Legat Owen

Name

Legat Owen

Legal name

Legat Owen Ltd

Website

https://legatowen.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Property Consultancy

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (531210), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Offices of Real Estate Appraisers (53132), Nonresidential Property Managers (531312)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate Investment Advisory (Acquisitions/Dispositions, Capital Allocation) (BPAJANAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Real Estate Development & Feasibility Advisory (Highest-and-Best-Use, Entitlements Support) (BPAJANAC), Real Estate Capital Markets Advisory (Debt/Equity Placement, Refinancing) (BPAJANAE), Commercial Real Estate Asset Management (BPAJAMAB), Investment Sales Brokerage (BPAJABAI), Real Estate Advisory & Consulting (Strategy, Portfolio & Location) (FSAEAJAH)

Keywords

• Commercial property consultancy
• Chartered surveying services
• Commercial estate agency
• Commercial property management
• Building surveying services

Headquarters

HQ city

Chester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Agency Fees: Commission-based fees from property transactions including sales, lettings, and investments across commercial, retail, industrial, and office sectors
2. Professional Services: Fees for professional services including building surveying, valuation, dispute resolution, landlord & tenant advisory, and property & asset management

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Legat Owen is a chartered surveying and commercial property consultancy delivering agency, professional, development, and management services across commercial, retail, industrial, and office property sectors in the UK. Its core services include commercial property sales and lettings (retail, industrial, office), investment advisory, building surveying, valuation, landlord and tenant advisory, dispute resolution, commercial and residential development advisory, and ongoing property and asset management. The firm operates from offices in Chester, Nantwich, and Liverpool, with a digital property listings portal supporting transaction activity.

Product overview

Legat Owen is a chartered surveying and commercial property consultancy offering a comprehensive suite of agency and professional services. The firm operates as a single integrated advisory practice rather than a modular platform, providing Retail Agency, Industrial Agency, Office Agency, Investment advisory, Landlord & Tenant services, Dispute Resolution, Commercial Development, Residential Development, Building Surveying, Property & Asset Management, and Valuation services. The firm also maintains a digital Property Listings Portal accessible via its website where commercial properties are advertised. Services are delivered through experienced chartered surveyors operating from offices in Chester, Nantwich, and Liverpool.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Retail Agency Professional advice and transactions for retail properties, including high street, in-town, and out-of-town retail spaces across the North West region, for property owners, landlords, and tenants.
• Industrial Agency Commercial property advisory and letting services for industrial and warehouse facilities, including manufacturing, logistics, and distribution spaces, serving property owners and occupiers across the North West.
• Office Agency Office space leasing and advisory services for businesses seeking quality office accommodation in Chester and the surrounding North West area.
• Investment Advisory Property investment advisory services covering acquisition, disposal, and portfolio management for commercial property investors across the UK.
• Dispute Resolution / Expert Witness Specialist dispute resolution services including expert witness testimony for property-related legal proceedings and arbitration.
• Landlord & Tenant Advisory services for commercial landlord and tenant matters including lease negotiations, rent reviews, and lease renewals.
• Commercial Development Advisory and agency services for commercial development projects from site identification through to completion and lettings.
• Residential Development (Land) Expert advice on residential land development, including site sales and planning consultation for residential schemes, serving housebuilders and residential developers.
• Building Surveying Building surveying services including condition surveys, schedules of condition, and technical advice for commercial properties.
• Property & Asset Management Comprehensive property and asset management services for commercial portfolios, including tenant relations and maintenance oversight.
• Valuation Professional valuation services for commercial property, including RICS Red Book valuations and compensation assessments.
• Property Listings Portal Online property search portal allowing users to browse commercial properties for sale and to let across the North West, with filtering by type, size, tenure, and location.

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Solid GroundminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 3 December 2025Solid Ground, a property marketing and activation agency, has been appointed by Legat Owen on behalf of Cheshire West and Chester Council to lead marketing, events, and commercialization at Chester Northgate. The agency will develop a year-round program of events, activate public spaces, and boost local businesses to promote long-term growth at the city centre destination.
• Cheshire West and Chester CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCheshire West and Chester Council engaged Legat Owen as property marketing advisors for Chester Northgate, a major city centre lifestyle destination. Legat Owen appointed Solid Ground agency to lead marketing and events activities.
• Bolton BirchminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJoint agency arrangement on Park West Office Park transaction where Mitchell Charlesworth Accountants took 6,000 sq ft at Maple House. Legat Owen and Bolton Birch acted jointly for landlord PD Properties.
• The Commercial Property NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of The Commercial Property Network, a consortium of regional property consultancies
• South Cheshire Chamber of CommerceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPremium member for 30 years, indicating long-term commitment to local business community

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Savills: Global real estate services firm with substantial UK commercial agency, investment, valuation, and property management practices; competes for the same commercial mandates as Legat Owen but with vastly greater resources, cross-border capability, and institutional client base.
• CBRE: World's largest commercial real estate services firm with strong UK presence across agency, investment, valuation, and asset management; competes for larger mandates that a 40-person regional firm like Legat Owen would be shut out of, and represents the upper-bound competitive benchmark.
• JLL: Global real estate investment and services firm with deep UK presence in agency, capital markets, valuations, and property management; offers a directly overlapping service portfolio to Legat Owen but with substantially broader geographic and capital-markets reach.
• Cushman & Wakefield: Global commercial real estate services firm with agency, valuation, and asset management capabilities across UK markets; competes with Legat Owen for commercial mandates and serves as a benchmark on institutional client engagement and capital markets capability.

Regional players

• Bruntwood: North West England-focused property company developing, owning, and managing office and lab space; is partly a customer/competitor dynamic with Legat Owen as a regional advisor on commercial property and partly a competitor for occupier relationships in the Manchester/Cheshire corridor.

Direct peers

• Fisher German: UK regional chartered surveying and property consultancy offering agency, valuation, and management services across commercial, rural, and residential lines; directly comparable to Legat Owen's multi-disciplinary regional model with a similarly broad service stack and RICS-regulated practice.
• Bolton Birch: Cheshire-based chartered surveying practice active in commercial agency and property management; already operates as a joint agency partner with Legat Owen on Park West Office Park, making it the closest direct comparator on product, customer base, and geography.
• Lambert Smith Hampton: UK-wide chartered surveying and commercial property consultancy offering agency, building surveying, valuation, and property management; comparable to Legat Owen on services and RICS-regulated practice, but with significantly greater scale and UK coverage.
• Wright Marshall: Cheshire-based chartered surveyor and estate agency with commercial and residential offerings; overlaps Legat Owen regionally and on the residential development/land sales side of the business.
• Mason Owen: North West-based commercial property consultancy offering agency, investment, and management services across Liverpool and wider region; overlaps directly with Legat Owen on office, retail, and investment brokerage in overlapping catchments like Liverpool/Cheshire.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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