
Industrial Open Storage (IOS)
Leading professionals here to help you rent, let, buy and sell open storage land and provide you with the best advice on this new industrial asset class.
Overview
Industrial Outdoor Storage (IOS)—sometimes referred to as open storage, land to let, or storage yards—is an often overlooked yet vitally important segment of the industrial market. It provides a vital urban land use which is key to servicing some important and growing economic sectors
The demand for outdoor storage spaces has been evolving from low quality sites comprising of hardcore and broken asphalt surfaces, and has become a highly investable sub-sector of the industrial market. Open storage property investments are now in considerable demand from high quality occupiers, witnessing strong rental growth in many markets.
What is open storage?
Open storage is land upon which equipment, products, items and objects (e.g. scaffolding, cranes, battery storage, construction materials, etc.) can be stored. It can also be used for off-site parking for trucks, van fleets, excess trailers and HGVs.
Carter Jonas is the leading property consultancy dealing with open storage land, developing the first four-tier system to classify sites to reflect the requirements occupiers may have. We are the only provider of services with a dedicated team of open storage facilities and infrastructure professionals.
With many years of experience in industrial storage solutions, we can support you nationally from investment acquisition advice to site development, lettings and market reports as well as finding the right open storage space for occupiers, rent reviews and renewals.
Andrew Smith
Partner
FRICS SIOR MBA
How Can Carter Jonas Help You Acquire and Develop Open Storage Yards
Our open storage team has a dedicated site finder that, through communication with agents and landowners, seeks storage yards before they come to the market, targeting areas where there are strong requirements.
This increases our market knowledge, particularly in forecasting which areas will see increased land values for open storage purposes, allowing us to work to find sites to fit our clients’ specific requirements. Once sites are found we manage the acquisition negotiations between vendor, purchaser and solicitors. We also work with our clients to advise the works required to optimise the rental income of their portfolios, propose rental incomes, and advise if a site should be let to single or multiple tenants, if multiple we can advise how the site should be divided.
How Can You Lease or Let Open Storage
Carter Jonas acts for landlord clients to market and let open storage sites, as part of this service we provide market reports to advise clients on occupational demand, comparable evidence, ERVs and the classification of sites (using our own Carter Jonas Classification System).
Why Choose Carter Jonas?
Our dedicated Indusitral Open Storage (IOS) team is recognised as a market leader in the UK open storage sector.
We combine specialist sector expertise with a full-service property offering, helping landowners, investors, developers and occupiers make informed decisions and maximise value from open storage assets.
Our clients benefit from:
The UK's only dedicated Infrastructure and Open Storage (IOS) team
A leading position in IOS transactions nationwide
A full-service offering spanning lettings, investment, valuations, research and planning
Evidence-based advice informed by one of the UK's most comprehensive IOS datasets
A proven track record of enhancing rental performance and portfolio value
Strong occupier relationships supported by national coverage and local expertise
Meet the Team
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Est. 1855
Leading the property industry for over 160 years
700+
Property experts working across the UK
9,500+
Active registered buyers and tenants on our database
99.6%
of asking prices achieved
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