Shaping the future of the Midlands
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Today we’re the Commercial Property Advisory Sector’s largest regional office in the UK with approaching 400 directors and staff and over 20 specialist disciplines, working together to provide seamless first class advice to clients across the East and West Midlands. Ian Stringer Regional Senior Director, GVA
Introducing Bilfinger GVA Two Centuries of Tailored Property Expertise across the Midlands.
Nationally and Internationally GVA is evolving, now part of the Real estate Division within Bilfinger SE, a German stock market quoted Services business employing some 65,000 people across the Globe. The Real Estate Division is represented throughout Europe with particular strongholds in Germany and the UK, and has a turnover of some ÂŁ350 million (448 million). In the Midlands it is largely business as usual but with the opportunity advise clients with a multi-national presence more readily. Our specialist knowledge of the Midlands Real Estate Market is based on a heritage that dates back nearly 200 years to 1820. Today GVA is recognised as the leading property adviser in the Midlands with approaching 400 Directors and staff in 20 specialist teams based in our regional HQ. We are proud to be playing a key role in the economic growth of the region, particularly now that development activity has returned after the recessionary years of 2008-2013.
We are working harder than ever for our clients, seeking to deliver solutions that bring tangible results to people, business and communities. Our specialist knowledge ranges through the property life cycle from Planning, Development and Regeneration Consultancy through the construction process to valuation, asset and property management, marketing, agency and investment transactions. A list of specialist teams is contained at page 20. Our clients are from both the public and private sectors including including Government Departments and Local Authorities, Investors and Property Companies, Financiers and Lenders, Land Owners and Developers and, last but by no means least, occupiers the driving force behind all property markets. If you are seeking advice on any aspect of Commercial Real Estate across the Midlands, please do not hesitate to get in touch. Ian Stringer Regional Senior Director, Midlands 0121 609 8308 ian.stringer@gva.co.uk
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Delivering comprehensive services and a seamless approach. What makes us different?
• Agency – sales, leasing and acquisition
GVA combines in-depth market knowledge with commercial acumen to provide innovative, far-reaching results that respond to our clients’ needs.
• Asset management
Our people are known for their refreshingly straightforward, relationship-based approach. We are entirely client focused and always aim for ‘right first time advice’, through understanding the challenging, dynamic business markets in which our clients operate. We offer a unique balance between consultancy and agency, providing an unrivalled range of integrated tailored services in the region.
• Automotive and roadside • Building consultancy • Business rates • Compulsary purchase • Cost consultancy • Development consultancy • Economic development • Environmental services and sustainability • Expert witness • Facilities management • Financial consulting • Healthcare • Hotels and leisure • Industrial and distribution
• Investment • Lease consultancy • Land and development • Occupier consultancy • Offices • Planning • Plant and machinery • Project management • Property management • Public sector • Regeneration • Restructuring and recovery • Retail • Student housing • Sustainability • Valuation
New Street Station Consultant to AWM in assessing funding application
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Investors Our multi-disciplinary and experienced team provides investors with tailored advice required for acquisitions, disposals and asset management of all types of investment property.
A leading and consistent performer in the Midlands investment market, we have a reputation for exceeding expectations. We help assess investment opportunities against the backdrop of market performance and emerging market trends and are trusted with high profile, high value and complex instructions. We are skilled at guiding clients through acquisition, disposal and the full range of funding scenarios. We work hard to ensure a successful transaction and our clients trust us, returning with repeat business.
Our due diligence services include building and environmental surveys, service charge assessments, cash flow advice, estate management strategies and reinstatement cost assessments. We can provide complimentary services including valuations for financial reporting, property management, rent collection and service charge administration, strategic asset management, dilapidations advice, planning, rent reviews and lease renewals, business rates mitigation and all types of agency support
The Great Charles Street Estate had been acquired piecemeal across the years by Aviva and GVA had given long term strategic advice. Their commitment, pro-active approach and detailed local knowledge brought clarity and focus to what were a number of complex assets and delivered an excellent and smooth sale. Mark Billingham Birmingham Mailbox Ltd (Vendor)
Brindley Place, Birmingham Agency and investment sale
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Blue Planet Acquisition for JCB
Occupiers Whether you are an owner occupier or tenant, a business that occupies a single commercial property or a corporate with multiple property interests, we offer a complete range of occupier services to help our clients meet their business needs.
