About Joseph Mews

Joseph Mews is a leading UK property investment company, combining deep expertise with an unrivalled track record. Over the last 10 years we’ve helped developers deliver exciting new projects, building ourselves into one of the most forward-thinking, progressive and reputable property investment companies in the country – specialising in residential and off-plan developments.

What makes us unique is our complete 360-degree service. We only work with proven, reputable developers to deliver the very best developments, ensuring high-standards and world-class quality at every touchpoint. Combined with a market-leading distribution channel and dedicated customer service offering, we’re well-equipped to support developers to realise their vision while helping our clients build wealth and meet their objectives.

Joseph Mews’ reach spans continents – from our head office in Birmingham we’ve consistently expanded in key global destinations including the United Arab Emirates, South-East Asia and South Africa, bringing our award-winning customer focus and first-class property developments to both domestic and international audiences.

Joseph Mews works towards one vision – helping you create wealth through property investment. From finding the right location to sale and aftercare, we’re dedicated to supporting you at each milestone of your investment. Our mission is to provide exceptional opportunities for residential and off-plan investment, direct from reputable developers with a proven track record.

Our residential clients can typically buy lower than market value – ensuring a better return on investment – while our first-class residential units and award-winning customer service can help you realise your investment ambitions. 

We’re able to provide all of the knowledge and investor resources you need – with a dedicated research team consistently working to support your research, regardless of your experience or level of knowledge.

Finally, we’ve helped deliver a vast portfolio in key UK investment hotspots. We’re proud of our heritage and what we’ve achieved so far. Joseph Mews was founded by people with a passion for property investment that continues to this day.

As you’d imagine from a property company, our story starts with well… a property.  It was 2000 when Andy Foote, our founder, bought an investment property in Spain and – as an investor – realised the importance of customer service. 

While Andy was delighted with the capital growth of the property during the build period, with it being overseas he needed local support with funding the property and preparing it for the rental market. Unfortunately, this simply wasn’t available.

He didn’t have the time to furnish or manage the letting of the property and realised that many other investors were in the same position.  At  this point, Andy took matters into his own hands and decided to build a property investment company with a difference, a full property distribution channel that offered something unique – customer service for investors.

BMS Ltd opened its doors in 2003 and started helping clients find their perfect investments, all while offering ‘360-degree’ customer service. In 2013, after ten years in business, Andy partnered with Bal Sohal – chairman of SevenCapital – and SevenInvest was born. 

Working alongside the wider SevenCapital group, as well as developers Colmore Tang, SevenCapital offered a full end-to-end service for investors, acquiring land and building developments that were then distributed by SevenInvest.

Now, SevenInvest has expanded to a point where if we want to continue scaling, it’s time to start forging a new path on our own. With a new name and a new office in the Jewellery Quarter, we’re writing the next chapter.

While we’ll still be working with SevenCapital and a select few other exciting developers, we’re starting our new life in 2022 as Joseph Mews.

So, what’s in a name? 

When it comes to Joseph Mews, quite a lot as it goes.Within Andy’s property portfolio, he owns three commercial buildings and two holiday homes, all of which are named after Joseph, his son.

Joseph sadly lost his life to a brain tumour in 2007 – he was just nine years old.

The Joseph Foote Trust was set up in his name to try and change the outcome for other families and children diagnosed with the condition.

Since then, the charity has become The Brain Tumour Charity and grown into the largest charity of its kind in the world, funding millions of pounds of research and increasing the survival rate from 15% to 77% over the last two decades.

Across the world, Andy’s different properties also hold the Joseph name as a way of maintaining his legacy. In Spain, you’ll find Casa Jose. In the Cotswolds you’ll find Joseph Lodge. In Birmingham city-centre you’ll find Joseph House.

So, when Andy invested in the beautiful Georgian ‘mews’ building on St Paul’s Square in the Jewellery Quarter, there was only one direction he wanted to take the name.

Now, as we start this new chapter of our business, it felt right to take on the name of our first Birmingham HQ while also continuing to build Joseph’s legacy.

Andy has since decided to step away from the business to pursue his work with several charities and enjoy his well-deserved retirement, but we’re very much still here and we’re excited to take on a new challenge and continue to provide the very best service we can for our clients – both old and new.

We hope you’ll be able to join us along the way.