A private secondary school was seeking to acquire a green field suite for a new high school in the Lower Hunter Valley region. Nick was engaged to provide strategic property acquisition services.

• Define the client’s ideal property requirements.

• Initial desk-top review of options within the investigation area.

• Identification of an opportunity for an aggregated site held by 2 adjoining land holders.

• Review of land title and tenure for each property.

• Physical inspection of the properties and improvements with the client.

• Recommended due diligence checks and expert 3rd party reports prior to negotiation.

• Engagement of expert 3rd party Valuer.

• Advice on negotiate strategy and structure of offers.

• Tabling of formal offers to each land holder.

• 1st point of contact liaison between the land holders and senior school executives.

• Acted as communication conduit between the client and the land holders.

Our advice and negotiation strategy resulted in the acquisition of both properties for the purposes of a new secondary school.