Commercial property specialist celebrates 50 years advising Trinity House

A local property expert is celebrating 50 years of association with one of Newcastle’s historic landmarks

Kevan Carrick, co-founder of JK Property Consultants, has worked with Trinity House for five decades.

Kevan began advising the ‘Corporation of the Newcastle upon Tyne Trinity House’ in 1973.

The property has been a fixture on the Quayside since 1500,

Much of the surrounding Trinity House property is now leased to a variety of professional tenants, including barristers and the Live Theatre and the income derived from rent is directly applied to conservation, education and charitable welfare.

Kevan, who, alongside Jennifer Welch, established JK Property Consultants in 2007, was awarded the honorary title of Member of Trinity House when he reached the 40^th anniversary of his involvement.

JK Property Consultants advises investors, developers and occupiers, applying its local market knowledge with a national perspective.

Looking back over his 50 year connection with Trinity House, Kevan said: “For some years the Quayside area had been blighted by a major road proposal to link up with the Central Motorway East.

“This resulted in many properties deteriorating, including those of the House.

“The first task was to find potential uses for the empty buildings and to deal with the dilapidations that had accrued.

“The overall strategy of bringing important buildings back into use and establishing a regular and long-term revenue has proven to be successful.

“This has been linked with a five yearly inspection by a chartered building surveyor to ensure that they are well maintained.”