and capable of adding 100 miles in as little as f

Family owned trading company, the RO, is pleased to announce the acquisition of 37 Park Row in Nottingham. The building is a modern multi let office property situated in a prime position on the corner of Park Row and Cumberland Place in the heart of Nottingham’s historic Castle Quarter and was acquired from Mayfair Capital. 37 Park Row is fully let to the undoubted covenants of Nottingham City Council and Thompsons Solicitors LLP. The office building comprises 26,513 sq. ft.

RO Real Estate is delighted to announce that construction at the Helix Trade Park, a new development at Solstice Park in Amesbury, has now been completed. The Park is already 50% let to a variety of trade counter operators including Toolstation, Easy Bathrooms, and Motor Parts Direct. They join a large number of national occupiers on the greater Solstice Park including Screwfix, Howdens, Storage King, KFC, McDonalds, Co-op, Greggs, Harvester, Costa Coffee, Pizza Hut, Toby Car

The RO Group is delighted to announce that Lily & Roo, the online jeweller, has moved its head office to Watford by entering a five year lease in the Group’s GNR8 property located at 49 Clarendon Road. Only one office suite remains available to let in the building. David Kershaw, Group Real Estate Director, the RO said: “This is a significant win for Watford and for the Group. Lily & Roo’s work has been featured in publications such as VOGUE, ELLE, Harper’s Bazaar and The

The RO Group is delighted to announce that EV Cargo, the global logistics company, has taken space in the RO’s iconic waterfront property, 3 Waterside Place in Southampton. EV Cargo traces its roots back to 1963 and operates in 122 countries around the world. They are experts in freight management, carrying $60 billion of merchandise a year. EV Cargo has signed a ten year lease for 10,579 sq. ft. of prime office space on the ground and first floors of 3 Waterside Place. Th

The RO Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Nick Cashmore who joins RO Real Estate in February 2022 as Investment Director. Nick will primarily be based in the Group’s London office. Nick joins from Ardstone Capital, where he has worked since 2015 and was Head of Investment Acquisitions, focused on UK and European real estate. He is experienced across all major sectors with a specific focus on office and industrial real estate in the UK. At Ardstone he worked on

RO Real Estate is delighted to announce that it has entered into a lease agreement with Toolstation, the multi-channel retailer of tools and building materials, at Helix Trade Park. Helix Trade Park is the first phase of a two-phase industrial scheme on Solstice Park, Amesbury, Wiltshire. This marks the completion of the first letting at Helix Trade Park, with five other units also under offer. Only five other units remain. Helix is the latest addition to the 160-acre mixe

Family owned trading company, the RO, is pleased to announce the acquisition of the freehold of 6 Bell Street, Maidenhead from LaSalle Investment Management for a consideration of £4.5 million. The property is let to three blue chip tenants: Aspen Pharmacare; Profitero, the leading eCommerce performance analytics platform; and La-Z-Boy, the American furniture manufacturing business listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Located in Maidenhead’s town centre, the office buildi

The RO Group is delighted to announce that Anker Innovations, a global leader in charging technology, has chosen Watford as the base for its UK operations. Anker has leased 1,520 sq. ft. in the GNR8 office building, located at 49 Clarendon Road, Watford and owned by the RO Group. Anker is an electronics company that specialises in wireless charging, car charging, and portable and wall chargers, and was established by Steven Yang in 2011 after working as a software engineer

The RO Group is delighted to announce that Stonebond Properties, housebuilder and property developer, has entered a five-year lease at One Suffolk Way, Sevenoaks. Following a difficult period over the Covid-19 pandemic for new lettings generally, the property sector is rebounding strongly. It is significant that the new letting at One Suffolk Way is to a property company, which amplifies the new vigour in the local property market. David Kershaw, Group Real Estate Director,

Testament to the strength of the industrial property market, the RO Group has sold an industrial property for a total consideration of £1.765m. The property which comprises Units 20 and 21 of the Woodside Industrial Park in Letchworth Garden City, was sold to Urban REIT Logistics. The sale marks the continuation of the RO Group’s asset plan to reinvest proceeds into larger core/core+ and development opportunities. Woodside Industrial Estate is a development of 26 units fro

Family owned trading company, the RO, is pleased to announce the sale of its Amesbury Pizza Hut and KFC units at Solstice Park in Wiltshire to London Investment Holdings Ltd for a total consideration of £2.55m. Both units are let to the well-known food retail brands on long leases expiring in 2030/2031 respectively. David Kershaw, Group Real Estate Director, the RO commented: “The proceeds from this off-market disposal represents a healthy premium to book value, and when add