I am a Nottingham based Chartered Surveyor and Share-holding Director of Innes England – Commercial Property Advisors. I specialise in advising owners in the management of property and generally in the education sector (schools, further education and higher education establishments). I also deal with Landlord & Tenant matters – notably dilapidations claims (at the end of leases) – for both landlords and tenants. I carry out valuations for a number of organisations – mostly of specialist property. I acquire and dispose of property. I also do expert witness work. From 2011 I have responsibility for Business Development in the firm.
If I were a barcode.... this would be it!
I originally trained as an Architectural Technician, but since 1983 have been working in Surveying. I trained at Walker Walton Hanson and qualified there. I then worked at Savills and briefly at Fisher Hargreaves Proctor. I joined Innes England in 1999. I am an Equity Director and work out of the Nottingham office, but my work takes me across the UK.
You can read a bit about me on my firms website here. You can also follow my firm on Twitter
Since October 2012 I have been Chairman of the Nottingham Squash Rackets Club – probably the best squash club in the world – and one the toughest challenges I have ever taken on!
I am an Academician at the Academy of Urbanism.
I was an assessor for the 2010, 2011, 2012, 2012 & 2014 Civic Trust Awards.
Until recently I was a Licenced Assessor for the RICS Assessment of Professional Competence – examining on Landlord & Tenant matters, Valuation and Asset Management. I resigned in protest in 2013 following the treatment of a fellow Assessor.
Until 2010 I was Co-Chairman of the United Charities of Abel Collin. This is a charity providing accommodation in Beeston Nottingham for independent living for people with limited income. We completed 4 new bungalows in 2009 – which were opened by The Sheriff of Nottingham. You can see some images of the bungalows here.
I was also a member of the Advisory Board to the Sheriff’s Commission – looking at exploiting the Robin Hood brand for the benefit of Nottingham. We aim to put Robin Hood back in Nottingham – where he belongs!
In what little spare time I have I try to play golf (struggling to get the handicap below 18) and squash at The Park Nottingham. I play for Nottingham 5. I also cycle on my Scott CR1 Road Bike – but not as much as I would like!
I have my own Twitter account – which you can follow .
And you will find me on
I am a Apple convert – and own several Macbooks – the one I carry around is now an 13″ mac book air. I have an iPad mini which I think is brilliant. I love the fact that my Mac stuff just works. And the simplicity and connectivity of the software. I am moving towards ‘pages’ for my written word, and powerpoint is nowhere near the simplicity of ‘keynote’. I love ‘cloud’ computing – which means I have copies of documents and work in progress on all of my mac machines simultaneously. As you might expect the phone is an iphone 5s – which is brilliant for what I do – with real time email / calendar – and it makes calls too!
You can skype me at timgarrattnottm
Hi Tim,
Are there any open calls for ideas to sort out the Broadmarsh area ? Alot in the press recently with regards to Westfields plans.
I have a radical idea, as a lay man with an interest in seeing my home city thrive, what can I do to put an idea forward?
A great site you’ve created here!
Keith,
Hi Keith – thanks.
Yes there is a fair amount in the press (and comment behind the scenes) about Westfield. I understand that they are now looking at refurbishment – as the heady days of comprehensive redevelopment are (sadly) behind us. But even some form of refurbishment would be better than leaving the centre to wither on the vine?
If your ideas are ‘Robin Hood’ centric then the best forum is via the Sheriff’s Commission. I can put you in touch -if you send me your details to my work email address – .
Hope this helps – regards, Tim
Kimberley battles goliath high street to break ghost town mould
The number of empty shops on the high streets has trebled since the start of the credit crunch. A report shows 12.4 per cent of shops in town centres are empty, compared to 4 per cent in the summer of 2007, with East Midlands towns being hit hard due to the recession.
On Saturday 6th March Kimberley town launches the largest Farmers Market in the area in over a century in a bid to take on the big names in today’s high street, support local businesses and differentiate rather than become a ghost town.
The concept is the brain child of Richard Robinson local councillor, Nick Palmer local Labour MP and Kimberley ethical entrepreneur Rebecca Gray, owner of Fresh Cargo. In a bid to ensure small town high streets can survive in the Broxtowe area against the goliath brands, on-line shopping and the aftermath of the recession, this initiative brings farmers and ethical producers together to offer, “Not On The High Street Products and Brands”.
The team have produced a template that moves farmers markets into the 21st century while supporting local business. With a combination of fresh or organic produce, combined with fairly traded goods at fair prices, it is a formula not seen on the high street. Richard Robinson, local councillor says, “Our research highlighted through the ‘Retail Markets Alliance’ that a Farmers Market increases the local economy wealth with local shopkeepers stating that market days were their busiest days”.
As part of a regeneration program for Kimberley this Farmers Market hopes to become a mark of excellence in the area so it can be transferred to other towns, Nick Palmer local Labour MP said, “The idea is a classic example of how the community can come together, forge alliances and create something that supports the locals, current high street and producers. We created the catalyst but the community has developed the formulae for success on their own, it’s is a remarkable achievement”
Kimberley Farmers Market has attracted some of the biggest names and sponsorship from Fresh Cargo. Rebecca Gray said, “It’s my home, it’s my high street, it’s my future. It makes sense to do what I can and I know the Kimberley people will support what we are doing”.
