HASLAMS

What HASLAMS does

Haslams is a Reading-headquartered chartered surveying LLP, founded in 1838 and operating as one of the oldest independent commercial property practices in the UK. The firm provides four core service lines: Commercial Property Agency (letting, sale, and acquisition of industrial, warehouse, and office space); Development Land and Planning (land assembly, valuation, marketing, sale, planning applications, viability assessments, and planning appeals); Valuation and Lease Advisory (valuations, rent reviews, lease renewals, business rates appeals); and Building Surveying (building surveys, asbestos reports, schedules of dilapidations, project management, contract administration). It also operates an online property search portal at haslams.co.uk, though its core technology stack is conventional web tooling rather than proprietary systems.

The firm serves institutional investors and property companies (Aviva Investors, Aberdeen/Abrdn, Standard Life Investments, IPIF/Legal & General, Salmon Harvester Opportunity Fund), national and regional house builders (Bellway, Bewley Homes, Taylor Wimpey), commercial occupiers (Brakes Group, Synergix, HSBC), educational institutions (University of Reading since 1924, University of Aberystwyth), local authorities (Reading and Wokingham Borough Councils), and private landowners across the Thames Valley — covering Reading, Berkshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Bracknell, Basingstoke, Maidenhead, Slough, High Wycombe, Wokingham, Newbury, and surrounding towns.

Revenue is generated through professional service fees and transaction commissions, with no publicly disclosed pricing or financials. The go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven: direct client engagement, retained and joint-agency mandates (alongside CBRE, Savills, Knight Frank, Lambert Smith Hampton on major transactions), industry-event sponsorship (Thames Valley Property Awards), and content marketing via annual Reading Industrial Market Report and West Berkshire Property Market Industrial Update. Notable scale signals include over £250 million of development land handled in recent years and Reading's largest-ever industrial pre-let (207,000 sq ft for Brakes Group at Suttons Business Park). The firm expanded its commercial agency capability via the March 2023 merger with Sharps Commercial.

Name

HASLAMS

Legal name

Haslams Surveyors LLP

Website

https://haslams.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1838

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Haslams is a Reading-based chartered surveying firm offering commercial property agency, development land advisory, valuation, and building surveying services across the Thames Valley. Founded in 1838, it serves institutional investors, developers, house builders, and occupiers across Berkshire, Hampshire, and Oxfordshire.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate Services

NAICS

Real Estate Property Managers (53131), Nonresidential Property Managers (531312), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate Restructuring, Turnaround & Workout Advisory (Distressed Assets) (BPAJANAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Manufacturing & Heavy Industrial Facilities Brokerage (BPAJACAB)

Keywords

• Commercial property agency
• Chartered surveying services
• Development land advisory
• Commercial property valuation
• Lease advisory services

Headquarters

HQ city

Reading

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Valuation and Consultancy: Revenue generated through professional property consultancy services including property valuations, rent reviews, lease renewals, business rates appeals, building surveys, asbestos reports, and schedules of dilapidations for commercial and residential clients.
2. Commercial Agency and Development Land Sales: Commission-based revenue from handling commercial property transactions (industrial, warehouse, offices) for sale and letting, as well as assembling, valuing, marketing and selling development land on behalf of owners, developers and occupiers. In recent years handled more than £250 million worth of development land.
3. Planning and Advisory Services: Fees for planning application management, expert witness services, viability assessments, and planning appeals for development projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Haslams provides commercial property agency and chartered surveying services across the Thames Valley, handling the sale, letting, and acquisition of industrial, warehouse, and office properties. The firm also assembles, values, markets, and sells development land; delivers valuation, rent review, lease renewal, and business rates advisory; and provides building surveying including dilapidations, asbestos reports, and contract administration. Services are delivered directly to enterprise and mid-market clients from its Reading headquarters.

Product overview

Haslams is a chartered surveying firm offering a unified suite of commercial property consultancy services rather than a modular software product. The core offerings include Commercial Property Agency (handling industrial, warehouse, and office transactions), Development Land & Planning (land assembly and sales), Valuation and Lease Advisory (valuations, rent reviews, lease renewals), and Building Surveying (surveys and dilapidations). These services are delivered through a property search platform. The firm operates primarily across the Thames Valley region (Berkshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Property Agency Full-service commercial property agency handling the letting, sale, and acquisition of industrial, warehouse, and office properties across the Thames Valley region for developers, investors, and occupiers.
• Development Land & Planning Assembly, valuation, marketing, and sale of development land of all types and sizes for owners, developers, and occupiers, from single plots to multi-acre sites, including planning advice, viability assessments, and planning appeals.
• Valuation and Lease Advisory Property valuations, rent reviews, lease renewals, and business rates appeals for commercial and residential properties.
• Building Surveying Building surveys, asbestos reports, schedules of dilapidations, project management, and contract administration for commercial properties.

