Welcome To Barber Wadlow
Niche property adviser to the automotive and fuel retailing sectors, with over 50 years of genuine market experience.
We deliver high quality advice tailored specifically to the individual client. Clients include operators, investors and lenders. We provide agency and professional services ranging from investment portfolio management through to acquisition / disposal, rent review and valuations for petrol filling stations, c-stores, motorway service areas, vehicle dealerships and roadside property.
Our coverage includes the UK, as well as Europe. We provide: strategic advice – enhancing value – reducing costs – through a proactive approach, we protect clients’ interests. For more information, or for a confidential discussion, please contact us below.
Highlights
2020
Business Sale - Smithfield Garage, Builth Wells, Powys
Advised on sale of freehold petrol filling station with Greggs and Subway outlets.
2020
Business Sale - Bishops of Bromyard, Bromyard
Advised on sale of freehold petrol filling station and vehicle dealership.
2020
Rent Review - Shell Petrol Filling Station, Barton Mills, Mildenhall
Advised landlord on rent review of petrol filling station let to Shell UK Limited, achieving 50% rent increase.
2020
Letting - Starbucks Drive-Thru’, A18-M180 Interchange, Barnetby
Letting to Starbucks franchise (KBeveage) of new drive-thru’ coffee outlet adjacent to petrol filling station on behalf of petrol retailer, MFG.
2020
Letting - Costa Drive-Thru’, Eagle Three, Leeds Road, Harrogate
Letting to Costa of new drive-thru’ coffee outlet on former petrol filling station.
2020
Investment Sale - Three BP Petrol Filling Stations: Brentwood, Pevensey & Lewes
Advised property company on sale of three freehold petrol filling stations let to BP Oil UK Limited. Price achieved equated to 4.73% NIY.
2020
Letting - Starbucks Drive-Thru’, Binley Woods, Coventry
Letting to Starbucks of new drive-thru’ coffee outlet adjacent to petrol filling station on behalf of petrol retailer, MFG.
2020
Letting - Costa Drive-Thru’, Withybush Retail Park, Haverfordwest
Letting to Costa of new drive-thru’ coffee outlet on former petrol filling station at entrance to Withybush Retail Park.
Our Services
- Acquisition
Identifying and securing properties and businesses and undertaking due diligence, whether a single property or multi-site portfolio.
- Corporate Consultancy
Due diligence and portfolio appraisals to assist strategic decisions, including business restructures and takeovers, as well as more general estate management concerns.
- Development
Advice to investors/developers, ranging from formulation of optimum schemes, establishing end user interest and legal aspects of development agreements.
- Disposal
Advising on optimum exit strategies and handling sale process, whether a corporate or real estate structured transaction.
- Dispute Resolution
If rent review negotiations break down, or any other property related dispute should arise, we provide a dispute resolution service.
- Expert Witness
Considerable experience in expert witness work in a whole variety of matters, from negligence claims through to rent review and lease renewal.
- Investment
Advising investors in respect of asset management strategy to enhance value and appraisal of new opportunities. We also provide a comprehensive sale and leaseback advisory service for operators in both the fuel and vehicle retailing sectors.
- Lease Consultancy
In addition to our rent review service, we provide advice on all other tenancy matters including:
- Lease drafting
- Lease re-gearing and variations
- Surrender and renewal negotiations
- Exercising break options - Rent Review
We negotiate rent reviews for landlords and tenants and have an excellent settlement record.
- Valuation
Professional and accurate valuation advice based upon genuine market experience, an essential requirement when dealing with specialist property types.
Market Research
Barber Wadlow provide market updates to its clients and to sector media.
Market Research
