Haslams Surveyors to merge with Sharps Commercial to create Thames Valley commercial property powerhouse
Two Thames Valley commercial property agents are to merge under the Haslams Surveyors banner.
Haslams Surveyors and Sharps Commercial are to join forces from March 1 in what has been described by the two firms as a strategic merger that will enable consolidated market share, extended resources and improved market intelligence.
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The merged company will focus on the sale, letting and development of commercial property across Berkshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire.
Neil Seager, managing partner at Haslams Surveyors, said: “We have long recognised a synergy of vision and quality with Sharps Commercial. In joining forces, we can better ensure all our clients gain the advantage of our personal, focused and forward thinking approach across an even wider spectrum of property services.”
Following the merger, Haslams Surveyors will work on a commercial property portfolio spread throughout the Thames Valley across Berkshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire with offices, industrial and commercial properties in areas of Reading, Bracknell, Basingstoke, Maidenhead, Slough, High Wycombe, Wokingham and Newbury.
A strengthened range of property consultancy services will include leasing advice, property valuations, rent reviews, lease renewals, building surveys, development opportunities and land sales.
Alec White, director, Sharps Commercial, who becomes Haslams Surveyors’ equity partner, said: “With the combined breadth of knowledge and experience that this merger presents, our two firms are in an unrivalled position to best serve the needs of occupiers, landlords, investors and developers in their commercial property acquisitions and disposal projects across the Thames Valley. With unparalleled access to occupier requirements throughout the region, we will be ideally placed to monitor rental and investment values in key Thames Valley centres and the wider south-east, matching clients’ properties to market demand.”
