Case Studies

• Significantly Reducing Rates Liabilities
• Adding value through Facilities Management
• Fast track development enables important European contract wins
• Adding value and saving money
• Securing future value and flexibility
• Houses in Multiple Occupation
• Value Enhancement and Removal of Planning Restriction
• Residential Development
• Office Block Management
• Industrial Property Sale
• Commercial Property Portfolio
• Meeting Clients Investment Objectives
• An Old Master Brought Up to Date
• Seeing What's Best for the Business
• Up to the Challenge
• Thinking Ahead of the Game Pays Dividends
• Maximising Potential and Value
• A Little Bit of Digging Can Pay Dividends
• Development, Sale and Lease Back
• Rapid Disposal and Rent Uplift after Fire
• An Unexpected Windfall for Car Giant
• A Refit Under Budget & A Smooth Relocation
• Resolving a Logistical Challenge
• Recognising the Alternatives to Relocation
• Reducing Rates Liabilities by over 10%
• Green Belt Planning Permission
• Warehouse Refurbishment for Vitacress
• New HQ for The Royal Yachting Association
• New Build for Hyland Edgar Driver
• New Premises for Fastener Stock
• Property Acquisition for Compass Group

New Build for Hyland Edgar Driver

Objective
Hyland Edgar Driver, leading landscape and urban designers, were looking at options to expand their space requirements. They were also attracted to the option of acquiring their own premises as an investment for the company.

Service delivery
A property search was conducted resulting in Vail Williams acquiring a half acre plot of land at Colden Common, Winchester, enabling Hyland Edgar Driver to develop premises to suit their needs.

Vail Williams negotiated on the lease renewal of Hyland Edgar Driver’s existing premises to allow them to remain in situ while the new build was completed.

We advised on the development appraisal and specification of this new 650 sq m (7,000 sq ft) purpose built office and design studio which was built to environmentally friendly standards with particular attention to landscaping. Our Rating team advised on the rating of the new building.

Vail Williams successfully marketed the available first floor offices of 302 sq m (3,250 sq ft), securing a 10-year let prior to completion of the building to Hampshire County Council for use by its youth services division.

The investment value of the site on completion in June 2003 was worth in the region of £1.5m.

Service Summary :

• Property search & acquisition
• Lease negotiation
• Development appraisal
• Professional rating advice
• Letting agent on available space