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We are Fairfax

Fairfax REIM is an Investment Manager focusing on counter-cyclical Real Estate trends and solutions.

In a rapidly changing marketplace, we strongly believe that proactive management of real estate investments is most successful when collaboration between all stakeholders can create solutions to benefit all.

Our integrated Management and Investment approach can provide not only the best returns for investors but also, by providing turn-key solutions, the best experience for tenants while benefiting local communities.

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Ben Blausten

Director

P: +44 (0) 7817 885031 E: benblausten@fairfaxreim.com

Ben is a Chartered Surveyor and has worked in Commercial and Residential Real Estate for 11 years, specialising in Investment, Asset Management & Development. Ben has previously worked for BNP Paribas Real Estate, Robert Irving Burns and Swan Housing and has transacted and managed over £400m of Real Estate in Investment deals and Asset Management, as well as Development schemes including a £600m Town Center Regeneration scheme.

Ben is a RICS Registered Valuer, a non Executive Director of a Property Company and a Trustee of a Community Land Trust.

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Ben Budd

Director

P: +44 (0) 7912 127647 E: benbudd@fairfaxreim.com

Ben is a Chartered Surveyor and has worked in Commercial and Residential Real Estate for 11 years. Ben has previously worked for Bouygues Development, a London based developer now called LinkCity, managing public bids and frameworks for residential and education sector development frameworks, and for the last 6 years has managed the Nelson Group, a group of companies focusing on UK and French residential and Swiss commercial development and investment.

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Case Studies

Helping People, businesses and institutions build, preserve and manage wealth so they can pursue their financial goals.

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Burleigh Street

Cambridge

  • Acquisition of a high street retail Freehold investment for £1.6m
  • Ongoing Asset Management including rent reviews and development preapps for upper parts.

Ebury Place

Westminster

  • Delivered a combined high-end residential (£60m) and University Technical College project.
  • Development funded by grants from the Department for Education, the Sir Simon Milton Foundation and forward purchase of the apartments by Taylor Wimpey Central London.

Better Queensway

Southend-on-Sea

  • Development Management of a Town Centre regeneration scheme
  • GDV of circa £600m
  • Achieved Hybrid Outline Planning Permission for Masterplan of 1,760 new homes, retail and major infrastructure upgrades.
  • Full NEC contractor tender process up to award of contract for c.£15m infrastructure scheme.

Casai 58

  • Asset management of 7000sqm Grade-A commercial offices in Geneva with stringent security requirements.
  • Tenants including various International Agencies, national missions including the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office and blue chip companies.
  • Retained as part of portfolio

The Soho Portfolio

London

  • Ran the successful investment sale of a porfolio of 7x retail led, mixed use freehold properties in Soho.
  • Sold to a fund for £19m

Sterling Gardens

Newbury

  • Development of 167 private apartments with GDV of c£50m.
  • Extensive decontamination package with support from Homes England following competitive funding process.
  • Delivered new Link Road in partnership with Local Enterprise Partnership.

36 Villiers Avenue

Surbiton

  • Delivered a development of 8 private apartments through site acquisition, planning process and construction.
  • Sold on open market - .£4,800,000

Fairfax Court

Swiss Cottage, London

  • Long Term Asset Management of a retail parade and block of flats.
  • Includes Lettings and Management.