https://helmsley.co.uk/news News and insight from Helmsley Group: lettings, developments, planning milestones and property investment. en-gb Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:50:19 GMT https://helmsley.co.uk/news/york-city-centre-footfall-and-spend-2026 https://helmsley.co.uk/news/york-city-centre-footfall-and-spend-2026 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:50:19 GMT Blog York city centre recorded more than 31 million visits in eleven months of 2025, card spend returned to growth in June 2026 against a falling national benchmark, and shop vacancy remains less than half the national rate. https://helmsley.co.uk/news/joe-and-the-juice-st-sampsons-square-york https://helmsley.co.uk/news/joe-and-the-juice-st-sampsons-square-york Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:17:40 GMT News Helmsley Group has agreed a letting of 1 Feasegate and 1-2 St Sampson's Square, York, to Joe & The Juice, which will open its first York store in this prominent Grade II listed corner building. https://helmsley.co.uk/news/exploring-syndicated-property-investment-with-helmsley-group https://helmsley.co.uk/news/exploring-syndicated-property-investment-with-helmsley-group Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Blog How syndicated commercial property ownership works: what an investor owns, where the income comes from, who takes the decisions, how to exit and the risks involved. https://helmsley.co.uk/news/70-low-petergate-york-acquisition https://helmsley.co.uk/news/70-low-petergate-york-acquisition Tue, 15 Sep 2026 11:13:31 GMT News Helmsley Group has acquired the freehold of 70 Low Petergate, a 7,952 sq ft retail and medical building on one of York city centre's principal retail streets. The property was secured off market and is held without borrowing. https://helmsley.co.uk/news/space-nk-federal-st-martins-yard https://helmsley.co.uk/news/space-nk-federal-st-martins-yard Sat, 05 Sep 2026 06:22:31 GMT News Two new lettings at St Martins Yard on Coney Street — Space NK opens this month and Federal follows — after Helmsley Group completed a full scheme of building works across the restored listed buildings. https://helmsley.co.uk/news/york-city-centre-retail-freeholds https://helmsley.co.uk/news/york-city-centre-retail-freeholds Sat, 05 Sep 2026 06:06:20 GMT News Helmsley Group has bought three freehold buildings in York city centre in deals totalling £7,310,000 — quality retail assets on Coney Street, Parliament Street and Low Petergate, in a city drawing close to nine million visitors a year. https://helmsley.co.uk/news/helmsley-group-issues-statement-ahead-of-autumn-budget-2025 https://helmsley.co.uk/news/helmsley-group-issues-statement-ahead-of-autumn-budget-2025 Tue, 25 Nov 2025 09:58:49 GMT News Ahead of the Autumn Budget on Wednesday, November 26th, Tom Riddolls, Development Surveyor at Helmsley Group, reflects on the property and investment https://helmsley.co.uk/news/why-invest-in-property https://helmsley.co.uk/news/why-invest-in-property Fri, 03 Oct 2025 13:58:32 GMT Blog Property has long been considered one of the most reliable and rewarding investment channels. From generating rental income to long-term https://helmsley.co.uk/news/wizu-east-coast-house https://helmsley.co.uk/news/wizu-east-coast-house Wed, 27 Aug 2025 11:46:00 GMT Blog Helmsley Group has confirmed Wizu’s coworking space at East Coast House is now complete and set to welcome businesses from https://helmsley.co.uk/news/oliver-bonas-york-store-open https://helmsley.co.uk/news/oliver-bonas-york-store-open Wed, 06 Aug 2025 09:39:42 GMT Blog Helmsley Group has confirmed that the new Oliver Bonas store at 1 King’s Square in York is now open, following https://helmsley.co.uk/news/jeremy-oliver-as-new-group-business-ambassador https://helmsley.co.uk/news/jeremy-oliver-as-new-group-business-ambassador Mon, 28 Jul 2025 23:00:47 GMT Blog Helmsley Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeremy Oliver as its new group business ambassador. Jeremy brings over https://helmsley.co.uk/news/st-martins-yard-launch https://helmsley.co.uk/news/st-martins-yard-launch Mon, 21 Jul 2025 09:22:42 GMT Blog St Martins Yard will be the name of the first commercial and residential district at Helmsley Group’s Coney Street Riverside https://helmsley.co.uk/news/cumberland-house-restoration-takes-major-step-forward https://helmsley.co.uk/news/cumberland-house-restoration-takes-major-step-forward Wed, 11 Jun 2025 08:22:05 GMT News Helmsley Group is spearheading the restoration of a cherished historic building in York. With a longstanding commitment to preserving the https://helmsley.co.uk/news/helmsley-group-brings-welburn-business-park-development-to-market https://helmsley.co.uk/news/helmsley-group-brings-welburn-business-park-development-to-market Wed, 07 May 2025 10:13:22 GMT News Helmsley Group has brought to market a prime residential development site at Welburn Business Park after securing full planning consent https://helmsley.co.uk/news/yorkofficeuptake https://helmsley.co.uk/news/yorkofficeuptake Fri, 04 Apr 2025 05:00:38 GMT News Helmsley Group has secured 42,000 sq ft of prime office lettings in York, marking a significant boost in the city’s https://helmsley.co.uk/news/wizu-east-coast-house-4679 https://helmsley.co.uk/news/wizu-east-coast-house-4679 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 10:11:52 GMT News Helmsley Group has secured a deal to bring award-winning provider of flexible, design-led workspaces Wizu Workspace to York’s East Coast https://helmsley.co.uk/news/mind-bending-adventure-to-yorks-merchantgate https://helmsley.co.uk/news/mind-bending-adventure-to-yorks-merchantgate Tue, 04 Feb 2025 21:37:45 GMT News Property investment specialist Helmsley Group has agreed a letting on York’s Merchantgate for the opening of illusions emporium, The Puzzling https://helmsley.co.uk/news/helmsley-group-henley-on-thames-acquisition https://helmsley.co.uk/news/helmsley-group-henley-on-thames-acquisition Wed, 29 Jan 2025 11:12:09 GMT News Property investment and development specialist, Helmsley Group has added to its extensive UK-wide property portfolio with the acquisition of a https://helmsley.co.uk/news/new-helmsley-group-letting-to-relocate-oliver-bonas-york-store https://helmsley.co.uk/news/new-helmsley-group-letting-to-relocate-oliver-bonas-york-store Thu, 16 Jan 2025 10:43:49 GMT News Property investment and development specialist, Helmsley Group has announced leading fashion and homeware retailer Oliver Bonas will relocate its York store to the city’s King’s Square. https://helmsley.co.uk/news/welburn-business-park-development-to-go-ahead-following-successful-appeal https://helmsley.co.uk/news/welburn-business-park-development-to-go-ahead-following-successful-appeal Thu, 12 Dec 2024 10:41:54 GMT News Helmsley Group has successfully overturned two planning application refusals for a much-needed family housing development near the village of Welburn in North Yorkshire.