Stiles Harold Williams independent property advisors

Brighton office

One Jubilee Street,  Brighton,
East Sussex, BN1 1GE
t. 01273 876200
f. 01273 876299
e. brighton@shw.co.uk

Crawley / Gatwick office

Sterling House, High Street, Crawley,
West Sussex, RH10 1GE
t. 01293 441300
f. 01293 441334
e. crawley@shw.co.uk

Croydon office

69 Park Lane,  Croydon,
Surrey, CR0 1BY
t. 020 8662 2700
f. 020 8662 2701
e. croydon@shw.co.uk

Eastbourne office

Ivy House, Ivy Terrace, Eastbourne,
East Sussex, BN21 4QU
t. 01323 437900
f. 01323 437909
e. eastbourne@shw.co.uk

Epsom office

56a High Street,  Epsom,
Surrey, KT19 8AJ
t. 01372 818181
f. 01372 818188
e. epsom@shw.co.uk

London office

6 Babmaes Street,  London,
SW1Y 6HD
t. 020 7389 1500
f. 020 7389 1515
e. london@shw.co.uk

Portsmouth office

Building 1000 Ground Floor, Lakeside North Harbour, Western Road, Portsmouth,
Hampshire, PO6 3EZ
t. 0239 229 0229
f. -
e. portsmouth@shw.co.uk

West Midlands office

PO Box 16256,  Sutton Coldfield,
West Midlands, B73 9UR
t. 0121 351 4716
f. -
e. westmidlands@shw.co.uk

Worthing office

6 Liverpool Terrace,  Worthing,
West Sussex, BN11 1TA
t. 01903 229200
f. 01903 219684
e. worthing@shw.co.uk

Stiles Harold Williams - News

Stiles Harold Williams news.



News

MAGNET RETAIL WAREHOUSE INVESTMENT SOLD

6 January 2012

UNIT 1 LOTTBRIDGE DROVE, EASTBOURNE, EAST SUSSEX

Stiles Harold Williams, acting for Commercial Management (Investments) Ltd has acquired from private clients of Flude Commercial, the freehold interest in Unit 1 Lottbridge Drove, Eastbourne let to Magnet Ltd.
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DEALS FLYING INTO GATWICK ROAD!!

8 December 2011

Unit 1 Forgewood Trade Park, Gatwick Road, Crawley

Stiles Harold Williams can announce another successful letting on Forgewood Trade Park which is prominently located fronting Gatwick Road.
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SUCCESSFUL OFFICE LETTING IN HORSHAM!!

1 December 2011

Chancery Court, Queen Street, Horsham, RH13 5AD

Stiles Harold Williams is happy to announce the successful office letting of 7,462 sq ft in Horsham. Local company Global 4 have just completed on a new 5 year lease.
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BIG ON BELL CENTRE IN CRAWLEY!!

1 December 2011

Unit 22 The Bell Centre, Newton Road, Crawley, RH10 9FZ

Stiles Harold Williams is happy to announce the successful letting of unit 22 on The Bell Centre. The unit extends to approximately 1,430 sq ft and achieved a headline rent of £10 psf.
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INNOVATION CENTRE IN CRAWLEY NOW SOLD!!

15 November 2011

Stiles Harold Williams is happy to announce the successful sale of the Innovation Centre in Crawley which is located within the heart of the Manor Royal.
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ANOTHER LETTING IN HORLEY!!

15 November 2011

Unit 4 Axiom Business Park, Horley

Stiles Harold Williams is happy to announce the successful letting of another unit on the Axiom Business Park.
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ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL LETTING IN PARTRIDGE GREEN!!

15 November 2011

Units 13 & 14 Star Road Industrial Estate, Partridge Green

Stiles Harold Williams is happy to announce the successful letting of units 13 & 14 Star Road.
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Health & Safety Services team has secured new instruction

11 October 2011

Management and delivery of Health & Safety audits and Fire Risk Assessments on portfolio of managed residential and retirement blocks

The Building Consultancy, Health & Safety Services team has successfully secured an instruction for Grange Management, part of Affinity Sutton Group to inspect, manage and deliver Health & Safety audits and Fire Risk Assessments on a portfolio of 230 managed residential and retirement blocks. The successful tender was approved October 2011 for implementation in 2012.
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ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL LETTING IN CRAWLEY TOWN CENTRE!!

