There is currently a market for Ground Rent investments, with specialist institutions buying freeholds of blocks of residential flats in order to receive the Ground Rent Income.
The combined knowledge of Watsons and our specialist advisors enables us to transact with landlords, developers and other investors during the acquisition of residential ground rents with efficiency, quality and transparency.
Watsons work with companies across East Anglia who purchase ground rents from developers, landlords, investors, and other sellers looking to generate valuable cash flow and offload the many burdens associated with owning ground rents. As managing agents, we are ideally positioned and experienced in supporting these transactions and work alongside our freeholders and leaseholders in managing their accounting activities and brokering deals.
Ground rents as an asset are generally surplus to the core business objectives of landlords, real estate investors and housebuilders, requiring the knowledge of experienced ground rent experts and the use of complex valuation models to fully understand them. Without large economies of scale, ground rents are challenging to manage and costly to administer, requiring numerous additional business processes, dedicated managers and procedures in accordance with lease terms and legislation.
As a managing agent, we are dedicated to providing leaseholders with quality property management services. We are experienced at acquiring and managing ground rents for sites, including those in need of major works, extensive property management renovations, unfinished or defective buildings.
If you are large leaseholder and you would like to discuss the sale of your freehold – whether in finding a purchaser or you need a valuation of the building and your property assets – please contact Watsons on 01603 751567.
