Jackson House will become the company’s new headquarters in 2012, and it has signed a five-year lease for half of the fourth floor of an office building also occupied by the global computer group IBM and the pallet hire business Chep UK.
The landlord at Jackson House is the Commercial Estates Group, which has agreed to the deal for Smooth Financial to occupy 14,242 square feet of space as the largest single office rental agreement in the Sale and Altrincham area so far in 2011.
“At Smooth, our biggest asset is our people. We have trained and developed a great team, and with our rapid growth we needed a HQ that could provide a base to expand and fulfil our potential,” explained Robert Jones, Smooth’s financial director.
“We are a local company, built from the ground up here in South Manchester, so moving out of the region was never a consideration. We endeavoured to find the perfect local property and Jackson House was the ideal choice.”
Currently based out of offices at Crossford Court on Dane Road in Sale, Smooth Financial will move to an open-plan office with communal areas and a training academy suite on site.
“The whole company is buzzing about the move and looking forward to 2012 and beyond at Jackson House,” said Jones.
Smooth Financial’s business is based essentially around providing what is often much-needed advice to individuals experiencing serious debt problems or other kinds of burdensome financial difficulty.
The Commercial Estates Group has a property portfolio worth over £650 million, covering some 8.1 million square feet across the UK. It operates from offices in London, Harrogate and Cornwall.
Editor’s notes: In August 2013, it was reported that Smooth Financial had fallen into administration, and its clients have been transferred to another firm.
In October 2020, Jackson House was rebranded as M33, representing the South Manchester postcode that it sits in.
As of June 2024, Commercial Estates Group (rebranded as CEG) still owned Jackson House.
In June 2024, 85,855 square feet of office space at M33 was available to rent, with suites starting at 974 square feet.
The property offered fully fitted offices on flexible lease terms. It also offered a gym, cycle storage, shower amenities, and secure car parking.
As of September 2026, the building had reverted to its original name, Jackson House, and Savills was marketing 33,120 square feet of office space for rent at the property, with suites starting at 452 square feet.
The asking rent was between £20.00 and £26.00 per square foot per annum, depending on the suite.