4 October 2011

Peveril Court, London Road, Crawley

Stiles Harold Williams is happy to announce the successful office letting of 2,109 sq ft in Central Crawley. Local company Synergize Ltd have just completed on a 5 year lease.
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Central Brighton Office Letting

16 August 2011

28 – 29 Richmond Place, Brighton

Stiles Harold Williams have just let 3,330 sq ft office building in central Brighton. Local company, Mobbu have signed a 10 year lease on the property.
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One of the largest lettings in the West Sussex Coastal strip over the last 12 months

11 August 2011

HEATH PLACE, BOGNOR, WEST SUSSEX

Acting on behalf of the landlords F&C REIT, Stiles Harold Williams have let the ground floor of Heath Place to URT Composites.
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Freehold sale of modern industrial / warehouse - Bognor

10 August 2011

Unit Q, Steying Way, Southern Cross Industrial Estate, Bognor

Acting on behalf of private investor clients, SHW have just sold the freehold of this 21,080 sq ft modern industrial/warehouse unit to Paul Matthew Transport.
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Office letting

10 August 2011

TGP House, 43-47 High Street, Cobham

Stiles Harold Williams have let a office suite of 1,500 sq ft with five parking spaces on a new five year lease at £24,750 per annum exclusive.
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Ground Floor lock up shop

10 August 2011

73 High Street, Epsom

Approximately 1,052 sq ft (634 ITZA) has been let to St Raphael Hospice on a 10 year lease with a break at five at an initial rent of £36,000 per annum exclusive.
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FULL HOUSE IN HORLEY!!

10 August 2011

Unit 7 Axiom Business Park, Horley

Stiles Harold Williams is happy to announce the successful letting of the last unit on the Axiom Business Park.
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50% let at 93 / 94 Queens Road, Brighton

27 July 2011

Only 3 floors remain at the above property which is located just 200m from Brighton mainline railway station. The Lower Ground, Ground and 4th floors have already been let leaving only the 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors available.
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A New National Planning Policy Framework:

26 July 2011

The Government has launched its draft National Planning Policy Framework. This important document will become the national guide for how Local Planning Authorities interpret and implement planning policy for every planning decision.
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16/18 West Street, Reigate

26 July 2011

Acting on behalf of Grattan Asset Management and following the surrender of lease to Aviva, Stiles Harold Williams sold the above mentioned property with vacant possession for £1.2 million pounds to an owner occupier.
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Development site sold with planning consent for 20 apartments

19 July 2011

SHW has sold a development site in South Croydon with planning consent for 20 private apartments to Bellway Homes Ltd on behalf of private individual.
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News for Landlords

18 July 2011

The application of historic law helps achieve success for landlord

Our Brighton lease advisory team recently achieved a positive outcome for landlord clients with the application of historic law to obtain an increased rent and renewal for 3 years.
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STILES HAROLD WILLIAMS’ EASTBOURNE OFFICE MOVES TO LARGER PREMISES

7 July 2011

Following our successful acquisition of Heynes Chartered Surveyors in September 2010, we have been seeking new larger offices, as both of our existing premises were too small to accommodate all of our staff. Having considered several options in Eastbourne town centre, we have taken a lease on newly refurbished premises on the second floor at Ivy House, Ivy Terrace. The building is in the heart of the town centre, just around the corner from our old offices and has been fitted out to provide fully open plan accommodation designed to promote a modern and dynamic working environment which will improve the service we are able to provide to our clients. We now have five teams in our Eastbourne office providing a range of services across East Sussex and able to draw on specialist input from our other 6 offices as required.
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FULLY LET AT OAKWOOD TRADE PARK IN CRAWLEY!!

24 June 2011

Stiles Harold Williams is happy to announce the successful letting of the last unit on the Oakwood Trade park, which is one of Crawley’s premium trade parks on Gatwick Road.
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SHW FLY FISHING AT COLTSFORD MILL

13 June 2011

Thank you to all of our clients who attended the above event. The weather was sparingly kind to us, the company good fun as usual and the fishing mixed. I do hope that you enjoyed the day whether it was a new experience for you or just re-acquainting yourself with the art of fly fishing.
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Stiles Harold Williams now members of the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP)

7 June 2011

We are pleased to announce that Stiles Harold Williams has recently become a member of the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP), one of the leading organisations in the UK dealing with leasehold property and the rights of leaseholders themselves.
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A big hit in Hyde Park!

