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High-street & hospitality
- Retail units
- High-street shops
- Shop + residential above
- Pubs
- Restaurants
- Former hospitality premises
- Hotels
- Guest accommodation
You have
the property.
We help find
the opportunity.
Commercial. Residential. Development. A fresh perspective on your asset — and connections to help you explore the next step.
Tell us about your propertyProperty. People. Possibility.
01 / Commercial property
Commercial property.
Bigger opportunities.
A high-street shop, vacant hotel, mixed-use building, warehouse or portfolio deserves more than a one-size-fits-all answer.
You may want to sell, create income, bring in a partner or simply understand what you have. We start with your objectives, then explore potential routes and the expertise each may need.
Assess my commercial property02
Commercial & mixed-use
- Offices
- Warehouses
- Light industrial
- Mixed-use buildings
- Vacant commercial buildings
- Underused buildings
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Scale & development
- Blocks
- Development sites
- Land
- Buildings requiring refurbishment
- Commercial investments
- Property portfolios
Development & refurbishment
What could your
property become?
The answer starts with better questions. We explore possibilities, not promises — including the potential to improve the existing use rather than change it.
Development, extensions and changes of use are subject to planning, building regulations, feasibility and independent professional advice. No consent or outcome is guaranteed.
Is the current use working as well as it could?
Could unused space above or behind the building have potential?
Would refurbishment or a different layout make a difference?
Could residential, mixed-use, an extension or additional floors be worth exploring?
Could redevelopment or a housing-provider route be appropriate?
Would an investor or development partner help?
Does holding and renting make more sense than selling?
From first conversation to next steps
A considered way forward.
- 01
Bring us the property
Tell us what you have and what you would like to achieve.
- 02
Understand the asset
Location, existing use, condition, layout, current income and your objectives.
- 03
Explore the potential
Consider rental, refurbishment, mixed-use, development, housing, investment or sale.
- 04
Build the right team
Identify where architects, planning consultants, surveyors, builders or other independent professionals may help.
- 05
Create a strategy
Understand the potential routes, constraints and next steps before deciding what to do.
- 06
Move it forward
Where agreed, coordinate introductions and the people involved in progressing the opportunity.
02 / Residential property
Good landlords.
Good homes.
Providing housing is about more than collecting rent. We want to work with responsible owners who care about safe, well-maintained homes.
Whether you need help understanding the journey, finding refurbishment support or considering a different rental route, we can explore the options and identify relevant organisations and professionals.
Discuss your residential propertyFrom one home to a portfolio.
HousesFlatsHMOsBlocksEmpty homesHomes needing refurbishmentProperties under refurbishmentLandlord portfoliosResidential units above commercial premises
Explore potential routes
- Private rental
- Long-term leasing
- Property management
- Refurbishment
- Council schemes
- Housing association opportunities
- Guaranteed-rent schemes, subject to provider terms
- Temporary accommodation
- Supported housing
- Sale
- Investment
- Development
Provider eligibility, property standards, licensing, contracts and local demand apply. We do not guarantee rent, council acceptance or housing-provider acceptance.
Compliance, management and specialist advice are considered alongside the commercial opportunity.
A new chapter
Empty property doesn’t
have to stay empty.
An inherited home. A building needing work. A lack of capital, time or appetite for managing tenants. Every empty property has a different story.
Sale, an investor purchase, refurbishment, a partner, private rental, long-term leasing, management, development or a suitable housing scheme may be worth exploring. Let’s understand what would work for you.
I have an empty propertyOne potential route. A shared purpose.
Working with
housing providers.
We want to build relationships with local authorities, housing associations, registered providers, temporary accommodation and supported housing organisations.
Understanding what organisations need can help identify potentially suitable properties, encourage refurbishment and bring more accommodation into better use. These are relationships we are looking to develop, not claims of existing contracts.
Work with Ella & UsLet’s understand the need.
- Housing procurement teams
- Private Sector Housing teams
- Empty Homes teams
- Temporary accommodation teams
- Housing associations & registered providers
- Supported housing organisations
Investors & developers
Have the capital?
Let’s find the opportunity.
Some owners have the asset but not the capital, experience or appetite to take it further. Investors and developers may bring a different set of resources. We want to help those conversations happen.
I’m looking for property opportunitiesStart with a conversation.
Commercial acquisitions, mixed-use buildings, refurbishment projects, empty buildings, sites, blocks, land and portfolios. Where appropriate, development partnerships or joint ventures may be considered with independent professional advice.
We do not offer regulated investment advice, arrange regulated investments or promise returns. This website invites property discussions and introductions; it is not an investment offer.
The network we’re building
The right people.
At the right stage.
Property decisions can involve legal, tax, finance, planning and regulatory considerations. Where specialist advice is required, we can help identify the need and seek appropriate independent professionals.
ArchitectsPlanning consultantsSurveyorsBuildersDevelopersInvestorsFinance professionalsTax professionalsSolicitorsProperty managersCouncilsHousing associationsRegistered providers
We are developing our network across London, Essex, Enfield, Newham, Redbridge, Waltham Forest, Havering and surrounding areas. Mention your location when you enquire. Any introductions, scope of work and fees are agreed separately.
Ella & Us is not a solicitor, tax, financial, mortgage or investment adviser, planning consultant or surveyor. No approval, acceptance, valuation, funding or return is guaranteed.
Your property. A fresh perspective.
You have the property. Let’s explore the opportunity.
Occupied, empty, underused or ready for a new chapter — tell us what you have and what you’d like to achieve.