Sandy’s Fishmongers was known as a retail institution for local residents in Twickenham, until the untimely death of the owner just before Christmas 2025. Sadly, the owner ran the business single handedly and there was no one else able to administer the business in order to keep it trading, hence the doors closed abruptly, and the local community were suddenly left without Sandys for the first time since 1978.

The owner’s death sadly led to the liquidation of the business which, as a fundamentally profitable business was to be sold by the liquidators, together with the freehold interest in the shop and upper parts, hence Sneller Commercial’s valuation team were instructed to prepare a valuation report for these purposes and also Inheritance Tax for the estate.

The inspection of the property revealed that much of the stock in the freezers and all equipment remained in place as if the doors had only shut temporarily. The covered yard at the rear of the accommodated ancillary space for storage and refrigeration and the first floor was ancillary staff and office accommodation.