7 June 2011

SHW London Office Rounders Challenge

The second SHW London Office Rounders Challenge in Hyde Park - blessed with fabulous weather.
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PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS (CERTIFICATES AND INSPECTIONS) (ENGLAND AND WALES) REGULATIONS 2007 (THE EPB REGULATIONS)

6 May 2011

1. Summary of the changes to the EPB Regulations The changes to the EPB Regulations can be summarised as follows:

  • the changes will extend the current requirements to commission an EPC that apply to residential buildings to all buildings sold or rented out
  • the requirements for the provision of an EPC with written particulars are extended to all buildings sold or rented out and the option to attach the asset rating is removed and
  • the regime for lodgement of EPCs and DECs on the Register is extended to air conditioning inspection reports.

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Promotion within Stiles Harold Williams

1 May 2011

Building Consultancy Division

SHW Building Consultancy Division is pleased to announce the promotion of Mark Haskell to Associate.
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Planning result for Brighton Wheel

28 April 2011

Brighton and Hove City Council Planning Committee endorsed recommendation to grant planning permission for new Brighton Wheel on 27th April 2011 with a summer 2011 planned opening

Brighton and Hove City Council Planning Committee endorsed planning permission for the 45 metre high Brighton Wheel on the beach-front to the east of the Palace Pier. Paramount, the company behind the Brighton Wheel, plans to start developing the beach-front area and installing the observation wheel ready for opening this summer. Stiles Harold Williams Head of Town Planning spearheaded the planning application process and presented the case for the new attraction.
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CITY CENTRE DEVELOPMENT SITE SOLD TO LOCAL BUYERS

20 April 2011

Acting on behalf of Joint Fixed Charge Receivers, Stiles Harold Williams and Oakley Commercial have sold the freehold interest in the ex-Buxtons store in Ditchling Road, Brighton. The buyers were a Hove based local development company.
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Office suite of 2,600 sq ft let in modern purpose built office in Epsom, Surrey

18 April 2011

Oaks House, Epsom, Surrey

Stiles Harold Williams has let a suite of approximately 2,600 sq ft at Oaks House, Epsom which is a modern purpose built office and the specification includes comfort cooling and suspended ceilings with recessed lighting.
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Two Storey Modern Office building in Epsom let by Stiles Harold Williams

24 March 2011

approximately 3,500 sq ft

A two Storey Modern Office building of approximately 3,500 sq ft was let by Stiles Harold Williams at 20 Hook Road, Epsom. The suite benefited from raised floors, comfort cooling and 15 car spaces.
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TOWN PLANNING AND THE BUDGET

24 March 2011

The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a number of significant planning reforms in 2011’s Budget and 'The Plan for Growth'. Some of the announcements are new others are existing positions heard previously through details of the ‘The Localism Bill’ and proposed changes to national planning policy. The key planning reforms are outlined below.
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SHW let a 1,990 sq ft ground floor office suite in Epsom

3 March 2011

Stiles Harold Williams has let the ground floor office suite at Bradford House, East Street Epsom of approximately 1,990 sq ft with 5 car spaces at an average rent of £21,333 per annum exclusive (£10.72 per sq ft) on a three year lease. The building is a four storey 1970s property with suspended ceilings, recessed Cat II lighting, perimeter trunking and gas central heating.
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SHW WIN TENDER FOR EAST SUSSEX FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE

17 February 2011

Property Asset Valuations

Stiles Harold Williams has just won a competitive tender to provide property asset valuations for East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service (ESFR) over the course of the next 5 years. The properties include 24 fire stations, Headquarters building, Service Training Centre and 30 houses located in East Sussex, Brighton and Hove.
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Stiles Harold Williams launch Environmental Policy Statement

10 February 2011

Stiles Harold Williams (SHW), one of London and the south east's leading independent chartered surveying practices, launched its EPS with an inspirational talk given by Polar explorer, Ann Daniels, at an event in Reigate. Ann, who sets off for the North Pole next month on the third Catlin Arctic Survey, to gather science and data measuring the effects of climate change, endorsed the EPS, as SHW's Environmental Champion, saying that "…it demonstrates SHW's positive attitude to sustainability and its clear commitment to make a difference. By limiting the way in which the Company manages its carbon outputs, I am certain SHW can be a source of inspiration to its personnel and to other businesses to follow suit."
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Stiles Harold Williams comments on the government’s carbon neutral plan for commercial property in the UK.

