Residential
Residential & Commercial Property throughout Sussex
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Chris Oakley MRICS
Executive Chairman
Having founded Oakley Commercial in 1993, Chris has guided the company to grow into what is now one of the largest commercial and residential property consultancies in the Sussex area.
He started his property career in 1983 when he joined a Lewes based multi disciplined firm of Chartered Surveyors, upon leaving sixth form. Chris obtained a broad cross section of experience but was attracted to commercial property, which is where he focused his career. Studying by day release Chris qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 1990. Chris is Brighton born and bred, although now lives in Lewes, enjoys various sports and boating.
Responsible for overseeing the growth and management of the company, he is still passionate about doing deals, with notable transactions and Clients.
Clients include:
- Roche - Acquisition of 80,000 sq.ft. New Headquarters Offices in Burgess Hill
- Arts Council of England - Acquisition of Brighton regional offices
- Advising Shoreham Port Authority upon regeneration and agency matters
- Advising Local Authorities on the valuation and disposal of assets
- Sunley Holdings Plc - Sale of Tower Point Office Investment in Brighton £12.3m
- Art Investments - Sale of land for 102 apartments and offices in Lewes £8m
- Birch Property advice on letting Medical Centre to PCT and subsequent Investment sale at £2.7m
- Letting of 17,000 sq.ft. Health & Fitness Centre to The Gym
- Altyre Properties - Acquisition of Norwich Union office Investment in Brighton £3.1m
- Roche Diagnostics - Sale of Lewes HQ £4.2m
- Sunley Holdings Plc - Sale of Lewes Investment let to Secretary of State £6.1m
- Rees Elliott - Acquisition of Lewes Bus Station for retail development £2m
- East Sussex County Council – Sale of council headquarters at Pelham House, Lewes
- Dresden House Trust – Sale of Care Home in Hove at £5.2m
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Tim Crossfield
BSc MRICS
Managing Director
Tim is the director in charge of the company's Valuation, Management and Landlord and Tenant departments having joined Oakley Commercial in 1998. Tim has been practising as a Chartered Surveyor in the Sussex area for the last 15 years and specialises in the provision of advice to both landlords and tenants in relation to lease renewals and rent reviews, covering a wide variety of commercial property types.
Clients include:
- East Sussex County Council
- Shoreham Port Authority
- Adur District Council
- Mid Sussex District Council
- HBOSPl
- Sunley Holdings Plc
- St Modwen Properties
- Buccleuch Properties
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Simon Forrest
Commercial Director
Simon has worked in the commercial property sector for 20 years. Initially working for Stiles Harold Williams in both Brighton & Crawley where he specialized in business space. Later he spent four years working in the West End of London acquiring and project managing development and investment opportunities for a private investor. Having joined Oakley Commercial in 2004 he now runs the commercial agency department and advises clients on investment and development opportunities.
Recent projects and Clients have included:
- St Modwen Developments – Development and letting advice for 9.5 acre business park including a 32,000 sq ft pre sale to Reflex Nutrition.
- Berkeley Homes (Southern) – Letting advice on a new mixed use scheme within the Ropetackle Development in Shoreham
- Bolney Grange Industrial Estate Ltd – Development advice and sale of 16 industrial units in Mid Sussex
- Crest Nicholson/Bio Regional Quintain – Sale instructions for 7 offices within the award winning One Brighton Development
- Altyre Property – Letting instruction on 3 retail warehouse units in Newhaven and securing pre lets to the Factory Outlet store and Lidl
- Glanmore Investments – Sale of 56,000sq ft office building in central Hove
