Estate Agents & Chartered Surveyors
ABOUT BIRCHALL STEEL & NICHOLAS PERCIVAL
Birchall Steel, a division of Nicholas Percival Chartered Surveyors, represents a powerful collaboration forged through the acquisition of Birchall Steel Limited, established in 1997 by Howard Steel, former group property chairman of Greene King, and Gordon Birchall, a distinguished commercial property surveyor based in Ipswich. Nicholas Percival, founded in 1986 west of Colchester, is a premier firm of commercial estate agents, managing agents, and RICS-accredited Chartered Surveyors. This strategic partnership unites decades of expertise to deliver exceptional professional support across Essex, Suffolk, and East Anglia.
Led by Gordon Birchall and Nicholas Percival, both actively involved company directors, our team brings over 40 years of local market knowledge and a hands-on approach. Accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), we specialise in sales, lettings, RICS ‘Red Book’ valuations, property investment acquisitions, and commercial and residential management in South Suffolk and North Essex. Our dedicated, well-qualified staff provide a bespoke, professional service tailored to each client’s unique needs, ensuring a seamless experience for both residential and commercial clients.
We act for local landlords and developers in the disposal of commercial investments and assist tenants seeking commercial space throughout, Suffolk, Essex and East Anglia. With Birchall Steel’s integration, our commercial division leverages extensive experience, strategic partnerships, and professional connections to serve a diverse clientele, from start-ups to retail chains and government organisations. Our RICS-accredited expertise and independent, hands-on approach eliminate the stress, strain, and time associated with buying, selling, or managing commercial property.
Recognising the distinct needs of individuals, families, and businesses, we offer a flexible, RICS-informed service. Our team can manage your commercial property or portfolio with regular updates and at least one comprehensive annual review meeting. With the enhanced capabilities of Birchall Steel, a division of Nicholas Percival, we are better equipped than ever to meet your property needs with professionalism, precision, and a personal touch.
Contact Birchall Steel, today to discover how our expertise can support your property goals.
Estate Agents & Chartered Surveyors
ABOUT BIRCHALL STEEL & NICHOLAS PERCIVAL
Birchall Steel, a division of Nicholas Percival Chartered Surveyors, represents a powerful collaboration forged through the acquisition of Birchall Steel Limited, established in 1997 by Howard Steel, former group property chairman of Greene King, and Gordon Birchall, a distinguished commercial property surveyor based in Ipswich. Nicholas Percival, founded in 1986 west of Colchester, is a premier firm of commercial estate agents, managing agents, and RICS-accredited Chartered Surveyors. This strategic partnership unites decades of expertise to deliver exceptional professional support across Essex, Suffolk, and East Anglia.
Led by Gordon Birchall and Nicholas Percival, both actively involved company directors, our team brings over 40 years of local market knowledge and a hands-on approach. Accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), we specialise in sales, lettings, RICS ‘Red Book’ valuations, property investment acquisitions, and commercial and residential management in South Suffolk and North Essex. Our dedicated, well-qualified staff provide a bespoke, professional service tailored to each client’s unique needs, ensuring a seamless experience for both residential and commercial clients.
We act for local landlords and developers in the disposal of commercial investments and assist tenants seeking commercial space throughout, Suffolk, Essex and East Anglia. With Birchall Steel’s integration, our commercial division leverages extensive experience, strategic partnerships, and professional connections to serve a diverse clientele, from start-ups to retail chains and government organisations. Our RICS-accredited expertise and independent, hands-on approach eliminate the stress, strain, and time associated with buying, selling, or managing commercial property.
Recognising the distinct needs of individuals, families, and businesses, we offer a flexible, RICS-informed service. Our team can manage your commercial property or portfolio with regular updates and at least one comprehensive annual review meeting. With the enhanced capabilities of Birchall Steel, a division of Nicholas Percival, we are better equipped than ever to meet your property needs with professionalism, precision, and a personal touch.
Contact Birchall Steel, today to discover how our expertise can support your property goals.
Estate Agents & Chartered Surveyors
Buying or Leasing a Commercial Property: Acquisition
At Nicholas Percival, our commercial team are experienced in the acquisition of both freeholds and leases.
We will prepare a customised report containing properties relevant to your requirements with comparable evidence where applicable and assist you in deciding which property should be viewed. We will arrange accompanied viewings of selected properties and provide professional advice and reports to help you make a considered decision.
Estate Agents & Chartered Surveyors
Pro-active and personal marketing of your property
When looking to sell a commercial property, the professional contacts and strategic relationships that a specialist commercial estate agent like Nicholas Percival can offer are invaluable. With over 30 years’ experience of working within Essex and East Anglia, we know the local market place and have the professional contacts and strategic relationships in place to help you sell your property.
