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Birketts instructed Burston Cook to find the perfect space in Bristol for our 7th office. Our brief was for 6-8,000 sq.ft within a 10-minute walk (preferably 5 minutes) of Temple Meads station in a building that would shout “we’ve arrived”. Burston Cook were incredibly efficient in choosing a shortlist of properties that allowed all options to be viewed in one day. While all were of a very high standard there was a standout option, the EQ building. We can not thank them enough and their negotiation skills with the landlord were particularly welcome.
The process of acquiring a new lease for offices in Central Bristol was made infinitely easier once we had instructed Burston Cook. From the outset they engaged with us and listened. This was reassuring as Wards wanted to find a happy medium between modern and traditional for the new office space. What was impressive was the advice Burston Cook gave us and their proactivity in the entire process. They were able to add value by introducing us to her contacts in professions relevant to the project. It has been a pleasure working them and I wouldn’t hesitate to instruct Burston Cook on any future projects that arise.
I wanted to say a huge thank you for handling my purchase and dealing with the solicitors who were rather challenging at the time ! You were definitely instrumental in getting the deal over the line. 😊 I’ll be looking for another commercial property in a couple of years so will be in touch then!
Sale of a retail investment on Gloucester Road for a Private Commercial Property Investor
I have had the benefit of Burston Cooks knowledge, skillset and experience on numerous occasions whilst searching for new commercial premises and relocating our offices. Burston Cook have always delivered on time and provided back up of their work with a business case and rationale surrounding their search of the local market.
I would not hesitate to recommend Burston Cook as thoroughly consummate property professionals and an essential part of our acquisition & on boarding resources”.
Burston Cook have been absolute stars over the last 2 years that we have worked together. They worked tirelessly to find us a site and then were absolutely central to us purchasing the site we found. They are incredibly responsive to my many queries and guided us through a complicated purchase. Their judgement proved correct across the board in the negotiations, and they were able to explain and reassure me throughout the process. We have secured an incredible site thanks, in a large part, to Burston Cook’s efforts and expertise and we will be forever grateful”!
MS. S WHEEN, CEO AND FOUNDER
Burston Cook were supportive and professional, friendly and efficient throughout the project of finding a suitable property through to purchasing it. We really appreciate how approachable they have been throughout the process, the guidance and answers you gave, and for keeping all parties informed, helping the process run smoothly!”
Burston Cook worked with Immediate Media for over two and a half years in searching for an office space in the city centre to house our dynamic workforce of 500. It was key for Immediate Media to remain in the heart of Bristol and Julian embraced our brief and cultural requirements to secure a fantastic space for us in Eagle House. We are delighted with the service provided by Burston Cook and the building, location and commercial terms that he secured for us.
It has been a delight to work with Burston Cook, who sold the virtual freehold lease on our complex commercial premises next to Finzels Reach to the ideal purchaser, enabling us to complete at a time when the uncertain state of the UK and Europe was making life a bit too interesting.
Burston Cook poured effort and understanding into the whole process and lightened our load tremendously. They have been thoughtful and creative at every stage. We cannot thank Burston Cook enough for their insightful approach. Nothing was too much trouble. We were kept abreast of every development and followed her first-rate advice in every way.
Burston Cook worked with us in acquiring new premises for Handelsbanken.
A good number of properties were shortlisted for us and Burston Cook very quickly grasped an excellent understanding of our requirement to narrow down suitable opportunities.
Thereafter, once the best location was identified, Burston Cook worked tirelessly towards a completion. Burston Cook provided tremendous support and advice during the negotiation stages and then continued the process, constantly liaising with various agents and professionals during the legal process.
They provided additional valuable introductions, beyond their brief, to other related third party professionals who helped with the branch set-up process.
Hawkins have worked with Burston Cook for the last decade and they have supported our development in the south west of England. With Burston Cook’s assistance, perseverance and local market knowledge we have been able to satisfy the unique requirements of our forensic investigation business.
Our transactions have never been straight forward, with multiple parties involved, with differing priorities and timetables. Burston Cook have been able to support us on our journey in the south west with all transactions completing successfully with their co-ordination and support.
Just a short note to express our gratitude for arranging the sale of our building in Redland and for keeping everything moving. Many thanks for your optimistic telephone calls to keep us in a positive frame of mind. It has been a pleasure to do business with Burston Cook over the years.
We recently used the services of Burston Cook to sell our commercial property in Bristol. Vicki and Finola were very professional and offered a great service, they have a great work ethic and so pleased they have completed the sale. It was a pleasure dealing with them both and we would definitely recommend Burston Cook.
