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Business Rates Headache for Landlords?- SHW Business Rates Team have the Cure!
 16 May 2013 |
Landlords using the charity PSCT’s WiFi transmitters to avoid empty property rates will have to think again as the High Court has now ruled that the charity were not using the premises for ‘wholly or mainly charitable purposes’ and were therefore not entitled to claim charitable rates relief. With over a 1000 leases across the country this huge blow to PSCT, and potentially astronomical rates bill, means that landlords will have to look at other alternatives if they wish to mitigate their own liabilities as, presumably, PSCT are terminating their leases/licences as this is being written!
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Less ‘Red Tape’ in Town Planning from 30th May 2013
 16 May 2013 |
The key question many clients have been asking of late is:
“when can offices change to housing ‘without’ the need for a conventional planning permission?”
Changes to the General Permitted Development Order 1995 take effect from 30th May. The changes will radically reduce the rules on change of use including allowing the direct change of use of office buildings B1(a) to residential use C3 without the need for conventional planning permission. In addition further changes are made with regard high-street properties, town centre offices and agricultural buildings and relate to England only.
A refreshed SHW Guide to Use Classes
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Premier House, Garland Road, East Grinstead.
 8 May 2013 |
We are delighted to announce that our clients on Premier House are in the process of comprehensively refurbishing the offices to include brand new Air conditioning, new suspended ceilings and LG7 lighting, re-modelling of the WC’s & reception area and fully securing the building with CCTV and perimeter gates.
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SHW Property Services in Kent
 17 April 2013 |
Stiles Harold Williams has provided property advice in Kent for many years on all aspects of commercial property, residential and commercial development and building surveying
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Croydon Commitment Charity Event
 22 March 2013 |
4 SHW staff jump off a tall building! In a moment of madness Neil Barker, Tessa Newton, Mark Capanda and Catherine Bruce decided to represent SHW in a charity abseiling event. They will be throwing themselves off Jury's Inn Hotel, which towers a terrifying 11 storey's above the busy Wellesley Road. This is one of Croydon's tallest buildings and everyone bar Mark is regretting the decision!
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MOST ACTIVE AGENT IN SUSSEX 2013
 19 March 2013 |
EGi.co.uk have announced that Stiles Harold Williams are the Most Active Agent in Sussex in their EGi 2013 DEALS COMPETION. Stiles Harold Williams (SHW) beat off the competition to be named Most Active Agent in Sussex by the Estates Gazette, by disposing of more properties in Sussex than any other agent in 2013.
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ANOTHER LETTING ON THE HOBBS ESTATE IN LINGFIELD
 19 March 2013 |
Unit 34a Hobbs Industrial Estate, Newchapel, Surrey Another unit taken up on the Hobbs Estate extending to 5,400 sq ft. Oxted Windows successfully completed on a new long term lease, taking the last unit north of 2,000 sq ft on the estate. Rents achieved in the region of £7psf plus incentives.
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FREEHOLD OFFICE SOLD IN HORSHAM
 25 February 2013 |
Norfolk House, North Street, Horsham Stiles Harold Williams is happy to announce the successful sale of Norfolk House which extended to 11,407 sq ft over two floors with 36 parking spaces.
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Devonshire House, Handcross sells
 8 February 2013 |
Acting on behalf of Youngs Seafoods, our Crawley/Gatwick office has just sold the freehold of Devonshire House in Handcross High Street.
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Offices (B1) to Residential (C3)
 7 February 2013 |
A Town Planning Briefing Note Requirements for housing to meet the policies within the development plan, or any other supplementary
planning guidance, will not apply as planning permission may not be needed.
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SHW – the most active agents in Sussex.
 6 February 2013 |
The Estate’s Gazette names SHW as the Most Active Agents in Sussex Stiles Harold Williams beat off the competition to be named the Most Active Agents in Sussex by the Estates Gazette. SHW disposed of more properties than any other agent in Sussex throughout 2012. Get in touch to see how we can help you in 2013.
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A day in the life of an SHW Partner
 15 January 2013 |
Each Thursday the Brighton based Argus newspaper publishes a Q & A profile of a local business person. On Thursday the 10th January 2013, SHW partner David Martin who Is based in our Brighton office and who specialises in Business space agency was the subject of the Argus Q & A profile.
