With an upturn in Clients wanting their properties surveyed, often with difficult access to roofs and alleyways proving unsafe for on foot inspection or costly hiring of cherry pickers and scaffolding, Fifield Glyn is now able to offer drone surveys as part of its services.

The aerial inspection services provide an ideal solution to previous problematic surveys and thanks to the on-board technology, all surveys are specially recorded in 4k video for instant reply. A video is supplied to the Client along with a written report with image highlighting any areas of concern.

Fees range from £500 depending on the site and location.

For more information on this new service, contact oliver.buckingham@fifieldglyn.com

Fifield Glyn have acquired Beesleys Chartered Surveyors, the Lower Byrom Street based firm, from Sole Principal Stuart Beesley FRICS who will join Fifield Glyn as a Consultant. Beesleys were founded in 1975 and have built a strong reputation for property company and private clients over the North West particularly in relation to Valuation and Professional Work for both Residential and Commercial Property.
Fifield Glyn was also founded in Manchester in 1975 but moved out to Gadbrook Park near Northwich in 1992. They now also have offices in Mayfair and Edgware in London.
Stuart Beesley commented “I am delighted to be able to take life a bit easier after 40 years of building and running my Practice but it is very important to me that my Clients are passed into a safe pair of hands. I have known John Fifield and his firm for many years and I have no doubt Fifield Glyn will continue to look after them well”.
John Fifield said “We are delighted to have acquired Beesleys. They are a highly regarded and well established firm in Manchester with an excellent Client base. It is a great opportunity for Fifield Glyn to re-establish itself in Manchester after a long absence.”
Richard Smith will be transferring from Gadbrook Park to Manchester to work alongside Stuart, particularly in relation to offices and industrial property plus Residential Block Management.

John Fifield represented Osborne House at the Manchester LVT and has got the Assessment reduced from RV £82,500 to £1 whilst their office building on Gadbrook Park was undergoing a major refurbishment. The VO argued that they could assume that the building was in repair but LVT rejected this argument and accepted John Fifield’s submission that the Assessment should be reduced to “building undergoing reconstruction” with effect from the commencement of the stripping out works.  This followed the recent Supreme Court ruling in Newbigin -v- Monk.  John Fifield commented “this is a victory for common sense”.

For more information, contact john.fifield@fifieldglyn.com

Office Insight have sold their 10,240 sq ft office, showroom and workshop Insight House for a consideration of £600,000 to EnviroCraft Waste Solutions. Fifield Glyn acted on behalf of Office Insight.

Insight House comprises of a front warehouse totalling 449.5 sqm (4,838.37 sq ft) with a rear warehouse and showroom of 169.9 sqm (1,828.78 sq ft) and offices on ground and first floor totalling 331.9 sqm (3,575.54 sq ft). The property also benefits from a secure yard area. The site is located on Denton Drive, Northwich providing easy access to the A556 to Manchester with Junction 19 of the M6 just 5 miles away.

For more information about this deal, contact richard.smith@fifieldglyn.com

Towerestates Limited have sold their 100,000 sf Grade 2 Listed factory to JR Ferris for £735,000.  JCP Solicitors acted on behalf of the purchaser, whilst Jenkins Best and Fifield Glyn acted on behalf of Towerestates.

The Treforest Industrial Estate extends to 1.410 hectares (3.486 acres) with occupiers including BBC, DSG Retail, Screwfix, BSS group, Barclays Bank, Lloyds TSB and Peacocks/Edinburgh Woollen Mill. It is situated about 8 miles north west of Cardiff and 3 miles north of Junction 32, M4.

For more information about this deal, contact john.fifield@fifieldglyn.com

This year Fifield Glyn have donated to the Neuro Muscular Centre in Winsford, Cheshire in lieu of sending christmas cards.

The centre supports people with muscular dystrophy by providing physiotherapy, employment and training.

For more information on the Neuro Muscular Centre, click here

Fifield Glyn have acted on before of private investors on the sale of Unit 6/7 comprising of 1,485sqft (138 sqm) of ground floor retail unit with two secure parking spaces for £245,000 to the purchaser, Monarch Solicitors.

The premises comprises of a self-contained office/showroom which has been fully fitted and sub-divided to provide individual offices, meeting rooms, kitchen/brew areas and a separate entrance area.

The unit is located on the prominent corner location on Chapel Street at its junction with Trinity Way and a short walk to Salford Central Train Station, Deansgate and Manchester City Centre.

For more information: richard.smith@fifieldglyn.com

Fifield Glyn would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Fifield Glyn has donated to the following charities this year in lieu of sending Christmas Cards. The donations have been made to:-

NeuroMuscular Centre, Cheshire

The Good Neighbour Scheme for Mill Hill & Burnt Oak

Osborne House have acquired the freehold of 19 individual office buildings at Oxford Court in the city centre of Manchester on a site extending to 1.7 acres currently producing £17,000 per. WHR acted on behalf of the Seller, Oxford Court Management (Manchester) Ltd whilst Fifield Glyn acted on behalf of Osborne House.

 The island site is located within the prime office cove district and within immediate proximity to Oxford Road. The courtyard office development comprises of 19 offices buildings totalling 64,000 sq ft (5,945.79 sqm) with 85 car spaces.

 John Fifield, Chairman of Osborne House, said ‘This is an exciting opportunity to purchase the freehold of a significant site in a prime location with opportunities to increase the income over the medium long-term”.

Osborne House are a development and investment company with office, retail and development sites in Cheshire, Sheffield and Kings Lynn looking to expand their portfolio further in the North West.

For more information, contact john.fifield@osbornehousegroup.com