10 February 2011

Rix & Kay asked David Hadden, Managing Director of Stiles Harold Williams, to discuss his views on the government’s carbon neutral plan for commercial property in the UK. The questions and David’s comments can be read on the Rix and Kay Blog
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Croydon office suite letting on new 15 year lease

7 February 2011

4th Floor, Norfolk House, Wellesley Road, Croydon

Stiles Harold Williams is pleased to announce the successful letting of a fourth floor office suite of 6,195 sq ft.
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Office suite letting on new 5 year lease

4 February 2011

Part 1st Floor, Corinthian House, 17 Lansdowne Road, Croydon

Stiles Harold Williams is pleased to announce the successful letting of a part first floor office suite of approximately 3,165 sq ft.
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SHW Appoints New CDMc / Health & Safety Surveyor

2 February 2011

SHW is pleased to announce the appointment of Rob Bewick whom will develop all existing clients and instructions to establish the expansion of CDMc / Health & Safety. Rob will be responsible for developing and managing the new and existing clients throughout the South East.
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Preliminary Draft Charging Schedule for the London-wide Community Infrastructure Levy

28 January 2011

Briefing Note:

The Mayor of London recently published a preliminary draft charging schedule for a London-wide Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), intending to raise £300 million towards the delivery of Crossrail. The CIL is to be introduced to fund the infrastructure needs associated with the development of an area and this levy will be used to part fund the Crossrail project.
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Croydon Office Lettings Continue

21 January 2011

Office space to let

Stiles Harold Williams has continued to let office space in Croydon, with a recent letting of 5,525 sq ft at Grosvenor House on behalf of our client AmicusHorizon. Following a successful marketing campaign we introduced tenants LovedigitalTV who are an expanding company specialising in the installation of satellite and digital TV systems. In this instance the lease completed in less than a month from terms being agreed.
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Sale of refurbished high spec office building with change of use agreed

12 January 2011

Prestigious sale and planning consent

Stiles Harold Williams has sold The Pines building in Epsom for £2.15 million (completed in December 2010).
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Sale of former sports and social club

11 January 2011

Beulah Sports and Social Club, 8 Osborne Road, Croydon CR7 8PD

SHW have completed the sale of a former sports and social club in Croydon to Hartcrest Properties Ltd. The property will be developed in conjunction with Family Mosaic Housing Association to provide 4 x 4 bedroom houses.
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200+ EPC's completed

4 January 2011

Stiles Harold Williams provide EPC's (Energy Performance Certificates)

Looking ahead to the new year, SHW is pleased to announce that 200+ Commercial EPC's have been carried out for our various clients including Corporates, Institutions, Charities, Housing Associations, Schools and Private Individuals. Most recently, work has been undertaken for the Co-operative, Unilever and Ben & Jerry's
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Offices Let in Croydon

26 November 2010

Stiles Harold Williams is pleased to announce the successful letting of 6,029 sq ft of office and retail space at 254 High Street. Following a comprehensive refurbishment by Lotus Group Ltd the entire building was let to a single occupier for a 10 year term.
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Total retail acquisition advice from SHW

12 November 2010

Stiles Harold Williams has been involved in 160+ store acquisitions for Subway® franchisees in the Greater London region over the last six years.
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Building Consultancy Division Expansion

20 October 2010

Appointment of new building surveyor

SHW Building Consultancy Division is pleased to announce the expansion of Building Consultancy services into the Eastbourne office.
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Fly fishing success!

