Commercial Property Expertise

Commercial property expertise

Our clients look to us for three things:

•Informed advice

•Strategic thinking – drawing on our technical expertise and our deep knowledge and understanding of local market dynamics and national trends

•Seamless implementation - delivered through multidisciplinary-led solutions, developed and implemented by specialists working together.

We are an established and trusted firm of advisors whose reputation has been built on minimising our clients’ liabilities and optimising their investment in property assets through growing value, operational efficiency, compliance and sustainability.

The following pages are no more than a snapshot of our capability however, they should begin to answer the question ‘How can we help you?’.

Call me or one of our specialists to find out what we can do for you.

Mike Price Head of Commercial Transactional

0121 561 7882

Mike.Price@fishergerman.co.uk

One team | one plan | one goal

Acquisition

Market intelligence is critical to your decision making – this is our expertise.

We will:

• Review what is on and about to come to market

• Ascertain if the space will meet your existing and anticipated occupational requirements

• Negotiate the best terms

• Work seamlessly with your legal and financial advisors to ensure you acquire a property which meets your requirements and is future proofed.

Disposal

Our expertise lies in the disposal of:

• Offices and business spaces

• Industrial units

• Single assets

• Portfolios.

We advise clients at every stage of the transaction and what differentiates us is our combination of:

• Deep sector and local market knowledge

• An extensive network of potential purchasers and acquisition advisors

• The skills and experience to validate potential enquirers quickly and only proceed with those which best match our clients’ requirements.

Working closely with clients’ legal and financial teams, ensures that the process is efficient, timely and that the negotiation of terms is robust.

Building Consultancy

Our expertise includes:

• ‘Adding value’

• Undertaking remedial work

• Developing a dilapidations strategy.

We combine technical skills with creative problem solving and an unremitting focus on meeting agreed budget and delivery schedules.

We will help you future-proof your asset or portfolio.

Business Rates Consultancy

To help you reduce your operational costs, we focus on three things:

• Check: ascertain if the asset information held on the VOA’s* database, is correct (eg floor areas)

• Challenge: if the information and therefore the Rateable Value is wrong, we will challenge the VOA on your behalf

• Appeal: if a resolution with the VOA cannot be reached, we can appeal to the Valuation Tribunal –and submit an accurate, cogent and well evidenced case.

We have saved clients over £30m in the last five years.

Delivering Net Zero (DNZ)

Reducing the carbon footprint of a property portfolio is critical to every investor, owner and occupier.

That is why our expertise includes:

• Improving energy efficiency

• Reducing energy consumption

• Devising offset strategies

• Achieving carbon neutrality. But this is not an ‘implement-and-forget’ issue.

A sustainable DNZ roadmap must evolve as new operational evidence emerges and legislation is tightenedin the lead up to 2050.

Development

Our national team of regional specialists helps clients optimise the value of their investments and achieve identified financial and strategic goals.

We support them throughout the life cycle of a development (from inception to completion) because our expertise comprises:

• Strategic land advice

• Development agency

• Employment land

• Residential investment markets

• Strategic development management. Our strengths include:

• Negotiating strategic promotion and development agreements

• Site appraisal, viability assessments and residual valuations

• Pre-development advice aligned to market demand and dynamics

• Sale of land with and without planning permission

• Land assembly and landowner collaboration agreements

• Report preparation e.g. Employment Land Reviews to support planning applications and detailed master planning.

We help clients futureproof their investments, navigate evolving legislation, build sustainable, energy efficient and low carbon buildings and play their role in supporting the biodiversity and health of our natural world.

Expert Witness

Our reputation has been built on the fact that we have a long-established and proven ability to provide clients with:

• Qualitative insights

• Accurately curated market data and information

• Clear interpretations of the legal and regulatory frameworks which govern commercial property ownership and occupancy.

Our expertise covers all major commercial property advisory services.

Investment

We are a market-facing multidisciplinary team who work seamlessly with experts from across the firm.

The four cornerstones of our service are:

• Strategic Advice

• Acquisition

• Disposal

• Development Funding.

