We help a wide range of developers, property companies, institutions and retailers with their investment acquisitions and disposals, active asset management and the leasing of their portfolios.

All clients receive personal advice from the principals of the company who carry out the work for you themselves.

In addition to this personal service, when advising our clients we also draw on the wider experience within the firm to ensure we provide creative and integrated guidance on every aspect of the transaction.

Investment

Matthew Stockford

Matthew Stockford

Matthew specialises in investment agency with a focus on the acquisition and disposal of out of town retail parks, food stores and leisure investments, together with development funding. Although it doesn’t show in his youthful looks, he has over 30 years’ experience in the retail warehouse investment sector.
Tom Watson

Tom Watson

Tom joined in September 2020 and specialises in investment agency. Over the last 12 years, first at CBRE and lately as a partner at Morgan Williams, he has been involved in over £4 billion of investment transactions and development funding for a range of clients, including UK listed REITs, institutional investors, real estate private equity funds, and property companies.
Jack Lavin

Jack Lavin

Jack joined Stockford Anderson in 2017. Jack is based in our London office where he works alongside Matthew, Tom and James in the investment team. Jack has a range of institutional and private clients who he advises on both acquisitions and disposals. He is a keen sportsman with a passion for rugby and golf.

James Welch

James joined Stockford Anderson in January 2024 from Gerald Eve where he was a partner for four years. He was previously a director at JLL and a founder of Cortex Partners. He is renowned for his expertise in the leisure and out of town retail investment markets. With over 35 years of investment agency and development funding experience, he has advised on many of the high profile leisure schemes in the UK and has a broad client base. (food, skiing and cycling are his passions)

Asset Management

Paul Anderson

Paul Anderson

Paul has extensive experience in the leasing and asset management of out of town retail properties, including shopping parks, retail parks, edge of town centre developments and solo retail warehouse units.
Tudor Williams

Tudor Williams

Tudor has been an agent specialising in the out of town retail park market for 19 years. Tudor provides asset management advice to private property companies and major UK property institutions.
Chris Chetwood

Chris Chetwood

Chris is a retail warehouse specialist with over 20 years’ experience working in the UK market acting for landlords, developers and retailers. Chris has worked with numerous retailers over the years and currently provides strategic portfolio advice for Matalan, Wickes, DFS and Sofology.

Patrick Heaps

Patrick joined from BNPP where he was Head of Retail and has 30 years of experience in exclusively retail property. Patrick specialises in out of town retail and includes Brookfield and Abrdn as clients. He has been responsible for the purchase of Fosse Park advising GT /TCE and Brookfield’s purchase of parks from Hammerson and Nuveen amongst other notable transactions. He also advises selective clients on the Bond St luxury market.
Andrew Collier

Andrew Collier

Andrew has worked in the Out of Town Retail sector for more than 25 years and joined Stockford Anderson in 2016 after holding similar senior roles at Savills and Cushman & Wakefield. Andrew acts for both developers, landlords and retailers – primarily advising landlords and developers on leasing and asset management strategies for existing and new retail warehousing across the UK.
Charles Hill

Charles Hill

Celebrating 50 years in the UK commercial property market Charles joined Stockford Anderson in January 2022. He acts primarily for DFS and Sofology whilst also representing Black Diamond Investments and Morbaine. He has a long track record in the out of town retail market going back to the early 1980’s, whilst at Donaldsons, representing WH Smith DO IT ALL, one of the original out of town DIY operators.

Lease Advisory

Andrew Freeman

Andrew Freeman

Andrew has over 20 years of experience acting for landlords and tenants in the out of town and high street retail markets. Andrew also provides landlord and tenant advice, including lease renewals and rental valuations.