Alex Butler
ALEX’S ROLE
Alex is currently the head of the Private Client Team working alongside clients and specializing in asset sizes between £2m to £10m.
He focuses predominantly on selling but also acts on the acquisition side for a few retained High Net Worth individuals and certain property companies.
RELEVANT EXPERTISE / SPECIALISM
- Experience of selling over 30 commercial assets each year
- More recently specialized in the disposal of high yielding shopping centres
- Acted for the Receivers on a number of Department Stores
- Sold dozens of convenience stores
- Worked on the disposal of alternative assets such as petrol filling stations and children's nurseries
EXPERIENCE
Alex started his career in the commercial auction department at Allsops in 1993.
He then went and joined CBGA in 1997 where he was a partner in the niche agency specializing in investments.
After a short stint at GVA, Alex returned to Allsop in 2014 to head up the Private Client Team
RECENT PROJECTS / ASSIGNMENTS
- Sale of the £12m Octane Portfolio of Petrol Stations
- Purchase of a £33m portfolio of convenience shopping for LCP
- Acquistion of a £20m Croydon office building for a HNW client
- Acquisition of the Tesla car Showroom in Chiswick for £10m
KEY CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS
- London and Cambridge Properties
- Investra Capital
- Deekay Group
- Pearl and Coutts
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS).
- Member of the Investment Property Forum
GETTING TO KNOW ALEX
Favourite Sport/ Team: Crystal Palace
Favourite Film: Parasite
Favourite Book: Only read autobiographies
Favourite Food/ Meal: Italian
Favourite Holiday Destination: Mauritius
Favourite Radio Station: Radio 1 Dance
Favourite Landmark: Westminster Cathedral
Favourite Musician/Band: Deacon Blue/Stereophonics
Languages You Speak: Pigeon English
Insights by Alex Butler
The sub £10m market is alive and well - Why? And how to access the buyers
Our latest podcast sees George Walker & Alex Butler discuss the change in make-up of the buyers, reasons that they keep inves...
Podcast: Investment Insights – Are the commercial and residential sectors aligning?
In the first of our Investment Insights podcast, Scott Tyler, Alex Butler and Michael Linane from our commercial and resident...
Private investors rush to secondary retail as quest for higher yields continues
Despite the challenges faced by the UK retail sector as a result of the pandemic and changes in consumer buying habits, the s...
Investors looking for speed can opt for Hybrid
As soon as it is deemed safe enough for business to return to an element of normality, and those transactions which may have...