Our Services
Investment Sales and Acquisitions
D2 is uniquely positioned to advise on the buying, selling, asset management, and development of commercial property.
We have not only played a central role in some of the Channel Islands’ largest and highest profile transactions, but our senior team have over 50 years’ experience including working in client roles.
This unmatched breadth and depth of experience helps us offer an invaluable perspective, coupled with the far-sighted experience to evaluate future opportunities, and identify potential risks.
Whether assessing finance and interest rate hedging, or navigating the complexities of forward fundings or ‘income strips’, we reconcile clients’ tactical and strategic aims, identifying and crystalising value across the project’s lifecycle.
A multi-disciplinary firm, we can also call upon the support of our highly experienced D2 colleagues in our valuation, lettings and landlord and tenant teams.
Our in-depth market knowledge, experience acting as a client, and research insights allow us to deliver optimal outcomes for our clients.
Phil Dawes
Managing Director
We strive to leverage our contacts, extensive cross border experience and market knowledge to deliver successful leasing solutions for our clients. We believe that timely communication with all parties is essential.
Evan Whitson
Senior Surveyor
Leasing
In the Channel Islands’ dynamic property leasing sector, our team’s experience, breadth of relationships, and record of accomplishment are unparalleled.
Acting for clients across the full spectrum of commercial property, from ambitious start-ups in small-scale units to leading global enterprises occupying the Islands’ most prestigious addresses, the team can provide support and guidance throughout the process.
Expert in everything from super prime offices to industrial properties and development land, we pride ourselves on delivering a best in class service, efficiency, and attention to detail.
Property Management
Effective, strategic, and far-sighted property management is arguably the single most important determinant in realising the full long-term value of a real estate asset.
As the Channel Islands’ largest and most recognised commercial property manager, with over £800m in assets under management, D2 has long represented the industry benchmark in this discipline. We are also proud to have held the mandate to manage the Channel Island Property Fund portfolio since 2018.
Amongst our comprehensive suite of services are risk mitigation assessments, the execution of asset management initiatives, optimisation of returns, ensuring tenant satisfaction, and helping prepare properties to a sale ready state.
To provide responsive, effective service delivery to even the most exacting tenant, our team includes full-time Facilities Managers in both Jersey and Guernsey.
Our Alliance with BNP Paribas helps ensure that all of our systems and processes are market leading and in line with international best practice.
Our market-leading best practice and cutting-edge systems preserve and enhance the value of our clients' assets.
Grant Irvine
Director
In a rapidly changing world, and with our own market expertise, backed up by one of the leading valuation practices in Europe, we provide class-leading, and insightful valuation advice across all asset classes that our clients can depend on.
Chris Hamilton
Head of Valuation
Real Estate Valuation
Precise, well-evidenced, and trusted valuations are integral to everything from loan security through to investment strategy, tracking asset performance and financial reporting.
Whether commercial, development-related, or high-value residential, the expertise and insight of our four registered valuers enable us to offer clients anything from a high-level ‘desk-top’ review through to a comprehensive report and valuation prepared in accordance with RICS Valuation Global Standards (‘Red Book’).
Acting for all of the mainstream banks active in the Channel Islands, as well as other local and UK-based lenders, and drawing upon our alliance with BNP Paribas, we offer a comprehensive technical analysis reflecting established international valuation methods.
D2 follow strong and clear ethical procedures, reflecting RICS Practice Statements and incorporating their published Guidance Notes. This allows us to guarantee absolutely transparency and independence.
Lease Advisory
Rent Review, Lease Renewals, Consultancy
Our team has unrivalled experience of the Channel Islands’ markets. We have a strong grasp of the market dynamics, pricing and valuation, and what reasonable terms are attainable. We also have comprehensive insight and robust data on all rent review, lease renewal, and asset management scenarios throughout the Channel Islands.
Whilst we will always seek an efficient negotiated settlement, we have acted as expert witnesses in many of the Islands’ largest and most significant third-party determinations.
Whether negotiating a rent review or lease renewal, we can draw on the expertise of all of our teams to ensure our clients make the best decisions to drive the value of their assets.
Olie Dorman
Senior Surveyor
We leverage our local market knowledge to deliver complex and often sensitive development and strategic property solutions to clients including the States of Jersey and Guernsey.
Chris Daniels
Director
Development, Public Sector Projects & Corporate Strategic Advice
This complex and often highly sensitive field of work demands flexibility, exceptional technical skill, and acute situational judgement. With cases sometimes measured not in months but years, our specialist team has supported several of the Channel Islands’ highest profile projects.
Among these are the £800m land acquisitions for Jersey’s “Our Hospital” project, and Les Quennevais School. We also acted as strategic corporate property advisors to Jersey Water, and advised The States of Guernsey on the development viability of Leale’s Yard.
Our unrivalled local market knowledge, coupled with experience gained from the UK and our global alliance with BNP Paribas’ specialist teams, helps make D2 the default choice in this discipline.
Exploiting the most advanced valuation software and drawing upon the wider team’s experience, we frequently present to senior audiences including politicians and company boards.
Research
Our commitment to research and insight has helped us earn a reputation in the marketplace for seeing further, seeing sooner, and seeing more.
Through our alliance with BNP Paribas we can generate invaluable bespoke reports and presentations for our local market and beyond.
We believe that sound, reliable data is integral to the efficient operation of the commercial property market. As a leader in our sector, we welcome this responsibility.
With a lack of Channel Island coverage from accepted indexes such as MSCI, we provide transparent market metrics and commentary which is essential for institutional and overseas investors.
Phil Dawes
Managing Director
