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You can learn more about a property in 20 minutes on site than in hours behind a screen.

As surveyors and valuers, we have access to more data than ever before. Comparable evidence, mapping tools, planning information, EPCs, lease data and market analytics are all available at the click of a button. As a result, we quite often receive requests from Clients for valuations on a desktop basis.

23 October 2026

SHW completes sale of Kent industrial investment

SHW, on behalf of a private family property company, has sold the freehold interest in Units 4 and 5 Britannia Business Park to a Kent-based private investor.

20 October 2026

Be First appoints SHW to support management of LBBD’s commercial property portfolio

Be First has appointed SHW to provide operational property management services across part of the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham’s (LBBD) commercial property portfolio.

19 October 2026

SHW - HYROX enters Chichester Station

SHW's Retail Team has completed the letting of a prominent commercial property at Station Approach, Chichester to The Engine Room - a new HYROX-focused fitness operator, incorporating HYROX-style hybrid training.

15 October 2026

SHW welcomes two new occupiers to Sevenoaks’ Salters Heath Business Park

SHW, on behalf of The Montreal Estate, has secured two new lettings at Salters Heath Business Park, welcoming Wettons Cleaning Services and MadFun to this popular location close to Sevenoaks and the M25.

15 October 2026

Halo comes to Ford Airfield Industrial Estate, West Sussex

SHW, on behalf of an investor client, has secured a new letting to Halo, part of the IRS Group, at Ford Airfield Industrial Estate in Ford, West Sussex.

14 October 2026

Private Rented Sector Database: What England’s New Landlord Register Means for Property Owners

The Government has now released further details of its new “Register your rental property” service, the national Private Rented Sector (PRS) Database being introduced as part of the wider Renters' Rights Act reforms. The scheme will require landlords of privately rented properties in England to register both themselves and their rental properties, creating a centralised database designed to improve transparency and support housing standards enforcement.

29 September 2026

SHW - Two new occupiers secured for Deacon Trading Estate, Aylesford

SHW, on behalf of Aberdeen Investments, has secured two new tenants for Deacon Trading Estate, prior to completion of refurbishment works.

11 September 2026

A tale of two halves for the South East Industrial & Logistics market

Figures for the first half of 2026 tell two different tales across the South East Industrial & Logistics market, with take up in core South London areas stalling while, outside of the M25, take up is much stronger, with rents rising in some regions.

8 September 2026