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BRIDGE GATE HOUSE, 55-57 HIGH STREET REDHILL SURREY RH1 1RX
 14 January 2013 |
Stiles Harold Williams has successfully negotiated a lease regear with Total Gas & Power Ltd on behalf of the freeholders, Northern Shell Media Group Limited at Bridge Gate House.Total Gas & Power was represented by Stanley Hicks.
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D3 Blatchford Road, Horsham
 3 January 2013 |
Older style Factory Unit totalling 5,600 Sq Ft – LET
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Maidenbower Business Park, Crawley
 3 January 2013 |
Newly constructed two storey Air Conditioned Offices in Business Park Location
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Unit 6 Sovereign Business Park, Albert Drive, Burgess Hill
 3 January 2013 |
Modern Unit of 3,190 sq ft Unit – LET
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Faraday Court, Faraday Road, Crawley
 3 January 2013 |
2 storey Self contained Unit forming part of a scheme of 4 units.
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The Warehouse, Faraday Road, Crawley
 3 January 2013 |
22,000 sq ft Warehouse with large yard – LET
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RICS matrics Sussex continues success
 19 December 2012 |
The last year has seen a number of successful CPD, networking and social events for Sussex RICS matrics, said chairman Will Burkitt. The group was privileged to organise the light Ditchling Beacon in honour of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, attracting a crowd of circa 400 people, and in recent months has seen strong attendances at the Construction Act CPD, Summer Inter-professional BBQ and AGM.
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Successful Development site sale
 21 November 2012 |
by SHW Development Consultancy Development site sold successfully by SHW Development Consultancy, the owner commented upon the sale completing,
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SHW Appointed LPA Receivers
 19 November 2012 |
SHW have been appointed LPA Receivers of 3 industrial units on the Hundred Business Park, Swindon.
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Successful Lease Renewal
 8 November 2012 |
25% Rent Reduction Stiles Harold Williams, acting for solicitors Cripps Harries Hall, have successfully completed a lease renewal on part of their head office in Tunbridge Wells and not only agreed a lease length which gave the clients flexibility in a central office location, but also negotiated a 25% reduction in the rent. Jon Dickman of Stiles Harold Williams commented “This is a good example of the value of obtaining sound professional advice at the start of a lease renewal discussion and making the most of current market trends to obtain the best result.”
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SHW SURVEYOR LEAPS OFF BUILDING
 22 October 2012 |
FOR CHARITY! Stiles Harold Williams’ Mark McFadden, a partner at the firm’s Eastbourne Office, joined in the Mayor of Eastbourne’s Charity Abseiling Event on Sunday 21st October and abseiled off the roof of Eastbourne Borough Council’s offices. The charity is collecting funds for the Lark In The Park Charitable Trust, a local charity helping out disabled children: http://www.larkintheparkcharity.org.uk
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GATWICK ROAD, CRAWLEY
 26 September 2012 |
On behalf of international facility service provider, OCS Group Ltd, Stiles Harold Williams have sold their former facility on Gatwick Road in the heart of the Manor Royal, Crawley to Bolling Investments Limited for a new Lookers Mercedes dealership. The site sale is due to OCS’s continued drive to provide better quality and more cost effective accommodation for their staff and the relocation to Tilgate Business Park.
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Discounted Rates in Croydon Town Centre
 26 September 2012 |
Business Rates London Borough of Croydon has recently announced a new Business Rates initiative in order to attract new occupiers into a specific area of Croydon town centre. From 1st October 2012 to 31st March 2015 business rates relief will given on a staggered basis to new businesses moving into the Croydon New Town (CNT) area of the town centre, or existing businesses within Croydon that move into the CNT provided that they occupy additional space and increase employment levels.
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BIG DISCOUNTS ON BUSINESS RATES IN CENTRAL CROYDON
 26 September 2012 |
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA The London Borough of Croydon have confirmed Business Rate Relief will be offered to:
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SHW Go Green!
 7 September 2012 |
SHW are pleased to announce that they have been recommended for registration to ISO:14001. This is an internationally accepted standard for creating an effective Environmental Management System. In short, SHW recognise that our actions have an impact on the environment and we are committed to reducing that impact.
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Further court ruling on Empty Property Rates
 7 September 2012 |
Business Rates Following the recent High Court decision in the Makro case where occupation of just 0.2% of the property was deemed to be enough to trigger a further period of empty property relief upon vacation, there has been another decision in a Cheshire Magistrates Court to add further pressure on the Government to change the way that Business Rates are charged on Empty Properties.
