Business Rates: Hidden Costs You Shouldn’t Ignore

๐—•๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€: ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—œ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ 3 Things You Didnโ€™t Know About Business Rates Business rates can feel like a black hole.But hereโ€™s the thing: most commercial occupiers are overpaying.And they donโ€™t even realise it. ๐Ÿ’ผ Reliefs are often missed๐Ÿ“‰ Appeals go unexplored๐Ÿงพ Landlords and tenants both stand to benefit from expert advice […]

Dobbin & Sullivan - Meet Charles White

In Focus: Charles White, Associate Director

Some people bring skills. Others bring experience. Charles brings both – and then some. He joined Dobbin & Sullivan in 2025, with deep expertise in lease advisory, valuations and asset management, honed over years of advising institutional landlords. As a Chartered Surveyor since 2007 and a Registered Valuer, Charles doesnโ€™t just understand the numbers – […]

D&S Why Work with a Chartered Surveyor?

D&S Why Work with a Chartered Surveyor?

Why Work with a Chartered Surveyor? โ“ What sets a Chartered Surveyor apart? In commercial property, experience matters – but so does regulation. Thatโ€™s where an RICS Chartered Surveyor makes the difference. It means youโ€™re getting expertise that upholds the highest professional and ethical standards. Why should landlords and tenants work with RICS-regulated professionals? ๐Ÿ“Œ […]

Proud to Partner with Waltham Forest on Local High Street Lettings

Proud to Partner with Waltham Forest on Local High Street Lettings

Weโ€™re excited to announce that ๐——๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ป & ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป is now working in partnership with London Borough of Waltham Forest, supporting the letting of local retail units across the borough. This new instruction reflects our ongoing commitment to revitalising high streets, bringing vacant units back into use, and supporting small businesses in East London. Weโ€™ve recently […]

D&S Q1 Update + Charles LinkedIn 28.04.2025

Strong Foundations. Big Ambitions.

It has been a very busy quarter for Dobbin & Sullivan: โœ”๏ธ New instructions across East London โœ”๏ธ Major lease completions โœ”๏ธ Growing property management portfolio โœ”๏ธ New member of the team Across sales, lettings and property management, we saw a clear trend: ๐Ÿ”น Businesses in all sectors are are securing quality space ๐Ÿ”น Investors […]

D&S Big brands. Smaller spaces. Bigger strategy.

Why Big Brands Are Downsizing – And Doubling Down In East London

๐˜Œ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด?The biggest brands are scaling down. ๐Ÿง From supermarkets to cafรฉs to gym chains – even the big players are moving into smaller units with smarter footprints. Why? Because theyโ€™ve realised what many landlords havenโ€™t yet: ๐Ÿ‘‰ Itโ€™s not about size. Itโ€™s about location, agility, and utility.And East Londonโ€™s stock is perfectly positioned. โœ… […]

Dobbin & Sullivan attend Q&A Panel for Stratford Market Village Traders

A busy morning being part of the Q&A Panel hosted by London Business Partnership Ltd & Newham Council to provide advice on all things Commercial Property for local businesses in the area. We are a local firm in Stratford with big capabilities to help other businesses grow through acquisitions of commercial premises so it was […]

Costar Annual Awards 2024 โ€“ Top Agency Winner

CoStar Group announced the recipients of this yearโ€™s CoStar Awards, recognising the UKโ€™s most active commercial real estate agencies for their cumulative deals across calendar year 2023. Dobbin & Sullivan have been awarded Top 5 in both the Office Award for Most Active Single Branch Agency Acquisitions and Disposals for Square Footage and also Total […]