We recently purchased our lovely new offices through Burston Cook and I am so glad that we did. The journey was not as smooth as I might have hoped due to issues with solicitors and deadlines slipping, but the team at Burston Cook were fantastic. Burston Cook worked hard to chase documents, liaise with the vendor and generally keep everything on track. They really did go above and beyond to help ensure that we were finally able to move in on deadline. Thank you so much – I would not hesitate in recommending you and your company to anyone looking to sell or buy commercial premises in Bristol.
I’m delighted to say that we completed on the sale of 226 Cheltenham Rd today, thanks to Burston Cook. We eventually achieved a sale price which we were very happy with.
Burston Cook did a fantastic job throughout the sale. They were extremely professional, friendly, helpful, and provided excellent communication throughout the process. Due to our lack of experience on commercial property sale matters, Burston Cook willingly performed a number of activities on our behalf, just to get the deal done.
We are extremely grateful for their help for what was at times a difficult process for us.
We were recommended to use BC through a well respected contact at a bank. I, like many, have probably not found many estate agents to be much good, however, it was evident from my first contact they knew the market inside out. You cannot walk around Bristol without seeing the Burston Cook board everywhere – this is for a reason. Despite the real lack of properties in the market, they understood what we wanted and through expert negotiation skills ensured we secured our offices. I would without doubt recommend BC. Big thank you.
Huge thanks to Burston Cook who recently guided us from initial conversation through sensitive negotiations to the successful purchase of our office to a tight deadline.
The advice and reassurance was invaluable and allowed us to enjoy an otherwise nerve-wracking process. The icing on the cake was to find the perfect tenant for us so that as well as securing our business’s home for the future, it will also prove to be a sound long term investment. Thank you!
Duncan Lawrie Private Bank had a very demanding requirement for a new office that would support our ambitious growth plans in Bristol and reflect our traditional values coupled with our modern approach to delivering excellent client service. Burston Cook met the challenge with great enthusiasm, support and understanding and through his diligence and perseverance he secured our new office building where there seemed no hope of success. We were delighted. Thank you Burston Cook.
The Trust engaged Burston Cook as sole agents for the sale of our nursing home in Bristol. The sale took place whilst the property remained in occupation and Burston Cook remained sensitive to the needs of residents whilst coordinating viewings, always liaising with staff and management. Although a difficult and volatile market, a carefully planned and coordinated marketing campaign resulting in a sale price exceeding the original independent valuation.
The Trust has been delighted with Burston Cook’s performance.
Burston Cook recently acted in the sale of the four investment properties of On their advice they were sold individually, and the Trustees were impressed with the speed with which he found different purchasers for all of them, and the sale prices which were all above, and in some cases substantially above, most recent valuations. They were also impressed that the whole exercise was completed within six months.
We are delighted with the Shoe Factory Sale which as you know has been more of a “journey” than ever possibly anticipated.
You have been a cheerful and steady pair of hands throughout and it is not a cliché to say that you very much became a “trusted advisor”. I will have no hesitation in having you top of my list for any opportunities I can put your way and we are hugely grateful for all your hard work and efforts.
With many sincere thanks.
Now that the sale process has been completed, may we say that we found your company’s approach very personable, but professional. It was efficient, but very courteous. Your speed at advertising the property, and then seeking best bids, brought a sale that was faster than we expected, and at a price that we were very happy with.
In a difficult market for office lettings Burston Cook achieved a very good result on finding a new long term tenant and ran an efficient marketing process which created strong interest in the property. A far quicker process to achieve the result than I was expecting and many thanks for dealing with the matter in a very professional manner which minimised my time and removed what could have been a headache – great result
May I express my profoundest thanks to you for the patient and persistent negotiations with very satisfactory outcome, the prompt serving of Notices plus Stays and helpful advice, and now the preparation of the new Lease with fine tuning of the terms. All very much appreciated!
Burston Cook were our partners enabling Mullers to return to its original site on Ashley Down both securing the opportunity and negotiating for us. People often overuse the word “partners”, but that is what Burston Cook were both in following up on our ambition and seeing it through. They were always good to work with, professional in all their dealings with us, pragmatic and clear in their advice. Throughout they showed a genuine interest and concern. We appreciated greatly their pivotal role in a successful project.
Burston Cook has always provided excellent service and my experience has always been a positive one. I’ve dealt with them on several occasions over the last twenty years. They have always been friendly, professional and most of all efficient. They are to my mind market leaders in the Bristol area and I would highly recommend Burston Cook and will use their services in the future if I return to the commercial property market.
