Lambert Smith Hampton
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| Headquarters 🏙️ | Oxford Circus, London United Kingdom |
Area served 🗺️ | United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland |
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Number of employees | 1,700+ |
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Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) is a residential and commercial property consultancy operating in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland with 29 offices and over 1,000 staff. The firm works with investors, owners and occupiers of commercial and residential property across both the public and private sectors.
LSH has grown into one of the largest property firms[1] in the UK via strategic acquisitions and mergers. Property Week ranked the company in its Top Property Consultancies, ranking it 9th for highest revenue[1].
History[edit]
LSH was founded by Robert Herring in 1773, when on April 1, their first sale was published in the London Daily Advertiser. In 1852, they expanded to offer more services, including auctioning and surveying.
In 1980, they amalgamated with 10 regional surveying partnerships to move to have nationwide coverage, trading as Lambert Smith & Partners. In 1986, Abaco purchased Lambert Smith & Partners for £12.6m and in 1987 and the firm was amalgamated with Hamptons.[2]
Hamptons was purchased by Bristol and West Building Society in September 1990 & would go on to be purchased again inn February 1996, this time, by Cluttons LLP for £3.8million and the Hong Kong operations of the combined company were renamed Cluttons-Hamptons in April 1996[3] Lambert Smith Hampton was subsequently subject to a management buyout in early 1991 for a price tag of £5 million after being incorporated as a business in 1990.[2].
In 1995, LSH merged with Connell Wilson[4] to create one of the largest commercial property consultancies in the United Kingdom. The following year, it merged with Herring Baker Harris.
In 1999, LSH was bought by WS Atkins Group plc[5].
LSH acquired Swansea based agency Poolman Harlow in 2006[6][7] and purchased Young & Butt[8] to create new LSH offices in Southampton and Fareham. LSH completed a management buyout[9] from parent company Atkins in 2007 and began trading as a private limited company.
In November 2013, LSH was bought by Countrywide plc, the United Kingdom's largest property group.[10][11]. This reunited Lambert Smith Hampton & Hamptons for the first time in 20 years.
In 2014, LSH acquired the commercial division of BTWShiells[12][13][14] the sixth largest manager of shopping centres and retail parks across the UK and Republic of Ireland. The transaction saw BTWShiells return to the LSH fold, having been part of the business until a 2003 management buy-out.
In 2015, LSH acquired ES Group[15], and Douglas Newman Good Commercial[16].
Most recently, in 2016 LSH acquired Hodgson Elkington[17], the largest surveying practice in Lincoln and Lawrence Tattersall in Sheffield[18], a full-service practice with a particular focus on the licensed and leisure sector.
In November 2019, Countrywide announced the sale of LSH to Great Global Holdings, however this deal never materialised.[19][20]
In 2021, Connells Group purchased Countrywide therefore making LSH part of their group.[21]
Service Areas[edit]
LSH has a broad range of service areas, including acquisitions, disposals and lettings, asset-based lending building consultancy, business rates, capital markets, estates and asset management, funding, investment management, lease advisory, machinery and business assets, online auctions[22], planning and development, property finance, property management, real estate advisory, regeneration, rooftop development[23] and valuation.
Research and Reports[edit]
LSH regularly produces market-leading research which is featured in the press, including quarterly Office and Industrial Market Pulses, UK Investment Transactions Report, an annual Industrial & Logistics Report, Vitality Index, Total Office Cost Survey and a Hotels Report.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Parsley, David; Creasey, Simon; Barbiroglio, Emanuela; Hook2018-07-26T23:00:00+01:00, Richard. "Agency 2018: CBRE remains leader of resilient agency pack". Property Week.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hatcher, David. The Wild Bunch. Property Week, 20 November 2009. Available online at [1]. Accessed 27 August 2019.
- ↑ Hamptons Residential Limited. Director's Report and Accounts 1990. Hamptons Residential Limited, 28 March 1991. Available online at [2][dead link]. Accessed 11 December 2017.
- ↑ "Lambert Smith Hampton gets London listing". Irish Times. 10 April 1996. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ↑ "Atkins swoops for LSH". Irish Times. 17 June 1999. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ↑ "LSH strengthens growth in Wales". South Wales Argus. 16 May 2006. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ↑ "Welsh property agency snapped up". Wales Online. 26 April 2006. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ↑ "LSH takes on four-acre site". Portsmouth News. 26 January 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ↑ "Buy-out lands LSH for £46.5m". BusinessLive. 27 June 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ↑ "Countrywide announces Lambert Smith Hampton acquisition". Today’s Conveyancer. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ↑ "Countrywide plc to acquire Lambert Smith Hampton". Europe Real Estate. 26 April 2006. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ↑ "Top consultancy and real estate agency Lambert Smith Hampton swoops on BTWShiells". Belfast Telegraph. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ↑ "BTW Shiells sold to London-based firm Lambert Smith Hampton Hampton". BBC News. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ↑ "BTWShiells Business Bought By UK Property Giant". Insider Media. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ↑ "LSH Swoops for ES Group". Insider Media. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ↑ "Douglas Newman Good Commercial acquired by rival". Irish Times. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ↑ "Leading Lincoln commercial property agent bought by Countrywide". The Lincolnite. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ↑ "LSH Buys Sheffield Practice listing". Irish Times. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ↑ "Countrywide sells off commercial property arm Lambert Smith Hampton". Proactive Investors. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ↑ "Countrywide to sell LSH for £38m". Insider Media. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ↑ Lewis, Nigel (8 March 2021). "Connells purchase of Countrywide officially completes". The Negotiator. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ↑ "LSH Develops new online auction website listing". Online Market Places. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ↑ "Countrywide brands join forces to create 'airspace' division listing". Estate Agent Today. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
External links[edit]
Official website – Commercial property consultants & estate agents
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