Interview with Richard Priestly MD of Exeid.com following the recent acquisition of St Nicholas Court a Commercial Office Property on Castle Gate Nottingham.

Commercial Property, Exeid News, Nottingham, Office space, Property Purchase, serviced office space
Six months on and we revisit Exeid.com and their latest office acquisition St Nicholas Court 25 to 27 Castle Gate, Nottingham. We talked with Managing Director Richard Priestley: So Richard, you acquired this building in the thick of what has been described as the most difficult trading conditions for 70 years in the commercial property sector. Was that a foolhardy or smart move and why? To be fair it was almost a bit of both. The property was first identified as a target by our CEO a few of years back. Basically, it was approximately 60% vacant but at that time the  requirement to pay “empty rates liability” had not kicked in so the price tag, whilst much higher than what was eventually paid, was almost justified. So why wasn’t…
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Exeid Locations become the Midlands Premier Film Location Agency

19 Castle Gate, Celebrity News, Exeid News, Film locations, Nottingham, serviced office space, Stanford House
The film location business is probably as competitive as any so we were surprised to learn that Exeid is now considered one of the best in the business in the midlands.  They are an unusual company that has evolved an active Film and Photo Shoot business. Their most recent location contract involved working with Wellington films  Nottingham,on their production Cold Warrior.  Wellington Films are based in Nottingham and have had a number of successful low budget British made films, including: London to Brighton, Better Things, Unmade Beds, and Crying with Laughter. [caption id="attachment_365" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Filming Cold Warrior at Exeid's Stanford House"][/caption] The most recent production Cold Warrior which is currently ( July 2011 ) in post production, is a hard hitting story based on the allegations of mistreatment of…
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Eva Ottosson Lights Up Stanford House

Celebrity News, Commercial Property, Exeid News, Nottingham, serviced office space, Stanford House
Stanford House is one of Nottingham’s finest Georgian Mansions in the heart of the city and was built with a wonderful grand entrance hall accessed via the main entrance of Castle Gate. David Ajose, CEO of Exeid.com the boutique commercial property consultancy realised that this internal space of 11 metres by 4 metres was going to need some additional lighting throughout the day but he already had concerns over the traditional lights used.  We caught up with David  to find out how he resolved these issues. David said  “We wanted to illuminate the space in bright fresh way and we preferred up lighters in order to highlight the wonderful ceiling plasterwork and superb simplified Corinthian columns in this grand space.” “We already used up lighters in the meeting rooms of our…
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Liam Gallagher’s Pretty Green Chooses Exeid Parking Nottingham

Celebrity News, Client Profile, Exeid News, Nottingham, Parking
When Liam Gallagher’s clothing brand decided to open in Nottingham they needed parking spaces for their team at the right price. They chose Parking Nottingham - a division of the Exeid group to provide this service as it provided space in the right place at the right price – pretty perfect – Just like Liam’s clothes. Music and style icon Paul Weller has recently teamed up with the brand to provide a new range of clothes, some of which will be on sale at the brand new Nottingham Store on Victoria St Nottingham. Pretty Green has 5 stores throughout the UK, although their design centre is in Nottingham led by Nigel Grant, Brand Director. Nottingham has a rich history of textile and fashion design dating back many centuries and many of…
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St John Ambulance move into 5 Museum Square!

Case Studies, Client Profile, Exeid News, Leicester, Office space, serviced office space
Whether it’s Wimbledon, The Formula 1 Grand Prix at Silverstone or the local fete this summer you can rest assured knowing that the St John Ambulance will be there to save the day. The Grand Prix at Silverstone is one of the year’s biggest public events and there will be over 200 St John Ambulance volunteers on duty with over 20 ambulances on site. In addition to providing first aid to the public at the event, the vehicles and crews will also be posted around the track to cover any first aid needs of the drivers and teams. St John Ambulance is the nation’s leading first aid organisation, event cover is but one of many services that they currently provide, and their major campaign at the moment is to teach…
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New serviced office for Eastside Properties’ “man of action” in Nottingham

20 Fletcher Gate News, Case Studies, Celebrity News, Client Profile, Commercial Property, Exeid News, Nottingham, Office space, serviced office space
[caption id="attachment_212" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="David Showing youngsters how to take pictures whilst on duty in Afghanistan"][/caption] Starting your own business can be fraught with danger but when military man David Thomas decided to set up his own business his training and planning for real danger stood him in good stead. In our “Pr profile” series in a couple of months time we’ll find out in detail how David planned, set up and has grown his business in preparation for his retirement from the Army. David has seen active service in Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan and although still only 30 years of age reached the rank of Staff Sergeant. David set up his business Eastside Properties with partner Peter Richardson just over a year ago and has just been awarded…
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Major jobs boost for Leicester as Exeid open new Leicester office on Museum Square

Exeid News, Leicester, Office space
[caption id="attachment_58" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="5 museum sq leicester meeting room"] Exeid have chosen 5 Museum square in Leicester to launch their new business centre and serviced office operation. Exeid an East midlands based boutique commercial property consultancy  have been  researching the possibility of a move into Leicester for the last 12 months andhave now officially launched their first  Leicester office. Richard Priestly Managing Director said “I am delighted to have found such a fantastic site and the location is superb. Most of the units within the building look out over the delightful leafy square adjacent to the Museum.” Richard went on to explain that the offices have been divided up to provide excellent accommodation for start up businesses and small organisations fro 1 to 10 staff. [/caption] “We also have…
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It’s (Labour) Party time on Regent Street Nottingham

Exeid News
Nottingham now has two new MPs and two new constituency offices.  Exeid.com, the boutique property services consultancy, has been working with Lilian Greenwood and Chris Leslie to find them a new location for their constituency offices. David Ajose, CEO, said “the brief was difficult at first due to the new regulations laid down by IPSA (Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority).  However, our MD, Richard Priestley, identified a vacant site on Regent Street that fitted their requirements exactly. Exeid.com offers a range of property services from traditional leases through to the setting up of unusual licence agreements and  serviced office space.  As part of the brief, Lilian and Chris needed to have a more flexible lease due to their positions as Members of Parliament.  Richard Priestley said that the Exeid service allows…
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Changes afoot at 20 Fletcher Gate – Nottinghams Premier unbranded Serviced office

20 Fletcher Gate News, Nottingham, Office space
[caption id="attachment_8" align="alignleft" width="150"] meeting room at 20 Fletcher Gate[/caption] Due to increasing demand for small starter units and incubation office space, Exeid.com are overseeing the reconfiguring of the first floor of 20 Fletcher Gate, Nottingham's premier unbranded service office. Managing Director Richard Priestly said "Rising demand from successful professionals who have recently set up their own businesses has encouraged our client www.20fletchergate.com to further subdivide the space in the Nottingham City Centre building on the first floor”. Richard continued “The space is ideal for small companies and organisations from one person up to 10. We are even creating space for Hot desking from as little as £3.20 per day, which is less than 2 cups of coffee in Starbucks, and all our refreshments are Free of charge on a…
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