Quantifiable outcome

• Handled over £250 million worth of development land in recent years
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Blandy & Blandy LLPminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 22 October 2019Thames Valley law firm that co-hosted development land seminars with Haslams and planning consultants Pegasus Group. Hosted 'The Anatomy of a Development Land Deal' events.
• Thames Valley Property AwardsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 12 January 2014Haslams sponsored the inaugural Thames Valley Property Awards 2014, specifically the Commercial Property Deal of the Year category.
• Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 26 August 2011Joint marketing agents with Haslams on major industrial transactions including the 207,000 sq ft Brakes Group pre-let at Suttons Business Park on behalf of Standard Life Investments. Long-standing joint agency relationship on Thames Valley industrial instructions.
• Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)coreOthersHaslams is a member of RICS, ensuring professional standards and regulatory compliance. All Partners hold MRICS qualifications.
• CBREcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJoint agents with Haslams on major transactions including SEGRO pre-let at Reading Hub (Imperial Way) for GeoPost UK cross-dock parcel delivery centre.
• SavillscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJoint agents with Haslams appointed by University of Reading to sell Shinfield West holdings with planning for 1,200 homes.
• SEGRO PlccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor industrial property company that has instructed Haslams on multiple pre-let opportunities and development marketing including Imperial Way site for design and build pre-lets up to 185,000 sq ft.
• Knight FrankcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJoint agency partners with Haslams on The Blade, Reading office tower owned by Aviva Investors. Also retained alongside Bray Fox Smith and Haslams.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CBRE: Global commercial real estate services firm. Joint agent with Haslams on multiple Thames Valley deals including SEGRO pre-let at Imperial Way. Competes for and complements the largest institutional mandates Haslams targets.
• Savills: Global real estate services firm with UK commercial agency, valuation and development capabilities. Joint agent with Haslams on the University of Reading Shinfield disposal - serving many of the same institutional and developer clients at greater scale and with broader geographic reach.
• Knight Frank: Global real estate consultancy. Joint agent with Haslams on The Blade (Reading office tower owned by Aviva Investors). Comparable service lines in commercial agency, valuation, lease advisory serving institutional investors.
• Cushman & Wakefield: Global commercial real estate services firm with significant UK presence across agency, valuation, capital markets and lease advisory. Competes for the same institutional landlord and developer mandates as Haslams at the larger end of the deal spectrum.
• Strutt & Parker: Long-established UK chartered surveying and estate agency firm, now part of BNP Paribas Real Estate. Comparable historical legacy (founded 1891) and overlapping services in commercial agency, valuation and development advisory serving UK institutional clients.

Direct peers

• Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH): UK-headquartered commercial property consultancy and chartered surveying firm offering agency, valuation, building surveying and lease advisory. Joint agent with Haslams on the 207,000 sq ft Brakes Group pre-let at Suttons Business Park, indicating direct operational overlap in industrial agency and Thames Valley coverage.
• Carter Jonas: National UK chartered surveying and property consultancy with regional offices, providing agency, valuation, building surveying and development services. Comparable partnership-led independent consultancy model with similar service breadth and client mix (institutional, developer, occupier).
• Hollis: Independent UK commercial property consultancy with strong building surveying, project management, valuation and agency practices. Similar partner-led model targeting similar institutional and developer clients with a comparable service portfolio.
• Bidwells: UK property consultancy with strong presence in Cambridge, Oxford and broader Oxford-Cambridge Arc including Thames Valley/M4 corridor. Offers agency, development, investment, architecture and building consultancy services - directly comparable to Haslams' integrated property consultancy model.
• Vail Williams: Independent UK commercial property consultancy operating across southern England with comparable service mix (agency, valuation, building surveying, lease advisory, development consultancy). Closest like-for-like independent competitor in terms of size, regional focus and service breadth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/haslamssurveyor

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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