2026 UK Acquisition Requirements


Freehold Industrial & Logistics Redevelopment Sites (Nationwide)

Objective

Brimstone Living are acquiring freehold sites across the UK for redevelopment into industrial & logistics assets, targeting delivery of 3,000,000 sq ft by 2030

Geographic Focus

UK-wide, prioritising locations close to strong transport infrastructure:

  • Motorway junctions and strategic A-roads
  • Rail freight corridors / intermodal nodes
  • Ports and airports
  • Established logistics markets and growth corridors
  • Urban-edge / last-mile locations where access and planning can be solved

Site Requirements

  • Tenure: Freehold only
  • Minimum size: 5 acres (no maximum)
  • Planning: Any (allocated, unallocated, consented, lapsed, refused, or needing a new strategy)
  • Existing use: Any (industrial, obsolete commercial, brownfield, infrastructure land, etc.)
  • Deal type: Off-market, agent-led, competitive bid, direct purchase, corporate disposal

What We Like (Preferred)

We actively pursue constrained and complex sites that require enabling works, including:

  • Major infrastructure upgrades (utilities, highways, drainage, remediation)
  • Abnormal ground conditions / remediation requirements
  • Complex demolition and enabling packages
  • Rights, access, easements, ransom situations with credible solutions
  • Flood risk and drainage challenges requiring engineered mitigation
  • Utility diversions and power reinforcement
  • Rail / highways interfaces

Delivery support available: specialist expertise across civil engineering, transport, utilities, remediation, and enabling works.

Transport / Access (Minimum Standard)

Sites should meet at least one:

  • Near a motorway junction / strategic trunk road
  • HGV access in place or clearly upgradeable
  • Suitable for industrial/logistics use (or strongly arguable in policy terms)
  • Capable of supporting yard depth, circulation, and servicing

Funding / Execution

  • Funded via existing cash in the business
  • Direct buyer mandate with rapid decision-making
  • Preference for exclusivity once commercial terms align

Agent Instruction & Fees

We pay buyer-side agent fees

Please include with initial submission:

  • Location + postcode + What3Words
  • Site area (acres / hectares)
  • Freehold confirmation
  • Planning status / history
  • Transport links + access summary
  • Utilities / power info (if known)
  • Constraints (remediation, flood, rights, ecology, demolition, etc.)
  • Vendor position (timetable)

Disqualifiers

  • Not freehold (or no credible freehold route)
  • Under 5 acres
  • Fundamentally incapable of industrial/logistics use due to access/policy with no mitigation path

Contacts

Jason Copas
Director
+44 (0) 796 853 7173
jason@brimstoneliving.com

Johnny Horn
Director
+44 (0) 777 3733 413
johnny@brimstoneliving.com