About Me
A senior real estate professional with 30 years’ experience in the lease advisory field. Prior to joing Colliers in April 2018, I worked for 12 years at BNP Paribas Real Estate, where I led the lease advisory business line, launched its licensed leisure team and was a Trustee of the pension fund.
I am an expert in the licensed & leisure market, focussed on delivering property cost reduction and value added solutions for pub and restaurant businesses, as well as advising investors with holdings in the wider leisure sector, including health & fitness, cinema, bowling and other leisure uses.
I have extensive experience of Central London pub, bar, nightclub and restaurant rent review disputes, acting either as expert witness or as Arbitrator.
I am appointed to the RICS President's panel of dispute resolvers, qualified to act as an arbitrator in pub and restaurant disputes in London and the South-East.
National team - one of my objectives at Colliers was to create a licensed leisure lease advisory team with truly national coverage. We now have experts working out of our London, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow offices.
JD Wetherspoon - my teams have secured rent review savings totalling £95.5m over the last 20 years
Heritage assets - expertise in advising clients in respect of heritage town centre assets including recent projects at Shoreditch Town Hall, Leadenhall Market and Borough Market
Transactions - I have secured £90m of freehold assets for purchase by pub clients in the last 4 years
Property Type
Licensed & Leisure
Services
Occupier Services, Valuation & Advisory Services
Skills
Lease Advisory, Licensed & Leisure
Education
Memberships & Involvements
Member of RICS
Holder of RICS Diploma in Arbitration
RICS dispute resolution panel
Active involvement with the property expert group of UK Hospitality, helping to raise awareness of topical issues affecting the pub and restaurant sectors
"We’re very happy if you keep doing what you’re doing, staying alert for tying down good sites and generally adopting a hard as hell approach, keep squeezing the grapes! Your team's rent review efforts have been absolutely virtuoso over the years.”
Tim Martin, Chairman, JD Wetherspoon
42
Years of Industry Experience
How I can help
Occupier Services
Colliers provides strategic commercial real estate services to drive value for occupier and tenant clients, from single properties to global portfolios.
Valuation Advisory Services
Expert property valuation advice
Featured Research
Featured Research
13 Jul 2020
Latest Research on the Casual Dining Sector
Colliers has carried out unique analysis of where the sector was before of the pandemic and how it may emerge from it. We look at where rents may be headed, the role that independent operators can play in filling the voids left by the chains, and how landlords can collaborate with operators for mutual benefit.
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21 Jun 2019
Health and Fitness Market Review 2019
With increasing numbers of people now favouring healthier lifestyles, consumers are willing to travel further and pay more for the right fitness facilities. As such, the gym should be considered a key element of placemaking in new office and residential developments. The outlook for the UK’s fitness sector looks bright, supported by positive market trends and the growing strength of covenants.
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30 Nov 2018
Health and Fitness Market Review 2018
A review of the Central London Gym Market, written based on proprietary rental property data and supported by bespoke consumer intel.
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