COMPANY PROFILE
BACKGROUND
The company was formed in 1975 initially sharing our present-day head office premises in Hare & Billet Road with an antiques shop.
The business flourished and quickly established a reputation for providing a quality service to residential homeowners in and around the Blackheath area.
During those early years it became evident that there was a growing demand for more affordable family homes close to Blackheath and this lead to the opening of our Lee branch in Burnt Ash Road. The range of services was further broadened by the setting up of dedicated Commercial and Professional departments.
A third Residential Sales branch was opened in Greenwich town centre in 1988, later being moved to its present Greenwich High Road location opposite Royal Hill where the branch benefits from the improved public transport and development of the area.
To accommodate the expanding Commercial and Professional Services departments the Blackheath Residential Sales branch moved during 1990 from our Hare & Billet offices, which we had entirely occupied some years earlier, to a higher profile location in the heart of Blackheath Village where it remains today
In the Millennium year the time was right to expand and a further residential branch was opened at the Blackheath Standard. The branch occupies prominent corner premises in a busy shopping location and effectively covers the area north of the heath including Westcombe Park, Charlton and as far as Shooters Hill.
Our commitment to provide a fully comprehensive service was further extended in 2002 to include a new residential Lettings and Property Management department at our Hare & Billet head offices.
RESIDENTIAL SALES
John Payne are established as one of the most respected independent estate agents in South East London handling the sale of a wide range of residential properties from one bedroom apartments to the larger period homes. We have been successful in helping many thousands of families move home and have built a reputation for giving honest and reliable advice.
Our local network of residential branches are open 7 days a week (including most bank holidays) and provide a comprehensive coverage of Blackheath, Greenwich, Westcombe Park, Charlton, Shooters Hill, Lee, Eltham, Mottingham, Grove Park, Hither Green, Lewisham, Brockley and most of the adjoining areas.
Whilst embracing the advantages of modern technology we continue to believe in the essential ingredient of maintaining a high level of personal contact. This ensures that both seller and buyer are always kept well informed and receive helpful and constructive advice.
Moreover the commitment and loyalty of John Payne staff has always played an important and integral role in the success of the company. Most of our senior sales staff and management personnel have been engaged in estate agency for many years and can be relied upon for expert guidance and support. Likewise mortgage advice is available from an Independent Financial Advisor with over 40 year’s experience.
Over the years John Payne have represented a number of major house builders in the sale of new developments including Fairview Homes, Wimpy Homes, Crest Nicholson, Durkan New Homes, Portland Homes, Berkeley Homes and Laing Homes.
COMMERCIAL
The London Boroughs of Greenwich and Lewisham have experienced huge regeneration in recent years aided by the expansion of the Docklands Light Railway and the Jubilee Line extension. Consequently there is a strong demand for higher quality amenities such as specialist shops, bars and restaurants as well as employment opportunities. Blackheath Village and Greenwich in particular have become targets for new businesses.
Situated within our head office premises at 7 Hare & Billet Road our Commercial department has extensive local knowledge drawn from many years experience and covers all aspects of commercial agency in the South East London area.
- Leasing shops, restaurants, offices and industrial units
- Selling freeholds and long leaseholds
- Freehold investments
- Land Sales
- Freehold or leasehold acquisitions
- New home development appraisals
John Payne represent a large number of investors with small and large portfolios and are always looking to extend our client base.
PROFESSIONAL
The Professional department is located within our head office premises in Hare & Billet Road and provides a comprehensive range of services covering South East London including:-
- Probate valuations
- Building insurance reinstatement
- Leasehold enfranchisement
- Investment appraisals and valuations
- Capital gains tax valuations
- Schedule of dilapidation and conditions of repair
- Rent reviews and lease renewals
LETTINGS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
The extension to the Docklands Light Railway and Jubilee Line at North Greenwich has substantially improved accessibility to Canary Wharf and the City resulting in an increased demand for rental accommodation south of the Thames.
This expanding market presented an opportunity to launch a new Lettings and Property Management department from our head office premises in Hare & Billet Road extending our range of services throughout the practice.
The department primarily handles the rental and full management of residential accommodation from studio apartments to larger family homes in and around the Blackheath, Greenwich, Charlton and Lee areas.
All accommodation is displayed on our web pages and weekly updated availability lists are distributed from all of our residential branches.