Testimonials
“Last evening I reported to the Club’s Committee the very successful outcome of your actions on our Business Rates appeal which resulted in savings in rates to the Club of around £370,000. The Commodore and Committee have asked me to convey their appreciation of your excellent services in this matter. With my personal thanks and best wishes.”
David Hailes, Treasurer – Parkstone Yacht Club
“One of the rare Chartered Surveyors whose experience shines when he brings together his professional property knowledge and his highly developed negotiating skill together with his eye for a deal.”
Doug Sutton – Southampton Yacht Services
“Aiken Commercial have consistently provided us with specialist marine property advice on our dealings around the harbour. As well as having current knowledge of marine property values, we find Gary Aiken has an awareness of the specific issues we face in the harbour and indeed within the marine industry.”
Colonel John Davis – Chichester Harbour Conservancy
“ You have been instrumental in negotiating such beneficial lease terms for us on our new office headquarters in Southampton, and this will help us significantly in the years to come. Your innate understanding of our unique character as a charity is rare and something for which I have been very grateful in my first few months with the JST – thank you.”
Alex Lochrane – Jubilee Sailing Trust
“Gary has assisted my company greatly by negotiating substantial savings on our landlord’s rental proposal and by negotiating a reduction in our Rateable Value from £460,000 to £352,500.”
Mike Riddle – SMR - Samvardhana Motherson Reflectec
“Gary is a very pleasant man who has looked after all my property issues for around 20 years now. He has always been able to bring about a result to the benefit of my business.”
John Marsh – Viscount Caravans
“One of my most interesting deals was when Gary recommended I purchase a fully let office block in Portsmouth as an investment. Having spotted a possible residential redevelopment angle, Gary negotiated surrenders of the leases and obtained significant reverse premiums from the tenants and subsequently sold the property to a developer at a significant profit. It was a cracking deal.”
Will Hurlock – Landene PLC
“Many thanks for your recent valuation report on our customer’s site in Winchester. We really appreciated the detailed appraisal you carried out showing various valuation implications on different planning scenarios backed up with your opinions as to the likely outcome. It was particularly helpful in assisting us to have a full understanding of the risk, enabling us to lend against this purchase by our customer.”
John Spittal – Royal Bank of Scotland
