Office buildings: quality makes the market.
The office market now rewards quality, energy performance and flexibility. For office buildings and business parks, Rodschinson Investment brings clarity to the sale, valuation, preparation and repositioning.
Discuss Your Real Estate AssetWhat the family covers
Single-tenant or multi-tenant building, corporate headquarters, business park, office campus, flexible office and coworking property, government-occupied asset, strata office.
What drives the value of an office building
Occupancy & WAULT
Rate, remaining firm term, expiry schedule.
Tenant mix
Strength of signatures and diversification.
Energy & compliance
EPC/PEB and upgrade trajectory, decisive for institutionals.
CAPEX
Structural works and adaptation to new uses.
Flexibility
Divisibility, services, conversion capacity.
The owner's decisions
Sell a stabilised asset; arbitrate ahead of a major lease expiry; value to decide; prepare: expiry schedule, energy, documentation; improve before selling when the horizon allows (Value Acceleration: leases, energy, positioning).
Off-market and confidentiality
Tenants read listings: a building publicly for sale complicates ongoing renegotiations. Controlled exposure protects the tenant relationship during the process.
FAQ
Is the office market still liquid?
Yes for quality assets: well located, well let, energy-compliant. Polarisation has increased: value concentrates on the prime segment.
Is a near-term lease expiry disqualifying?
No, but it changes the buyer universe and the valuation. Anticipating it, renegotiating or repositioning before the sale, often earns more.
How much does the energy certificate weigh?
A lot, and increasingly: it conditions future obligations, expected CAPEX and eligibility for institutional investors' criteria.
Sell occupied or vacant?
Two different markets: yield for one, conversion or owner-occupation value for the other. The value assessment compares both routes.
Does a partially vacant building sell?
Yes, provided the right story: either a credible letting plan or a repositioning, vacancy is valued as potential or paid as risk.