Investment & Development Overview

Our investment and development proposition is unique in its dedication to our specialist operational sectors which include healthcare, hotels, hospitality, retail, care, medical, childcare & education

We work across the complete spectrum of assets ranging from high value investments geared towards the institutional market to smaller lots, often with value add opportunities, which are targeted towards private investors.

Aside from our detailed knowledge of investor requirements and relationships with the widest spectrum of UK, international and sector specific investors, our unique strengths are our granular sector knowledge and long standing operator relationships. These enable us to dynamically understand how assets are positioned in their local markets, thereby minimising risk whilst identifying opportunities ‘ahead of the curve’ to help investors maximise returns.

One key area of specialism is our development activity, whereby we work with developers and operators to create new to market opportunities. This involves sourcing and evaluating new development opportunities, securing occupier commitments and brokering forward funded investment sales.

We truly believe in long standing partnership approaches and are proud to work with an extensive range of independent, charitable and corporate operators, investors and developers, private equity investors, syndicated funds, institutional investors, pension funds and special situation funds

Please do not hesitate to contact the key contacts if you would like to discuss our range of services further.

Key Pedigree Headlines

Since 2018, Christie & Co’s UK and European Investment team has:

Advised or transacted investment and development assets with an aggregate value in excess of £10bn
Acted for 300+ clients including institutional investors, blue chip funds and sector specialist investors
Achieved new market benchmarks through carefully structured sale processes
Created numerous “new to market” investment opportunities through development and & pre-let positions

Services

Our services cover all aspects of the property life cycle and include:

Pre-acquisition advice which can include market studies, due diligence, lease advisory and valuation services
Freehold investment sales
Freehold site sales, pre-let positions and/ or ‘Turnkey’ developments
Operator search and selection. Management contract and leasing negotiation and advice
Forward funding and forward commitment structures
Performance benchmarking and monitoring, risk mitigation and value optimisation advice
Sale and Leaseback advisory / brokerage
Lease assignments and asset repositioning

Institutional / Long Income

New build and existing care homes
Acute and specialist care facilities
Hospitals
Medical, clinics and GP surgery portfolios
Corporate childcare & education
Hotels (new build and existing)
Resort developments
Hospitality
Leisure
Roadside/ petrol stations

Private Investors

Community retail and multi-let investments
Medical, pharmacy and GP
Childcare & education
Smaller care & hotel investments

Testimonials

Jon Patrick provided us with a professional and helpful service. From our initial meeting, he gave us good advice about the procedure and during the process he was always available, regularly checked in on how we were getting on, guided us through the offers process and pushed things along to completion. The process was swifter than we expected and the sale price exceeded our expectations
June Williamson |Northern Snooker Centre Business Owner
On retirement it was necessary to sell my practice premises. Although I had already found a suitable buyer whom I knew would be an excellent landlord for the practice, I decided to appoint Christies & Co to represent my interests and guide me through the rather complex sale and leaseback process. It was a pleasure to work with Chris Vowles. His knowledge and experience were invaluable in what turned out to be a very protracted process. Chris was friendly and approachable, providing me with much-needed support through the various obstacles that arose.
Dr Tim Hooson Seller East Bank Medical Centre
When we made the decision to sell our remaining 2 practices it was always going to be with Tom @ Christies help and assistance. Having successfully sold 2 practices in the preceding year with Tom’s help, we where sure we needed him again. Tom was great, he conducted the valuation modelling and took us to market in no time. The offers tumbled in and he helped us organise the sales viewings. He was available after working hours and was on hand with advice and back ground knowledge on the interested companies. Tom continued to help us during the due diligence, smoothing some bumps in the road and helping to bring the sale to a successful end. Tom @ Christies added value, but he also helped us expedite a successful sale and made the process simple and straight forward.
Dr Jason Spence Seller EYDS
I am grateful to Jack from Christie & Co in guiding me throughout the sale process of our Pharmacy. I had made contact with him on recommendations from my colleagues. He kept me informed and responded promptly for any advice or queries at all times. I have no hesitation in recommending Jack for his professionalism and experience in Pharmacy sales.
Shailesh Thakrar Seller Shelly's Pharmacy
We have just completed the sale of our dental practice in Dundee and while it was a longer process than we anticipated, with the covid pandemic halting progress, we were helped and supported all the way by Joel Mannix of Christie & Co. Joel remained professional and encouraging throughout the process. He found many potential buyers who came to view, from all over Scotland, and kept in close contact at all times. He held regular reviews, always following up the most tentative of enquiries and working hard in the background on our behalf. His help and guidance were invaluable and by the end, he felt more like an interested and committed friend than just an agent doing his job. I would have no hesitation in recommending Joel and Christie & Co to anyone thinking of selling their practice.
Graeme F. Raffle Seller Hillbank Dental Centre
Jon Patrick provided us with a professional and helpful service. From our initial meeting, he gave us good advice about the procedure and during the process he was always available, regularly checked in on how we were getting on, guided us through the offers process and pushed things along to completion. The process was swifter than we expected and the sale price exceeded our expectations
June Williamson |Northern Snooker Centre Business Owner
On retirement it was necessary to sell my practice premises. Although I had already found a suitable buyer whom I knew would be an excellent landlord for the practice, I decided to appoint Christies & Co to represent my interests and guide me through the rather complex sale and leaseback process. It was a pleasure to work with Chris Vowles. His knowledge and experience were invaluable in what turned out to be a very protracted process. Chris was friendly and approachable, providing me with much-needed support through the various obstacles that arose.
Dr Tim Hooson Seller East Bank Medical Centre