13 October 2010

SHW's Surrey and South London team hosted their annual fly fishing day at Coltsford Mill, Hurst Green on Thursday 30th September. The sun rose to give a perfect day and one that saw our largest ever catch at the Mill.
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Worthing Society For The Blind - Project Management

1 October 2010

Procurement and project management of refurbishment and alteration works

Stiles Harold Williams has been appointed by Worthing Society For The Blind to design, procure and project manage the refurbishment and alteration works to their new Worthing day care centre with a contract sum of c£300k.
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More Central London shops for Subway

1 October 2010

Retail acquisition advice by Stiles Harold Williams

Acting on behalf of Radiant Management, a multi store Subway franchise owner, Stiles Harold Williams have recently advised on the acquisition of two new shops in the heart of London's West End just off Oxford St.
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Leasehold Enfranchisement - Lease Extension or Collective Enfranchisement

23 September 2010

The time is right for flat owners to look at their options.

Mark McFadden is a Chartered Valuation Surveyor and Director of local property specialists Stiles Harold Williams. He outlines below some important considerations for flat owners that may boost the value and marketability of their flats at a time when sales are flagging and prices faltering.
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Stiles Harold Williams Expands in Eastbourne

6 September 2010

The directors of Stiles Harold Williams (‘SHW’) are pleased to announce the purchase of the assets and goodwill of Heynes, chartered surveyors and property managers, whose sole proprietor, Robert Paterson FRICS, has joined SHW as a director.
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49,000 SQ FT LET OR UNDER OFFER SO FAR IN 2010 AT MID SUSSEX BUSINESS PARK, BURGESS HILL

1 September 2010

ONLY 4 UNITS LEFT

On behalf of BL Trading, Stiles Harold Williams (SHW) has so far let 9 units in 2010 totalling 36,000 sq ft, and have a further 6 Units totalling 13,000 sq ft Under Offer.
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10, 11, 12, 13 & 14 BRAMPTON TRADE PARK, EASTBOURNE, EAST SUSSEX

27 August 2010

Acting on behalf of Terrace Hill Development Partnership Ltd, Stiles Harold Williams is pleased to report the sale of these five industrial/trade counter buildings comprising 18,280 sq ft and producing a total rent of £140,332 per annum.
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SHW man wins through to compete in Portugal

23 August 2010

Crawley Property Management Director Clive Richardson, and his wife Sue, have won through local and regional qualifying competitions for a place in the national final of golfs' Bader Cup in Portugal.
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British Airways A380 - Upgrade Works

3 August 2010

As part of our continuing agreement with Adenstar Developments Ltd. Stiles Harold Williams will be providing Health and Safety Consultancy services for the ground works phase of the British Airways upgrade works to receive the new A380 Air Bus.
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Living Screens Cambridge – Residential Development

3 August 2010

Stiles Harold Williams Building Consultancy Division has been appointed to provide health and safety consultancy services, to Fajon Construction UK Ltd in relation to the £19 million residential development, in central Cambridge.
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New 20 year lease agreed on unit in Purley Way, Croydon

19 July 2010

Stiles Harold Williams acting for CBRE Investors has agreed a new 20 year lease on a unit on Purley Way, Croydon comprising approximately 24,000 sq ft. Tenant only breaks at the end of the 10th and 15th years.
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Rent review uplift agreed

19 July 2010

Stiles Harold Williams acted for The Crown Estate Commissioners on a 2009 Rent Review against Carlsberg UK Ltd and agreed an uplift. The unit comprised 68,391 sq ft.
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55 HIGH STREET, LITTLEHAMPTON

14 July 2010

Acting on behalf of clients, Faircroft Properties, Stiles Harold Williams has let a prime retail unit to Premier Coffee Ltd t/a Costa Coffee. The property is in the heart of the pedestrianised part of the High Street and adjacent to Clinton Cards and opposite the Halifax and HSBC.
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Morrisons lands Purley Way in Croydon plot for superstore

7 July 2010

Morrison Supermarkets has just purchased an 11 acre plot on the Purley Way for a new Croydon superstore. Wm Morrison Supermarkets, the UK’s fourth largest supermarket, beat off competition to acquire the new site at Fiveways in Croydon from Kingfisher.
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SHW SELLS HISTORIC LEONARDSLEE HOUSE!!

