Family owned trading company, The RO, is pleased to announce the sale of its freehold interest in Dakota, Brooklands, Weybridge to Surrey County Council (“Surrey”) for a total consideration of £15.9 million. The Brooklands estate, which was formed within the perimeter of the historic Brooklands motor racing circuit, is home to one of the largest clusters of blue-chip occupiers in the South East, including Sony, Procter & Gamble, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Cargill, LG and Merce

The RO Group announces the major refurbishment of 49 Clarendon Road in Watford – rebranded as GNR8. With GNR8, the RO has delivered a flexible, modern office space in a prime location, meeting the demands of the 21st century. As part of the building’s redevelopment, industrial style finishes are complemented by vibrant, contemporary furniture offering practical and welcoming meeting and collaborative spaces. GNR8 has also become the first building in Hertfordshire to secure

Cornwall holiday parks scoop gold in prestigious David Bellamy conservation awards. The RO is proud to announce that its two holiday parks, Stonerush Lakes and Southern Halt, have each won gold in the 2019 David Bellamy Conservation Awards. The awards recognise holiday parks that protect and enhance Britain’s natural environment and the award assessors specifically consider the management of land as a haven for wildlife; the reduction in the use of energy, water and other res

The RO is pleased to announce the disposal of St George’s House in Brighton

Prestigious tenants Robert Half and Yoooserv secured and two complete floors now let in RO building in Weybridge. We are pleased to announce that two highly regarded companies, Robert Half and Yoooserv, have taken space in one of the RO’s flagship properties, the Dakota building in Weybridge. The Dakota building is the first multi-tenanted building in Europe to achieve Fitwel certification, a simple, easy to apply healthy building measure that is quickly gaining traction in

First Building in Hampshire to receive Fitwel certification We are pleased to confirm that we are the first company to have secured Fitwel certification for a building in Hampshire. Fitwel is a healthy building measure that is quickly gaining traction in the UK and Europe, with registered projects in over 35 countries. The building, One Dorset Street in Southampton, is also only the second multi-tenanted building in Europe to have been awarded this certification. The firs

Purchase of Silbury House in Milton Keynes for £6 million The RO is pleased to announce the purchase of Silbury House in Milton Keynes, at the heart of the “CaMkOx” Arc, for £6 million from Standard Life Investments Property Holdings Ltd. The modern office block of nearly 25,000 sq. ft. is located in an area set for rapid economic growth and in close proximity to both the station and thecentre:mk. The building is let to National Westminster Bank Plc until 2021 and has dedic

Local family owned trading business, the RO, based in Potters Bar, has once again used their annual charity quiz to raise over £10,000 for an important local charity. The quiz, held annually at the Wyllyotts Theatre, has now raised in excess of £75,000 for Hertfordshire-based charities. ADD-vance, the beneficiary of this year’s event, is comprised of a dedicated group of professionals, who are also parents of children affected by ADHD and / or Autism. Their mission is to sup

Rebalancing of portfolio continues with sale of property in Market Harborough and acquisition in Langley Family owned trading company, The RO, is pleased to announce the purchase of Waterside Court, Langley for £6.25 million and the sale of its warehouse assets in Market Harborough, Leicestershire for £3.25 million. The sale provides further opportunity for the RO to redeploy its capital into new investment opportunities in 2019. One such deployment is the acquisition of Wat

The RO is pleased to announce the disposal of Phoenix House in Brighton and West Park House in Southampton, both to local authorities for in excess of £11m. Phoenix House has been sold to Brighton and Hove City Council for £6.8m and West Park House has been sold to CIFCO Capital Limited (an investment company serving the Joint Capital Investment Strategy and Investment Fund of Babergh District Council and Mid Suffolk District Council) for £5.1m. The sale of both properties ge

The RO is pleased to announce the appointment of Steve White who joins the RO as Group Commercial Director. Steve joins the RO from Grant Thornton Corporate Finance, where he was a Director, and one of the leaders of the Grant Thornton Corporate Finance Central team. He will primarily be based in the Group’s Potters Bar headquarters and will report to Group Managing Director Edward Rowlandson. In his previous role at Grant Thornton, Steve spent time developing and leading the

RO is pleased to announce that they are the first Company to have secured Fitwel certification for a multi-tenanted building in Europe, at the Dakota building in Weybridge, Surrey. Fitwel is a simple, easy to apply healthy building measure that is quickly gaining traction in the UK and Europe. The Dakota building is the first UK Fitwel certified scheme outside of London and it is also the first time a multi-tenanted building has secured the certification in Europe. This innov

