Full-spectrum commercial property advice across aviation and industrial real estate, for landlords and tenants alike.

Independent advice from someone who has sat on both sides of the table, as both landlord and as advisor, on some of the UK's largest industrial, logistics and aviation-linked estates.

MRICS Qualified
Independent
About

With twenty years' experience across £3bn+ of institutional real estate.

Aviation & Industrial Real Estate is a commercial property advisory practice founded by Samantha Hadland, offering strategic and asset management advice across the sector.

Having spent the past 10 years client side at Columbia Threadneedle, Sam has experience that spans the full spectrum of asset management, including complex acquisitions, development-led repositioning, and capital structuring for logistics and multi-use airport portfolios. Aviation & Industrial Real Estate offers a genuinely rare combination of extensive, specific credibility in the aviation and industrial space, alongside the broader skill set to help landlords and occupiers work through whatever property challenges they face.

Sustainability is an important part of our approach to long-term asset value. Sam has directed BREEAM Excellent-rated developments and EPC upgrade strategies, alongside net zero and biodiversity planning, working closely with specialist sustainability advisers to ensure environmental considerations are integrated into practical asset and investment strategies.

Samantha Hadland MRICS, Founder of AIRE
Having worked on both sides of the table, Sam brings a perspective that is rare in the property market. Her experience combines deep landlord expertise with a genuine understanding of the priorities of occupiers and investors.
Track Record

A proven record of performance.

Trusted by Leading Investors & Occupiers
£3bn+
Asset management for institutional funds and investors, private equity clients, prop cos, REITs, airport operating groups, banks and financiers, occupiers and developers.
Creating & Capturing Value
~95%
A proven track record of securing record rents and commercial terms, including c.95% five-year rental growth delivered across a mission critical, multi-let airport-adjacent estate.
Driving Value Through Development
4.5m+ sq ft
Market-leading developments strategically secured and delivered through complex planning and asset positioning across a two-decade career.
Unlocking Power. Enabling Sustainable Development
50MVA
Solar farm planning secured to power an adjacent logistics park via private wire, one of the largest dedicated commercial property solar farm planning permissions in the UK.
Experience. Execution. Results.
Who It's For
Institutional investors and funds
Private investors and family offices
Occupiers and operators
Land owners and developers
Services

One comprehensive property capability, with a bespoke approach to every mandate.

Whether you need ongoing asset leadership, support on a single transaction, or additional expertise at a particular point in the property life cycle, we bring the same senior-level property capability to every engagement.

Asset Management

  • Portfolio and asset strategy aligned to your investment objectives
  • Active asset management focused on maximising value
  • Repositioning and value-creation initiatives
  • Management of third-party professional teams
  • Clear reporting around the metrics that matter to you

Development

  • Site appraisal and development feasibility
  • Planning strategy from inception through to consent
  • Sourcing and structuring development finance
  • Design team and contractor procurement
  • Delivery oversight through to practical completion

Opportunity Sourcing & Transactions

  • Market-wide opportunity sourcing through direct relationships and networks
  • On-market and off-market acquisition opportunities
  • Financial modelling and investment underwriting
  • Due diligence management and coordination
  • Disposal strategy and execution

Occupier Representation

  • Defining space requirements and relocate vs. renew strategy
  • Market search, assessment and shortlisting
  • Financial modelling to support the business case
  • Lease negotiation through to completion
  • Coordination of surveyors and solicitors to protect your position

Portfolio Audit & Exit Readiness

  • Establishing a clear picture of the portfolio, its condition and its risks
  • Income, lease expiry and occupational risk review
  • Asset management strategy for each asset
  • Identifying opportunities to improve value and future buyer appeal
  • Preparing the portfolio in a format that can feed directly into buyer underwriting
Asset Types

Specialist experience across the full range of aviation and industrial asset types.

Industrial

Multi-let estates through to single-let logistics facilities.

Logistics & Warehousing

Big box, mid-box and last-mile distribution space.

Hangars & MRO Facilities

Maintenance, repair and overhaul facilities for commercial and private aviation.

Offices

Terminal and airport-adjacent office space.

Cargo Facilities

Air freight and cargo handling facilities.

General Aviation

Fixed-base operator and private aviation facilities.

Airport-Adjacent Hotels

Hotel development and asset management near major airports.

Land

Strategic and development land, from feasibility through to planning.

Get in touch.

sam@ai-re.uk
📞 07810 522368