Premises and Property

US auction houses Leslie Hindman Auctioneers and Cowan's Auctions have been brought together under one umbrella company in a private equity-backed deal.

The decline in independent bookshops in the UK appears to have been halted with growth recorded for the second year in a row.

Former Thomas Watson Auctioneers director David Elstob is to launch his own auction house with wife Beth Elstob.

George Kidner Auctioneers and Valuers is to close following the retirement of its founder.

Our latest look at moves across the world of art and antiques.

More than 300 works from The Fine Art Society, which left its New Bond Street home of 142 years in August, go under the hammer at Sotheby’s next year.

Tapestry and textiles specialist Franses won a landmark Supreme Court case against its landlord the Cavendish Hotel, allowing it to continue to operate from the London gallery that has been its home for more than 25 years.

Former Flog It! TV presenter Paul Martin is to open a new art and antiques gallery in the historic Cotswold market town of Corsham in February.

Bonhams is closing its Michelin-starred New Bond Street restaurant to focus on its “core business of auctioneering”.

Well-known English porcelain specialist Simon Spero is retiring after a professional career lasting 54 years.

A blaze broke out in four buildings at Nottingham Cattle Market after gas cylinders exploded yesterday evening.

Small antiques shops and art galleries have been given a reprieve on business rates with Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond announcing a cut by a third for many small businesses.

Auction house Perry & Phillips in Bridgnorth will close after 170 years in business as its owner has decided to instead focus on running the antiques centre in the Shropshire town.

A charitable trust formed to promote the art of The Soper Family is seeking funding to build a home for the archive.

Asian art dealer Kevin Page Oriental Art is officially re-opening following a flood that forced many dealers in Islington to close.

Newlyweds Rob and Annabel Black have joined forces on a new art and interiors shop in Brackley, Northamptonshire.

Duggleby Stephenson, a joint venture between Scarborough’s David Duggleby and Boulton & Cooper Stephensons, is opening a new saleroom at the York Auction Centre.

The Fine Art Society has left its home of the past 142 years in Mayfair’s Bond Street and is temporarily relocating to Chelsea until it secures a permanent address.