Retail
Unique Oxford’s retail market thriving through placemaking
With footfall high and character-led units, the Oxford retail market continues to boom according to Partner, Mike Watson.
Property Investment Report 2026
Download Vail Williams’ 2026 Property Investment Market Report for expert property market analysis of UK commercial property investment trends, performance data, capital flows and sector insights.
Oxford Retail Market: Heritage assets, placemaking and future demand
Oxford’s commercial story, and its retail property market, begins long before the modern idea of the high street.
Two new headquarters to come on tap at site of former town brewery
Brighter Productions will refurbish the two industrial units in Ferndown, Dorset to become their new HQ.
Collectable trading cards in safe hands as Vault X deals new UK HQ
12 Lagland Street in Poole, which was previously a multi-purpose sports premises and cafe, has been acquired by Vault X after expansion.
Business Rates Update: What Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Occupiers Need to Know
Government confirms permanent rate cuts for smaller RHL occupiers – but uncertainty remains for larger and mixed-use premises.
VW Insider South Coast Commercial Property Report: Resilience, reinvention and the race for quality
Despite economic headwinds and cautious investor sentiment, the South Coast commercial property market continues to show resilience and adaptability.
High five as Oxford city centre shops are let
Oxford's High Street is thriving after a raft of new retail shops open in quick succession thanks to Vail Williams' Mike Watson.
Quality Over Quantity: Oxford’s Curated Retail Market Thrives
A recent report from Centre for Cities highlights Oxford as one of the UK’s best-performing high streets — a trend we’re seeing firsthand in the local retail market.
Trio of retail units sold at brand-new redevelopment in New Forest’s capital
Bramble & Bluebell, selling country-inspired homeware, gifts and home décor, is the first retailer to occupy one of three units at a brand-new landmark redevelopment in the New Forest town of Lyndhurst.
South Coast Retail Market Update
Occupier demand in the retail sector has remained strong on the South Coast throughout H1 of 2025, despite the challenges of the wider economy, with retail occupancy in the prime retail pitches remaining positive.