Drivers Jonas was a longstanding private partnership of

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. In January 2010, Drivers Jonas LLP merged with

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LLP, combining the firm with Deloitte's property staff, creating a business group called Drivers Jonas Deloitte. In January 2013 the business was rebranded as Deloitte Real Estate.

History

The Driver family were surveyors in the first half of the 18th century. Samuel (II) Driver (1720–1779) was, among other occupations, a land valuer. His great-grandson Robert Collier Driver (1816–1897) was a major figure in the professionalisation of the surveying profession. His daughter Maria married Henry Jonas (d. 1928), a surveyor from a prominent Essex farming family, and the partnership was set up in 1878.

Major projects

The firm was known for its

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work, with contracts in defence, county councils, government offices and educational facilities. It advised on projects including national sports stadia, Buildings of Culture and Heritage, and the

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. Some of the more important developments that Drivers Jonas worked on are: *

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Centenary development *

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* The £6bn sale of

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for

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* Property services companies of the United Kingdom Financial services companies established in 1725 Financial services companies disestablished in 2010 Defunct companies of the United Kingdom 1725 establishments in Great Britain Deloitte 2010 mergers and acquisitions {{UK-finance-company-stub