Protecting your commercial property and assets over Christmas

Protecting your commercial property can be stressful for property owners, but this concern is heightened when your property is vacant. With Christmas fast approaching and many workplaces closing for anything from 48 hours to 14 days, you need to take action now. Vacant properties increase the risks of safety and...
Read more November 2024

Marmion House in Worcester city centre poised for makeover

Marmion House, in the centre of Worcester, is poised to get a makeover after Midlands property firm EDG has bought the prominent building. Situated on the corner of High Street and Copenhagen Street, its High Street frontage is already home to Joules and Moss Bros, while on Copenhagen Street is Keystones Cocktail...
Read more November 2024

GJS Dillon helps Worcester Therapy Group return to their roots.

GJS Dillon have secured a 5-year lease on behalf of the landlord with Worcester Therapy Group, for a property in St Johns, Worcester. Worcester Therapy Group was established in 1991 and was originally based in St Johns, Worcester. They are an established and well-respected counselling service, offering a comprehensive range...
Read more October 2024

Top ten tips for your winter property health check

We’ve all heard of a winter car health check, but how many of us actually think about a winter property health check? In conjunction with Compass Commercial Ltd we have provided you with top ten tips for your winter property health check. Nobody wants to hear thar Winter is approaching,...
Read more October 2024

GJS Dillon supports SMART Bodyshop Solutions with their growth plans.

Acting on behalf of the landlord, Worcestershire’s commercial property consultancy, GJS Dillon has secured a 10-year lease with SMART Bodyshop Solutions on an industrial unit in the Wyre Forest. CARS (Kidderminster) SMART Bodyshop Solutions group was incorporated in 2020. They specialise in a range of car repair services, including paintwork...
Read more September 2024

A day in the life of…..a Chartered Surveyor

Hi, I’m Anneka Wilks, MRICS and I’d like to tell you a little about my job as an Associate Director for GJS Dillon. I have over 15 years’ experience working in the commercial property market. I started my career as a trainee property professional and undertook a distance learning degree...
Read more September 2024

The importance of Reinstatement Cost Assessments (RCA) to mitigate underinsurance – a joint article by GJS Dillon and Hazelton Mountford.

This article discusses the importance of setting buildings declared value accurately and the factors that are currently affecting this, how regular Reinstatement Cost Assessments (RCAs) are more important than ever and the insurance consequences. What an RCA covers? An RCA also known as a ‘Rebuild Cost Assessment’ is an estimated...
Read more September 2024

Worcestershire’s business property shortage – Could developing land around motorway junctions be the answer?

The UK’s new Labour government has set itself the bold target of building 1.5 million homes in the next five years to deal with the critical shortage of housing. Of course we are fully supportive of this initiative, as we do need affordable housing, but Worcestershire's economy also needs commercial...
Read more September 2024

Huge opportunity to repurpose existing town centre buildings in Worcestershire says GJS Dillon

A clothing retail specialist is relocating from Alvechurch to office space in Worcester city centre, with the support of Worcestershire-based commercial property consultancy and Chartered Surveyors GJS Dillon.   The team at Jaded Ltd is moving to the Old Joseph Wood building, the interior of which has been converted into modern...
Read more August 2024

Expanding software development company relocates to best office space in Worcester with help from GJS Dillon

A letting at Vinegar Works in Worcester, which is considered to be the best office space in the city, has been successfully negotiated by GJS Dillon. Leading software development company bluebox is set to occupy a first floor office suite at the property which is in a prominent position on...
Read more July 2024

What does a building surveyor do? – I’ll tell you all about my role

When people ask me what I do for a living I reply, ‘I’m a building surveyor.’ That’s either the end of the conversation or they say, ‘what does that involve?’ At this point rather than boring them with my full list of services. I tell them ‘I undertake detailed assessments...
Read more July 2024