Leading independent North East property agent Bradley Hall Chartered Surveyors and Estate Agents is continuing in its rapid expansion and streamlining its commercial and residential operations across the North East.
The company, which operates under BH Group following the addition of new services and subsidiary businesses, now oversees separate commercial and residential property operations, BH Financial Services, BH Mortgages and new arm BH Planning and Design.
Experienced chartered planning and development surveyor Chris Whitehouse was recently appointed as Planning Director to lead the new services, including advising, designing and securing planning permissions on behalf of clients for both complex and large-scale land use development projects and more individually tailored projects.
Chartered surveyor Henry Scott also joins the team as Associate Director of building surveying within the commercial property operation. His expertise will add further services including; project management, design work, commercial refurbishment projects, contract administration, condition surveys, reinstatement cost assessments and dilapidations negotiations.
Thanks to recent growth, the company turnover has increased by an impressive 43% year on year. Neil Hart, Managing Director of BH Group, said: “It was a natural progression for BH Group to streamline its services following the rapid expansion of the business over the past couple of years.
“We now offer a wide range of property related services, offering clients across the North East unrivalled expertise from the very best industry talent thanks to our newly strengthened team. Both Henry and Chris will be assets to the company, and we are looking forward to having them on board during this exciting time for the business.
“We have fast became the largest independent General practice chartered surveying firm within the North East.
“Bradley Hall has grown its resources and team to provide competitive commercial property advice and support to Top 200 companies in the region. We’re consistently handling bigger instructions, for both commercial and residential projects.”
The launch of the new services follows the establishment of the first two independent companies to launch directly under BH Group, BH Financial and BH Mortgages. Both companies have gone from strength to strength, with teams doubling in size and adding services along the way, including insurance and protection advice from BH Mortgages and BH Financial now providing support on sourcing and financing cars and vehicles.
The new appointments to the team follow the investment of around £150,000 and the relocation of the company from its Grey Street site to take 4,000 sq. ft. on the upper floor of 1 Hood Street, near Grey’s Monument, Newcastle.
The move and relocation reflects an impressive year of growth and change but also further ambitions in the coming 12 months. BH Group intends to increase its team of staff from 35 to 50 within the next couple of years and is currently recruiting for several posts.
This year saw the Bradley Hall commercial operation secure some of its biggest instructions to date. The company built its expertise in the leisure sector especially, and recently managed the sale of Newcastle’s Union Rooms, a 19th Century five-storey building on Westgate Road, which was completed for an undisclosed fee.
Other leisure deals have included number 14 High Bridge, which was successfully let to Danieli Holdings Ltd. Following significant investment, the building is now set to become one of Newcastle’s leading bars.
The company also oversaw the acquisition of the Grade II-listed Eldon Chambers, which has full planning permission to be converted into a boutique hotel and restaurant, and is now marketing this prime leisure accommodation for lease.
Bradley Hall continued its success in the industrial sector, marketing the £10m St Andrews Park, based on the Dragonville Retail Park, Dragon Lane, Durham.
The business currently employs staff over operations in its main head office and commercial base at Grey’s Monument in Newcastle city centre, with residential offices in Gosforth, Durham, Alnwick and Morpeth.
