Landlords of all properties are always trying to squeeze as much money out of them as possible, they're not charities.
Yes but having empty units for years on end is nonsensical. A lot left Princes Quay because of the high rents so a bit more realism should be in order.
This is only on a phone, the proper recording on the BBC this morning was far better and they sounded really good...
The rents at Prinny Quay dropped a long time ago, their problem wasn't primarily one of cost, it was the mass exodus to St Stephens.
While that was the main factor ( St Stephens ) when i asked some of the shops why they where closing i always got , rent to high. Simply to many shop units in Hull id have thought personally along with internet shopping obvs. I cant see it getting any better especially with the units getting built on Kingswood and Anlaby.
See how long it lasts. Personally I think it's going to be a disaster. J32 has never been able to attract a decent calibre of shop. It's all pretty mundane lower end stuff. McArthur Glen outlets are far superior and attract much better tenants - York for example.
It does, but that doesn't really have any bearing on York Outlet, which is nowhere near the city centre.
Was in Portsmouth recently, a smaller city, and their shopping centre by the quayside is massive. Larger and with more shops than Princes Quay and St Stephens combined with Kingswood thrown in as well.Full of high end shops we don't have in Hull. Absolutely heaving with shoppers and no empty units either.
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The main reason they left was because St Stephans opened and they moved across there been nearer the Interchange. Lots of people only get as far as St Stephans
I'd as soon see all shopping centres knocked down and the shops go back onto the streets. Horrible soulless places they are.
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Agree totally but that particular ship sailed years ago, never to return. Most city centres are identikit's of each other, a few national names and a few poundshops and that's pretty much yer lot. It might improve when all the "names" go Internet only and councils are forced into giving cheap rents to the smaller independents, I won't be holding my breath though.
Council's don't tend to own much prime retail space, it's mainly private landlords, councils tend to own more secondary stuff.
