Choosing Premises I Premisess for Sale I Business Mortgages I Business Rates
CHOOSING PREMISES
HM Land Registry
The Land Registry guarantees the title to, and records the ownership of, interests in registered land in England and Wales. You can download Form 313 which is the form that you need to use to find who owns a particular property.
Commercial Lease Terms
Guide to the legal aspects of commercial lease.
Service Charges - Best Practice
Excellent guide as to best practice and what to watch for in service charges.
PREMISES FOR SALE
Commercial Property
Allows online commercial property search with user being able to select the following criteria: property type, surface area and region.
EG Propertylink
UK premises directory
Free Office Search
UK premises directory
Commercial Property West Midlands
Commercial property for sale and to let in the West Midlands
The Birmingham Post
List of property agents and consultants in the Birmingham area. Click on the agent of choice to view their up to date listings.
Birmingham Property Services
Birmingham Property Services is the City's in-house property consultancy and part of the Economic Development service of the Development Directorate. It provides listings for offices, retail premises, industrial units, Jewellery Quarter property and development sites.
AREA PROFILING
Homecheck
Gives you a comprehensive environment check on any postcode area using all official information. Includes coal workings, water, waste, radon, flood, radiation, landfill, etc.
Up my Street
Provides an area profile (always click for additional in depth information) property prices, council performance, education, crime rate, local business and amenities, and other services. Remember to scroll to the bottom.
UK Neighbourhood Statistics
Neighbourhood stats allow you to build your database at postcode level on over 100 subject areas including economic deprivation, work, health, and population vital statistics. Use to build a picture of your customers in an area or get a picture of areas you wish to move to or invest in.
Nomis
Provided by National Statistics, Nomis gives you access to the most up-to-date and detailed labour market data produced from official sources. Full Nomis database is now free once you register. This includes earnings, vacancies, vat registrations, industry locations, size of employers, etc - the combinations are huge.
BUSINESS MORTGAGES
Commercial Mortgages
Introduction to the role of a business mortgage in company finances.
Commercial Mortgages Explained
BUSINESS RATES
Business Link's Guide to Business Rates
Small Business Rate Relief
The Appeals Programme/Process
Timetable that the appeal process works on.