David Hargreaves
“A long time ago, two young but enthusiastic northern men — David Hargreaves and John Proctor — got together with the seasoned operator Brian Fisher to form Fisher Hargreaves Proctor — as our first ever corporate brochure said, 'Mustard Mellowed by Sage'. Our common ground sport, but particularly rugby and cricket.”
Profile
I set up FHP back in 1990 alongside John and Brian, and I head up the Retail and Leisure Team who are one of the most dominant retail agency teams in within the East Midlands, and certainly the most active.
I went on to establish FHP Living, which is now one of the pre-eminant residential agencies in Nottingham, covering Land, Sales, Lettings, Management and Development. Our commercial and a residential companies now work seamlessly alongside each other, meaning we’ve been involved with some of the most forward thinking developments in Nottingham from the initial stages right through to sales and completion, including Trent Basin.
Prior to setting up FHP, I was the Director of Nottingham Development Enterprise Limited, a public/private sector organisation, and prior to that was a Governor of Nottingham High School and was Chairman of the Trustees at St Joseph’s School. Having graduated from Nottingham Trent Polytechnic in 1984, I previously acted as member of the Alumni Board at Nottingham Trent University, and was schooled and grew up in Halifax, West Yorkshire.
Current Role
I leads teams at FHP in the following areas:-
- Food Store Acquisition
- Leisure Acquisition – The Cornerhouse/Intu Victoria Centre
- Investment Sales and Acquisitions and Asset Management
- Residential Land Sales and Acquisitions
- Student Accommodation – FHP Student Living – Acquisitions, Lettings and Sales
- City Centre Residential Development – Nottingham One and Drapers Bridge
- Waterside Regeneration – FHP Waterside Living – Trent Bridge Quay, Trent Wharf, Park Yacht Club
- I am heavily involved with Nottingham Rugby Club and is leading on the long term development plans for their home at Ladybay.
Interests
Outside of work I continue to coach Nottingham RFC currently at Under 18 level, who last season became NLD Champions, Midland Champions and National Cup Winners – Champions of England.
Requirements
- 6,000 - 20,000ft²
- Major UK cities
- Part fitted bars, restaurants or leisure units
- Quirky space
- 1,500 - 3,000ft²
- Strong market towns
- Major cities in the Midlands
- High street with ability for outside seating
- Nottinghamshire: Busy town centre high streets, neighbourhood parades, open air shopping centres
- Ground Floor Sales 850-2,000ft² with ancillary 500-1,000ft²
- Ideally fitted to ‘white box’ or good internal condition
- Rear access and near off street parking for easy donations
- Major UK city centres & strong town centre locations across the Midlands
- Ground Floor Sales 250 – 750ft²
- Concessions within supermarkets
- Pod / kiosk opportunities within Retail Parks and Shopping Centres
- Midlands-wide requirement for towns and cities
- Up to 50,000 sq ft
- New build, conversions or existing office stock are of interest
- 1.5 – 2 acres freehold
- Leasehold considered
- 18,000 – 22,000 sq ft
- 130 parking spaces
- East Midlands
- City centres & strong town centre locations across the Midlands
- Ground Floor Sales 500 – 1,200ft²
- Pod / kiosk opportunities within Retail Parks and Shopping Centres
- Pop ups
