Strong Demand Drives Up Commercial Prices By 50% In Worcestershire

Some hotspots have seen an uplift of up to 50%, commercial property consultancy GJS Dillon has said. Jonathan Mountford, a director at the firm, said the demand had affected prices of both new and second hand industrial units. With demand still strong from the manufacturing, warehousing and distribution sectors, prices...
Read more February 2017

Record Shortage Of Business Premises

Bromsgrove is facing a record shortage of business premises. There is only three months’ supply of manufacturing, warehousing and distribution space available, hindering organisations which require industrial business property from expanding, or from moving into the town, according to one of Bromsgrove’s leading commercial property agents. John Dillon, Managing Director...
Read more January 2017

Bromsgrove Industrial Unit Sale To German Company Demonstrates Post – Brexit Confidence

Worcestershire commercial property consultancy GJS Dillon has sold the freehold of an 8,800 sq ft industrial unit in Bromsgrove to the current tenant, a German-owned precision engineering company. Acting on behalf of a private investor, John Dillon, managing director of GJS Dillon, has sold Unit 1 Buntsford Park Road, Bromsgrove,...
Read more January 2017

Worcestershire Industrial Property Set For 2017 Record Prices

Prices for new industrial properties across Worcestershire will set new records in 2017, as the shortage of industrial space on the market continues to worsen, according to one of the county’s leading commercial property agents. John Dillon, Managing Director at commercial property consultancy GJS Dillon Limited, which has offices in...
Read more December 2016

Former Apprentice Qualifies As Chartered Surveyor

A former apprentice has qualified as a Chartered Surveyor and Registered Valuer, after seven years training. Bromsgrove resident Hayley Miles, who works for Worcestershire-based commercial property consultancy GJS Dillon, has passed her APC (Assessment of Professional Competence) to become a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Becoming...
Read more November 2016

John Dillon Named Top Worcestershire Property Deal Maker

A leading Worcestershire commercial property consultant and chartered surveyor has been recognised as the county’s most active commercial property agent in a prestigious national competition for the second year running, with his company coming runner-up in the corporate competition. John Dillon, managing director at commercial property consultancy GJS Dillon, which...
Read more October 2016

Sale Completes Hat-Trick Of Droitwich Office Deals for GJS Dillon

Worcestershire commercial property consultancy GJS Dillon has completed a hat trick of office deals at Roman Way Business Centre in Droitwich with the sale of unit 11 to a local insolvency and corporate restructuring firm. Acting on behalf of a private investor, Sandy Macpherson, commercial negotiator at GJS Dillon, sold...
Read more October 2016

GJS Dillon Sells More Than 5,500 Sq Ft Of Droitwich Office Space

Worcestershire commercial property consultancy GJS Dillon has sold more than 5,500 sq ft of office space in Droitwich, following an extensive refurbishment. Acting on behalf of a private client, Sandy Macpherson, commercial negotiator at GJS Dillon, sold units 8 & 9 Roman Way Business Centre, Berry Hill Industrial Estate, Droitwich,...
Read more September 2016

Work Starts On £3.5 Million Waitrose Development

A £3.5m retail development in Worcestershire has taken a step closer to becoming reality with the beginning of construction work. Commercial property developer, the Hinton Group, has started work on phase one of the development, which will transform the former Market Hall site in Bromsgrove town centre, create new jobs...
Read more September 2016

National Charity Relocates HQ To Worcester

Worcestershire commercial property consultancy GJS Dillon Limited has let 8,500 sq ft of refurbished office accommodation in Worcester to a national charity for its new headquarters. Acting on behalf of landlord Salaft Property Investments Limited and property advisers Cummings Commercial Limited, John Dillon, managing director of GJS Dillon has let...
Read more September 2016

New Worcestershire Industrial Property Set To Reach Record Prices

Prices for new industrial properties across Worcestershire are set to reach new highs due to the shortage of quality units coming to the market, according to one of the county’s leading commercial property agents. John Dillon, Managing Director at commercial property consultancy GJS Dillon Limited, which has offices in Droitwich,...
Read more September 2016

Brexit 8 Weeks On – The Worcestershire Commercial Property Market

So far Brexit is not having a negative effect in the Worcestershire commercial property market, according to one of the county’s leading commercial property agents. John Dillon, Managing Director at commercial property consultancy GJS Dillon Limited says that despite the national property press talking about uncertainties with commercial property funds...
Read more August 2016

GJS Dillon Moves International Consumer Electronics Company Into New Bromsgrove Offices

Worcestershire commercial property consultancy GJS Dillon has acquired more than 4,000 sq ft of office accommodation in Bromsgrove for an international consumer electronics company, saving nearly £40,000 in rent. Advised by John Dillon, managing director of GJS Dillon, which has offices in Droitwich, Worcester and Bromsgrove, Smartwares Safety and Lighting...
Read more August 2016

GJS Dillon Warns About The Dangers Of Underinsured Commercial Property

Worcestershire commercial property consultancy GJS Dillon is warning local business owners and commercial property landlords about the dangers of underinsuring their buildings in the event of a major loss. Eighty per cent of commercial buildings are underinsured, according to GJS Dillon Director Jonathan Mountford. “Most businesses would not survive a...
Read more July 2016

GJS Dillon Appoints New Trainee Negotiator

Worcestershire commercial property consultancy GJS Dillon has appointed Charlotte (Charlie) Green as a Trainee Negotiator. With more than 20 years sales, management and customer service experience, Mrs Green joins GJS Dillon from a local luxury hotel and wedding venue. John Dillon, GJS Dillon Managing Director, says: “We are delighted to...
Read more June 2016

Pension Fund Acquires New Headquarters For Property Firm

WORCESTERSHIRE commercial property consultancy GJS Dillon has expanded to help support growth plans. The firm has opened a new office in Droitwich, which will act as its headquarters. The chartered surveyors will retain its current offices in Bromsgrove and Worcester. GJS Dillon directors’ pension fund acquired the freehold of the...
Read more June 2016

GJS Dillon Appointed To Market Birmingham Office Investment

Worcestershire commercial property consultancy GJS Dillon Limited has been appointed to market the investment opportunity in the freehold of a large multi-let office complex in the Birmingham suburb of Hall Green. Cambrai Court is an 8,806 sq ft office complex on Stratford Road, Hall Green, where 67% of the space...
Read more June 2016

GJS Dillon Appointed To Market Bewdley Business Park

Worcestershire commercial property consultancy GJS Dillon Limited has been appointed to market a new phase of development at Bewdley Business Park, a modern purpose built commercial site fronting the main A456 Kidderminster Road, two miles west of Bewdley, on the fringe of the Wyre Forest. GJS Dillon is initially seeking...
Read more April 2016

New Waitrose Set To Anchor Bromsgrove Regeneration Scheme

Planning consent for the new Little Waitrose store has been granted by Bromsgrove District Council. The store will be built on the town’s former Market Hall site and will anchor the regeneration scheme, which the local authority has been promoting to potential businesses. Developer, the Hinton Group, expects to start...
Read more April 2016

Green Light For Bromsgrove Waitrose Store

Planners have given the green light for a new retail development, anchored by a Waitrose store, on Bromsgrove’s former Market Hall site. Developer, the Hinton Group, expects to start construction soon of the 16,000 sq ft Little Waitrose store, which will create an estimated 60 jobs, with completion due in...
Read more April 2016