Existing tenants expand
and new occupiers sign up for quality offices
For
the first time since a major refurbishment programme was completed, all the
office units at Furzehall Farm in Fareham have been snapped up, as new tenants have
moved into the last remaining available space.
Situated
just off the A32 Wickham Road to the North of Fareham town centre, Furzehall
Farm has good links to the M27 motorway for easy access to both Portsmouth and
Southampton. The farm buildings were originally converted into convenient and
well-appointed office units some years ago. In 2013 a rolling refurbishment
programme was undertaken to provide high quality self-contained units and open
plan offices with shared access to conference facilities and meeting rooms. All
the units also have their own on-site parking facilities.
New
tenants now include landscape architect and environmental planner, Influence
CLA which has taken a five year lease on units 17 & 18 and Cura Home Care,
a specialist new home repair and maintenance contractor has taken a short lease
on unit 6 as its operations expand across the south coast.
Hampshire
law firm Graeme Quar & Co, has added units 8-10 to its existing premises at
Orchard House at Furzehall Farm and Petersfield. The firm has recently set up a
new division offering wills, trusts and probate, but rather than relocating has
expanded by opening a second office adjacent to its current Furzehall Farm base.
Tom
Holloway, Agency Director at property consultants Holloway, Iliffe &
Mitchell who led these transactions commented:
“The
recent deals at Furzehall Farm continue to demonstrate the increase in demand
for well-located high quality space across the South. Following the
refurbishment programme last year, we had interest in these offices from
numerous potential occupiers all looking for similar space and could easily
have let them several times over.”
Holloway
Iliffe & Mitchell has had a long association with Furzehall Farm acting as
Managing Agent for the scheme for several years, overseeing the refurbishment
and ensuring both landlord and tenants have what they need.
Graeme
Quar, Managing Director of Graeme Quar & Co added:
“Being
located at Furzehall Farm suits our business needs perfectly. We have been here for over 20 years and
following two years of rapid expansion of staff numbers, we needed additional
space.
“The
decision to expand at Furzehall Farm was an easy one as the facilities offer
what we need. With easy access and on-site parking, we didn’t need to
contemplate a major office move which would have been costly and time
consuming, as what we needed was already here.”
Photo: L-R - Graeme Quar, Managing Director of Graeme Quar & Co; Tom Holloway, Director of Holloway Iliffe & Mitchell