Kimberley Farmers Market has attracted 21 stalls and now has a waiting list. On the day Kimberley locals will be able to buy fresh trout, ostrich, curry sauces, chilli sauces, fresh eggs, organic chocolates, fresh fudge, organic vegetables, fresh cakes, fresh cheese, fresh soups, fresh stews, recycled bags and homeware, fair trade jewellery and organic cosmetics.
Luke, as someone who worked at Kimberley Brewery (albeit briefly) I have an interest in the area. I also looked at the Brewery last year for a potential occupier, but regrettable this came to nothing – partly due to the state of the market.
I think your idea is great – and I wish you well!
Anything that brings people back to an area must be good. As a matter of interest, one of the ideas from the Sheriff’s Commission for Nottingham City Centre is to re-invent a market – a medieval market!
Hi my name is Anne Woodward and I own Bramcote Farmshop with my Husband Andrew. I am trying to organise a charity weekend at the Farmshop in Bramcote for the Foodbank .the 7th and 8th of December. Could you please spread the word .I am trying to get the whole community involved . Please help if you can .
Thanks for reading
Anne {Bramcote Farmshop}
Hi Tim,
Found your site on my tag surfer today and found it very interesting as I was born and brought up in Nottingham, (many moons ago!)and still like to hear about what is happening there. I now live in Cardiff but still think of myself as a “Nottingham gal”
Hi Anne, thanks for dropping by – glad you like the blog. As they tell me (often) you can take the boys out of Nottingham but you can never take Nottingham out of the boys. I guess this is the same for girls! Regards, Tim
Hi Tim
Very interesting blog! I found it through a Google Alert whilst looking for news to post on the community oriented site http://www.creativenottingham.com
We’re ostensibly focussed on the creative communities around Nottingham, but with a definite business slant too. Check us out if you’re interested – we’re on twitter too,
Thanks
Phil
Hi Phil, I know a lot about the creative industries – partly because my youngest son studies at Confetti. I like the web site!
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I am also a confetti veteran,. quite literally the best years of my life,,,, any ideas whats going on with the eastside development. also now westfields pulled out of broadmarsh and the plans for the vic centre refurb are being printed.. which one will get built?
Joe, no no one really knows at the moment. I think CSC / Peel who have bought Broad Marsh ware weighing up their options. We will hopefully get some news in the new year!
Hi Tim, I am writing to you on here in the hope that I could take up just 5 minutes of your time. Your help would be greatly appreciated!
The subject of my thesis is closely related to Urban Regeneration, but looks in depth at the pros and cons of a community run regeneration project, as opposed to a corporate one.
I am interested to know your opinion on the differing effects that regeneration can have on its surrounding areas and communities. I am comparing the effects of: a) urban regeneration run by a local community group, raising their own money to rebuild and sustain an area, and b) urban regeneration run by a large scale corporate firm, in which considerable investment and contacts would be brought in.
If you could provide me with an explanation as to which you think would be more beneficial to the surrounding area and communities of the regeneration, project, then that would be of great help to me and the subsequent development of my thesis.
Thank you very much for your time, and I hope to hear from you soon.
Kind Regards
Michael Leverton
Michael, thanks for getting in touch. I will give your question some thought and reply to your hotmail account if that is ok? Tim
Hi Tim,
That would be fantastic thank you! If you need more in-depth information from me, please just let me know!
Kind Regards,
Michael
I think the corporate regeneration project can give scale; it is more likely to have a wider appeal as it will, generally speaking, have more money thrown at it. It will tend to be quite structured and will, almost certainly, need to make a return in its own right. So the surroundings will be secondary. A professional team will tend to be tried and tested. They will fall back on their previous experience so should make few mistakes. They probably can’t afford to take risks?
On the more local project, raising cash will always be the biggest challenge. Expertise tends (but isn’t necessarily) to be thin on the ground. You find an eclectic mix of people who are interested in making a place. The projects I have seen tend to be temporary – in anticipation of something else happening. I like to think that it is more guerrilla in approach – It can be risky. It can push the boundaries and be more ‘home made. I suspect that it will have a smaller impact – but only because it will be smaller scale.
How did you find out about Hydra Resources????
I found them through a friend, Andy Krawchuck….
Hey Tim How about your annual update on the Broadmarsh plans. Our guess is another 5 years ( that’s 2018 for ribbon cutting time) but I could be wrong…. any thoughts?
See todays blog!
Hey Tim
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Right now I am trying to build a strong relationships with the Derby, Notts and Leicester letting agencies and I decided to reach to you first as, I won’t lie to you, in my opinion England Innes is the most respectable agency in Midlands.
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Vlad, sorry not my area of the business these days – suggest you speak to the team in Derby – 01332 362244. They may talk to you – you need the asset management team! Regards Tim
Thank you for your reply and advice Tim.