Our team can carry out in-depth assessments to identify which properties are working for our clients and which aren’t. We can advise on asset management strategy and help with business rates mitigation and the disposal of liabilities. We also offer expertise on sale and leaseback transactions and leasing of offices, industrial and retail property as well as specialist departments
covering automotive and roadside, healthcare, telecoms, car parks and minerals. For relocations, we provide dilapidations advice, workplace strategy and space planning, through to move migration, fit-out, refurbishment and full project management or monitoring. We can help with reducing capital and operating costs while maximising the efficiency of our clients’ assets. We’ll forecast future movement in
occupational costs and predict cash flows, even help to increase energy efficiency or reduce carbon emissions across portfolios. Our goals are aligned with our clients’, so every solution is entirely in their interests. We offer the strategic view combined with the practical expertise, enabling clients to take advantage of the best of both worlds.
GVA was selected by Staples on a competitive tender basis to provide various property outsource services including agency, asset management, lease consultancy, property management, rating and treasury. Their ability to deliver a holistic offer on a competitive basis handled by a strong senior team has ensured a smooth and successful handover. Their approach has been professional, creative and co-operative and we are delighted to have them as a property partner. Rob Billings Financial Director, Staples
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Developers Development is an ever evolving marketplace where understanding and adapting to change brought about by new legislation or fluctuating market conditions is fundamental to achieving results.
At GVA, we work closely with policymakers, developers, lenders and occupiers in delivering advice and solutions at every stage of the development life cycle.
• Site assembly • Planning and development • Market evaluation and financial modelling • Rating
Our skills include:
• Environmental performance
• Identifying funding and forward commitment partners
• Project management and development monitoring
• Creation of public/private partnerships
• Property management • Pre-leasing
The Great Charles Street Estate had been acquired piecemeal across the years by Aviva and GVA had given long term strategic advice. Their commitment, pro-active approach and detailed local knowledge brought clarity and focus to what were a number of complex assets and delivered an excellent and smooth sale. Jon Ashcroft Head of South East and Regional Offices AVIVA Investors
Our focus is on providing advice to ensure optimum return on investment whilst, through regeneration, creating new places and transforming underperforming properties. Our experience ranges from one off development projects to complex major redevelopment schemes such as Brindleyplace and urban regeneration initiatives such as Longbridge, covering the full range of uses from residential to commercial health, education, energy and waste.
Paradise Circus Development consultancy
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The Cube Valuation consultancy and investment
Lenders At GVA we offer independent, specialist valuation advice across all property sectors from healthcare and hotels and leisure, to automotive and roadside and plant and machinery.
Our comprehensive, multi-disciplinary service enables lenders to accurately determine whether a property provides suitable security for lending purposes. Such due diligence can consist of valuation advice, building surveys, environmental and measured surveys to development and planning consultancy and project monitoring. In the event of insolvency we provide banking support services enabling our
clients to understand and assess options available in order to implement strategies to deliver results. With many years of sector experience, our 20 strong Midlands based Restructuring and Recovery team has become trusted advisors to the majority of leading lenders in the UK. Supported by skilled teams in planning, building surveying and project monitoring, development, rating and environmental
risk, our extensive experience enables us to understand the value and potential of any property and how this can be best realised to assist in achieving clients’ objectives. Through our best in class service, we strive to exceed client expectations and to be the adviser of choice for lenders’ in the Midlands.
GVA’s regional teams in Manchester and Birmingham provided a highly professional yet speedy response to our recent large industrial portfolio transaction. Their report addressed all our concerns, within a tight timescale and their local knowledge was critical to the partnership approach we take to deals. I would be happy to recommend their services on future transactions. Rachel Shatliff HSBC
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Public Sector We are the UK’s leading property adviser to the public sector and our 41% market share of the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) framework contract speaks for itself. Our unrivalled success and reputation is built on an honest and transparent approach to partnership working, combined with an in-depth understanding of our client’s objectives. With clients ranging from the Ministry of Defence, DCLG and Ministry of Justice, through to the Homes and Communities Agency and Network Rail, our advice has generated significant value in cash savings to government departments and the wider public sector. Our cross sector knowledge and track record in creating estate strategies and advising
on joint ventures and development viability make us a popular choice for local government, NHS, emergency services and education clients. Our national response to the public sector is led from our Birmingham office and our success and reputation is built on innovation and partnership. We take time to understand our clients’ objectives. We help simplify complex situations whilst delivering to budget and on time. This approach enables our clients to better manage their property assets, drive efficiency savings, facilitate rationalisation or generate capital receipts and deliver development and regeneration.