I was amazed at the speed a suitable buyer was found for my office property and how easily the sale progressed under their watchful eye.
Many thanks to BC in these very trying covid times.
Having recently completed our lease on our new medical premises, I would not hesitate to recommend Burston Cook. As an organisation with very specific “wants” due to the nature of our work, we had a long list of criteria which needed to be satisfied in order to meet our patients present and future needs. It was immediately clear Burston Cook understood our objectives precisely and worked hard to not only identify the right property but also to secure the best possible lease terms for our organisation. Thank you!
I have worked with Burston Cook since 2017. The service I have received has been very good with jobs getting done well especially in finding buyers etc. I am especially grateful to them for ‘going the extra mile’ to get the job done especially in a recent transaction.
This is a very good firm in my experience. Shalom and THANK YOU again.
Hawkins have worked with Burston Cook for the last decade where they have supported our development in the south west of England. With Burston Cook’s assistance, perseverance and local market knowledge we have been able to satisfy the unique requirements of our forensic investigation business.
Our transactions have never been straight forward with multiple parties involved with differing priorities and timetables. Burston Cook have been able to support us on our journey in the south west with all transactions completing successfully with her co-ordination and support.
Thank you very much for all the work you have done to achieve the sale and completion of Pembroke Road. We have been very happy with the service you have provided for us.
I would not hesitate to recommend you to anyone in the future. You have been very professional and taken the stress out of something that we have found very stressful.
We were delighted with the acquisition service that Burston Cook provided recently in helping with our city centre office acquisition. Following the search, they were able to agree terms for us on our new HQ offices at Wapping Wharf – their input and advise on the move was invaluable and we wouldn’t hesitate in using them again in the future.
Thank you Burston Cook, for all your efforts to achieve the sale and completion of our property on Hope Chapel Hill. 2022 has not been an easy year for the market and we’re very grateful for your support and guidance through what could have been a very stressful experience. As it was, your professionalism, expert knowledge and helpful manner all smoothed the way to satisfactory disposal of our office accommodation. We would be very happy to recommend your services to anyone looking to dispose of commercial property in the Bristol area.
With many thanks and best wishes.
We were recommended to use Burston Cook’s services after our landlord started a rent review on our main property in Bristol. The landlord had proposed a punitive backdated increase. With Burston Cook’s assistance, the rent review was not backdated, and the increase was a more modest one. Burston Cook kept us updated regularly and were very transparent and professional throughout.
I just wanted to express my sincere thanks to your firm and in particular in the sale of Tom and Ben’s bar in Clifton.
The advice throughout was invaluable and you achieved a price high above initial expectation.
I wish to express my thanks and appreciation please pass this on to your team.
Burston Cook have been extremely effective in their advice from their initial recommendations through to the negotiations and completion of the lease.
With the difficulties regarding the outstanding dilapidations and agreed Schedule of Works as part of the negotiations, you have worked particularly hard and your tenacity has led to a more than satisfactory conclusion.
Obviously you have now worked for Western Power Distribution on a number of our properties and I would certainly not hesitate to recommend you to other potential clients.
Burston Cook is different and is not just another commercial agent following the crowd and doing the job with the same preconceived ideas as all the others. Too many agents give the impression that they are a clique. Burston Cook are well respected by their peers but from a clients point of view I want someone who can think outside the box and work hard at looking after my interests as if it were theirs.
The proof of the pudding is found in results. My firm came up with a new and novel way of letting office space and involved two well respected international agents to act for us but without success. One of those agents suggested a joint agency with Burston Cook, one of the good things they did do, for Burston Cook was the only agent that introduced that key pivotal tenant that gets the letting program underway.
I would not hesitate to recommend Burston Cook.
Lloyd’s Register instructed Burston Cook to carry out a search for 6,000 – 8,000 sq ft of office space in Bristol for one of its local subsidiary companies – Human Engineering Ltd. Burston Cook were appointed to lead the instruction and provide professional services from the outset, from us with a shortlist of options in the area to completing the detailed negotiations on our behalf. As a result, Lloyd’s Register secured a superb deal at St Catherine’s Court, Clifton. We completed the transaction in May of this year and certainly would not have managed the smooth process or secured the deal we did without the help of Burston Cook.
We are so delighted with the service which we received that we have since instructed Burston Cook to handle a lease renewal on one of our other offices in Bristol.
We have no hesitation at all in highly recommending Burston Cook as property consultants.
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