News
IWG brings healthcare to the high street at Dockside Chatham Maritime
10th March 2026International Workplace Group (IWG) has selected Dockside at Chatham Maritime in Medway, Kent for its first Humanly workspace. Designed to meet increased demand from practitioners across the healthcare and wellbeing sectors, Humanly will offer flexible, treatment-ready spaces for medical, therapy, wellness, beauty and fitness professionals. This debut location will offer a range of specialist rooms and facilities including private consultation suites, treatment rooms, therapy and physio spaces, gym studios, reception and waiting areas. Practitioners will be able to scale up or down as required, while Humanly will provide clinical-grade equipment, professional cleaning and maintenance, and optional services including reception, admin, and call handling. Introduced in 2026, Humanly joins IWG’s existing workspace brands including Spaces and Regus. IWG now operates over one million rooms across 121 countries. Dockside Chatham Maritime’s owner, WD Ltd, has expanded its partnership with the group, following the opening of its HQ workspace concept at the scheme last year. The arrival of Humanly continues its transformation from a purely retail-led scheme into a mixed-use destination to serve the needs of Chatham’s growing residential, business and student population. Mark Dixon, CEO & Founder of International Workplace Group, said: “Humanly is making healthcare and wellbeing services easier to access […]
Deals
Padel operator to open fourth site in Kent
9th March 2026Square One Padel & Social Club is set to open its fourth location at M Dolphin Park in Sittingbourne, Kent. The operator has signed a 10-year lease for the club, which will feature nine padel courts, alongside a gym, restaurant, and Pilates studio. Square One’s Sittingbourne opening will look to build on the success of its existing clubs and forms part of a wider strategy to bring premium indoor padel facilities to underserved areas. Claudia Gasparro, senior asset manager at LCP UK, part of M Core said: “We are delighted to welcome Square One Padel to Dolphin Park. Their investment and proven concept will transform this building into a high‑quality leisure destination and a valuable amenity for the local community. “Securing a 10‑year lease with a fast‑growing operator underlines the strength of the site and demonstrates the increasing demand for experiential leisure across our portfolio.” Sam De Haan, Founder of Square One Padel, added: “This will be the first padel facility anywhere in Swale, bringing a sport that is exploding in popularity right across the UK. “The response to Square One in Ashford has been incredible and really confirmed what we believed all along. There is a huge appetite for […]
Requirements
Independent gym operator seeking more sites
19th February 2026Family-run gym operator Simply Gym has released its latest list of requirements as it looks to open more sites within major towns and cities across the South West and the Midlands. Simply Gym, which currently operates eight locations, is seeking units ranging between 15,000 sq ft and 45,000 sq ft, with a minimum floor-to-ceiling height of 2.6 metres. Suitable units will be set across ground and/or first floors, with splits considered, and will also be supplemented by strong parking availability. Leasehold or freehold properties will be considered. Target locations include: FHP has been appointed to find suitable locations.
Insights
Under new ownership: What’s next for Huddersfield’s Kingsgate Shopping Centre?
9th March 2026Kingsgate Shopping Centre in Huddersfield was recently acquired by Northdale Advisors for approximately £32m. The 280,000 sq ft scheme was sold by WD Ltd at the end of last year after 23 years of ownership. But what’s next for Kingsgate Shopping Centre under its new ownership? Completely Retail News were given an exclusive tour of the centre, and spoke to asset manager Steve Bateman about the future of the scheme. “When I started in asset management, tenant mix was the priority, especially with a focus on bringing in big names in fashion”, says Bateman, “but the whole sector has changed.” “The question as an asset manager is: how do you reposition a centre to suit its catchment?”, he asks. Bateman has been involved with Kingsgate for nearly two years prior to Northdale’s acquisition, and previously worked on assets such as the Victoria Centre in Harrogate and Woolshops in Halifax. He also spent 15 years at LaSalle Investment Management, working on asset management mandates of varying sizes across the country. (pictured: Steve Bateman) To understand Kingsgate Shopping Centre it’s important to understand Huddersfield as a whole. The Yorkshire town has a history that’s based in the textiles industry, thus becoming a […]
Advice
Turn lease events from growing pains into commercial gains
10th March 2026By Simon Matley, director for dilapidations and occupier services at TFT After a period of acquisition, a large commercial retail portfolio can become either a major liability or a powerful cost saver for retailers who need every advantage they can get in a challenging consumer market. For national multiples and high street brands, often with sizeable portfolios numbering in the hundreds of units, or for smaller regional operations that are growing at speed, flexibility and control are hugely important. Brands today are adapting their portfolios in light of changing consumer behaviour and omni-channel retailing, and this is shaped by the increasingly sophisticated data capture that allows them to better understand stock, fulfilment, customer behaviour, and operations. For many who have been acquiring premises over the past 10 years, they will almost certainly find that data allows them to be more efficient in the space they need, not least because of the growth of last mile logistics and on demand deliveries which enables occupiers to be nimble in how they use their spaces. Whether they operate on the high street, in retail parks or rely on distribution centres, retailers want to scale fast, explore new territory and snap up the right […]
News
Stockford Anderson to rebrand
9th March 2026London-based out-of-town specialist Stockford Anderson is set to rebrand to Moreton Property LLP. The agency’s team currently comprises Matthew Stockford, Tom Watson, James Welch, and new recruit Alistair Crossdale. Stockford Anderson has advised on some notable transactions over the past few years, including the £600m sale of the Brookfield retail warehouse portfolio to British Land and the £75m sale of the ALMCOR portfolio to Realty Income Corporation. Tom Watson said: “Following the departure of Paul Anderson in October 2025, and the recent recruitment of Ali Crossdale, this transitional moment called for a renaming of the partnership. Our highly experience, specialist team will continue to provide a top level of service to all our valued clients.” Alistair Crossdale joins the team following a career in professional rugby. During his top-level, professional career, he played for Sale, Saracens and Perpignan.
