Our national plant & machinery corporate recovery team know the challenges of the turnaround and insolvency profession. RICS registered and regulated, with over 70 years of experience, we have the expertise, experience, capability and capacity to provide the full spectrum of services to deliver the solutions our clients require.

Having worked through a number of recessions our restructuring asset advisory team, one of the largest in the UK, have a deep understanding and experience of dealing with assignments in challenging market conditions, evolving and adapting to the requirements our clients and markets, across the entire restructuring and insolvency services process.

Our Plant & Machinery specialists have disposal and valuation expertise covering the full range of industrial sectors, from agriculture to woodworking for tangible and intangible assets as well as business sales and pre-packs. Our valuation services include RICS Red Book, secured lending and marketing appraisals. For more detailed information about each of these offerings please visit our dedicated pages.

Our team has specialist property asset and debt advisors able to provide a whole range of property debt advice

Our property restructuring  service has a dedicated team  able to provide a whole range of property debt advice including strategic, valuation and agency advice on distressed and non-performing property assets to lending institutions, debt purchasers and insolvency practitioners and can also act as fixed charge receivers on distressed property loans.

We provide a range of services, from valuation advice on both Freehold and Leasehold properties to determine whether an administration is viable, to agency advice with the intention of taking the property to market. We can also provide detailed strategic reports, investigate property history to give our clients a clearer picture of the position and providing our recommendations in order to achieve the best outcome for all parties.

We have a strong track record with all forms of real estate debt advice including single, mixed use and portfolio appointments from standard commercial investments through to part-built development and agricultural assets in the UK and Ireland. Where appropriate, we bring together specialist expertise from all sectors, our valuation, property management, auction, building consultancy and capital markets divisions and local experts from our national office network.

Our offering includes

Red Book Reports

Our team provides Red Book Reports, conducted by an RICS Registered Valuer who will provide a Market Rent and Market Value of the property. They can also provide a value with “special assumptions”, this can include an assumption that a change of use or planning consent is granted or if there is a restricted marketing period. This is particularly relevant when our wider team are providing Asset Based Lending Valuations where a Freehold property is also included.

Property Options Report (POR)

This is a strategic report providing an overview of the property position. It will provide a background to the property and also valuation but in addition has strategies available to the client and recommendations on which, in our opinion would provide the best outcome. 

Marketing Report

If our clients are in a position to dispose of a property we can provide advice on the relevant route to market, the costs involved and how long we would expect before a sale is achieved. The surveyor will also provide the client with an insight into the relevant industry and illustrate where they believe interest from the property will derive from.  

By being part of a larger, Uk wide company we can ensure that all property needs are met by engaging with our colleagues to offer Planning, Management, Building Surveying and Development services on all Asset classes.

Our specialist distressed Asset Advisory  team have a wealth of experience with national coverage enabling us to offer our services across the UK.