Battle lines were drawn here at Sawyer Fielding when ‘Team Acquiring authority’ (Nicky and Stuart) and ‘Team claimant’ (Max and Charlie) went head to head in a test of mettle, valuation and negotiation prowess. The case – the sale on CPO terms of a former Public House converted into 10 flats. Whilst our Director progressed negotiations in ‘real life’ with …
B’nai B’rith Donation of £1,000
B’nai B’rith is the oldest Jewish service organisation, first founded in 1843 in New York. It now operates in over 59 Countries and has and has official status at the UN as an NGO and we are represented at the EU in Brussels. Our Principal Surveyor Jonathan Nesbitt chose to donate to the B’nai B’rith in the memory of his …
PEACH £2,000
PEACH which stands for People’s Empowerment Alliance for Custom House is a residents group in Custom House East London. It was founded in April 2013 and has over 250 members from local schools, churches and clubs. Their purpose is to support local people to take action and have a meaningful say over issues that directly impact them. Since their …
JAMI £1,675
JAMI is a Mental Health Charity and are a specialist provider of mental health services in the Jewish community. They are currently directly supporting around 1,300 people with the goal of getting them back into school or the workplace. They also provide assistance in Jewish Schools and Universities educating about Mental Health, how to spot warning signs and how to …
Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice £1,800
Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice is based in Barnet, Hertfordshire. They provide clinical and emotional support to babies, children and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions and their families living in North and Central London. They recently opened ‘The Ark’ in October 2019 which is a brand new facility offering specialist care and therapies to unwell children and their families. …
ACTON HOMELESS CONCERN £4,000
Pictured are Ian Breen, Centre Manager for Acton Homeless Concern along with our Director, Dan Knowles and Senior Surveyor Natasha Lamptey. Natasha lives on the nearby South Acton estate and nominated the charity. Dan Said “having been homeless myself, I empathise with those who have little to turn to and admire the work of Ian and his colleagues as they …
GRENFELL TOWER £4,000
On 14th June 2017, there was a horrific and devastating fire at Grenfell Tower, a high rise Council block on the Lancaster West Estate within the borough of Kensington & Chelsea. Some estimates have put the death toll at over 100. On 21st June 2017, we donated £4,000 to the Kensington & Chelsea Foundation who are raising funds for a …
YORK ROAD PROJECT £3,000
In April 2016, Dan Knowles presented Cath Stamper, Chief Executive of York Road Project, with a cheque for £3,000. Cath told us, “Four computers and a printer are now in place and will make a huge difference. Now that The Prop is open, we have the space a security to provide an area dedicated to IT use and it will …
DISABILITY RECREATION UNITY MOVEMENT (DRUM) £2,250
Disability Recreation Unity Movement (DRUM), is a local charity in Watford, which provides a range of affordable, innovative and high-quality day activities for adults with physical and/or sensory disabilities. Some of the daily activities and creative crafts include ceramics, yoga, tai chi, gardening singing and dancing. They cater for a large number of attendees each day, ages ranging from 25-95 …
HILLINGDON FOOD BANK £500
Hillingdon Food Bank help the growing number of people who live below the poverty line, which now affects 1 in 5 of us.Their manager Vine-Daniels said “The Hillingdon food bank relies on donations to keep hunger off the streets of our community. This donation will go a long way to put smiles on the faces of a lot of families …
KISHARON £1,500
Kisharon is a local charity predominantly based in Hendon, Golders Green and Stamford Hill. The provide aid, education and jobs to children and young adults with special needs. Their vision is that people with learning difficulties will live in a world where they have the same opportunities as their mainstream peers. Kisharon was founded in 1976 to provide an education …
NORTH LONDON HOSPICE £1,000
North London Hospice, established in 1984 provides those with potentially life-limiting illnesses with 24-hour physical, emotional and spiritual care. They encourage their patients to live life to the fullest, despite whatever ailments they may have. Our Graduate Surveyor, Adam Newman, was given the opportunity to choose a charity to support during 2018. In December, along with our Director Dan Knowles, …
REGENERATE £2,000
‘Regenerate’ provide support to the youth of Roehampton and surrounding areas. One of their centres is based in the heart of the Alton Estate in Roehampton, which is undergoing Regeneration and which we are involved with. With local authority funding for youth work across London being heavily cut in recent years, the work that organisations like Regenerate do is hugely needed. …
PACE £1,750
PACE Charitable Trust is a voluntary organisation which promotes the inclusion and participation of young disabled people in sports, leisure and social activities. Since its establishment in 2004, PACE has gone from strength to strength in the delivery of competitive sport programmes, with the aim of enabling their members to improve their confidence, communication and physical and social skills, empowering them …