Drake & Partners

Tom Drake, Partner at Drake & Partners will continue as Chairman of the East Midlands branch of the Industrial Agents Society for 2023. The Industrial Agents Society (IAS) is a national network of Commercial Agents focused on the leasing and development of Industrial & Logistics property, throughout the UK. It has a national committee and then […]

Despite much of the negativity reported throughout the media, 2022 actually proved a largely successful year for the majority of the commercial property sector. The Investment market was undoubtedly the most volatile and proved a tale of two halves of the year. The beginning of 2022 followed on positively from the levels achieved in 2021,

From April 2023, MEES (Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards) Regulations are changing. It is important that Landlord’s don’t get caught out with the new legislation. MEES measure the energy efficiency of a building and are used to produce an EPC (Energy Performance Certificate). Under current regulations property owners cannot grant a new tenancy on properties that

Stepnell Park Rugby is now fully occupied following the final letting to telecommunications company City Fibre. The most recent deal concludes the marketing of the high spec trade, warehouse and industrial scheme, developed by Rugby based developer Stepnell Limited. The estate, located close to the town centre and within easy reach of the M6 and

Northampton based commercial property and surveying company Drake & Partners are delighted to announce the appointment of Jonny Grove to their team. Jonny has joined from CS2 and will head up our new Building Consultancy team. Jonny has 20 years experience working in construction and building surveying. He started his career at Prestige Developments where

Drake & Partners have spent much of the weekend celebrating all things Northampton Town FC. The Cobblers are celebrating their 125 year anniversary this year and are celebrating with a range of events over the course of the season. On Saturday afternoon we attended with Kingsley Roofing who were matchday sponsors and hosted various clients

Drake & Partners have hosted a successful agents launch event, to celebrate the completion of Signal Park, Daventry. More than 30 agents attended from Northamptonshire and the wider region, including Milton Keynes, Coventry and Birmingham. The new scheme has been branded ‘Signal Park’ to embrace the towns history with radio transmission. The phrase ‘Daventry Calling’

Drake & Partners are delighted to confirm the appointment of Helen Green to their main Northampton office. Helen has a wealth of administration and PA experience, having previously worked in similar roles at the likes of Oakfield, Grant Thornton and Lambert Smith Hampton. Helen will offer a range of administrative support to the Partners and

Northampton based commercial property company Drake & Partners are delighted to have agreed to become the main sponsors at the Bold Dragoon Cricket Club. The cricket club, which is also based locally in Northampton were only set up as recently as 1987, originally as a friendly side but have grown year on year and now

Commercial property agents and surveyors in Northampton, Drake & Partners have won 2 awards in the first quarter for 2021. Nationally recognised commercial property database CoStar, recognised Drake & Partners recent deals in both the industrial/warehouse and office sectors, demonstrating the companies strength in the these two markets. We have been awarded one of the

Signal Park is already proving popular with local and national occupiers, with 4 units under offer and serious discussions ongoing on several other units. The steels are up and the cladding is nearly complete on all 3 terraces, with the scheme now just 3 months away from completion. We are also now getting a feel

On Wednesday 6th April members of the East Midlands and West Midlands Industrial Agents Society took part in their inaugural Golf Day at the Forest of Arden Golf Course. The two regions regularly work together across the wider Midlands region, but this was the first time such an event has been hosted and proved a