Unrivalled understanding of
Maximising Investment Value
With more than 20 years of investment experience, we specialise in maximising the value of our clients’ assets.
By combining expert investment knowledge along with our network of expert advisors, we can offer clients the full range of investment advice on their assets.
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Strategic Investment Advice
Our advice is ultimately based on determining the most profitable direction of a client’s asset.
We identify opportunities to increase the investment value of a client’s asset either through repositioning the existing asset to create untapped value, by understanding alternative use potential, or to provide detailed advice for the future refinance or sale of an asset.
This is based around working with our strong network of trusted specialist experts, built around personal relationships to complement our investment advisory role.
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Value Protection & Creation
Investment value is created not only by understanding the asset itself, but by working with experts to anticipate what the market and the lenders will require from it going forward.
We work seamlessly with our legal, technical, occupational, and finance partners to protect — and more importantly, enhance — the investment value of every asset.
Alongside existing asset managers and managing agents, we identify opportunities to unlock additional income from current holdings.
This may include driving rental uplift through leading occupational specialists, or implementing EPC upgrades, EV charging infrastructure, and solar solutions — all designed to increase net income and, ultimately, strengthen the asset’s investment performance.
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Strategic Targeted Sales
Our disposal strategy is far more than just putting an asset to market. If clients are contemplating the future sale of assets, then well in advance of any sale process we assess timing, legal positioning, technical due diligence reports, potential marketing routes, and target buyer profiles.
We curate a full vendor “sale pack”, understanding all of these elements has a huge impact insuring the most efficient and profitable exit.
We also advise on agent selection—or often, if or when to directly approach specific buyers on specific assets.
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Joint Ventures / Equity Partnerships
Given our 20 years of experience within the UK property market, our network and variety of capital partners is unrivalled.
We create strategic partnerships with clients where equity injections into existing assets can create significant future profit for the owners.
Furthermore, we can provide curated joint venture partnerships for clients who can unlock opportunities, but will rely on an equity partner to help deliver on the transaction and business plan.
best-in-class network built
over the past two decades.
On behalf of our clients, we work to increase the investment value of their assets across every sector of the evolving UK property market.
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Stephen Gevertz
Founding Partner
Stephen is the founding partner of Cavendish. With 20 years experience in the commercial investment market, he has been involved in a variety of advisory roles in all sectors of the property world, across London & the wider Uk submarkets.
Originally focused on opportunistic acquisitions and strategic disposals, his role has evolved into a unique, value-driven advisory position. This is centred on maximising client investment performance by utilising his extensive network of expert contacts across every facet of the market.
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Steven Lewis
Strategic Advisor / Equity & Joint Ventures
As a Founding Partner of Lewis & Partners, one of the leading niche investment agencies, Steven’s contact network is unrivalled accross all facets of the property market.
Whether that’s having a relationship with a key decision maker or raising capital for a project or transaction, his strategic role completely compliments the technical investment advice offered by Cavendish.
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Callum Mortimer
Expert Retail Advisor
As one of the partners of leading retail specialists Four & Co, Callum has been advising clients for over 20 years. His knowledge not just of the occupational market, but key occupiers requirements, has been vital in providing a broad investment advisory service for clients.
Adding the technical understanding to his network of contacts has proved vital to allow Cavendish to offer the full advisory service in this sector.
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Chris Moore
Development Advisor
Chris is the founding partner of Bankfoot, and offers Cavendish & their clients with a unique full breadth of planning & building consultancy services.
The combination of our investment knowledge, alongside Chris’ analysis & appraisals of potential change of use options and development opportunities on their assets has given clients the complete picture on their assets.
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Adam Fairless
Refurbishment / Repositioning & EPC Advice
Adam is a Partner of Vantage working with clients of Cavendish on asset repositioning and the value creation of their office & industrial assets.
His focus is on delivering the most cost-efficient routes to EPC A, ensuring assets remain compliant, resilient, and performance-driven.
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Matthew Williams
Expert Legal Advisor
As a partner of Fladgate, Matthew’s property legal knowledge is amongst the elite in his field. What sets him apart is his commercial understanding of legal issues.
In a market where legal issues create significant challenges on refinancing, insuring as well as on transactions this is key. By combining Cavendish’s understanding of the main factors affecting investment value and Matthew’s understanding of vital legal points has allowed us to provide the full service of advice.
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Stephen Coulson
Expert Flex / Managed Office Space Advisor
Stephen’s CV is unrivalled having founded Kitt Offices along with Lucy Minton 7 years ago following the sale of his former business Just Park.
His understanding of fast evolving and dominant flex / managed office market within Greater London has been vital to client’s of Cavendish. By providing a combination of understanding the occupational sub market rents along with the design and capex needed to appeal to the tenant demand gives a Landlord the perfect overview on the potential of their office building.
track record of proven
results and success.
Every case study we share shows what really sets Cavendish apart: creative thinking, direct access to decision-makers, and the ability to move quickly when the timing is right. Whether it’s increasing asset value through repositioning or maximising sale value via a strategic process, our track record reflects both than just performance and trust.
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Retail Asset Repositioning
A private client approached us for our investment advice on a prime retail property in Leeds which was let to Starbucks on a short lease.
The client was concerned over the retail market and challenges around Starbucks strong negotiating position.
We advised them on appointing a specialist & trusted retail advisor Four & Co, leveraging their experience in the market. They managed to negotiate a lease surrender with Starbucks whilst simultaneously agreeing a deal at a higher rent with a new tenant, Blank Street Coffee.
This new long lease at a higher rent to an excellent covenant, combined with the physical upgrades to create a standout retail unit, has significantly increased the investment value. -
Managed Lease Scenario
A client owned a Central London freehold asset comprising multiple floors under 2,500 sq ft. After completing a CAT A refurbishment based on traditional leasing advice, the client struggled to secure occupiers and sought our guidance.
Using our market insight and specialist input, we advised repositioning the building towards a managed lease solution. Working collaboratively with an operator, we recommended a phased fit-out approach, using selected fully fitted floors as “show suites” to accelerate leasing while avoiding unnecessary speculative CapEx. This strategic pivot resulted in all floors being leased within nine months.
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Industrial Asset Enhancement
A private client approached us after agreeing to purchase a prime industrial asset. We advised in the background throughout the purchase and stressed how important it was to carry out both building and environmental surveys using specialist technical advisors.
We firmly believed these elements were essential for future-proofing the asset and ensuring it would appeal to institutional investors at the point of sale. We therefore instructed our trusted advisors to complete the building and environmental surveys ahead of acquisition.
Within 18 months, our client asked us to advise on a potential sale and identify the right strategic purchasers. With a carefully curated sale pack — including all survey documentation — we were able to maximise the investment value and secure a successful off-market sale to a major US private equity buyer. -
London Strategic Advice
Cavendish alongside Lewis & Partners were asked to advised Howard De Walden Estate on the investment potential of their asset in Cavendish Place.
The client secured planning consent for additional massing, but following numerous appraisals & discussions over alternative uses, it was decided that reveloping the site may not be their preferred direction, and we were instructed to dispose of the asset on a confidential basis.
We carried out presentations directly to the targeted parties, this resulted in a strong “off market” price being secured for the sale of the asset.
