Asset & Development Management
Asset Management
Strategic asset management across retail, office and mixed-use portfolios.
We help property owners maximise returns, attract tenants, and future-proof their retail, office and mixed-use assets. We curate comprehensive and imaginative business plans to implement tailor made strategies for every asset.
What We Do
Asset Strategy & Business Plan Implementation
Adopting a tailor-made strategy for every asset that optimises performance, occupier mix, and long-term value.
Focus Areas
- Complete asset reviews
- Formulate and execute business plans
- Optimise exit options
Value Add Improvements
Identifying initiatives that add value to assets in an ever-evolving real estate landscape. Leverage the capabilities of in-house development team and wider CBRE service lines.
Focus Areas
- Wholesale redevelopment
- Reconfiguration & repurposing
- Diversification of use type
- Small scale enhancements
Consultancy Team Oversight & Management
Aligning closely with best in class consultancy teams to give clients a single point of contact for their assets, ensuring independent and well considered and advice.
Focus Areas
- Property management oversight
- Leasing agent direction
- Legal team collaboration
Occupier Analysis & Relationships
Nurturing deep and long-standing occupier relationships to give clients the advantage in occupier mix and leasing strategies.
Focus Areas
- Close occupier relationships
- Regular occupier insight meetings
- Utilising occupier performance data
ESG
Incorporating a broad range of initiatives that improve the environmental performance and social value to protect and enhance value.
Focus Areas
- Delivering ESG strategies
- Community engagement
- Ensuring compliance
Financial Governance
Fully integrated with our wider management offering to provide a holistic approach that ensures financial decisions are well-informed and aligned with operational performance to maximum financial and operational efficiency.
Focus Areas
- Financial reporting & analysis
- Strategic decision support
- Risk management & compliance
- Cost management & control
- External relationship oversight
Our Approach
In a world where investors and occupiers consistently evolve, our Asset Management team take a tailor-made approach to every asset. To deliver this, our highly experienced team come from a wide range of relevant backgrounds with knowledge across various asset classes. The team can also leverage from the strong in-house Development Management function to implement a range of initiatives across assets.
Elevate Your Property Strategy
We help you attract tenants and maximise returns. Let us create a comprehensive plan for your retail, office, or mixed-use asset.
Why Choose CBRE?
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Market & asset type breadth
Through the integration of Sovereign Centros into the wider CBRE Asset Management team, we have the experience and capability to deliver on across a wide range of markets and asset types.
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Unmatched track record
We are the largest asset manager of retail property in the UK with more than 17m sq ft. Alongside our office and mixed use portfolios, we have a long track record of adding value to assets for our clients and optimising their exit options.
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Market experience and contacts
We have a market leading and well experienced team with a strong contact base with both investors and occupiers. We are also able to maximise the CBRE network to give clients holistic advice.
Our Track Record
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Case Study
Telford Centre, Telford
Sovereign Centros from CBRE have been appointed Asset Managers of Telford Centre since 2013. Sovereign Centros were appointed to oversee a major redevelopment of the centre.
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Case Study
Princesshay, Exeter
Sovereign Centros from CBRE were appointed as Asset Managers on behalf of Frasers Group following their purchase of Princesshay in October 2024.
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Case Study
Metrocentre, Gateshead
Following the demise of Intu, Sovereign Centros were in 2020 appointed as the Asset & Development Managers for Metrocentre on behalf of The Metrocentre Partnership to implement a new business plan for the shopping centre and retail park.
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Case Study
Festival Place Shopping Centre, Basingstoke
The 1.1m sq ft shopping centre had been placed into receivership following an unsuccessful marketing campaign and required an intensive asset management strategy before going to market again.
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Case Study
St Martin’s Courtyard, Covent Garden
CBRE’s asset management team have managed this mixed use estate for the last 10 years. This well located scheme has 150,000 sq ft of quality workspace, 75 residential flats and 100,000 sq ft of ground floor retail and restaurants.
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Case Study
National Portfolios
In December 2022, the team were instructed by an institutional client, on a portfolio of 50 assets, across 2 funds. The portfolio totals 4.2m sq ft, largely comprised of offices and high street retail, as well as a supermarket and hotel portfolio.
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Case Study
Central St Giles
CBRE are acting on behalf of an owner-occupier client on the Asset Management of Central Saint Giles, a central London mixed-use asset with office, retail, and residential occupiers.
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Related Insights
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Central London office vacancy fell to 6.7% – the lowest since Q3 2020 – with AI-led firms and TMT leading leasing at 20%.
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CBRE's Monthly Index shows all property capital values declined by 0.1% in May, while rental values increased by 0.1% and total returns were 0.4%.
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CBRE’s latest UK Property Market Figures show diverging trends: office leasing down, logistics outperforming, retail investment falling, and Living resilient.
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CBRE’s UK Retail Generational Survey reveals Gen Alpha, Gen Z, and Millennials are reshaping retail, from store demand to experience and social-led discovery.
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UK office development reached 3.3m sq ft at end-Q1 2026, with 28% pre-let. Supply was in line with the 5-year average but 5% below the same period last year.
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London’s flexible office market is gaining momentum in 2026, driven by TMT and AI demand. Occupiers are prioritising quality and flexibility. Explore more.
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UK commercial real estate investment totalled £11.1bn in Q1 2026. Living led volumes, followed by Offices and Retail.
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UK retail investment reached £1.5bn in Q1 2026, led by retail parks. Prime high streets saw rental growth, with demand focused on prime shopping centres.
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Take-up across South East office markets declined significantly in Q1 2026, with rising availability pushing vacancy to 9.2%.
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UK logistics take‑up totalled 5.3m sq ft in Q1 2026, driven by 3PLs and retail, with vacancy falling to 6.76%. Explore the latest regional highlights.
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Central London office take‑up fell in Q1 2026 amid fewer small deals, while space under offer rose and investment totalled £1.4bn.
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Across UK logistics markets, take-up increased modestly in Q1 2026. Vacancy tightened, with the national rate falling to 6.76%, down 31bps quarter-on-quarter.
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