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SHW are very proud of the work we undertake for our valued clients. Below is a selection of our success stories and topical news.
15 August 2018
SHW Business Space have completed the 19,990 sq ft sale of Unit M, Fircroft Way, Edenbridge to Croydon-based Global Wholesalers Ltd.
15 August 2018
Regus has signed a new 15-year lease for almost 30,000 sq ft at a prominent location in Crawley. Clearbell Capital, the private equity real estate fund manager, has has let 27,309 sq ft to Regus at CC3, Churchill Court.
15 August 2018
SHW’s Crawley office has seen five new staff starting in July, indicative of a surge in instructions with which the firm are involved in the region and beyond.
14 August 2018
Over recent years there has been a significant growth in Academy schools and colleges. SHW has acted on behalf of several large Academy Trusts and Colleges in providing valuations for accounting purposes. The properties were of a size and nature which...
14 August 2018
Cats Protection will soon have a new re-homing centre in north-west London after SHW Business Space acquired the 5,760 sq ft Unit 10, Whitefriars Trading Estate, Harrow for the UK’s largest feline welfare charity. The new centre follows on from the...
14 August 2018
Five new appointments have been recruited to join the SHW team this month.
14 August 2018
The SHW Recoveries and Restructuring team have successfully sold Unit 319, Faulds Industrial Estate, in Tutbury, Burton-on-Trent.
7 August 2018
Following the landlord’s plans to fit-out the ground floor vacant space at St John’s House, the completed Unit 4 has let to Optime Group. Unit 4 is 678 sq ft and benefits from a lot of natural light, air conditioning and high ceilings. Works...
7 August 2018
Three former Sussex Police stations are currently being offered to the market by SHW Development Consultancy. The sites at Selsey (0.16 acres), Lancing (0.3 acres) and Petworth (0.14 acres, pictured below) were closed as the force moved to ‘community...
2 August 2018
SHW are marketing Unit 6, Hove Business Centre. Hove Business Centre forms part of the former Dubarry Perfumery building and sits within close proximity of Hove Railway station. The available space is situated on the second floor and provides 2,333...
30 July 2018
Following calls of on social media of #freetheNPPF last week, the revised NPPF 2018 was published, taking immediate effect and inflicting a flurry of re-writing of Planning Statements. The document has been tailored to boost the supply of housing further...
30 July 2018
SHW Business Space have facilitated the third floor letting of Origin One, Crawley to law firm DMH Stallard on behalf of Aberdeen Standard Investments.
24 July 2018
On behalf of private clients SHW are pleased to report the successful sale of this consented development opportunity located close to Purley town centre.
23 July 2018
The decision to shut down Brighton & Hove Council’s Planning phone lines will lead to a summer of indecision and chaos, according to SHW’s Director of Planning.
18 July 2018
SHW Planning have been working on behalf of Gallagher Properties Limited in order to achieve consent for a cutting-edge HGV workshop facility for Scania GB on a three acre site in Pease Pottage, West Sussex. The site was successfully marketed by SHW...
18 July 2018
One of the most sought after residences in Kensington, York House is a mansion block overlooking Kensington Palace and Gardens.
16 July 2018
The development comprises of over 70,000 sq ft, a significant vacant office opportunity inside the M25. Featuring a spectacular full-height glass atrium, Capella Court offers five floors of recently refurbished office space with large floor plates ranging...
16 July 2018
SHW is offering for sale 190 High Street, Lewes, two Grade II inter-connected buildings situated in a prominent part of East Sussex’s county town.
26 June 2018
SHW have let 3,384 sq ft of office space at Windsor Place on Faraday Road, Crawley to an occupier new to Manor Royal arranged over two floors with 12 car parking spaces.
26 June 2018
A near doubling of rents will hit the viability of some businesses. (As originally published in Property Week 22 June 2018)
26 June 2018
Unit C1 The Fleming Centre has been let to RCG Group who are an existing occupier on Manor Royal. The unit is on Fleming Way on the North of Manor Royal and has recently been refurbished. There is nothing further available at the centre at this time....