Nicholas Percival provides a high quality of customer service and will work with you throughout the sales process from the initial marketing of your property, to liaison with solicitors and completion.
Estate Agents & Chartered Surveyors
Buying or Leasing a Commercial Property: Acquisition
At Nicholas Percival, our commercial team are experienced in the acquisition of both freeholds and leases.
We will prepare a customised report containing properties relevant to your requirements with comparable evidence where applicable and assist you in deciding which property should be viewed. We will arrange accompanied viewings of selected properties and provide professional advice and reports to help you make a considered decision.
Estate Agents & Chartered Surveyors
Pro-active and personal marketing of your property
When looking to sell a commercial property, the professional contacts and strategic relationships that a specialist commercial estate agent like Nicholas Percival can offer are invaluable. With over 30 years’ experience of working within Essex and East Anglia, we know the local market place and have the professional contacts and strategic relationships in place to help you sell your property.
Nicholas Percival provides a high quality of customer service and will work with you throughout the sales process from the initial marketing of your property, to liaison with solicitors and completion.
Estate Agents & Chartered Surveyors
Freeholds
Whether you’re looking to purchase your next business premises or your next investment, we can help.
For Owner Occupiers
Nicholas Percival provides specialist services for clients wishing to acquire freehold commercial properties. Whilst we work nationwide, we have been working within Essex and Suffolk for the last 30 years. Our in-depth knowledge of the people, history and current market trends within Essex, combined with our strategic partnerships and professional contacts makes us uniquely placed to assist clients in East Anglia.
Here at Nicholas Percival, the first step we take is to understand your requirements. From this starting point we will then search and help you acquire freehold commercial property that meets your specifications. Our service encompasses everything from initial advice, property selection, accompanied viewings and technical advice on planning issues and regulations through to dealing with negotiations, instructing solicitors on your behalf (if required) and monitoring legal processes through to exchange and competition.
Our commercial clients return to us time and time again for our professionalism, discretion and exceptional service.
For Investors
Property can provide a sound investment achieving excellent long term capital growth as well as regular rental income. Within the South East and East Anglia, good quality investment properties are often sold well before they are placed on the open market and without the right assistance, clients can face an almost impossible task in knowing where to start their search, which areas to focus on or what will make the most suitable investment property for rental income, return and capital growth.
At Nicholas Percival we will ensure you secure the right asset, at the right price.
We draw on expertise from across our business to make sure you get the right investment asset for the right price; delivering maximum return whilst minimising the risk. Before we propose the composition of any clients’ property portfolio, we get to understand your needs and aspirations. Of course this means understanding your attitude to risk but also includes the understanding of the property investment; whether income/return is the main objective or capital growth, or both.
Our services cover everything from due diligence on your property investment to letting advice, property development support and asset management strategies.
Leases
When looking for a commercial lease, due diligence is key. At Nicholas Percival, we start with understanding your requirements and then will begin the search process and work with you through negotiations to exchange and completion.
Estate Agents & Chartered Surveyors
Freeholds
Whether you’re looking to purchase your next business premises or your next investment, we can help.
For Owner Occupiers
Nicholas Percival provides specialist services for clients wishing to acquire freehold commercial properties. Whilst we work nationwide, we have been working within Essex and Suffolk for the last 30 years. Our in-depth knowledge of the people, history and current market trends within Essex, combined with our strategic partnerships and professional contacts makes us uniquely placed to assist clients in East Anglia.
Here at Nicholas Percival, the first step we take is to understand your requirements. From this starting point we will then search and help you acquire freehold commercial property that meets your specifications. Our service encompasses everything from initial advice, property selection, accompanied viewings and technical advice on planning issues and regulations through to dealing with negotiations, instructing solicitors on your behalf (if required) and monitoring legal processes through to exchange and competition.
Our commercial clients return to us time and time again for our professionalism, discretion and exceptional service.
For Investors
Property can provide a sound investment achieving excellent long term capital growth as well as regular rental income. Within the South East and East Anglia, good quality investment properties are often sold well before they are placed on the open market and without the right assistance, clients can face an almost impossible task in knowing where to start their search, which areas to focus on or what will make the most suitable investment property for rental income, return and capital growth.
At Nicholas Percival we will ensure you secure the right asset, at the right price.
We draw on expertise from across our business to make sure you get the right investment asset for the right price; delivering maximum return whilst minimising the risk. Before we propose the composition of any clients’ property portfolio, we get to understand your needs and aspirations. Of course this means understanding your attitude to risk but also includes the understanding of the property investment; whether income/return is the main objective or capital growth, or both.
Our services cover everything from due diligence on your property investment to letting advice, property development support and asset management strategies.
Leases
When looking for a commercial lease, due diligence is key. At Nicholas Percival, we start with understanding your requirements and then will begin the search process and work with you through negotiations to exchange and completion.