Reflecting on 2025: A Year of Measured Impact and Meaningful Outcomes

As 2025 draws to a close, it is an appropriate moment to reflect on the work delivered over the past year and, more importantly, the outcomes achieved for clients, communities, and stakeholders.

This has been a year defined not by volume, but by quality: careful advice, evidence-led decisions, and property consultancy that has delivered tangible, real-world results.

One of the most significant milestones of the year was our involvement in the Government’s new High Street Rental Auction scheme. Bramble & Wagg became the first property consultancy in the country to support a successfully let unit under this initiative, helping bring a long-vacant, derelict property back into productive use. This work formed part of a wider programme aimed at restoring confidence in town centres and supporting long-term high street regeneration.

Supporting Clients Across the Property Lifecycle

Throughout 2025, we advised a broad range of clients across residential, commercial, and public sector property.

Our work has included:

• Lease regears and rent reviews, supporting tenants and landlords in securing lease terms aligned with operational needs and current market evidence.
• Level 3 pre-purchase surveys, identifying constructional and lending risks that could have rendered properties unmortgageable or financially unviable.
• Historic and period buildings, including properties dating back several centuries, requiring a nuanced understanding of traditional construction and modern alterations.
• Expert Witness and dispute advisory, providing independent, technically robust advice in contentious property matters.
• Local authority consultancy, including vacancy registers and targeted regeneration advice to bring empty buildings back into use.

In every case, the focus has been on proportionate, defensible advice; not generic reporting or risk-averse commentary.

Expanding Capability: Drone-Led Property Inspections

In 2025, we expanded our inspection capability through the introduction of drone-assisted surveys. By investing in specialist equipment and formal certification, we can now safely and efficiently inspect roofs, high-level elements, and large commercial buildings where traditional access would be costly or disruptive.

Drone inspections have already proven particularly effective in dilapidations matters, condition assessments, and pre-acquisition due diligence.

Locally Led, Professionally Delivered

A consistent theme throughout the year has been demonstrating that high-quality property consultancy does not require a multinational platform. Independent, locally led practices can deliver advice to the same professional standard with greater accountability, market insight, and continuity of service.

We are proud to have delivered first-of-their-kind local authority work, supported regeneration initiatives, and advised private clients on some of the most significant financial decisions they will make.

Looking Ahead to 2026

We are grateful to our clients, professional contacts, and collaborators who trusted us with important decisions throughout 2025. The foundations laid this year position us well for a focused and purposeful 2026.

Our approach remains unchanged:

clear advice, grounded in evidence, with real-world application.

If you require independent advice on a property matter; whether residential, commercial, or public sector; or wish to discuss an upcoming instruction, we would be pleased to assist.