20 June 2018
SHW Development/Investment Consultancy have completed the sale of an industrial investment in Thornton Heath. The half acre site comprised eight-unit industrial units producing over £75,000pa. The site has been purchased by a Croydon based investor /...
20 June 2018
Bedford Point– a 13,115 sq ft self-contained office building on Dingwall Road, Croydon - has been let to Sopra Steria Ltd by SHW at a rental equivalent to £27.50 per sq ft. The lease expires in November 2023 with tenant breaks in 2021 and 2022. The...
18 June 2018
(Originally appeared in Property Week 15 June 2018) Office demand in the Surrey quartet of Redhill, Reigate, Epsom and Leatherhead is characterised by occupiers seeking smaller, smarter space (both in terms of quality and smart working). But overall...
12 June 2018
SHW Professional have achieved significant savings for a Hampshire office building owner through appeals made against the 2010 and 2017 Rating List assessments. Paul Wade – Head of the Crawley Professional team – successfully argued to the Valuation...
11 June 2018
SHW Lease Advisory in Brighton recently advised the landlord, Palace Street Developments Limited on a rent review against Howdens. The unit comprised just over 15,300 sq ft and slightly under a 16.5% increase was achieved on the passing rent on the Davigdor...
5 June 2018
Recently Duncan Marsh - Business Space Partner for SHW’s Worthing office – celebrated 20 years with the firm. Duncan (pictured above with Head of South Coast Region David Martin) – is just one of several people in the firm to have recently celebrated...
31 May 2018
Croydon-based Day Lewis Plc have grown from one pharmacy in Southborough, Kent to more than 300 outlets, predominately in the South East and South West to become one of the largest independent pharmacy chains in Europe. SHW began the relationship with...
31 May 2018
Develop Croydon’s Chair has described the announcement of a new four-storey John Lewis / Waitrose centrepiece of the new £1.4bn Westfield / Hammerson retail development as ‘a major step forward’ for the borough. Richard Plant, who is also Partner...
31 May 2018
A delegation of around 50 developers and investors were given an in-depth look at the wealth of opportunities available in Crawley during the second highly-successful Investor Tour. Working on behalf of Crawley Borough Council, and Partners London...
31 May 2018
Lieutenant Scott Sears of the First Battalion Royal Gurkha Rifles was the keynote speaker at the recent SHW Fee Earner’s Seminar held at the Reigate Manor Hotel. Scott – the youngest person ever to reach the South Pole unassisted at 27 years old...
22 May 2018
Redevco has appointed SHW to market five premium office suites within the Hanningtons Estate. The offices, which vary in size and flexibility, total 7,760 sq ft and will be available from January 2019. They are located on the first and second floors...
21 May 2018
Piling on Phase Two of the Eastside Business Park, Newhaven is underway – with 38,000 sq ft in Units D & E due for occupation in Q1 2019.
21 May 2018
With crumbling masonry and four large gables in danger of collapse the residents of Burnham Court, Bayswater were facing a serious health & safety situation with regard to their building. Westminster City Council had been notified and were also concerned....
16 May 2018
The spring Croydon Investor Tour was hailed a huge success as around 50 business leaders were given an in-depth look at the town’s dramatic transformation. The 12th installment of this bi-annual event, organised and led by social enterprise Develop...
15 May 2018
The Croydon Professional team recently acted for the tenant Fujikura Europe Ltd - one of the world's leading manufacturers of fibre optic cables - in respect of a May 2016 outstanding rent review and stepped in when the dispute was referred to an arbitrator. Through...
15 May 2018
SHW Business Space have successfully completed the letting of Brandon House, Croydon – 45,770 sq ft of industrial and warehousing space. Fruitful Office have taken occupation on a 10 year lease on the sizeable Marlowe Way complex, strategically located...
3 May 2018
Professionals from across Surrey gathered to celebrate the reopening of the SHW Epsom office after extensive refurbishment. The drinks reception at tapas restaurant El Patio was very well attended by local business, property, legal and banking fig
1 May 2018
SHW Business Space have secured lettings for the final two units in Vale Industrial Park, Streatham, on behalf of Chancerygate, prior to the estates sale to Petchey Holdings.
