Here at Towngate we pride ourselves on building positive working relationships with our commercial property tenants by always taking the ‘face to the name’ approach. As an SME company, we as commercial landlords are in the fortunate position of being able to offer our tenants a friendly and personal service, where they know a familiar face is always at hand. Annual tenant visits, carried out by our Marketing Manager, Julia Ford are a key part of building and subsequently maintaining those landlord and tenant relationships and feedback from our tenants has always shown that it is something they value and appreciate.       

Commercial property lettings, as opposed to residential lettings are far more complex and vary greatly in terms of lease agreements and where the responsibilities of both the landlord and tenant lie; so it is important that both parties are aware of the conditions of the lease and are happy with them before entering into an agreement.

All industrial tenants will start their search for a suitable property with specific requirements in mind; the space they choose must work well for them as a business in order for productivity and profitability to thrive. These could be something as obvious as the size of the property they require or ensuring ample parking to accommodate each member of staff, through to more specific needs such as loading docks for companies operating frequent lorry deliveries.

In our post covid world these requirements may also be based more around flexibility for their staff and as we all work towards a greener future, requirements centred around ESG and sustainability are becoming more and more vital. Properties offering the latest in technological advancements will inevitably reduce costs for the tenant and conserve energy for the planet, whilst properties set within natural, eco-friendly environments are a pull for boosting employee wellbeing. Having our own Head Quarters based within the parklands of Brighouse, we can certainly vouch for the benefits of working within nature.

What better way to round off our September blog than with a few previous comments from some of our fantastic tenants, giving us their thoughts on why a positive, friendly and approachable working relationship is important to them: –  

Michael West, General Manager, Alco Valves Group (Armytage Road Industrial Estate, Brighouse)

“Being with a locally based Landlord who as a Company is still run like a family business is a great treat, I have dealt with other Corporate Landlords who don’t afford the same quality of care and commitment to their tenants, this for me is the true value of Towngate”. 

Jon Collinge, Managing Director, Lonestar (Airedale Industrial Estate, Leeds)

“Towngate have been an excellent Landlord to deal with over the years and have worked closely with us in order to maintain and develop the Kitson Road site into the high-class manufacturing facility it is today”. 

Mark Poole, Director, Jump Inc (Benyon Park Way, Leeds)

“We hugely appreciate the relationship we have with Towngate and how we feel comfortable in approaching them knowing we will always receive a helpful and friendly response”. 

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