We have, in all instances been provided with a quality professional service by GVA. Their client care is excellent and they have always been helpful and diligent, responding at short notice with proactive advice that has enabled us to respond to tight deadlines. They deliver to time and within budget, and we would not hesitate to use their services in the future. Peter Jones Birmingham Property Services
We are long term advisers to Birmingham City Council and act for a wide range of Midlands local authorities. In 2014 we advised BCC on valuation and due diligence work in relation to the sale of the NEC Group that completed in January 2015. This involved collaborative working across valuation, agency, building, environmental and property management service lines. We are on over 70 national and regional framework agreements including the CCS framework and the HCA property panel. These provide direct access to our services, avoiding the need for competition and shortening the procurement process at pretendered ‘value for money’ rates.
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Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals
Creating Midlands Success Stories The Midlands is a region of growth and the key cities of Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Coventry, Nottingham, Leicester Derby and Northampton have been driving this growth. Our success within the Midlands is down to our unrivalled pan-regional knowledge and expertise within local markets. We have played a key role in bringing forward many of the region’s most significant developments and have advised many key stakeholders.
We are constantly building on our strengths and developing our teams to ensure that our clients get the very best service. What’s more, we’re committed to the environment and the communities in which we work. Our wealth of experience is second to none and we have played a major part in driving forward some of the region’s most high profile schemes.
From office led, mixed use development at Brindleyplace to the creation of a new town at Longbridge, we are noted for our seamless expertise across all sectors and are committed to playing our part in driving the prosperity of the Midlands region into the future.
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Delivering unrivalled expertise on leading projects Brindleyplace Argent, Hines and Moorfield, Vodafone, British Airways Pension Fund Site sale, development agency, property and asset management, rating, occupier consultancy, investment, valuation
ongoing
Longbridge St Modwen Masterplanning, management consultancy, viability analysis, planning, rating, agency
ongoing
Eastside Birmingham City Council, AWM, Goodman, Nikal, RBS Masterplanning, development consultancy, developer procurement, planning, viability analysis, occupier consultancy, valuation, agency
ongoing
Paradise Circus
Curzon Street Goodman Development consultancy, rating, building consultancy, planning, valuation and CPO advice, investment, agency
ongoing
Friargate Cannon Cannon Kirk Group Agency, development, investment/funding advice, management
2012
ongoing
The Mailbox Brockton Capital/Milligan Business rates advice and mitigation strategy, leasing advisory
2000
ongoing
Arena Central
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Midlands Contacts
Regional Senior Director Ian Stringer 0121 609 8308 ian.stringer@gva.co.uk
Health Iain Lock 020 7911 2603 iain.lock@gva.co.uk
Lease consultancy Will Holliday 0121 609 8282 will.holliday@gva.co.uk
Automotive and roadside Paul Taylor 0121 609 8455 paul.taylor@gva.co.uk
Hotels and leisure Monique Royle 0121 609 8440 monique.royle@gva.co.uk
Offices and Development Carl Potter 0121 609 8388 carl.potter@gva.co.uk
Building David Martin 0121 609 8623 david.martin@gva.co.uk
Industrial and Distribution David Willmer 0121 609 8302 david.willmer@gva.co.uk
Planning, development and regeneration Craig Alsbury 0121 609 8445 craig.alsbury@gva.co.uk
Business rates Nick Power 0121 609 8274 nick.power@gva.co.uk
Investment Jonathan Hillcox 0121 609 8426 jonathan.hillcox@gva.co.uk
Planning, development and regeneration Stephen Hollowood 0121 609 8318 stephen.hollowood@gva.co.uk
Environmental Paul Nixon 0121 609 8226 paul.nixon@gva.co.uk
Land and development Andrew Moss 0121 609 8398 andrew.moss@gva.co.uk
Plant and machinery Richard Barlow 0121 609 8354 richard.barlow@gva.co.uk
UK offices Property management consultancy Guy Thompson 0121 609 8692 guy.thompson@gva.co.uk
SCOTLAND
Public sector Nicholas Freeston 0121 609 8867 nicholas.freeston@gva.co.uk
Glasgow
Edinburgh
Newcastle
Retail Alastair Robertson-Dunn 0121 609 8106 alastair.robertson-dunn@ gva.co.uk Restructuring and recovery Greg Judd 0121 609 8400 greg.judd@gva.co.uk Sustainability Alastair Mant 020 7911 2940 alastair.mant@gva.co.uk
Belfast
Leeds Manchester
IRELAND
Dublin
Liverpool
Birmingham
WALES Cardiff
Valuation Rebecca Millard 0121 609 8044 rebecca.millard@gva.co.uk
Bristol
London
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