In challenging financial conditions, schools increasingly need to view their estates through a commercial lens. Understanding which assets
are essential to the core educational mission – and which may be underutilised or surplus – can open up opportunities to improve liquidity and long-term resilience.
With careful planning and expert advice, estate strategy can become an important tool in helping schools navigate a changing financial
environment while continuing to deliver high-quality education.
Landwood Group has extensive experience advising educational institutions on property strategy, asset management and disposal, helping
governing bodies and leadership teams make informed decisions about their estates that build long term resilience.
Our services include:
Estate Analysis and Advice
We can assess your current estate, determine how it is being utilised, identify opportunities for efficiencies and to generate additional revenue and capital receipts to deliver a strategic plans for clear defined and credible outcomes over the short, medium term.
Market analysis and reports
We provide detailed reports on particular markets, highlighting supply, demand and general comments about a particular sector in key locations.
Due diligence and feasibility studies and reviews
As part of our general advisory services for commercial leases, we offer property valuation for particular assets or portfolios and provide pre-acquisition advice and viability assessment.
Restructuring advice
We present prioritized options with cost-benefit analyses, risk assessments, timelines, and phased implementation plans to support long term estate transformation.
Asset and Property Disposal
Where business and operational assets, or land and buildings are identified as surplus we can offer a range of disposal options, including both traditional agency and auction options. By utilising modern online, methods of auction listing we can achieve results very quickly and generate valuable capital receipts in the shorter term.
We handle sales of individual properties across all major sectors, whereby we undertake initial property valuation advice, recommend a marketing strategy and then deal with the day-to-day marketing of the asset.
As part of our service, we vet all potential purchasers to ensure that they are credible. Plus, we have a wealth of experience handling both straightforward and complex sales and are on hand to ensure a smooth transition to exchange and completion, delivering results for our clients.
In this video, Landwood Group’s Mark Bailey and Helen Jude explain why senior leadership teams should proactively review enrolment figures and financial projections.
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For a diverse range of property advisory services on commercial leases, we at Landwood a highly experienced team that can best advise you on making the most strategic choice regarding your property. Should you have any questions about how our services can best assist you, contact us today.
