Chris Lock
Chris officially retired from the business in December 2017 but continues to service a number of key clients as a Consultant and can be contracted via the Farnham office.
Chris has worked in the commercial property industry since 1975 when he joined Taylor Rose in the West End dealing with all aspects of the commercial agency market.
In 1981 he joined Weller Eggar’s commercial department in Farnham, working with Geoff Reeve, being involved in all aspects of the commercial property sector. In 1989 with Geoff Reeve he set up Wadham & Isherwood (Farnham) which merged with Curchod & Co LLP in January 2018. Throughout the time working in Farnham Chris has dealt with all aspects of the commercial property market, in the early days primarily on the agency side however more recently becoming more involved in the investment market as well as professional work, involving rent reviews, lease renewals and valuations.
Chris has handled a number of high profile developments in recent years notably:
- Coxbridge Business Park, Farnham – Acted for the owners/developers of this 14 acre site since its inception in the late 1990’s. This involved assistance in obtaining a Master Plan consent for approx. 200,000 sq.ft. of B1/B2 space and the subsequent agency role in both dealing with completed projects, principally 3 acres of open storage and the Enterprise Centre, and the sale of serviced sites
- Crosby Way, Farnham – Advised Farnham Estates in the acquisition of this prime edge of town site leading to planning approval for 40,000 sq.ft. office development. Negotiating a pre-sale of a 10,000 sq.ft. building to local company, FT International, and following the speculative development of the remaining 30,000 sq.ft. negotiating lettings to Thales, Molex and Elateral. Subsequently in 2005 negotiating the sale of two of the buildings on the development to Threadneedle
- Waterbrook, Alton – Acting in both an advisory and agency role for the joint developers of this 15 acre industrial site, namely Thames Water and Westbrook Property Developments. Over a 7 year period negotiating a number of design and build sales to national and local companies including Gardner Denver, Conquip Industrial, Esdevium Games and Watson Transport.
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Any time we start something new it is exciting and we are very motivated and committed. As time goes by, however, the burst of enthusiasm can wane as the reality of how much work is going to be involved kicks in. When you find yourself slacking a little and not being as enthused about the new change or goal you are working towards, that isn’t a sign to quit. It is a sign that it is time to re-commit.
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