< Previous10Business Link www.blmforum.netSomething to say? Write to: Business Link Magazine, Armstrong House, Armstrong Street, Grimsby,North East Lincolnshire DN31 2QE or email: letters@blmgroup.co.ukReaders’LETTERSReaders’LETTERSTyrants in our pocketsDear Sir,I am responding to the ‘much to answer for’article in your latest issue. I never thought of itbefore but, even when I’m on holiday Isurreptitiously check my work emails and findmyself getting anxious if there’s no Wi-Fi in thecafé in which we’re sitting. I’m sure that, initially, some people foundsmartphones liberating but now they’re tyrantsin our pockets, that don’t allow us to switch offday or night. This may all seem trivia but I wonder howan employer would defend themselves againsta law suit for breaching the European worktime directive? After all, shouldn’t we be takingsteps to discourage employees from accessingemails and so working longer periods withouta break? Surprised an ambulance chaserhasn’t spotted that one yet.T BratleyLeedsA vote winner? Dear Sir,I enjoy reading your magazine every month as it’s one of the few publications that comes without apolitical bias (apart from the occasions your editor mocks certain government officials, but at least he sharesthat equally between the various parties). Seriously though, isn’t it time politicians stopped trying to bribe uswith empty promises, like leaving the EU or refusing members from other countries to cross our borders? Weall know that’s all hot air, so why not tackle proper issues – like abolishing National Insurance for instance.Merging NI and tax would make things far more transparent and allow us all to see exactly what we arehanding over to the taxman each month. By giving taxpayers an honest, open system, at least one politicalparty could distinguish itself against the others.J PearsonLincolnEd: And I thought we had elections just to confirm which polls were most accurate.. More bunkemDear Sir,While I like to think our region is leading the UK recovery,can we really trust political spin such as the latestunemployment figures? We’re told unemployment has fallen to less than twomillion. What the figures don’t take into account is how manypeople are on ‘sickness’ benefits or employed in part time,often minimal hour, contracts; or the eight million or sopeople classed as ‘economically inactive’ - that is to saythose who are officially neither in work, nor available to work.Then there’s the 4.5 million or so self-employed - many ofwhom who work for far less than minimum wage and onlyremain self-employed as they have given up on any hope offinding gainful employment. Amazing how these figures fall so low just before anelection! Next thing they’ll be telling us Ebola has beensorted and we can all fly safely again…C HerringHull 10_Layout 1 27/10/2014 09:24 Page 1Business Link 11www.blmforum.netCOMMERCIAL PROPERTYWith huge amounts of potential,commercial property seems to bereturning into the heady and fast sectorit was long before the financial crashesof around five years ago. Citydevelopments seem to be taking offagain, spreading both commercial anddomestic building projects and sparkingexpansion and interest in our region.Some of these projects are not so runof the mill either. For example, GentVisick recently sold a rare leisure anddevelopment investment opportunity inLeeds.The property was acquired by aprivate investor for £2,070,000 reflectinga net initial yield of 5.25% after usualpurchaser’s costs. The property, locatedoff Kirkstall Road, is 33-acre site letentirely to Goals Soccer Centres on anew sixty-year lease from completion.Goals operate an extremely popularpurpose built five-a-side soccer centrefrom part of the site while theremainder offers exciting developmentpotential.The Leeds Goals Soccer Centre is aleading five-a-side facility in Yorkshireand is one of the top performingcentres in the company’s portfolio.Gidon Amar from Gent Visick says,“Like the beautiful game itself,teamwork and tactics played a big partin re-configuring Goals’ existing tenancyagreement thereby offering a long termsecure income stream with the addeddevelopment value.”Daniel Suggitt, from PwC’s real estateteam in Leeds says, “By exploring andidentifying the available assetmanagement angles, we have been ableto secure a great outcome for theadministration and all involved.”The recent deal done on this unusualproperty in Leeds is proof that thecommercial property market is going strongin the region.Deals that need doingThe commercial property sector is indeed one that has seen recovery in recent times, butwhat’s being planned for the future?13 Á11-13_Layout 1 27/10/2014 09:41 Page 1Next >