The Company

Our office at Millennium Harbour

Clients

• Aylmer Properties Ltd
• Ballymore Properties Limited
• Beverley Homes Ltd
• Bishopsforce Ltd
• Brack Capital Holdings Ltd
• British Waterways Board
• Budok Holdings Limited
• Canary Wharf Group Ltd.
• Cathedral Group Plc.
• Charles Church Homes Ltd.
• Columbia Group Ltd.
• Coopers & Lybrand
• Crispin & Borst Dev Ltd
• Domaine Developments Ltd
• Dorrington Properties Plc
• Durkan New Homes Ltd.
• Ernst & Young
• Fladgate Fielder
• Galliard Homes Ltd
• Hammerson PLC
• Henley Homes Ltd
• Hertford Homes Ltd
• Hollybrook Ltd
• Imperial Developments
• Irish Nationwide (IOM) Ltd
• Jarvis Plc
• Kingcastle Ltd
• KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
• Loft Ltd
• London Buildings Plc
• MacDonald Egan
• Mazehead Limited
• Merepark Ltd
• Millennium Homes Ltd
• Mizen Properties Ltd.
• Mowlem
• Nationwide City Developments Ltd
• Persimmon Homes
• P P Trading Ltd
• Redrow Homes (South East Ltd)
• Ridgeway Homes Ltd
• Royal Bank of Scotland
• Seawind Properties Ltd
• Security Pacific Merchant Bank
• St James Homes Plc.
• Structadene Ltd
• The Crocker Group
• The Marmot Group
• United Assets
• Wates Homes

Combining expertise and innovation to build a blueprint for a better tomorrow.

Established for over 30 years, Alan Selby & Partners continue to this day to further their reputation for excellence and innovation in residential property.

1974 - 1979
Alan Selby & Partners was founded in 1974 in the East-End of London. From its opening, the Agency identified a huge demand from first time buyers in the East End of London for “affordable homes”. At this time most residential properties in this part of London were let at controlled rents, and the area suffered substantial blight due to its dereliction from the Second World War. They were the first ‘local’ Estate Agency to open for many years and, by realising the potential of this low-cost housing, they built up a substantial client base upon which the business could flourish into the next decade.

1980-1989
The 1980s’ rise in property values provided a platform for Alan Selby & Partners ‘New Homes’ division to emerge. Brand new housing developments and early loft-style buildings were both conceived by the Agency. The New Homes division expanded, to provide Development Consultancy including research and product advice. London Docklands was formed in 1984 and the Agency, with their development clients, became extremely active within this regeneration area. Many of the innovative developments and sales techniques, for which Alan Selby & Partners are now renowned, were undertaken and developed during this pioneering era. These included the use of show-centres and marketing suites to pre-sell apartments ‘off plan’ with long completions. In addition, many Sales exhibitions were undertaken in the Far East to overseas investors. During this period, the Agency sold over 5000 homes, from conversion units to lofts, brand new houses to apartments.

1990-1993
Recessionary times thwarted the growth of development in all areas around London for several years, especially the Docklands and East End markets. However by acquiring land for their clients during this severe slump, Alan Selby & Partners New Homes division grew from strength to strength.

1994 – 2005
A large proportion of the ‘land bank’ acquired for the Agency’s clients during recessionary times, combined with substantial further strategic purchases, provided raw material for a new stock of development sales undertaken over this period. This resulted in a spectacular success for many of the Agency’s clients with the production of major developments in both the East End and the Isle of Dogs. Substantial riverside conurbations were developed and sold ‘off plan’ by Alan Selby & Partners, using the techniques and experience gained from the 1980s alongside new innovations and the introduction of mixture and type of units on offer.
In 1999 the core business moved to its current location in Millennium Harbour, Westferry Road, London E14 8LW (click here to contact us). This move enabled improved management of their Docklands development instructions, and allowed Alan Selby & Partners to maintain their current sales programme which, by then, had extended to other London locations.
In the latter part of 2002, Alan Selby & Partners were successful in acquiring the Railtrack Development Co. Ltd., acting on behalf of their client Ballymore Properties Ltd and in conjunction with Hammerson Plc. This involved over 20 million sq.ft of future development potential in sites all over the UK.
The New Homes division at Alan Selby & Partners also acted as development consultants and sales agents for many other successful Docklands developments such as New Providence Wharf, Ontario Tower, Pan Peninsula and Baltimore Wharf. These Ballymore developments have become synonymous with the hugely successful regeneration of Docklands.

2006 – 2011
By now Alan Selby & Partners had become an LLP (Limited Liability Partnership) and had the added expertise of new Partners within their Consultancy, New Homes and Finance departments.  The collapse of Lehman Brothers in September 2008 altered the property and banking environment globally.  Both the Land Acquisition and New Homes department within the company became severely hampered by the very real restrictions imposed by the lack of funding and cost of mezzanine finance across the board. As ever, Alan Selby & Partners were determined not to allow this to hinder the company’s progress and continued to look for opportunities in other areas to facilitate financial options for Investors and Developers.

In 2010 the New Homes department at Alan Selby & Partners began marketing one of London’s most successful New Homes developments, The Heron. Prior to this, Alan and the team had worked closely with Heron International for four years to create an exceptional residential scheme in the heart of The City of London, The Heron is a 36 storey residential tower providing some 285 luxury residential apartments which have set a new standard for quality accomodation in London.

Today the Company’s success continues unabated under the ongoing leadership of its founder Alan Selby and although the property market has had its undulations, both the Agency and its clients continue to go from strength to strength.