3. Introducing
Lease Consultancy
Bilfinger GVA’s Lease Consultancy team have
been providing specialist commercial landlord
and tenant advice for over 28 years.
With extensive experience and an outstanding track record in the negotiation of leases,
we approach every lease event as an opportunity to add value for our clients.
Our specialist team provides a complete lease advisory service to landlords and tenants,
both public and private sector. Our team has the complete range of skills and UK
presence required to achieve our clients’ objectives.
Ultimately, our high quality, balanced advice means our clients can enjoy the smooth
running of their property related matters, leaving them to concentrate on their core business.
4. Our knowledge
Our advice is based on superb local market
knowledge and a detailed appreciation of
property trends.
We have significant lease event experience and are knowledgeable in dealing with sizeable and
complex lease agreements. Our team provides a strong negotiating position and a wide intellectual
skill base to ensure that we achieve the best results.
We have a proven track record and our exposure to a variety of occupier and landlord clients and
being market facing means that we can share these experiences with you.
Making the most of current market
conditions and improving financial
performance requires tactical advice that
combines the best market intelligence
with a profound understanding of landlord
and tenant issues
Jerry Burton,
National Head of Lease Consultancy
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5. Your gain
is a detailed insight into local
property knowledge
6. Rent review and lease renewal
Ensuring the right results in a simple and a cost effective
manner. Taking leads in the process, agreeing objectives and
planning tactics using the latest rental and investment market
information to inform and guide either party.
Lease restructure
To create added value for landlords and occupiers to their
mutual benefit.
Strategic review
Keeping client lease arrangements under constant review to
take advantage of future opportunities for rationalisation or
restructure, to maximise returns, reduce costs or improve terms.
Lease administration
We effectively and efficiently manage property portfolio lease
events through comprehensive, innovative and integrated
data management tools ensuring documentation, notice
service and dates are correctly processed.
Expert witness
Where disputes cannot be settled by negotiations, we provide
expert evidence for 3rd party determination, courts and
alternative dispute settlement including PACT.
Lease liability provisioning
We can assist in providing the lease liability calculations to
understand the impact on the balance sheet.
Section 18 Advice
We provide assistance to both retail landlords and tenants, in
connection with the negotiations, tactics and preparing expert
court reports regarding the limitation cap for dilapidations,
being based on the assessment of the damages in value.
Our services
Our lease consultancy team has a detailed
understanding of the complexity of leases, property law
and the sometimes contentious but inter-dependent
relationship between owner and occupier.
7. Your gain
is having access to a range of specialist lease
consultancy services at your fingertips.
8. Our network
The Lease Consultancy team has strong regional
coverage with 9 UK offices ensuring that clients
always receive advice not only from an expert in
the field, but also an expert in their region.
All of our advisers have a detailed understanding of both national trends and local
knowledge having acted for clients in every town and city in the UK from Brae to
St. Ives and everywhere in between.
Experienced Our experienced team delivers real savings, boosting returns
and improving profitability of client assets.
Dedicated Our dedicated team approaches every lease event as an opportunity
to obtain the best terms possible for whomever we’re acting.
Multiskilled We have representatives in each of our 9 regional offices
who specialise in the landlord & tenant field and are therefore able to offer
a combination of expertise and in-depth knowledge.
9. Edinburgh
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Newcastle
Manchester
LondonBristol
Liverpool
Birmingham
SCOTLAND
ENGLANDWALES
Leed
Cardiff
Edinburgh
Scott Simpson, Director
Graham Thomson, Associate
Newcastle
Judith Summers, Director
Darren Spencer, Director
Leeds
Jill Goodman, Associate
Manchester and Liverpool
Steve Cowperthwaite, Senior Director
Shawn Ganguly, Director
Dulcie Bolland, Associate
Jonathan Powers, Senior Surveyor
Alex Chambers, Surveyor
Birmingham
Chris Norcup, Associate
Jerry Oates, Consultant
Sophie Nelson-Shaw, Principal Surveyor
London and South East
Roger Lawn, Senior Director
Martin Woods, Director
Stephen Shapiro, Director
Ross Thomson, Director
Martin Greenwood, Surveyor
Dana Genis, Consultant
Josh Wright, Graduate Surveyor
Bristol and Cardiff
Jerry Burton, Senior Director
Stuart Powlesland, Director
Alex Petyan, Associate
Victoria Oliver, Senior Surveyor
Lewis Sinclair, Graduate Surveyor
Robert Szostak, Data Analyst
Ian Ramsden, Consultant
10. Our sectors
Within the Lease Consultancy team sit dedicated
specialists who service a wide range of sectors
including Retail, Offices and Industrial & Logistics.