26 April 2018
SHW were recently instructed to advise the landlord on a rent review of a 10,000 sq ft industrial unit in Littlehampton where rental growth has been strong over the past five years. Despite extensive negotiations no agreement was reached and an application...
24 April 2018
The Worthing area continues to struggle with industrial space at record scarcity levels as key potential sites continue to lie dormant. A handful of local companies have been able to let the logistic units they desperately need, for example the 11,650...
18 April 2018
Development activity across East Sussex continues apace, with SHW involved in several deals across the county.
17 April 2018
Calling property apprentices! Do you have what it takes for an exciting career with one of the South East’s biggest independent companies? Andrew Huet has recently joined SHW in the Brighton office on the Surveyor’s Technician Apprentice Scheme...
16 April 2018
Ever fancied moving your business to somewhere that’s really got it all – now’s your chance. Built in 1906, Courtlands in Goring-by-Sea near Worthing is an impressive three storey Grade II Listed office building, situated in approximately 4.5...
11 April 2018
Flexible workspace provider Bizspace have acquired Enterprise Hub, Littlehampton - 30,000 sq ft of offices which used to be the UK HQ of Body Shop.
9 April 2018
SHW, Gatwick Airport, Crawley Borough Council, Kier and Wilmot Dixon are among the supporters of the 2nd Crawley Investor Tour to be held in May.
4 April 2018
Acting on behalf of St Gobain, SHW have let the former Graham building in Beeching Road, Bexhill to Skinners Sheds. Totalling approximately 26,000 sq ft on a site of approximately two acres, the building was formerly occupied by Graham who have relocated...
4 April 2018
SHW LLP would like to announce the following promotions – creating three equity Partners and awarding eight more with new career-enhancing roles. They are, pictured from top left:
27 March 2018
SHW value property for a wide range of client types requiring accurate assessment of their property assets.
26 March 2018
SHW have been instructed to let Galleria – a striking newly refurbished 42,725 sq ft four-storey building adjacent to Crawley Railway Station.
Floors are available separately or to a single occupier as follows:
• Third - 8,065 sq ft...
26 March 2018
The push for more housing and competition for dwindling sites is forcing developers to be more creative and look upwards for potential opportunities. Building on city rooftops could grow in popularity, especially if the government holds good on its...
14 March 2018
The new Croydon Local Plan recently adopted - the culmination of several years’ work in order to adopt this policy. Whilst in its entirety it does not represent a game changer or a shift change in development, it does include a significant shift...
14 March 2018
The first phase of Eastside Business park in Newhaven has been just been completed with both buildings in the first phase, totalling approximately 12,500 sq ft each, being pre-let. The two buildings have been let on new FRI leases for varying terms to...
12 March 2018
SHW Business Space have completed the sale of two units comprising 17,000+ sq ft at the Sheddingdean Industrial Estate, Burgess Hill. Unit D2 (10,700 sq ft, above) and Unit G (6,500 sq ft) were both sold to owner occupiers.
12 March 2018
SHW have always been at the forefront of Croydon’s development - and 2017 was no exception.
8 March 2018
SHW Director of Planning Alex Bateman believes the focus on land banking in the draft revised National Planning Policy Framework, published today, ignores some basic truths about how developers work. Alex highlights paragraph 78 of the NPPF which...
8 March 2018
Angmering-based charity Cancer United have been helped towards the goal of purchasing a new minibus courtesy of SHW. The Alzheimer’s Society and Cancer United were the firm’s nominated charities for 2017, and the recipients for the forthcoming...
26 February 2018
SHW Business Space have advised in the purchase of a 7.5 acre site in Salfords / North Gatwick for a new 170,000 sq ft speculative build.
23 February 2018
McAleer & Rushe, the contractor building a new office development on Station Street in Brighton, has partnered with Art4Space, a leading community arts organisation to explore ‘What makes young people proud to live in Brighton?’. As part of the...
19 February 2018
Although much of our client base is in the private sector, SHW also work with many county and local councils in the South East as well as a broad range of third sector organisations. A recent audit of services carried out for local government, the...
19 February 2018
Barwood Capital in conjunction with Goya have acquired a site formerly known as ‘The Nuts’, London Road, Crawley to spec a 32,000 sq ft, £10m gross development value warehouse. This prominent development will be ready for occupation Q1 2019.
