Where to look for unconverted industrial space in London?

May 17, 2013 7:56 AM

I would like to buy unconverted industrial/office/non-residential space in London, like a warehouse or a school hall, to transform it into live-and-work artist studios over a few years. The state of dereliction does not matter too much, nor does the location, but how can I actually find some for sale? I doubt most of these things make it to mainstream websites, as Zoopla/Rightmove hardly have two handfuls of commercial properties for sale at a given time. Any clue?
posted by Spanner Nic to Home & Garden (3 answers total)

Auctions.
posted by BenPens at 8:01 AM on May 17, 2013

You'll probably want to limit your search to industrially zoned areas that allow or recently changed to allow residential projects, unless the process for appealing or changing zoning in London isn't too difficult.
posted by LionIndex at 8:29 AM on May 17, 2013

Google "commercial estate agent London". Also buy the Estates Gazette.
posted by londongeezer at 9:04 AM on May 17, 2013