Gerald Eve

Property Consultants Web Design Agency

The Challenge

Gerald Eve is renowned for offering independent, intelligent, and relevant advice, leveraging detailed market knowledge and sector understanding. Their wide-ranging expertise encompasses capital markets, corporate real estate advisory, asset management, tenant representation, landlord leasing, planning and development, building consultancy, property management, valuation, and business rates services.

Sector:	Real Estate
Services:	Web Design, Web Development
Technologies:	PHP / HTML, JavaScript, Flash
Location:	UK

Our tried-and-tested process begins with a comprehensive discovery phase, essential for aligning our team with the client’s vision and goals.

Despite their success and extensive expertise, Gerald Eve faced several significant challenges that needed to be addressed

Despite their success and extensive expertise, Gerald Eve faced several significant challenges that needed to be addressed to maintain their market leadership and improve their service delivery:

Branding: There was a critical need for consistent and focused branding to enhance the firm’s market presence and recognition.
User Experience (UX): Enhancing the user journey on their website was essential to facilitate better business lead generation and client engagement.
Design: A unique, bespoke design was necessary to accurately reflect Gerald Eve’s offerings and professional image.
Development: Creating a responsive, modern, and interactive website was crucial to meet the needs of their technologically savvy clientele.
SEO: Implementing appropriate keyword research and strategies was required to transition from relying heavily on AdWords to achieving stronger organic SEO results.
Hosting: There was a need for fast, secure hosting solutions with rotating backups and localized hosting options to ensure website reliability and performance.
Maintenance: Ongoing site support and maintenance were essential to keep the website running smoothly and up-to-date.

The Solution

To tackle these challenges effectively, Lilo designed a fully customized, template-driven central management system specifically for Gerald Eve.

This advanced website provides administrators with extensive control over the site’s content and overall aesthetics, ensuring they can make updates easily and maintain the website’s high standards.

Project Scope of Works

Our UX and design team crafted a sleek and intuitive user experience, starting with the wireframes phase.

One of the standout features of the new website is its unique modification capability, which ensures that any changes made to the site are automatically saved. This feature significantly enhances the ease of use and reliability of the website, allowing for seamless updates and management.

Resources/Planning

The successful execution of this project involved a diverse and skilled team of professionals, including:

Website Designers: To create a visually appealing and user-friendly design.
Front-End Programmers: To develop an interactive and responsive user interface.
Back-End Programmers: To build a robust and scalable back-end infrastructure.
Project Managers: To oversee the project and ensure timely delivery and quality.
Quality Assurance Testers: To rigorously test the website for any issues and ensure it meets the highest standards.

Resources / Planning

Website Designers
Front-End Programmers
Back-End Programmers
Project Managers
Quality Assurance Testers

The Result

The newly developed Gerald Eve website features a set of pre-defined objects that can be easily added and moved around on the page, providing unparalleled flexibility and customization. These objects interact seamlessly with both the internal data managed by the CMS and the external data sources of the site.

The new website epitomizes high-end web development and intricate web design, providing an enhanced user experience and robust functionality. It successfully addresses all the challenges faced by Gerald Eve, resulting in a powerful online presence that supports their business goals and meets the sophisticated needs of their diverse clientele.

The improved website is a testament to Gerald Eve’s commitment to excellence and innovation in the property consultancy sector.