bilfinger gva national lease consultancy brochure 2016

Lease consultancy

2016

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Introducing Lease ConsultancyBilfinger 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.

Our knowledgeOur 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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Your gain is a detailed insight into local

property knowledge

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 administrationWe 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 provisioningWe can assist in providing the lease liability calculations to understand the impact on the balance sheet.

Section 18 AdviceWe 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 servicesOur 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.

Your gainis having access to a range of specialist lease

consultancy services at your fingertips.

Our networkThe 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.

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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, AssociateManchester 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

Our sectorsWithin the Lease Consultancy team sit dedicated specialists who service a wide range of sectors including Retail, Offices and Industrial & Logistics.

Industrial & LogisticsOfficesRetail

Your gainis having access to a range of specialist lease

consultancy services at your fingertips.

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 [email protected]

The Royal Bank of ScotlandBilfinger 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.

BootsWe 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 LtdWe are responsible for all landlord and tenant work for approximately one third of the UK portfolio including lease re-gears.

Our sectors Offices

Martin Woods

Director 020 7911 2396

[email protected]

Ministry of Defence at St George’s CourtGVA 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, StrandWe 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, LondonThis 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.

Our sectorsIndustrial & 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 [email protected]

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 DistributionOur team are representing Bibby on a number of 2015 rent reviews across the UK.

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.

Our team

Jerry Burton


Martin Woods


Chris Norcup

Associate 0121 609 8473 [email protected]

Roger Lown


Jerry Burton


Stephen Shapiro


Stuart Powlesland


Ross Thomson


Alex Petyan


Head of Lease Consultancy London and South East

Birmingham Bristol

Shawn Ganguly


Dulcie Bolland


Scott Simpson


Alex Chambers

Surveyor 0151 471 6745 [email protected]

Graham Thomson


Jill Goodman


Judith Summers


Darren Spencer


Manchester and Liverpool Leeds

Newcastle Scotland

London

Birmingham

Bristol

Cardiff

Dublin

Edinburgh

Glasgow

Leeds

Liverpool

Manchester

Newcastle

Published by Bilfinger GVA. 65 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7NQ. ©2015 Copyright Bilfinger GVA.

Bilfinger GVA is the trading name of GVA Grimley Limited and is a principal shareholder of GVA Worldwide Limited, an independent partnership of property advisers operating globally. Bilfinger GVA is a Bilfinger Real Estate company.

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