Investing in commercial property
Commercial premises, income-producing buildings, portfolios and retail parks: we select, analyse and negotiate the assets that serve your wealth strategy.
Reading the market comes first
We advise private investors, family offices and institutions on the acquisition, disposal and enhancement of commercial property assets.
Every transaction begins with a reading of the location: footfall, the surrounding retail fabric, the quality of neighbouring brands, expected yield and potential for value growth. We source assets early, often off market, through a network built over more than fifteen years in shopping streets and retail parks.
The assets we handle
Commercial premises
Ground-floor shops, prime, near-prime and secondary pitches: we assess the market rental value, the strength of the brand in place and the potential for re-letting. The worth of commercial premises lies not only in their floor area, but in the flow that passes their window.
We read the location before the lease: frontage width, visibility, surrounding retail fabric, the dynamics of the street. It is that reading which separates a headline yield from a yield that holds over time.
Income-producing buildings
Mixed retail and residential buildings, income buildings: we analyse the overall yield, the tenancy schedule unit by unit and the margins for value growth. Each floor has its own logic, and it is their sum that makes the value of the whole.
Before any offer, we go back over the leases, the apportionment of charges, the technical condition of the common parts and the schedule of key dates. A well-kept building is negotiated on facts, not on a promise of future value.
Portfolios
Asset aggregations and multi-site disposals: we structure the transaction, standardise the documentation and run the competitive process. Selling ten assets is not the same as selling one asset ten times.
We assemble a single file, readable by an institutional investor and a family office alike, then we set the timetable so as to preserve the value of each line without slowing the whole.
Retail parks and business premises
Out-of-town sites and retail zones: we read the catchment area, the competition already established and the momentum of brand openings. A retail park is judged first on its accessibility and on the quality of its anchor tenants.
We examine the leases, the unexpired term, the strength of the brands and the running costs. That is what separates an asset that re-lets from one that empties at the first departure.
End-to-end support
Lease audit, tenant risk analysis, negotiation, coordination of advisers — notaire, lawyer, accountant — then post-acquisition follow-up. We remain your single point of contact, from the first viewing to taking possession.
Every step is prepared in advance so that nothing is decided under pressure: documents gathered, questions put to the right people, negotiating points identified before they become sticking points.
Commercial assets in our portfolio
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