5 July 2010

Stiles Harold Williams has recently sold the Grade II listed house which was occupied as offices. It has been purchased by a private individual for his own occupation and has obtained planning permission to revert the house back to its former glory.
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TRAVELODGE SECURES 90 BEDROOM HOTEL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY IN BALHAM

23 June 2010

Travelodge has signed an agreement to lease with Mosser Ltd in respect of Steel House, 177 Balham High Road, London, SW12 9BX. Steel House is located immediately adjacent to Balham Station in the centre of Balham. Constructed in the 1980’s on the site of a former cinema the four storey office building now has planning consent for conversion with a two storey extension to form a 90 bedroom Travelodge hotel. This forms part of Travelodge’s accelerated growth plan to become the biggest hotel brand in London by 2012 which in turn is part of an aggressive UK growth strategy which will see 26 hotels comprising over 2,000 rooms opening in 2010.
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Specialist Valuations

22 June 2010

London Professional is retained by Merityre to undertake regular valuations on their Freehold and Long Leasehold portfolio comprising 8 tyre, exhaust & MOT centres in London and the Southeast.
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OFFICE LETTINGS – CRAWLEY

22 June 2010

Stiles Harold Williams has recently let two suites within Elm Park Court, Tilgate Forest Business Park, Crawley to 4Delivery / 4D.
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Graduate Planner Vacancy at Stiles Harold Williams

8 June 2010

We wish to recruit a Graduate Planner to assist in providing Town Planning services to the firm as a whole covering the entire SHW area, and to assist the Head of Planning and Senior Planner to further develop a dedicated Planning Team located in our Croydon office. Full details see our Recruitment page
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INCREASE IN LEVEL OF SMALL BUSINESS RATE RELIEF

7 June 2010

The Government is introducing a temporary increase in the level of Small Business Rate Relief (SBRR) available to eligible businesses.
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Investment Market is Moving In Redhill and Reigate

7 June 2010

Two freehold investment sales have exchanged in Redhill and Reigate

Threadneedle Property Investments Ltd has purchased the freehold interest of two properties
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East London Extension Opens

20 May 2010

The new East London Line has opened to the public, forming part of the London Overground network.

A "preview" service of eight trains an hour will run between New Cross Gate and Dalston Junction, between 0700 BST and 2000 BST, from Monday to Friday. Full evening and weekend services will begin on 23 May, when 12 trains will run each hour.
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John Lewis coming to Croydon

20 May 2010

John Lewis has announced that – subject to planning – it will open its second smaller format 'John Lewis at home' branch at Croydon in South London this autumn.
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SHW ACQUIRE MORE OFFICE SPACE FOR VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS

15 April 2010

On behalf of Virgin Atlantic Airways (Virgin), Stiles Harold Williams (SHW) has recently acquired 12,000 sq ft of refurbished Air Conditioned office space in Central Swansea.
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LETTINGS AND SALES CONTINUE AT MID SUSSEX BUSINESS PARK

15 April 2010

Ditchling Common, Burgess Hill

On behalf of BL Trading, Stiles Harold Williams (SHW) has recently let unit 6 - 4,682 sq ft, Unit 11 - 1726 sq ft and Unit 14. SHW has also agreed sales/lettings on Unit 7, 8a, 8b, 18, 28 & 30 totalling 20,100 sq ft.
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Croydon’s Grant Centre Investment Sold

6 April 2010

Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Property Trust has purchased the freehold interest of Grants Entertainment Centre.
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B&Q to sell 11 Acre Site in Croydon

6 April 2010

B&Q parent Kingfisher is to sell a large investment and development site at Fiveways in Croydon – at the heart of a retail warehouse hub. The site was originally acquired in 1998 as a potential new B&Q Warehouse store but DIY retailer B&Q is now focusing on smaller stores and moving away from expansion of the 100,000 sq ft plus Warehouse stores.
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Downlands Business Park, Worthing

4 February 2010

Units available

Acting on behalf of PFC Asset Management Limited, Stiles Harold Williams has been instructed to let Units B & C, Downlands Business Park, Worthing on a new lease.
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LARGEST OFFICE TRANSACTION IN SUSSEX

26 January 2010

On behalf of Prupim, Stiles Harold Williams together with Knight Frank have recently been involved with the sale of the former Unilever offices extending to 120,000 sq ft on the Manor Royal. The transaction is the largest in Crawley, Sussex and the South East during 2009.
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NOT JUST LETTING AGENTS - WE ACQUIRE TOO!

