Commercial property consultant Drivers Jonas has been appointed by Barts and the London NHS Trust to advise on property issues in respect of its retained estate, comprising St Bartholomew’s in the City of London (Britain’s oldest hospital, founded in 1123), The Royal London in Whitechapel (pictured), and The London Chest Hospital in Bethnal Green (both established in 1740).
Key to the Trust’s strategic plans is the development of new hospitals on both The Royal London and St Bartholomew’s sites. Construction is now underway at both in a major PFI project. The development proposals are spread over three phases, with the final construction phase set to complete in 2016. Drivers Jonas will provide advice on areas including: maximising income through property assets; planning in respect of earmarked sites for disposal or retention; general town planning; market valuations/appraisals; party wall and “neighbourly matter” issues, and dilapidations. It will also advise the Trust, as both lessor and lessee, on rent reviews and landlord and tenant issues.
