Research
Barber Wadlow provide market updates to its clients and to sector media. To gain access to our updates, you must supply us with a valid email address. We will then send a confirmation to this address, which will give you access to the documents below.
Petrol Station Property Values - January 2012
Specialist fuel and automotive property advisers, Barber Wadlow, in association with the RMI and Catalist Experian, have published the January 2012 Petrol Station Property Value (PSPV) Indices to provide a guide to current market conditions.
Vehicle dealership market update - December 2011
Requirements for vehicle dealerships in the UK fell by 60% in the second half of 2011 by comparison to the corresponding period in 2010. Read the Barber Wadlow automotive sector research as featured in the December 2011 issue of Motor Trader.
The impact of the 2010 Rating List on rural petrol filling stations
Barber Wadlow was instructed by the RMI to undertake an initial review of the impact of the 2010 Rating List on rural petrol filling stations. The attached document reports our findings.
Automotive property market is picking up
Read the Barber Wadlow automotive sector research as featured in the September 2011 issue of Auto Retail Network.
Vehicle dealership property value indices - August 2011
Barber Wadlow have published a vehicle dealership property value indices to provide a guide to current market conditions.
Midlands car dealership market on the rise
Property Week Article - September 2011: Barber Wadlow research has revealed that the car dealership market in the Midlands has enjoyed a marked improvement in 2011 compared with the previous two years.
Car dealership demand accelerates
Property Week article - July 2011: Barber Wadlow's research shows an increase in known requirements across the UK in the first quarter of 2011.
Car dealership demand accelerates
Property Week article - July 2011: Barber Wadlow's research shows am increase in known requirements across the UK in the first quarter of 2011.
Property Week Article - April 2011
Barber Wadlow talks about how petrol companies are pulling the plug on UK forecourts.
Forecourt Trader - 2011: The Year Ahead
Barber Wadlow, in conjunction with other key players in the fuel retailing industry, gives a brief insight into what is in store for the petrol retailing sector in 2011.
Forecourt Trader Article - January 2011
Barber Wadlow, in association with Catalist Experian, publish the January 2011 petrol station property value indices.
Petrol Filling Station Property Value Indices - January 2011
Specialist fuel and automotive property advisers, Barber Wadlow, in association with Catalist Experian, have published the January 2011 petrol station property value indices to provide a guide to current market conditions.
Barber Wadlow & RMIP Victory
Read about Barber Wadlow and the RMIP's victory as VOA announce business rate cuts, as detailed in the December 2010 issue of Forecourt Trader
Is a petrol station a good property investment?
The petrol filling station sector is increasingly attractive to property investors, be it institutional funds, property companies or private individuals. Barber Wadlow has published this paper which talks about the strengths of petrol filling station investments.
Petrol Filling Station Business Rates
Forecourt Trader article featuring Barber Wadlow's Paper in respect of the VOA's Valuation Framework issues for petrol filling station business rates.
Business Rates - Petrol Filling Stations
Rateable value increases of up to 450% and, in one case, 725%, have put many small and medium-sized sites at risk of closure. Barber Wadlow has produced the attached research paper for RMI Petrol, which has recently been issued to the Government and the VOA. It clearly demonstrates the inequalities in the VOA's approach to assessing petrol filling station rateable values by comparison to other property sectors, namely standalone c-stores.
Forecourt & Convenience Retailer Article
Article in Ireland's Forecourt & Convenience Retailer featuring Barber Wadlow's discussions in the use of EBITDA as a means of determining the business value of petrol filling stations.
Petrol Filling Station Property Value Indices
Specialist fuel and automotive property advisers, Barber Wadlow, in association with Catalist Experian, have published a petrol station property value indices to provide a guide to current market conditions.
Valuation Issues of a Petrol Filling Station
Barber Wadlow provides details of the use of EBITDA as a method of valuation in the petrol retailing sector. Also published in the January 2010 issue of the Forecourt Trader.
Property Week Article
Barber Wadlow, in association with Catalist Experian, has published a petrol station Property Value Indices to provide a guide to current market conditions. Property Week reports.
Reducing Property-Related Overheads of Vehicle Dealerships
With business rates potentially set for a 25% - 30% increase next year, the significant volatility in the price of utilities and insurance, as well as the complexity of lease agreements, it is often difficult for vehicle retailers to keep on top of their costs. Barber Wadlow gives some advice as to how you can reduce and manage some of these costs.
Reducing Property-Related Overheads of Petrol Filling Stations
Property-related overheads generally equate to 30% - 40% of a petrol filling station's gross profit. In addition to this, with business rates potentially set for a 100% increase next year, Barber Wadlow provides advice on some of the key areas that should be focused upon in order to reduce and manage costs.
Forecourt Trader Article
As forecourt retailers seek to keep control of costs, newly-formed fuel retailing property adviser Barber Wadlow offers some advice. Merril Boulton reports
