Osborne King
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Osborne King, originally Osborne King & Megran, is a commercial property
consultancy firm, based in Belfast
, UK and private partnership of chartered surveyors in the United Kingdom
. It is among the oldest firms of its kind in Ireland
, having been founded in 1947. It is known for its public sector
work,with contracts in defence, county councils, government offices and educational facilities. The company offers a full range of property services to both public and private sectors and is regulated by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
.
Over the years the firm has had many different name changes, mainly, Osborne King & Megran, J Trevor & Sons, Hamilton Osborne King & Osborne King.
The firm is well known for its excellence of training of Graduates and has an RICS Structured Training Agreement as an RICS Registered Firm. .
General Agency
- Sale or letting of vacant industrial or office premises.
Retail Agency
- Letting of retail space in high street shopping centres or retail parks.
Asset Recovery
- Disposal of bank owned property, typically repossessed, that may be the direct responsibility of Osborne King as Fixed Charge Receiver or through a third party.
Auction
- Sale of commercial & residential property through our quarterly auction platform.
Licensed Premises
- Sale or letting of a premises licensed for the sale of alcohol, or in addition, the sale of a liquor licence for use at another premises.
Investment
- Sale or purchase of income producing property for a private client or institutional investor.
Valuation
- Undertaking RICS Red Book property valuations for the purposes of secured lending, accounting purposes or tax planning.
Landlord & Tenant
- Undertaking rent reviews, lease renewals and general lease advisory services, on behalf of landlords or tenants.
Rating
- Provision of property rating advice on behalf of occupiers of non-domestic property.
Property Management
- Acting on behalf of landlords providing a rent collection service, service charge account administration and facilities management service.
Corporate Management
- Acting on behalf of tenants in managing their rent and service charge payments in a professional and timely manner.
Energy Consultancy/Statutory Compliance
- Provision of Energy Performance Certificates required by law when selling or letting a property. Provision of other statutory compliance surveys, health & safety audits & fire risk assessments.
Public/Private Sector Property Consultancy
- Development advisory service relating to Public and Private sector property development with specific experience in the provision of public private partnership agreements.
Property
Property is any physical or intangible entity that is owned by a person or jointly by a group of people or a legal entity like a corporation...
consultancy firm, based in Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
, UK and private partnership of chartered surveyors in the United Kingdom
Chartered surveyors in the United Kingdom
A Chartered surveyor in the United Kingdom is a surveyor who is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors . Until the end of the 20th century, chartered surveyors could also be members of the ISVA , but this organisation merged into the RICS in 1999.Chartered surveyors may offer...
. It is among the oldest firms of its kind in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, having been founded in 1947. It is known for its public sector
Public sector
The public sector, sometimes referred to as the state sector, is a part of the state that deals with either the production, delivery and allocation of goods and services by and for the government or its citizens, whether national, regional or local/municipal.Examples of public sector activity range...
work,with contracts in defence, county councils, government offices and educational facilities. The company offers a full range of property services to both public and private sectors and is regulated by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is an independent, representative professional body which regulates property professionals and surveyors in the United Kingdom and other sovereign nations....
.
Over the years the firm has had many different name changes, mainly, Osborne King & Megran, J Trevor & Sons, Hamilton Osborne King & Osborne King.
The firm is well known for its excellence of training of Graduates and has an RICS Structured Training Agreement as an RICS Registered Firm. .
Services
Osborne King operate all over the UK specialising in a number of key areas:General Agency
- Sale or letting of vacant industrial or office premises.
Retail Agency
- Letting of retail space in high street shopping centres or retail parks.
Asset Recovery
- Disposal of bank owned property, typically repossessed, that may be the direct responsibility of Osborne King as Fixed Charge Receiver or through a third party.
Auction
- Sale of commercial & residential property through our quarterly auction platform.
Licensed Premises
- Sale or letting of a premises licensed for the sale of alcohol, or in addition, the sale of a liquor licence for use at another premises.
Investment
- Sale or purchase of income producing property for a private client or institutional investor.
Valuation
- Undertaking RICS Red Book property valuations for the purposes of secured lending, accounting purposes or tax planning.
Landlord & Tenant
- Undertaking rent reviews, lease renewals and general lease advisory services, on behalf of landlords or tenants.
Rating
- Provision of property rating advice on behalf of occupiers of non-domestic property.
Property Management
- Acting on behalf of landlords providing a rent collection service, service charge account administration and facilities management service.
Corporate Management
- Acting on behalf of tenants in managing their rent and service charge payments in a professional and timely manner.
Energy Consultancy/Statutory Compliance
- Provision of Energy Performance Certificates required by law when selling or letting a property. Provision of other statutory compliance surveys, health & safety audits & fire risk assessments.
Public/Private Sector Property Consultancy
- Development advisory service relating to Public and Private sector property development with specific experience in the provision of public private partnership agreements.
Major Projects
Some of the more important developments they have worked on are:- Obel TowerObel TowerThe Obel Tower is a skyscraper in Belfast, Northern Ireland.Costing £60 million and measuring 85 metres in height, the tower dominates the Belfast skyline. On completion it overtook the previous tallest skyscraper in Ireland, Windsor House , also in Belfast...
- Westfield CastleCourtWestfield CastleCourtWestfield CastleCourt is a shopping centre on Royal Avenue in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is Northern Ireland's second largest shopping centre after Foyleside in Derry City. and has approximately 16 million visits a year...
- Kennedy Centre, BelfastKennedy Centre, BelfastFirst opened in 1991 by Hugh Kennedy, the Kennedy Centre is a retail and leisure development in a largely built-up residential area of west Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was redeveloped in 2008, having agreed upon a new anchor tenant...
Major Clients
Some notable major company clients:- StarbucksStarbucksStarbucks Corporation is an international coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle, Washington. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with 17,009 stores in 55 countries, including over 11,000 in the United States, over 1,000 in Canada, over 700 in the United Kingdom, and...
- WestfieldWestfield-Places:Australia:*Westfield, Western AustraliaCanada:*Grand Bay-Westfield, New Brunswick*Westfield, Nova ScotiaEngland*Westfield, East Sussex*Westfield, North Yorkshire*Westfield, Somerset*Westfield, Woking, SurreyNew Zealand:*Westfield, New Zealand...
- Sainsbury's
- Dobbies Garden CentresDobbies Garden CentresDobbies Garden Centres is a British chain of garden centres, now owned by Tesco.The business was founded in 1865 by James Dobbie, who created a seeds business named Dobbie & Co...
- KFCKFCKFC, founded and also known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is a chain of fast food restaurants based in Louisville, Kentucky, in the United States. KFC has been a brand and operating segment, termed a concept of Yum! Brands since 1997 when that company was spun off from PepsiCo as Tricon Global...
- Presbyterian Church in IrelandPresbyterian Church in IrelandThe Presbyterian Church in Ireland , is the largest Presbyterian denomination in Ireland, and the largest Protestant denomination in Northern Ireland...