14 February 2018
In February 1988 two fresh-faced surveyors started their first week with what had just become Stiles Harold Williams (formerly Harold Williams, Bennett & Partners + Stiles Horton Ledger). Little did they know that thirty years later Adam Godfrey (pictured...
12 February 2018
SHW Business Space have completed the letting of Unit 3 Brampton Business Park to Eastbourne Food Bank on a long-term lease. The 4,571 sq ft warehouse-on the modern 130,000 sq ft Hampden Park-based development will make a welcome new out-of-town home...
12 February 2018
The Court of Appeal’s recent decision in the case of Mundy v the Sloane Stanley Estate has dismissed the use of a mathematical model to calculate the value of flats with short leases in favour of using market transactions and adjusting accordingly.
12 February 2018
In-depth research by SHW across key South East business space markets demonstrates underlying market sentiment is positive and the following findings:
7 February 2018
The undersupply of industrial capacity in the Worthing area continues to worsen–a situation which inhibits current and future economic development in the town. A recent letting of 5,700 sq ft at Hazelwood Trading Estate (pictured above) and a couple...
31 January 2018
Acting on behalf of Westcott Leach LTD, the owners and developers of Swallow Business Park near Hailsham, SHW have agreed terms with a potential tenant on units 5,6,7,8 and 9 in Block E totalling 12,712 sq ft. Blocks E and G totalling 54,067 sq ft...
29 January 2018
The recent 20% increase in planning application fees–the first for five years–highlights the gap between the cost of regular planning applications and those under permitted development rights (PDR). Alongside government plans to extend PDR to include...
29 January 2018
SHW are sending a record six-strong team to MIPIM 2018, with representation covering many disciplines within the firm. MIPIM (Marché International des Professionnels d'Immobilier) is the world’s largest property expo held every year in Cannes (March...
22 January 2018
SHW employed a multi-disciplinary approach in order to transform a dilapidated industrial site in Thornton Heath with new flats and more besides.
17 January 2018
SHW have let 7,273 sq ft at Ground Floor 3 City Place, Gatwick at £27.00psf to an occupier relocating from Horsham. City Place is Grade A accommodation arranged over ground and three upper floors located less than a mile from the South Terminal of Gatwick...
17 January 2018
What a difference ten years makes. These photos taken a decade apart demonstrate the breath-taking pace of change across Croydon. The first was taken in 2007, when Stiles Harold Williams (SHW) moved to its new South London HQ on the 7th floor of 69 Park...
16 January 2018
Acting on behalf of Martin Investment Management, SHW have acquired Slaugham Manor, a former Police Training Centre with planning consent for 16 houses and nine apartments. The purchase price was in excess of £5 million for the 22,000 sq ft property...
9 January 2018
SHOWCASE – a new periodic magazine about new instructions, deals and wider commercial property trends in the South East - has been launched by SHW.
14 December 2017
SHW’s London Building Consultancy team have been instructed to project manage the construction of 15 rooftop apartments in Chiswick Village on behalf of a private property company.
7 December 2017
Tungsten Park is a speculative industrial new build in Handcross, West Sussex which will provide in excess of 80,000 sq ft of much-needed warehousing / light industrial space.
5 December 2017
SHW have been jointly appointed with JLL to market Sackville House – up to 19,435 sq ft of flexible low rent office space in Crawley.
5 December 2017
SHW are delighted to welcome Gemma Quinn to the firm as part of the London Professional Team.
4 December 2017
With their new sophisticated image and a fantastic new shop fit about to be rolled out Subway© are looking for suitable new stores as well as entrepreneurs willing to explore franchise opportunities with the brand.
22 November 2017
Crawley was showcased in front of investors, fund managers and business leaders by way of an investor tour through the town.
20 November 2017
Planning consent has been granted to replace 66 redundant bedsits and flats in three streets in East Grinstead and Burgess Hill with 44 new dwellings on behalf of housing association Affinity Sutton.
