Vacant or partly vacant
Commercial buildings where useful space is empty or present use is restricted by condition or layout.
What we buy / Yorkshire
Space worth a closer look.
Commercial and mixed-use buildings with something still to give. We buy for our own portfolio and look for places where practical work, thoughtful design or better use can make a lasting difference.
At a glance
The buying brief, at a glance.
No fixed lot-size range. The whole property and proposed terms are assessed together.
- Geography
- Leeds and Yorkshire first
- Core assets
- Commercial and mixed-use
- Condition
- Vacant, underused or refurbishment-led
- Strategy
- Physical or operational value-add
- Funding
- Arranged for each acquisition
- Introductions
- On-market and off-market
Priority assets
Buildings worth getting to know.
Useful property where vacancy, configuration, condition or current operation has left part of the building behind.
Retail with upper floors
Commercial premises with separately accessible, vacant or underused accommodation above.
Mixed-use buildings
Existing mixed-use property or buildings with a credible, evidence-led route to complementary uses.
Refurbishment and reconfiguration
Property requiring repair, compliance work, reconfiguration or a more coherent operating plan.
Under-rented or misaligned
Assets where income, leases or management do not yet reflect the usefulness of the whole building.
Planning-led opportunities
Property with permission, supportive history, pre-application advice or a credible case worth testing.
Strong signals
Potential we can put to work.
- Useful space is vacant, underused or poorly configured.
- Material repair, compliance or refurbishment work is required.
- Current income does not reflect the whole property.
- A better route can be tested against evidence.
- The owner or introducing agent can support a direct, accountable conversation.
Usually lower priority
Already finished and fully stabilised.
- Turnkey investments priced mainly for passive yield.
- Ordinary residential property without a repositioning angle.
- Opportunities dependent on unsupported planning, value or income assumptions.
These are filters, not automatic decisions. We assess each property on its own facts.
Geography
Yorkshire first.
Our core search is Leeds, West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire, with suitable opportunities considered across the wider Yorkshire region.
Local knowledge and practical oversight matter more to us than a long list of nominal target areas.
Future use
A route, not an assumption.
We consider continued commercial use, mixed use, visitor accommodation, C3 residential and HMO routes where appropriate. Every route must be tested against the property-specific planning, licensing, title, access, space, fire-safety, structural and Building Regulations position.
For agents and sourcers
Off-market introductions are welcome and recorded.
For a suitable unlisted opportunity, we are willing to retain the introducing agent and agree a buyer-side fee in writing before detailed appraisal.
The property, payer, amount, trigger, protection period and scope must be agreed separately in writing. This page itself creates no appointment or entitlement.
Start with what you have.
- AddressProperty address, postcode or listing link
- Price positionGuide price, if known
- Current positionUse and occupancy, if known
- Named contactYour name and email address
Particulars, planning history, tenancy information and condition notes can follow where available.
Acquisition qualification
Send a propertyAn introduction opens the conversation. Any purchase is subject to agreed terms, funding and the relevant property checks.
For your property desk
Keep the brief to hand.
A concise, one-page guide to what we buy, where we look and how to introduce a property. Ready to save or pass to a colleague.
Updated 15 September 2026.
Download the buying brief ยท PDF
Quick answers
Before you send it.
Do you consider off-market property?
Yes. On-market and off-market opportunities are welcome. We record the source of an introduction when it is submitted.
Do you need complete particulars?
No. Address, price position, current use and a named contact are enough for an initial view. Supporting documents can follow.
What purchase-price range do you target?
We do not use a fixed lot-size range. Price, income, vacancy, works, planning, title and the proposed commercial terms are assessed together.
How is an introducing agent protected?
For suitable unlisted opportunities, a buyer-side fee or retention can be agreed separately in writing before detailed appraisal. No appointment or fee entitlement is created by this page alone.
Recognise your building?
Three reasons to send the address.
A shop with quiet upper floors
The ground floor may still be useful while space above contributes little. Tell us about access, occupancy and the existing accommodation. We can consider whether a workable future use merits further investigation.
A building that needs a practical buyer
Dated interiors, a difficult layout or refurbishment needs do not tell the whole story. Photographs, known defects and an honest description help us assess the relationship between potential and the work required.
An opportunity that needs explanation
Mixed uses, unusual accommodation or an early planning idea may require a conversation. Our published brief does not impose a fixed price or floor-area band; the building, proposed terms and feasibility are assessed together.
Direct first look
Have a building that fits?
An address or a listing link is enough to start. Add the price, current use and anything else you know.