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Multiple ‘Flaws’ for Businesses?
15 August 2012 |
If you are a business that occupies a number of floors in a multi-storey building then a recent decision from the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) could mean new opportunities to challenge rating assessments and potentially save rates.
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Empty Property Rates
 6 July 2012 |
Since April 2008 rates relief on empty commercial building has been limited to 6 months in the case of industrial properties and 3 months in the case of non industrial. This has led to a greater financial burden on landlords as well as tenants that have surplus space in the current economic climate.
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NEW PATISSERIE OPENING IN TERMINUS ROAD
3 July 2012 |
Stiles Harold Williams is pleased to announce the letting of the former Past Times shop at 142 Terminus Road to Patisserie Valerie. The business is part of Patisserie Holdings which is the UK's largest patisserie cafe chain with 70 sites nationwide.
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RETAILERS LOVE EASTBOURNE!
22 June 2012 |
Stiles Harold Williams’ Eastbourne office report strong take up of shops in Eastbourne town centre. Retail agency Director Simon Hunt said “We have seen strong demand for well located shops in the town centre and in the last few weeks have had 4 lettings complete and have 5 more shops with deals in solicitor’s hands and anticipated to complete within the next month or so.”
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SHW take on the London 2 Brighton
 20 June 2012 |
SHW staff complete the 54 mile cycle ride An excellent effort from all that took part in the London to Brighton Bike Ride on Sunday 17th June!
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SHW v Mayo Wynne Baxter
 1 June 2012 |
SHW once again faced Mayo Wynne Baxter for a showdown on the cricket pitch. Though blessed with excellent weather, unfortunately the SHW cricket skills were less impressive.
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Town Planning, the NPPF and Community Consultation
24 May 2012 |
The Director of Town Planning attended a breakfast meeting of “Sea Green” on the 22nd May 2012 to brief its members on the National Planning Policy Framework and the tensions between a national plan and increased weight to ‘local’ decision making introduced by the Localism Act. This was one of a sequence of meetings attended by a number of key parties involved in the development industry within Brighton & Hove and wider afield. A ‘Case Study’ was also presented by Nicola Thomas of NTA Architects on a Code for Sustainable Homes Level 5 development on the south-coast. The briefing is attached as accessible here
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LPA Receivership
 14 May 2012 |
Stiles Harold Williams expands LPA Receivership Department We are pleased to announce that Drew Munden BSc (Hons) MA MRICS has joined our London Office in the LPA Receivership Department under the direction of Stephen Ray and Jon Dickman. Drew, who was previously in the banking & insolvency department at Eddisons, has joined our team as part of Stiles Harold Williams expansion in this area of the business.
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ANOTHER FREEHOLD SOLD IN CRAWLEY
 3 May 2012 |
Gamma & Delta, Rutherford Centre, Crawley Stiles Harold Williams is happy to announce the successful sale of Gamma & Delta which extended to 4,169 sq ft and provided two storey offices with secure parking.
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Crossways House, Epsom - SOLD
 1 May 2012 |
SHW has just sold Crossways House in Epsom. Crossways House is an 11,000 sq ft office building with 20 car spaces and sold for £650,000. The property has been purchased by developers hoping to convert to student accommodation.
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Investment Market Commentary - Q2 2012
 20 April 2012 |
The investment market is operating on two distinctly different levels. The most popular property is in short supply with buyers frequently having to enter into a best bids competition to secure it.
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Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)
 6 April 2012 |
Legal changes from 6th April 2012 From 6th April 2012, legal changes mean an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) must be produced prior to marketing of a property and the first page of the EPC Certificate must be attached to the written details.
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SHW Rating publishes Spring edition of its Business Rates Newsletter
 30 March 2012 |
New rates for 2012/2013 announced - can we help you make savings? See our Newsletter
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SHW SUCCESSFULLY ACQUIRES 26,000 SQ FT FOR INTERNATIONAL CLIENT IN CRAWLEY
 30 March 2012 |
Units 6, 8 & 11 Gatwick Distribution Point, Lowfield Heath, Crawley Stiles Harold Williams, acting on behalf of Dolby Vivisol, is happy to announce that all three leases have now completed, representing circa 26,000 sq ft taken up on one estate.
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London office bowling event
 22 March 2012 |
The London team ... a fond farewell to Tessa and a big hello to Aysha and Michelle!
