Science & Technology
Carter Jonas is widely regarded as one of the leading property consultancies in the science park sector.
We have an experienced team of professionals, who look after the commercial property interests of fund institutions, developers and occupiers in the biotechnology and wider technology sectors. Our specialist work for these clients is carried out on a national basis.
Our commercial real estate team is responsible for providing property consultancy services to a number of key science and business parks and laboratories across the UK.
They include Oxford Science Park, Cambridge Business Park, Haverhill Research Park, Melbourn Science Park, Culham Science Centre, and Menai Science Park at Bangor University.
Some of our clients
We have a dedicated team of commercial property specialists on hand to provide you with advice on all aspects of occupying space - from lease renewal to rent review and relocation. We also have experts with extensive experience of advising science and technology occupiers on either acquiring or disposing of space, as well as on more general matters throughout the property lifecycle.
As part of a national and multi-disciplinary property partnership, our experts can assist you wherever you are in the UK and whatever your property concerns might be.
Our expertise covers:
- Innovation centre or hub facility studies
- Demands and needs studies
- Developer selection and development agreements
- SPV creation
- Target sector marketing strategy reports
- The sale, letting and acquisition of land and buildings across the country for a variety of uses, including incubators, laboratories, R&D facilities and offices
Carter Jonas offers a broad spectrum of services to public- and private-sector clients.
Our Services
Case studies
Scott specialises in providing advice on agency and development matters to a wide variety of clients from private individuals and trusts through to property funds, institutions, companies and statutory authorities. He advises both owners and occupiers across public and private sectors.
Working at Board level with clients, Scott’s specialist areas include Business development, development of property strategies, property investment advice, advice in the marketing and disposal of property as well as property acquisitions.
Scott has a particular knowledge and understanding of the property market in the wider Oxfordshire region whilst also operating on a national basis on specific projects.
Three career highlights:
Over a career spanning nearly 30 years involving all forms of property from a nuclear bunker through to the vast majority of the County’s main business schemes, it is difficult to choose just three highlights; the following are certainly are worthy of note:
Letting acquisition, for SkyCaddie, at Haddenham:
I have chosen this as we were presented with a challenging brief by our client but I was able to use my market knowledge to unearth an off market opportunity that we subsequently acquired on very favourable terms.
Sale of Foxcombe Hall, Oxford: It is not often you get to market a University Campus and, as such, our disposal of the former Open University Campus at Boars Hill has been a highlight, working alongside our residential team on this high profile instruction.
Letting Instruction, Silverstone Park: I am currently leading this letting instruction on behalf of MEPC, where we have been responsible for over 200,000 sq ft of lettings in the past 12 months and I enjoy helping guide the park’s future development form, alongside the wider team.
Sebastian is a surveyor and is based in our Cambridge office at One Station Square.
Three career highlights 2016:
• Off-market acquisition prime Bath retail and office Investment
• Off-market acquisition prime Bath offices for growing Plc
• Brexit straddling Travel Lodge Investment acquisition
Caroline is the Partner heading up Commercial for Birmingham. She has over 25 years’ experience gained working predominantly within the West Midlands for several national practices and, prior to joining Carter Jonas, as Director of Property for a commercial, public sector backed property venture. She has experience over a wide range of property sectors and has acted in both a consultancy and agency capacity focussing mainly on the areas of development, investment and valuation.
Planning Expertise
Our Planning & Development teams operate alongside our Commercial division to offer our clients depth of service.