16 November 2017
SHW Agency currently have 21,500 sq ft of flexible industrial space available to let at Hargreaves Business Park, Eastbourne. This A Grade stock was built in 2006/7, fitted to a very high standard and is arguably the finest offering of its kind in...
16 November 2017
New research from independent property advisers SHW highlights a faltering level of enquiries from industrial occupiers across Surrey and south London in the fourth quarter of this year. Is this symptomatic of a greater malaise entering the industrial...
13 November 2017
The Broadlands Business Campus in Horsham has been sold by Praxis to Benchmark / Schroders in an off-market deal.
9 November 2017
Exclusive research by SHW indicates the Crawley/Gatwick logistics and industrial market is experiencing a severe disconnect between supply and demand, which restricted take-up in the first half of 2017. This is driving up rents and triggering a new wave...
9 November 2017
SHW have commissioned a large mural for the side of Hanover House, Brighton to enhance the look and feel of the adjoining Brighthelm Gardens as well as replace unsightly tagging and unauthorised graffiti.
7 November 2017
The versatility and multi-disciplinary services provided by SHW was showcased by the recent letting of 93 Whitehorse Road, South Northwood.
1 November 2017
SHW and Altus Group have acted jointly on behalf of Aviva Investors to agree a sale of Unit C, Surrey Business Park, a 7,819 sq ft HQ-style unit off Kiln Lane, Epsom.
31 October 2017
SHW Agency currently have 21,500 sq ft of flexible industrial space available to let at Hargreaves Business Park, Eastbourne.
31 October 2017
SHW acting jointly with JLL on behalf of Coal Pension Properties Ltd have let two units at Clarks Trading Estate in Newtown Road, Hove to TLC (Southern) Ltd.
30 October 2017
Acting on behalf of a private landlord, SHW have sold the HTZ Building on Vulcan Way, New Addington to South East Bakery – a leading supplier of bakery products in South East London.
24 October 2017
Acting on behalf of Sutton Council, SHW have let 38 Kimpton Road to H Mart Europe Ltd – a leading originally US-based distributor of Korean Foods in the UK. The brand new unit was constructed by Salmon Property on behalf of Sutton Council and provides...
11 October 2017
Awesome Chips currently have outlets in Wood Green, London and Leicester, and are now seeking numerous locations in major cities across Southern England.
9 October 2017
Property consultants SHW have formally launched their new Kent office in Imperial House, Bromley. The event was marked with a well-attended reception at Aqua Bar & Grill. Nearly 100 property, banking and legal professionals as well as Clients from...
26 September 2017
Leading South East agency and surveying firm Stiles Harold Williams is marking its 220th anniversary next year with a new name, website and office. It has also revealed an acquisitive expansion strategy centred upon commercial property management to...
30 August 2017
SHW Agency / Development Consultancy are pleased to announce that Eastbourne's Fire & Rescue Service HQ Building has been sold for residential development.
22 August 2017
Robert Dixon has been appointed as the new Head of Business Rates for SHW.
22 August 2017
SHW are delighted to announce the appointment of Paul Wade as the firm's new Head of Lease Advisory.
18 August 2017
When a multi-let industrial investment comprising four units totalling 31,266 sq ft came to the market within our region we immediately thought of Lyndendown Ltd, a local client seeking to acquire industrial investments of this nature.
18 August 2017
SHW were instructed on behalf of the landlords of a shop on the High Street in Reigate, to represent their interest in the April 2016 rent review. The property is currently occupied by Pizza Express, who are represented by Gerald Eve, and SHW were successful...
15 August 2017
Acting on behalf of Petchey Industrial Holdings, SHW have sold the freehold of Units 1 & 2 Optimus, a warehouse and office building of just over 30,000 sq ft on the Bellbrook Industrial Estate in Uckfield to clients of Lawson Commercial.
19 July 2017
SHW Recoveries & Restructuring have successfully sold through our Agency Division a four-acre commercial development site on a business park in St Leonard's-on-Sea - but this was just part of a many-faceted instruction stretching over several years.
5 July 2017
High-end offices such as CityView and Mocatta House have proved to be a big hit in Brighton
5 July 2017
SHW are delighted to have let 40,000 sq ft to Regus 'Spaces' at Mocatta House, Trafalgar Place in Brighton on behalf of Aberdeen Asset Management.
