With over £1.3bn of deals transacted to date, we have a wide-ranging knowledge of the commercial property market thoughout the UK.
To provide a flavour of the breadth of our experience, please browse the transactions below for further information and insight.
Office
CGU House
Acquisition: £7,575,000
Acquisition of city centre office investment in the heart of Leeds on behalf of Regional REIT. The property, extending to 51,000 sq ft, was let to Aviva Insurance Ltd. Subsequently sold.
9 Portland Street
Acquisition: £4,000,000
Attractive listed office building with Grade A specification situated in Manchester's City Centre. Acquired with VP on behalf of Regional REIT. Passing rent now £935,000.
Mulberry Building
Acquisition: £3,250,000
Self-contained HQ office building of 22,500 sq on Kembrey Park, north of Swindon town centre.
St. James House
Sale: £4,655,000
Sale of multi-let office investment (14,890 sq ft) on Lower Bristol Road on behalf of REIT client. Capital Rate achieved in excess of £300 per sq ft.
Blythswood House
Sale: £17,700,000
8 storey city centre office building, just off Blythswood Square. Acquired on behalf of Regional REIT for £5,420,000. Change of use secured to PBSA (216 beds). Leased to Glasgow School of Art for 20 years.
Dalton House
Acquisition: 19,980 sq ft of multi-let office space over 3 floors with retail showrooms (ground floor) let to Majestic Wine and Ducati. The property has recently undergone a comprehensive refurbishment.
Burlington House
Acquisition: £5,800,000
Acquisition of Refurbished 65,000 sq ft office building with medium term residential prospects in affluent Liverpool suburb.
Retail
Cumbernauld Retail Park
Acquisition: £17,300,000
Funding of a new retail park extending to c. 85,000 sq ft plus drive thru restaurants/pods and PFS. Pre-lets in place to M&S, Matalan, Food Warehouse, Pets At Home and Home Bargains. Subsequently sold for £24.5m.
Mountain Warehouse
Acquisition: £790,000
100% prime retail property let to Mountain Warehouse. Acquired on behalf of a private client.
Central Retail Park
Acquisition: £1,950,000
Private pension fund acquisition let to Domino’s Pizza, Indigo Sun, Sally Hair, Pets at Home and Companion Care Vets. NIY 9.3%.
Trident Retail Park
Sale: £3,520,000
Highly prominent RWH Park (29,661 sq ft) on Watery Lane ring road. Let to The Gym, CEF and DMC Moto. The property has potential for conversion to ‘last mile’ logistics.
Superdrug
Acquisition: £2,200,000
100% prime retail property let to Superdrug. Acquired on behalf of private pension fund.
Industrial
Ward Park Industrial Estate
Sale: £33,100,000
850,000 sq ft multi-let industrial estate in Central Belt with excellent motorway access. Disposal on behalf of Regional REIT.
Next Distribution Warehouse
Sale: £4,500,000
Acquisition and disposal of modern distribution warehouse (70,000 sq ft) let to Next. Acquired for £3.8m (10 years uxt) and sold eight years later (1.75 yrs uxt) for £4.5m.
The Point
Sale: £14,600,000
Prime multi-let Trade Counter Investment (59,190 sq ft) let to Screwfix, Howdens, Euro Carparts, Benchmarx and HSS. Sold to Kames Capital (now Aegon AM).
Howden
Acquisition: £7,050,000
204,414 sq ft industrial complex on 10.68 acre strategic site. Single let to Howden at a rent £762,615 pa. Subsequently sold for £13,000,000.
Kilda Place
Acquisition: £800,000
Acquisition of 20,000 sq ft multi-let industrial estate (9 units) on behalf of private pension fund. Strategic location with excellent access to A9.
Shearer’s Candles
Acquisition: £1,500,000
Well located and modern industrial unit (27,912 sq ft) let to long term tenant.
Albea
Sale: £7,500,000
Self-contained warehouse of 117, 523 sq ft (11m eaves) with a 2 acre yard on a 6 acre site.
Portfolios
Acquisition: £9,000,000
Portfolio of two office and two industrial investments located across England. Acquired on behalf of Regional REIT.
Acquisition: £128,000,000
Acquisition of a mixed use office, industrial and retail portfolio of almost 3,000,000 sq ft throughout the UK.
Acquisition: £75,000,000
Acquisition of a portfolio of 12 office and industrial assets with over 1m sq ft of floorspace. Annual rent roll in excess of £8,000,000.
Sale: £80,000,000
Portfolio of 16 industrial warehouse assets situated throughout the UK. Sale on behalf of Regional REIT.
