News

We were pleased to attend Ipswich Borough Council’s new ‘Ipswich Place Brand Strategy’ unveiling at the University of Suffolk yesterday [9th September 2026]. 

Penn Commercial is pleased to have arranged the successful letting of Grade II Listed retail premises 4 St Nicholas Street to Musictakeaway Limited, for use as a vinyl records and music store, on a five-year lease, on behalf of a long-standing private client.

Hillwood's five-unit ‘Access @ Eastern Gateway’ development on Ipswich's Sproughton Road – the region’s premier industrial and logistics scheme – is set to benefit from even greater connectivity, with the completion of the new roundabout by Ipswich Borough Council and Brooks & Wood, providing a second access point to both the popular Eastern Gateway and Access scheme.

Vanessa Penn, Managing Director of Penn Commercial, looks back on the past six months in our latest ‘Property Focus’ newsletter...

Penn Commercial is delighted to have negotiated a 10-year lease of 29-31 Westgate Street – the former Tessuti luxury store – in Ipswich’s prime retail pitch to Barclays Plc, on behalf of its long-standing private client. Penn worked alongside national agent, JLL, acting for Barclays.