“Our services have been developed with our clients in mind, to ensure each interaction leaves them feeling that they have received exceptional service that has added real value.”
WHO ARE GSC GRAYS?
No one understands rural business and property like we do.
We provide the multidisciplinary service you would expect from large corporates, delivered from regional offices across the North of England, by teams with local knowledge and boots on the ground.
Our reputation is built on the innovative and invested approach of our dynamic and committed staff. Using expertise and insight, each client relationship is bespoke, the common thread being our mission to excite clients, think differently and be exceptional.
“The people, the properties, the places and the myriad of possible jobs that can arise from that mixture, makes our role extremely special.”
“I love the fact that we don’t just think about today, we are constantly evolving and thinking about the future of the rural community. It is fantastic to lead a team who are not only great at what they do, but care about the results we get for our clients - it makes the job a real pleasure.”
WHAT WE DO
Our teams stay at the cutting edge of industry developments and emerging opportunities to offer our clients the very best advice. Our range of services evolve and expand in response to the changing landscape within which we work.
We are focussed on supporting the rural community by delivering services that create opportunity, add value and achieve real results for the clients we work with.
ESTATE & LAND MANAGEMENT
Our experienced team of advisors provide comprehensive estate, property and land management services, each carefully tailored to ensure the services we deliver exactly match our clients’ needs.
The breadth of our in-house expertise enables us to provide the specialist advice needed on a modern estate. With services ranging from traditional property management to advising on complex commercial and leisure businesses, we are ideally placed to provide advice to our clients either on a full management or consultancy basis.
We are proud to have long term client relationships that span generations, reflecting the strength of trust built on the professional, practical and discreet advice we provide.
“A complex IHT mitigation and succession plan was going badly astray with potentially dire consequences until the team at GSC Grays stepped in. By drawing up a realistic business plan, engaging professional management, installing effective reporting and financial controls whilst managing complex family dynamics, the result has been a successful turnaround and an assured future for this small, intensive estate, re-purposed to deliver leisure instead of agricultural products.”
“We have been working with the GSC Grays Farm Business team since 2018. The advice and insight of the team has been invaluable and means that we are now in a much stronger position to face the future with confidence. Their passion and commitment to us and the farm is integral to our success.”
FARM BUSINESS
Our dedicated Farm Business Consultants are renowned for their expertise providing technical, business, and strategic advice to farmers and landowners on all aspects of farm business management.
In an ever-changing industry, our team stay abreast of emerging policies and schemes to offer the timely advice our clients need to maximise opportunities to strengthen their performance and secure a viable future for their business.
From agronomy, farm management, contract and share farming agreements, to environmental schemes, grants, diversification and business restructuring, we have the expertise to ensure our clients achieve their business goals and thrive.
ESTATE AGENCY
Our estate agency service covers the complete range of property, from premium town houses and country cottages to the finest sporting estates, and from single fields to working farms.
Our team of agents have the local knowledge, technical expertise and broadbased experience which combine to ensure sales run smoothly and the best possible price is secured.
Working closely with legal and financial advisors, and with in-house progressors, valuers, planning experts, farm and land managers, and environmental consultants at hand for specialist support, we offer our clients an unrivalled level of service and professional advice.
“I was extremely impressed with the way in which GSC Grays handled my recent house sale. Having been registered with two previous agents I found GSC Grays to be streets ahead of the others in terms of market awareness and professionalism. The level of ongoing communication between the whole selling cycle was quality and much appreciated.”
“The team at GSC Grays demonstrated the utmost in professional skill, guiding us through a long search and complex negotiations to agreement with a builder.”
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT
Our experienced Planning and Development team are experts in identifying potential development opportunities from the re-purposing of redundant farm buildings to the development of land on the edge of settlements.
Having overseen a wide range of projects from small domestic schemes to substantial commercial developments, our service covers projects of every size, from appraising the value of development proposals and advising on the practicalities of delivery, to advising on the technical planning work involved and evaluating the associated risks and benefits.
In an increasingly complex area, our specialist team provides professional advice that adds value and secures the best possible outcome for our clients.
ENERGY
As renewable energy production becomes part of the agricultural growth agenda, our Energy team has a proven track record of delivering renewable energy projects from wind and solar farms to AD plants and energy storage schemes.
In this rapidly developing sector, our specialist team keeps abreast of the latest legislation, technology and funding streams available to provide our clients with the quality advice necessary to make informed decisions and maximise the opportunities available.
From selecting the most suitable type of project, to negotiating terms for rented sites, or managing the ecological impacts of such schemes, we offer our clients an exceptional and full service package.
“GSC Grays have worked with us throughout a variety of projects including grant applications and land development. Throughout the process of the solar application we found the team to be extremely knowledgeable, professional and efficient, which resulted in a successful planning application. We were very happy with the service we received and would certainly recommend GSC Grays to aid in any solar farm applications.”
“The team at GSC Grays were instrumental in Barningham’s successful ELMS Test and Trial bid and the bid’s implementation. Their understanding and thought leadership has helped to bring clarity and good sense to what seems an increasingly complicated agricultural world.”
ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY
Our Environment and Sustainability team are at the cutting edge of emerging markets for environmental services. Our specialist consultants work with farmers, foresters and land managers providing targeted advice on the public and private funding opportunities available for environmental enhancement in the North of England.
With expertise covering natural capital accounting, biodiversity net gain, planning and development, habitat management, and forestry, along with the practical knowledge of planning and delivering agri-environment schemes, our team has the experience required to make environmental initiatives on private land a success.
VALUATIONS
Our RICS-qualified surveyors work in partnership with solicitors and accountants to provide valuations and appraisals to a wide range of professionals, individuals and businesses.
Valuation reports are tailored to the bespoke needs of our clients, whether that’s for secured lending, the purchase of a property, probate, matrimonial disputes, tax planning, compulsory purchase, compensation or insurance re-instatement purposes.
In an increasingly regulated world, we keep abreast of the latest revisions to RICS standards and other industry developments to ensure we provide an exceptional standard of valuations advice.
“Always very helpful, proactive and quick to respond to any queries. Friendly and professional team, very pleasant to deal with and made the whole process as smooth as it could possibly be. Would definitely recommend.”
ALNWICK
alnwick@gscgrays.co.uk
01665 568310
BARNARD CASTLE
barnardcastle@gscgrays.co.uk 01833 637000
BOROUGHBRIDGE
boroughbridge@gscgrays.co.uk
01423 590500
CHESTER-LE-STREET
chesterlestreet@gscgrays.co.uk
0191 303 9540
COLBURN
colburn@gscgrays.co.uk
01748 897630
DRIFFIELD
driffield@gscgrays.co.uk
01377 337180
HEXHAM
hexham@gscgrays.co.uk
01434 611565
KIRKBY LONSDALE
kirkbylonsdale@gscgrays.co.uk
01524 880320
PENRITH
penrith@gscgrays.co.uk
01768 597005
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