Our expertise lies in our ability to:

• Understand the inherent value of traditional/alternative property investments

• Understand the risks associated with investment decisions

• Source relevant income producing assets to acquire

• Make recommendations on how to manage and grow the value of clients’ assets

• Implement tailored marketing campaigns and identify purchasers for assets clients wish to dispose of

• Help clients de-risk and future-proof their investments.

We understand the priorities, pressures and expectations of all our clients, be they:

• High Net Worth Individuals

• Private and institutional investors

• Public and Third Sector organisations.

Lease Advisory

Securing the best terms, negotiating firmly but equitably and providing a smart, strategic and responsive service is what we do best.

We represent landlords and tenants and our experience includes:

• Negotiating rent reviews

• Lease renewals

• Restructuring/regearing leases

• Advising on lease surrenders

• Experience in the referral of rent review disputes to Arbitrators and Independent Experts

• Acting as Expert Witness in support of court proceedings.

Our expertise lies in:

• The depth of our market knowledge

• Our understanding of the law

• Our technical skills

• And our clear and regular communications with our clients.

Planning Consultancy

Securing planning permission is a catalyst for enhancing value and delivering development.

As a full-service consultancy, our expertise lies in every stage of the planning process:

•From pre-application consultancy and public consultations

•To managing the application and validation process, as well as (if necessary) overseeing the appeal process.

We have a 97% approval rate on planning applications and, when asked, our clients have told us that they would use us again –and they do.

Project Management

Whether it is a refurbishment, a fit-out or a development project our experienced team of Project Managers manage every stage of a project’s life cycle.

In addition to providing clients with informed strategic advice, we also have the experience to successfully:

•Manage end-to-end projects

•Act as the Employer’s Agent

•Undertake Contract Administration assignments

•Conduct stringent risk assessments

•Ensure contractors adhere to agreed risk management protocols

•Ensure projects are delivered on time and on budget.

Our expertise lies in balancing:

•Innovative problem solving ensures budget ceilings are not breached

•Focusing on delivering a high value space, without compromising deadlines.

To achieve this, our Project Managers combine effective team leadership skills with flexibility, good communication skills (whether dealing with clients or contractors) and never losing sight of clients’ operational, financial and strategic goals.

Property Management

Our role is to know and understand:

• Your assets – our experienced team of local and hands-on property managers will protect and enhance your assets

• Your tenants – understanding and building relationships with tenants helps manage clients’ financial and compliance risks

• Your financial and accounting requirements – delivering specialist day-to-day client accounting services with fund accounting capabilities

• Future proofing your assets –proactive asset and tenant management, advising and managing on EPC’s strategies, as well as developing ESG initiatives to meet any changes in occupiers’ demands.

Valuation

We value assets and portfolios for:

• Acquisition

• Disposal

• Financial reporting purposes

• Secured Lending.

Clients appoint us because we provide accurate and impartial valuations which are underpinned by a robust valuation process. We operate nationwide.

Every Valuation Report we produce complies fully with RICS regulations and is:

• Undertaken by a RICS registered valuer

• Peer-reviewed by a Partner

• Complies with the RICS approved professional indemnity policies.

David Merton - SAM

e: David.merton@fishergerman.co.uk

t: 01530 410806

David Merton - SAM

e: David.merton@fishergerman.co.uk

t: 01530 410806

Industrial SE - Laura Sutton

Laura.Sutton@fishergerman.co.uk

Our commercial clients include

• AEW

• Barwood Capital

• Blackstone

• Breedon

• Cadent Gas

• Caisson iO

• Chancerygate

• City & County of Swansea

• Clowes Developments

• Co-op

• Dignity plc

• Epwin Group

• Europa Capital

• Excel London

• Grosvenor

• Hortons Estate

• IPIF (Legal & General)

• M7 Real Estate

• Marchmont

• Mileway

• National Gas Transmission

• NFU Mutual

• Pictet

• Schroders

• Tarmac

• The Portman Estate

• The Princes’ Trust

• The Tatton Estate

• Trelleborg

• Westbrook Partners

• Wesleyan

• Worcestershire CC

Our firm

We are a national firm supporting clients across the nation

Over 800 professionals

Being a Partnership, clients are our focus not shareholders Turnover: £60+m

We advise developers, landowners, multi-national corporations, occupiers, private and corporate investors, property companies and public sector organisations.

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