About John D Wood
Historical reputation. Unparalleled knowledge. Outstanding expertise.
About John D Wood
Established in 1872, John D Wood is a business seeped in history. Following its purchase in 2012, the business has evolved, adapted, and navigated the property industry through plenty of peaks and troughs. The team combine expert knowledge, innovative thinking, and superior customer relations to deliver excellent client services across the entire commercial property market.
At the heart of our business, is commercial property management. We work with our clients to give them confidence and security running their portfolios. Our team has unparalleled knowledge of the property industry and can procure all the services needed to meet our clients needs easily. When you work with John D Wood you are only working with experts in their field, who can advise and act for you in your best interests delivering excellent results. As commercial property consultants we are honest and reliable, well-educated on the property market and make it our business to know the industry inside out.
In addition to commercial property management, we also have a commercial lettings, investment, and valuation team. All our teams combine experience and youth, so you can rest assured that we are a young and hungry agency with experienced qualified surveyors, giving you the experience that matches our reputation.
Whether you are looking for a consultancy to manage your commercial property portfolio, lease, buy or sell a property or make informed investments, we are here to help. Our team’s expertise, strategic planning and industry knowledge guarantees excellent client services from start to finish.
Want to know more about how we can help you? Get in touch with our team today.
Ray Bloom
Managing Director
After learning the trade at Pearl & Coutts under the guidance of David Pearl, at the young age of 25, Ray Bloom purchased the Mayfair based Commercial Property Consultants John D Wood. Since buying the company in late 2009, Ray has built up and attracted a host and wide range of new clients priding the business on being a one stop shop for commercial property clientele. After winning a management contract on a mixed development scheme in New Cairo, Egypt in early 2011, the company broke into the international property market.
Ray has participated in the Property Week podcast hosted by radio presenter James Max, giving his views, opinions and expertise on the property market. He has also been nominated for numerous awards for his contribution and excellence in the property market. In February 2012, Ray won the ‘Young Entrepreneur of the Year’ award at the Young Norwood Property Awards.
Ray has been Young Patron of UJIA, and was actively involved in the young CST property group. Ray is now involved in fund raising for both Camp Simcha and Chai Cancer charities.
Ray is a very keen sports fan with a love of all sports but most notably an avid Tottenham Hotspur fan. Ray is married with two young sons.
John D Wood is a company with an incredible history and provenance. It dates back over 140 years to 1872. When it was founded by the young entrepreneur John Daniel Wood. He was a remarkable and visionary man who started the company at the age of 23 and finally retired in 1928.
The first premises of the company were situated in Mount Street, London W1. Mount Street in the late 19th Century was a street of rather dilapidated. Georgian houses which included the Parish Workhouse. Whilst becoming much smarter at the Berkeley Square end, housing the Coburg Hotel, later renamed “The Connaught” at the outset of the Great War.
John D Wood expanded rapidly. Advertising regularly in Country Life in the early 1900’s – an arrangement that continues to this day. The post war decade saw the business develop an exclusive reputation for dealing with high-end property as well as successful and illustrious clients. This era included the sale of Dorchester House, Park Lane for £400,000 to the McAlpine family who rebuilt it as the Dorchester Hotel.
In 1930 John D Wood moved to new headquarters in Berkeley Square. A mere stone’s throw from where our HQ is on Berkeley Street. Today during this period in Berkeley Square, the company even boasted current Prime Minister David Cameron’s late father as a director.
Commercial and development work became an important part of the company’s business in the 1950’s and 1960’s. In the late 1980s the residential arm of the Company was spun off and now boasts offices around the U.K. advertising and perpetuating the name John D Wood.
Now John D Wood work as a Commercial Property Consultants . The commercial property sector continues to grow from strength to strength, with the London based practice handling a wide range of services. The services among others cover commercial management, lettings agency, investment agency and professional work throughout the United Kingdom.
John D Wood has a superb name with a huge amount of brand recognition throughout the U.K. Brand recognition that is continually underpinned by the substantial advertising undertaken. It evokes a sense of history and quality. While giving an immediate sense of confidence to our clients who feel secure. Well advised and protected in dealing with a firm with such a long and established history.
The Mayfair based property firm currently acts for major profitable companies such as Diageo plc, Dyson and Malmaison. It is a pleasure to be able to say that John D Wood has been chosen to work with such high profile names.