26 January 2010

In addition to letting offices, industrial, and retail units, our agency department also advise on marketing strategy and relocation strategy. We have recently acquired industrial units in Horsham, Crawley, and Brighton, along with office acquisitions in Brighton, Swansea, and Crawley plus retail requirements throughout the South East.
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Centenary House formally released to the market

13 January 2010

New build air conditioned offices circa 7,000 sq ft on two levels with raised floors. Divisible into smaller suites from 1,500 sq ft upwards at £16 psf pa. SHW are joint agents with Egan Lawson. For further information SHW Web Details.
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Lineside Industrial Estate, Littlehampton

12 January 2010

Acting on behalf of Akzo Nobel (CPS) Pension Scheme, Stiles Harold Williams Worthing office has just let Units 15-16 totalling 9,035 sq ft and Units 20-23 totalling 21,289 sq ft respectively. Units 15-16 was let to SRCL on a new full repairing and insuring lease for a term of ten years with a review and a tenants only break after five years whilst Unit 20-23 was also let for a ten year term with a review and a tenant’s option to break after five years as well.
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Building Consultancy Appointment

4 January 2010

Building Consultancy is pleased to announce the appointment of Colin Morton RMaPS, having previously operated his own Consultancy for the last 5 years. Based in the Crawley office he will be responsible for providing CDM Co-ordinator services and Construction health and safety advice to both private and commercial clients and contractors across the country.
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Trade counter units on the Downsbrook and Northbrook Trading Estates in Worthing - Available

18 November 2009

Acting on behalf of PFC Asset Management, Stiles Harold Williams is marketing trade counter units on the Downsbrook and Northbrook Trading Estates in Worthing. For further information please visit the newly created website and click on the link www.worthingtradeparks.co.uk
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Four industrial/warehouse units on the Cliffe Industrial Estate in Lewes - Available

18 November 2009

Acting on behalf of Aviva Investors, Stiles Harold Williams is marketing four industrial/warehouse units on the Cliffe Industrial Estate in Lewes. For further information please visit the newly created website and click on the link www.cliffe.biz
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112/114 TERMINUS ROAD, EASTBOURNE

2 November 2009

Prime Retail Investment Acquired For Private Clients Of Stiles Harold Williams

Acting for Institutional clients, Smith Price LLP, has sold the freehold interest in this property to private clients of Stiles Harold Williams.
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London Subway opened 200th store

14 October 2009

Stiles Harold Williams Retail Team, based in the London Office, are the recommended property advisor to The Subway Greater London Development Agent and the numerous franchisees in the region.
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2010 Rating List

8 October 2009

'The new 2010 Rating List was published on 1st October and was available to view on their website….or was it? Problems with the Valuation Office Agency website - it crashed and was unavailable to view for the best part of a week - have left many ratepayers and rating advisors extremely frustrated, and this is even before finding out about their new 2010 figures.
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Oakwood Trade Park, Gatwick Road, Crawley

7 October 2009

SHW Do deals on the Manor Royal

Stiles Harold Williams is happy to announce the successful lettings of two Warehouse/Light industrial units on one of Crawley's premium trade parks, Oakwood Trade Park, Gatwick Road, Crawley.
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Investment Acquisition

6 October 2009

131/133 High Street, Sevenoaks

Acting for private clients, Stiles Harold Williams acquired the freehold interest in this property for the sum of £1,632,500. The building is let in its entirity to W H Smith Retail Holdings Ltd on a 10 year FR&I term from November 2007 at a passing rent of £100,000 per annum.
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£2 million investment sale

6 October 2009

Broadwater Boulevard & Muir House, Broadwater Road, Worthing, West Sussex

Acting for Health Care specialist developers Stiles Harold Williams acquired the freehold interest in this property in June 2009 for £2 million.
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Building Consultancy team provide Client Representative Services

22 September 2009

Stiles Harold Williams Building Consultancy appointed as Clients Representative for the Health Professions Council has been involved in extending their headquarters building in two phases: the first converting a former printing works to provide tribunal facilities and offices and the second introducing an additional storey to provide further offices and meeting facilities including a lift installation designed by architects Studio Callaghan - www.studiocallaghan.co.uk
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Newly Refurbished Brighton Office Launch