The RO is pleased to announce the successful sale of Norwich House, Hull, to Augustus House Limited for £1,073,000; as well as the sale of 1-4 Station Approach, Frome, for £1,000,000 to Station Approach Frome Ltd . Both sales represent a further realisation of a strategy to focus on gateway cities and market towns for the property division of the Hertfordshire based family owned trading business. The Group will redeploy this capital into further investment opportunities in i

The RO has continued its recent strong run of activity by announcing two more deals as part of its strategy to refocus its core real estate portfolio. The Group is pleased to announce the acquisition of a multi-tenanted office property, Admiral House in Windsor, which has been purchased for £4 million from Jansons Property, at a Net Initial Yield of 5.66% as well as the sale of Dukes Park in Harlow, to CBRE Global Investors for £3.5 million, equating to a Net Initial Yield of

The RO is pleased to announce the acquisition of a nine acre development plot that has been purchased for £2.45 million from Amesbury Property Company Limited. The site has the potential for industrial, distribution and trade counter units, and will benefit significantly from the A303 infrastructure improvements in a key regional gateway location. Offering a range of development opportunities, the land is situated on Solstice Park, near Amesbury, in central southern England

The RO is pleased to announce the sale of its remaining interests at Newhall Square in Birmingham for £1.85 million to Marchmont Farms Ltd. The property is located on the southern fringe of the Jewellery Quarter and fronts the busy Charlotte Street, between the Travelodge and the Stay City hotel schemes, both of which were developed and subsequently sold by the RO for a total consideration of £27 million. The sale of 6‐7 Newhall Square ends RO’s involvement and current i

The RO is proud to announce that its housebuilding subsidiary Metis Homes has won the Gold Award in the Best Small Housebuilder category at the WhatHouse? Awards 2017. The awards event is widely recognised as the biggest and most prestigious event for the nation’s new homes builders. Metis was founded in 2008 by Adam O’Brien, alongside respected industry professional Tony Burton with strategic investment and support from the RO, an entrepreneurial family company which has bee

The RO is pleased to announce that they have completed the purchase of 31-33 East Street, Chichester, for £4 million from M&G Real Estate. The property comprises two prime retail units over ground and basement levels, with three self-contained residential flats and a maisonette above, which are all fully let on assured shorthold tenancies. This property is located in an extremely desirable prime pitch on the north side of East Street, within Chichester’s pedestrianised retai

The RO is pleased to announce that they have completed the purchase of 1 Dorset Street in Southampton from Aberdeen Standard Investments for £5.2 million. This brings RO’s total of sales and acquisitions to in excess of £60 million over the last 15 months. This is the third major acquisition the RO has made in Southampton, bringing its total investment in the City to over £16 million, following the purchase last year of Waterside Place, located on the marina and a short walk

The RO is pleased to announce the sale of Discovery House is a 9,034 sq ft office building arranged over two storeys and is completely self-contained. Vision Park is located about three miles north of Cambridge, just off junction 32 of the A14. It has been owned by the RO since 2014 with Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) in occupation. The purchaser of the property is The Royal London Mutual Insurance Society who also own five other office properties on Vision Park. The price r

Employees from the RO Group in Potters Bar have been helping out at Mudlarks Community Garden to support the Hertford based charity with its efforts to look after vulnerable members of the local community. Mudlarks supports adults with learning disabilities and mental health issues offering therapy, training and work experience in horticulture, conservation and environmental awareness. With the help of their dedicated volunteers and staff they have created a valuable communit

12 month real estate dealflow now in excess of £54 million The RO announces the sale of its property in Lytham St Anne’s to Savills Investment Management for £6.7 million, bringing its total of sales and acquisitions to in excess of £54 million over a 12 month period. The property in Lytham St Anne’s was originally acquired with two floors of tired offices above retail space. With a strong location underpinning the investment opportunity, the RO was able to acquire planning t

There is a common misconception that homelessness is a problem associated only with the major metropolitan conurbations, but the sad fact is that many people including a large number of young and vulnerable adults across the shires often face a night without safe and secure accommodation. Herts Young Homeless (hyh) is a charity founded with a mission to prevent homelessness in Hertfordshire by empowering individuals to make positive informed choices and to support young peopl

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has named 25 real estate companies in its annual report of the fastest-growing and most dynamic small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) across the UK. To be selected for the list, the RO demonstrated not only positive growth in revenue over the last three years, but also strong sector performance. Xavier Rolet, chief executive of the LSE is quoted as saying: "Four years on, LSEG’s ‘1000 Companies to Inspire Britain’ report continues to highli