Property Acquisition and Disposal

Whether you’re a landlord or occupier, our expert commercial property acquisition and disposal team is here to guide you through the process of acquiring or selling property, from start to finish.

Whatever your requirement, be it a commercial property for sale or you have a commercial property to buy, our team of highly experienced agents will use their in-depth market knowledge to ensure you get the best possible deal. For further information please download our service flyer.

Helping tenants to buy

We act for a number of businesses including leading confectioner of Toffifee, Storck, and strategic outsourcing company, Mitie, to acquire commercial property space to meet both short and long term business needs.

We understand the real estate markets and use our in-depth knowledge of the sector to source exclusive opportunities which will get the best possible outcome for you.

Importantly, we work hard to understand your current and future business needs, and will seek out any long term saving opportunities that you can take advantage of such as business rates advice in advance of Revaluation 2017.

We’ll also flag up any potential issues to be aware of, such as expensive commercial rent reviews, issues sub-letting, onerous service charges and dilapidations, all of which can creep up on you throughout your lease.

Our services include:

Understanding your existing and future commercial property requirements in terms of location, proximity to public transport, floor plate configuration and car parking, for example.
Preparing availability schedules with detailed analysis of costings of rent/price, rates and service charges.
Organising and accompanying building tours.
Negotiating Heads of Terms to protect you, and achieve best value in all aspects of the transaction.
Liaising with your appointed fit-out contractors.
Managing the transaction with solicitors, through to completion.

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Helping landlords to sell

We also help landlords to sell their property interests, working with you to create an effective property marketing schedule, tailored to suit the market you operate in.

We pride ourselves in pre-empting market trends, understanding the occupiers in the marketplace and understanding the best cost-effective marketing tools to help generate interest in your property or scheme.

Our services include:

Understanding your requirements and preferences in terms of where the property fits within your business context.
Preparing competition schedules and disposal reports, including recommendations on the market, overview of the property, likely void period and menu for marketing techniques.
Planning and implementing detailed marketing campaigns to promote the property or scheme.
Negotiating Heads of Terms to protect you and help you to achieve the best value on all aspects of the transaction.
Managing the transaction with solicitors, through to completion.

We’d be delighted to have a no obligation discussion with you, to talk through your potential requirements and how we might be able to help, so please don’t hesitate to contact one of our team.

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Featured Case Study: Lavant House School Educational Trust Limited

Vail Williams was appointed by Lavant House School Educational Trust Limited, which had gone into administration, to advise on the sale of Lavant House School, to achieve the best possible financial outcome.

Type of client: Occupier / Administrator
Size of Property – 44,200 sq ft across 14.2 acres
Grade II listed house with accompanying buildings
Researched additional planning uses
Comprehensively marketed site to key sectors
Secured successful sale within short timeframe

Key contact: Matt Clarke Partner

Matt Clarke DipServ

Tel: +44 (0)208 283 0601
Mobile: +44 (0)7787 523808
mclarke@vailwilliams.com
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Matt Clarke is based in our Heathrow and London offices.