What we do

What We Do

Property acquisition:

Castlestone acquire commercial, residential and mixed use sites and buildings on an unconditional basis throughout London and the South East.

Properties can be tenanted or vacant and examples of the types of properties we acquire include:

Commercial Properties:

  • car showrooms
  • garages
  • office buildings
  • shops with commercial uses above 
  • freestanding retail units
  • dental and doctors surgeries

Residential Properties:

  • houses suitable for conversion
  • plots of land suitable for residential development

Adding value:

We increase value through using our knowledge, skills and expertise to obtain residential planning consent.

We develop residential schemes.

We have immediate cash funds available for the acquisition of projects and developments of all sizes and are looking for purchases up to £4 million. We make decisions quickly and will look to complete a purchase to meet the seller’s timescales. 

We also recognise that there are many situations where the property owner or agent may wish to remain involved in the project and we are flexible and experienced in working with others to maximise the economic returns.

Examples of projects we have handled can be found on our case studies page.

Agents and introducers:

We reward agents and introducers for introducing suitable properties and offer a generous incentive package including a substantial share of the profits derived from a successful project.

Our approach entails working together with a predetermined exit strategy. Castlestone will fully fund the transaction with the agent or introducer remaining a substantial equity partner. 

Property Owners:

We are highly flexible in our approach and will tailor agreements with owners including joint ventures to share profits. 

 


Case Studies

A selection of Castlestone's recent investment and development projects.

Thames St, Windsor SL4

Thames St, Windsor SL4

  • Freehold comprising ground floor retail and offices above
  • Obtained planning permission to convert offices to flats. Undertook building work
  • Achieved significant rental increase on retail unit
  • Retained in portfolio
Stoke Road, Slough SL2

Stoke Road, Slough SL2

  • 1 acre car showroom site
  • Secured an option to acquire freeholder's interest.
  • After submitting 2 pre planning applications we have now submitted a full planning application for 100 flats
  • Currently awaiting result of planning application
Connaught Gardens, London N10

Connaught Gardens, London N10

  • Large unmortgageable house arranged as flats
  • Obtained planning consent for change of use back to a house
  • Marketed the property as a single dwelling
  • Sold
High Road, Whetstone, London N20

High Road, Whetstone, London N20

  • Freehold parade of shops with offices above and a sitting tenant
  • Obtained planning consent for conversion of offices to residential. Undertook building work
  • Increased retails rents and obtained vacant possession from sitting tenant
  • Became flats (and 3 shops). Retained

 

Florfield Passage, London E8

Florfield Passage, London E8

  • Furniture factory in economic decline
  • Acquired subject to planning. Achieved consent for flats on appeal. Subsequently achieved consent for more residential units.
  • Carried out building work
  • Part sold
Station Road, Gerrard Cross SL9

Station Road, Gerrard Cross SL9

  • Freehold comprising ground floor retail and offices above
  • Achieved significant rental increases on office and retail tenants
  • Re-let ground floor retail unit
  • Sold entire freehold
High St, Eton SL4

High St, Eton SL4

  • Antiques emporium with ancillary space above
  • Obtained planning consent for flats above on appeal (2 year process) including complex flood risk assessments.
  • Undertook residential redevelopment and renovation of shop unit.
  • All retained
Chiltern Street, London W1

Chiltern Street, London W1

  • Dilapidated former Victorian dispensary, part converted into flats
  • Progessive conversion of building into flats
  • Negotiated with sitting tenants to obtain vacant possession
  • Part sold
Junction Road, London N19

Junction Road, London N19

  • Underperforming public house
  • Obtained planning consent for a change of use to residential
  • Carried out building work 
  • House sold; flats retained in portfolio