3 July 2017
SHW is pleased to announce the opening of its new office in Bromley, Kent.
27 June 2017
Until relatively recently aerial photography was used sparingly in marketing commercial properties - for big budget, high-profile instructions.
27 June 2017
SHW's Mark McFadden examines the small print and why on occasion it's very much a case of 'buyer beware' and the case for expert help in such instances…
22 June 2017
SHW Development Consultancy have sold 5-7 Vining St, Brixton to a private investor as a development opportunity.
20 June 2017
Acting on behalf of the iconic Gerrard's Corner Chinese restaurant, Nigel Amos from the London Professional team of SHW has negotiated the rent review transaction at this famous eatery effective from June 2016.
19 June 2017
SHW have advised Subway® franchisees for circa 15 years in Greater London, Hampshire and Sussex and are proud to now be also representing them in Kent and Surrey. The recent instruction coincides with SHW opening a new office in Bromley to cover South...
15 June 2017
Works are continuing apace at Eastside Business Park, Newhaven, with the steelwork on one building already up, which will shortly be replicated on building #2.
5 June 2017
What is it? Introduced by the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015, the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards - or MEES for short - makes it unlawful from the 1 April 2018 to grant a lease or permit a lease renewal...
16 May 2017
SHW Business Space have let in excess of 44,000 sq ft at Redhill Aerodrome to Ace Hygiene on a ten-year lease, which makes it one of the largest industrial lettings this year in Surrey.
4 May 2017
SHW appointed on Churchill Court - up to 106,000 sq ft of Grade A offices in Crawley
21 April 2017
The overriding message from this year's Develop Croydon Investor Tour is that further significant development is on the way, aligned with appropriate enabling infrastructural investment.
19 April 2017
As the 'old new-town' celebrates the 70th anniversary of the creation of the Crawley Development Corporation, a series of new developments are coalescing to reinvigorate the centre of Crawley. SHW - also celebrating 30 years in their Sterling House Crawley...
14 March 2017
For the fifth year in a row SHW have been declared the most active agent in Sussex by Estates Gazette magazine.
14 February 2017
SHW Commercial Management have been instructed to provide property management services for Antelope Park in Southampton acting on behalf of clients First Property Asset Management (FProp).
14 February 2017
SHW Building Consultancy have been instructed to undertake a full design and specification of an internal and external refurbishment project for 91-93 Jermyn Street, a six-storey mixed use building in St James's, London.
1 February 2017
SHW Management have won a new instruction for the management of Axiom on Orbital Park, Ashford on behalf of Salmon Harvester Properties.
25 January 2017
Acting on behalf of Ralwood Securities Limited, SHW London Professional have successfully agreed on behalf of the landlord a renewal of the tenant's lease.
18 January 2017
SHW Agency are marketing 1,150 sq ft of refurbished office space in Parsons Green - a short walk from the King's Road, Fulham, Chelsea and other sought-after locations.
16 January 2017
Image: Masterplan for new units at Dapper's Lane, Angmering courtesy of Mohsin Cooper Architects
4 January 2017
Telepizza UK Ltd have been appointed as master franchisor for Telepizza S.A.U. (Spain) across a large swathe of Central, South and South East London.
15 August 2016
SHW Commercial Management have been instructed to provide services for 35 Perrymount Road, Haywards Heath with other Divisions of the firm also acting on behalf of clients First Property Asset Management (Fprop).
1 August 2016
SHW's Agency Division have transacted 60 office deals inside the M25 in 2015/16 - the joint most active firm along with Lambert Smith Hampton in terms of the number of instructions.
25 July 2016
SHW were delighted to recently conclude the sale of Russell House. There was very strong interest for the freehold of this Grade A 34,000 sq ft office building situated less than a five minute walk from the seafront in a sought-after city centre location....
27 January 2016
SHW have been instructed to let a new industrial/warehouse unit which is being built - one with an emphasis on sustainability.
3 June 2015
Virgin Atlantic has entered into an agreement for lease to occupy the whole of Abstract's Leonardo development in Manor Royal, just south of Gatwick Airport.
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