Rob ... well deserved 1st winner of the prized Golden Skittle award
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Budget implications for landlords
 21 March 2012 |
Today's Budget announcement has important practical implications for landlords.
With the British economy in dangerous straits, the government was under pressure to deliver a programme for growth - but many will be unhappy with the outcome.
So what does the Budget mean for Landlords ?
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SHW Planning comments on the NPPF
 21 March 2012 |
SHW Planning can now confirm that the NPPF will be published on Tuesday of next week (27th March).
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Industrial Unit Worthing - letting complete
 21 March 2012 |
2 further units available Acting on behalf of PFC Asset Management, Stiles Harold Williams has let Unit 11 Downsbrook Trading Estate in Worthing totalling 3,439 sq ft to Eurocell plc for a new trade outlet. Prior to the letting Stiles Harold Williams Planning Department successfully obtained a change of use on the Unit for a trade operation.
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Rustington Trading Estate, letting completed and new letting available shortly
 21 March 2012 |
Acting on behalf of Store Property Investments, Stiles Harold Williams has let Unit A1 Rustington Trading Estate to Euro Car Parts. The Unit totals 4,983 sq ft and was let following completion of the refurbishment works to the building. Stiles Harold Williams will shortly be marketing Unit G2 Rustington Trading Estate totalling approximately 5,000 sq ft once the refurbishment works on this unit have been completed.
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New modern office space letting available
 21 March 2012 |
Acting on behalf of PFC Asset Management, Stiles Harold Williams is instructed to let Unit M, Downlands Business Park in Worthing which comprises two floors of offices totalling 24,843 sq ft NIA. The premises are due to be available from June 2012 when the existing tenant DLM are due to relocate to when B/C in the middle of the Business Park.
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EASTBOURNE WELCOMES NEW CHAMBER PRESIDENT
 2 March 2012 |
Stiles Harold Williams’ Director, Mark McFadden has taken over as President of the Eastbourne & District Chamber of Commerce, having been a Chamber Director for 16 years. Eastbourne & District Chamber of Commerce traces its history back to 1892 and is one of the largest town based chambers in the South East, with around 600 members. Eastbourne born and bred, he has spent most of his 25 years with SHW based in the Eastbourne office, where he specialises in property valuation, lease advisory and leasehold enfranchisement across Sussex and the South East. Mark is also a Director of St.Wilfrid’s Hospice Trading Company.
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PLANNING PERMISSION SECURED FOR MAJOR REDEVELOPMENT IN TOWER HAMLETS
 29 February 2012 |
Working with EPR Architects, and on behalf of our client Hovedean Properties, SHW Planning have successfully secured planning permission for a major redevelopment of the site at 45 Millharbour, located in the centre of the Isle of Dogs. The site is within the strategically important 20ha zone designated by Tower Hamlets as the ‘Millennium Quarter’.
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ANOTHER TRADE COUNTER OPERATOR LANDED FOR CRAWLEY!
 23 February 2012 |
Unit 10 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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ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL OFFICE LETTING IN EAST GRINSTEAD!
 23 February 2012 |
Kings House, Cantelupe, East Grinstead Stiles Harold Williams is happy to announce another successful office letting of 3,600 sq ft in Kings House, East Grinstead. Local company I-Wireless Solutions have just completed on a new 3 year lease.
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TENANTS FLY INTO PARTRIDGE GREEN!
 23 February 2012 |
Units 15 Star Road Industrial Estate, Partridge Green Stiles Harold Williams is happy to announce the successful letting of unit 15 Star Road.
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ANOTHER OFFICE LETTING IN CRAWLEY TOWN CENTRE!
 23 February 2012 |
1 Peveril Court, London Road, Crawley Stiles Harold Williams is happy to announce the successful office letting of 1,045 sq ft in Central Crawley. Local housing association Raglan have just completed on a new 5 year lease.
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2-4 OLDLANDS WAY, SOUTHERN CROSS INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, BOGNOR
 23 February 2012 |
Acting on behalf of property investment company clients, SHW has been instructed to let approximately 40,000 sq ft in three industrial/warehouse units backing onto the A29 in Bognor.
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UNIT DA/DB, STEYNING WAY, SOUTHERN CROSS INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, BOGNOR
 23 February 2012 |
Acting on behalf of private investor clients, SHW has just sold the freehold of this 50,000 sq ft industrial/warehouse building to a mid Sussex based company.
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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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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:
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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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