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What we do
Aitchison Raffety are a leading independent practice of Chartered Surveyors and Town Planners offering a range of professional property solutions from a network of offices across the UK. We offer our clients a wealth of talent with specialist and in-depth expertise in commercial and residential property, and present them with a real and attractive alternative to the large global advisers.
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£2.5 BillionValued approximately £2.5 billion in commercial property in 2019.
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400Advise some 400 GP surgeries on their premises.
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650Handled over 650 planning applications in the last 12 months.
Our Sectors
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Education
Our chartered valuation surveyors have extensive experience in valuing land and buildings across the education sector. These include independent schools, colleges, nurseries, academies and free schools. We understand the business of educational property and are involved on a day to day basis with schools.
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Healthcare
For more than 40 years, our healthcare team has worked with surgeries and health centres across the country advising GPs on their development plans, notional rent (CMR) and lease negotiations, options with regards to sale and leaseback possibilities and valuations. We are recognised by all major lenders as experts in surgery valuations and primary healthcare premises.
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Residential
Our Residential division, Aitchisons, is dedicated to providing quality, tailormade solutions for all residential property matters. We have been helping people move since 1935 and our experienced staff provide a unique and effective service in all aspects of residential sales and lettings. We have dedicated New Homes and Town & Country Homes departments.
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Company Insights
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13/8/20 – Could this be the end of the High Street or its saviour?
There has been a lot of press about the changes on planning with regards development […]
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11/8/20 – Fall and rise of dental practice opportunities during COVID-19
Demand for practices was very strong at the start of the year, and despite NHS […]
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7/8/20 – Industrial market remains strong in Hemel Hempstead with an off-market letting
Aitchison Raffety, a leading practice of chartered surveyors and town planners, has completed the letting […]
Our Services
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Building Surveying
Commercial & Residential Building Surveys, Home Buyers, Schedules of Condition, Dilapidations, Party Wall Advice, Project Co-ordination and Management, Construction Monitoring, Expert Witness, Reinstatement Costs for Building Insurance and Maintenance Plans.
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Planning
Planning consultants dealing with planning appraisals, planning applications, objecting to planning applications, all types of planning appeals, planning enforcement, development plan land promotion and public examination and, local authority and parish council consultancy work.
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Business Rates
Business rates budgeting, business rates review, business rates appeal, disruption appeals, empty property business rates and compliance.
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Commercial Property Consultants
Invaluable advice on the letting, selling and acquisition of property both for occupation and investment. Commercial property agents specialising in offices, industrial, retail and leisure premises for lease or purchase.
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Property Management
Property and asset management, commercial property management, facilities management, healthcare property management.
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Compulsory Purchase Surveyors
Advice on Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPOs), claims, statutory rights and options, report preparation and valuations, objections, representation at public inquiries, business and residential relocation and disturbance compensation.
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Development Surveyors
Acquisition and disposal of sites, market appraisal, securing planning consent, optimising design, project management, residential development, marketing and site disposal.
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Valuation
Specialist property valuation, secured lending for all major lenders, development appraisal valuations, asset and tax valuations, expert witness valuations and enfranchisement valuations.
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Lease Advisory
Rent reviews, lease renewals, expert knowledge of relevant legislation and case law, and market rental evidence.
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