18 September 2009

Queensberry House, a 30,000 sq ft (2,839 sq m) office building, close to Brighton Railway Station and prominently located on Queens Road, has been launched by Stiles Harold Williams, sole letting agent, at a rent of £23.50 per sq ft. The attractions to office occupiers include full DDA compliance, a B-rated Energy Performance Certificate, LG7 quality lighting, double glazing, air cooling, raised floors for cabling, two new passenger lifts and secure U/G parking. The building is part newly built and otherwise fully refurbished to a high standard throughout. Visit www.shw.co.uk for more details.
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London Commercial Property Management

16 September 2009

New recruit

Sam Ball has returned to Stiles Harold Williams, having graduated from Kingston University with a First Class Honours degree in Real Estate Management. Sam had previously worked in SHW’s London office during his sandwich year and he has joined the London commercial property management team as a graduate surveyor, initially on a six month contract, assisting the property managers with their increasing workload of new management instructions.
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BUILDING REINSTATEMENT VALUATION

25 August 2009

Building Reinstatement Valuations (BRV’s) are often overlooked by property owners, who may wrongly assume that building costs rise or fall in line with inflation. This is not so and a more accurate method of establishing the true cost of rebuilding is to have the property reassessed periodically. RICS recommends that BRV’s should be undertaken every three years.
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Princes Road, Brighton

24 August 2009

Erection of Four Dwellings – aiming for CSH Level

During recent years several applications have been submitted at this site resulting in a very complex planning history. Four residential planning applications have previously been refused and two dismissed at appeal. Working in partnership with the project architect (Asia Jedrzejec of Morgan Carn, Brighton) the Planning Team at SHW successfully obtained planning permission at a recent meeting of the City Council Planning Committee.
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MAJOR NEW INSTRUCTIONS ANNOUNCED

7 August 2009

SHW’s Head of Town Planning is former local authority town planner, Ian Coomber BA (Hons) Cert TP MRTPI, whose remit covers all of Greater London and the South East. Ian is located at the Company’s Surrey & South London HQ, in Croydon, where Ian is assisted by former local authority senior planner, Sera Taschner BTP Hons.
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CORPORATE RECOVERY

3 August 2009

The Corporate Recovery and Property in Possession team is based at Stiles Harold Williams’ Gatwick office and headed by LPA Receiver, Stephen Ray FRICS FNARA IRRV. Stephen is a Chartered Surveyor and a Fellow of NARA (Non-Administrative Receivers Association) and advises on property in Receivership. He also has recently completed a certificate in management consulting essentials. With his broad range of experience, including valuations, lease renewals, rent reviews, rating and advising a number of major clients in corporate real estate management, Stephen is well qualified to advise a number of banks, private clients, pension funds and companies on their property holdings and clients on property receivership.
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CAPITAL ALLOWANCES - Uncover your hidden tax savings

30 July 2009

SHW recently arranged an interesting seminar with PTC (www.ptconsulting.co.uk), who specialise in reducing an individual’s or corporate owner or occupier’s tax liability, by maximising capital allowances on their commercial property assets.
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CHAUCER OFFICE PARK PROGRESSES

17 July 2009

WHAT A DIFFERENCE IN 6 WEEKS.

Stiles Harold Williams is pleased to report that construction of the new Chaucer Office Park on Dittons Road, just south of Polegate, is progressing well with the external works now complete. The two photos show the substantial progress made with construction in just 6 weeks. Internal fit out works are now underway with accommodation expected to be ready for occupation in September 2009.
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Rating Surveyor vacancy

12 June 2009

Crawley/Gatwick base

We wish to recruit a Rating Surveyor to join our Director of Rating in expanding the Stiles Harold Williams Rating team. This is a new and exciting opportunity to work in a growing and profitable team, to assist in winning new business and in servicing not only the rating work that is generated, but also our existing rating clients. For full details of current vacancies view our recruitment page
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INVESTMENT MARKET COMMENTARY - MAY 2009

21 May 2009

The Investment Market, which has been in the doldrums for the last few months, is now showing signs of recovery, although at this stage this is just manifesting itself in levels of activity rather than rising prices. The steady fall in values since August 2007 seems at last to have levelled out and there is fast appearing a two-tier market.
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