Industrial & LogisticsOfficesRetail
11. Your gain
is having access to a range of specialist lease
consultancy services at your fingertips.
12. Our sectors
Retail
Our teams’ Retail experience is second to none. As a practice we have
always maintained a strong affinity with the retail markets. We have
extensive knowledge in dealing with the differing sectors of the retail
market on a national and local basis.
Jerry Burton
Senior Director
0117 988 5252
jerry.burton@gva.co.uk
The Royal Bank of Scotland
Bilfinger GVA has retained Royal Bank of
Scotland as a client for over 15 years.
We have provided lease event advice
on circa 400 lease events per annum in
the UK and Eire and have recently been
appointed as sole adviser.
Boots
We are currently retained by Boots for all
landlord and tenant work for their stores
across the South West. We have worked
with Boots and retained since 2003.
TUI UK Ltd
We are responsible for all landlord and
tenant work for approximately one third
of the UK portfolio including lease re-
gears.
13. Our sectors
Offices
Martin Woods
Director
020 7911 2396
martin.woods@gva.co.uk
Ministry of Defence
at St George’s Court
GVA is the sole supplier of estates
services to Defence Estates having
secured the appointment through a
highly competitive tender process.
GVA negotiated the rent review for
their headquarters in St George’s Court,
WC1. The office building is 178,800 sq ft
and comprises a bespoke five year old
complete refurbishment in a 1950s shell
lord and tenant work.
National Grid,
Grand Buildings, Strand
We have been providing ongoing advice
to National Grid in connection with their
accommodation strategy in connection
with their June 2017 lease expiry on
their 25,000 sq ft fourth floor at Grand
Buildings.
Ladbroke House,
Highbury Grove, London
This building is the administrative offices
of London Metropolitan University,
comprising over 93,000 sq ft. We agreed
a nominal increase on the cusp of
Arbitration. The landlord was originally
seeking an increase far greater than the
agreed figured.
For owners, occupiers and asset managers seeking to maximise value
and efficiency, the lease consultancy team has the expertise and
experience in all UK regional markets to create best value for whomever
we are acting.
14. Our sectors
Industrial & Distribution
The Lease Consultancy team have extensive experience of advising
operators across the industrial sectors, on occupational issues
throughout the UK including rent reviews, lease renewals, expert witness
and portfolio strategy.
Judith Summers
Director
0191 269 0513
judith.summers@gva.co.uk
Brandon Hire
Our Lease Consultancy team
delivered significant rent savings
by re-gearing or surrendering
leases, and agreeing rent free
periods on renewal. They have
also achieved savings against
documented landlord’s quoting
rent at rent reviews and lease
renewals.
The Co-operative Estates
We act for The Co-operative Estates
on a number of national warehouse
rent reviews, working closely with our
Industrial Agency team.
Bibby Distribution
Our team are representing Bibby
on a number of 2015 rent reviews
across the UK.
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17. Our clients
Our client base is diverse and encompasses both public and private
sector including retail, offices, industrial and student housing clients.
We also have considerable history and experience working with a range of owners and occupiers including banks,
retailers, asset managers, charities and government organisations.
18. Our team
Jerry Burton
Senior Director
0117 988 5252
jerry.burton@gva.co.uk
Martin Woods
Director
020 7911 2396
martin.woods@gva.co.uk
Chris Norcup
Associate
0121 609 8473
chris.norcup@gva.co.uk
Roger Lown
Senior Director
020 7911 2862
roger.lown@gva.co.uk
Jerry Burton
Senior Director
0117 988 5252
jerry.burton@gva.co.uk
Stephen Shapiro
Director
020 7911 2580
stephen.shapiro@gva.co.uk
Stuart Powlesland
Director
0117 988 5208
stuart.powlesland@gva.co.uk
Ross Thomson
Director
020 7911 22752
ross.thomson@gva.co.uk
Alex Petyan
Associate
0117 988 5211
alexander.petyan@gva.co.uk
Head of Lease
Consultancy London and South East
Birmingham Bristol
19. Shawn Ganguly
Director
0161 956 4065
shawn.ganguly@gva.co.uk
Dulcie Bolland
Associate
0161 956 4218
dulcie.bolland@gva.co.uk
Scott Simpson
Director
0131 469 6023
scott.simpson@gva.co.uk
Alex Chambers
Surveyor
0151 471 6745
alex.chambers@gva.co.uk
Graham Thomson
Associate
0131 469 6020
graham.thomson@gva.co.uk
Jill Goodman
Associate
0113 280 8040
jill.goodman@gva.co.uk
Judith Summers
Director
0191 269 0513
judith.summers@gva.co.uk
Darren Spencer
Director
0191 269 0509
darren.spencer@gva.co.uk
Manchester and Liverpool Leeds
Newcastle Scotland
