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...
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...
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...
GJS Dillon helps Rowan Steels, Kidderminster steel supplier forge ahead
Rowan Steels, which supplies steel to the manufacturing industry right across the UK is relocating to a larger industrial unit in Kidderminster with the support of Worcestershire-based commercial property consultancy and Chartered Surveyors GJS Dillon. Rowan Steels, which was first established in 1978, has a long-established reputation for supplying high-quality...
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...
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...
Piers Thompson promoted to Director at GJS Dillon’s The House Surveyors
GJS Dillon’s sister company The House Surveyors, which provides Residential Surveys and Valuations services, is delighted to announce the promotion of its Associate Director Piers Thompson to Director. Piers, who is a qualified Chartered Surveyor and RICS Registered Valuer joined The House Surveyors in 2022. The House Surveyors was first...
Karen’s knitathon is a stitch in time for Midlands Air Ambulance
GJS Dillon’s fundraiser for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity (MAAC) has received a welcome donation thanks to a talented team member. Practice Manager Karen Coles is a keen knitter and produced 40 sets of beautifully knitted baby clothes to raise money for the lifesaving charity. Wiktoria Jaworska, MAAC’s Corporate Partnership Executive...
GJS Dillon makes senior appointment to expand Asset Management team
Worcestershire commercial property consultancy GJS Dillon has expanded with the appointment of a new Associate Director of Asset Management. John Behan, who is a Chartered Surveyor with an MSc in Real Estate Management, has 20 years’ experience of working in the Commercial Property market. At GJS Dillon he will work...
Worcestershire’s key employment land is being lost to residential development says GJS Dillon
Worcestershire’s commercial property market performed better than predicted during 2023 according to a newly published report. However business growth is being stifled by the lack of quality accommodation. While take up of office space increased by 21%, the industrial market stagnated with demand far outstripping supply. Speaking at the launch...
GJS Dillon promotes Anneka Wilks to Associate Director
GJS Dillon is delighted to announce the promotion of its Senior Surveyor Anneka Wilks to Associate Director, Valuations and Professional Services. Anneka, who is a qualified Chartered Surveyor and RICS Registered Valuer, joined the Worcestershire commercial property consultancy in September 2022. At GJS Dillon she undertakes a wide range of...
House Surveyors continue to reach new heights
2023 was an exceptionally busy year for the House Surveyors, GJS Dillon’s Residential Surveys and Valuations business. The images shown represent just a small example of the wide variety of properties surveyed last year, ranging from half-timbered farmhouses and barn conversions to standard suburban houses. This reflects the breadth of...
My top 5 Property Predictions for 2024
John Dillon, GJS Dillon's Managing Director, lists his top 5 predictions on how Worcestershire's Commercial Property market will perform in the coming year: The continued shortage of industrial accommodation in the County of Worcestershire will result in high take-up levels throughout 2024, with rents staying at historically high levels.Quality office...
Graduate Surveyor acquiring new skills at GJS Dillon
Young people often find it difficult to acquire the skills they need to follow their chosen career path. This was the case for Kyle Pugh who was about to move from Worcester to London in 2021 to pursue his dream of becoming a Surveyor. But then he spotted a Graduate...
GJS Dillon continues to recruit and build on success
GJS Dillon is delighted to welcome Rob Cant who is taking up the post of Associate Director of Commercial Building Surveying. Rob has over 25 years’ experience as a Building Surveyor, having specialised in retail and commercial properties. He began his career as a Quantity Surveyor, working on prestigious projects...
Bromsgrove’s consistently high rental performance means Landlords should broaden horizons on suitable occupiers
Acting on behalf of the Landlord, Worcestershire commercial property consultancy GJS Dillon has let some large detached modern offices in Bromsgrove to a specialist school providing bespoke education services. The ground floor of Corbett House measures 7,976 sq ft and consists of a modern detached single-storey office building of brick...
Remembering Lynne Davies
We are very sorry to announce that Lynne Davies passed away recently. Lynne was our former Practice Manager and worked at GJS Dillon from 2010 until 2020 when she retired. John Dillon, Managing Director of GJS Dillon says 'Many of you will remember Lynne because she played a key role...
GJS Dillon signs up to Prompt Payment Code
In a recent UK business survey carried out by Time Finance, 75% of respondents said that their biggest concern was cashflow as a direct result of overdue invoices from their customers. The survey also revealed that chasing payments was damaging relationships for 17% of businesses while 8% said that the...
Record year for GJS Dillon’s Commercial Valuations team
2023 has been a record year for our Commercial Valuations team so far with a total of 139 valuations undertaken from 1st January to 30th September. The team, led by GJS Dillon’s Valuations and Professional Services Director Jonathan Mountford, acted for most of the big High Street Lenders as well as for a number...
Unprecedented demand for brand new industrial scheme in Bromsgrove
Quality industrial accommodation is transacting so well in Bromsgrove that 17 out of 19 brand new units will have already been let on completion of a development. The new development at Phase 2 of Sapphire Court in Bromsgrove Enterprise Park consists of 19 individual premium quality industrial/warehouse units. The units...