Health and Fitness Market Review 2018

Ross has specialised in the leisure, entertainment and F&B sectors for over 15 years.   He has helped shape some of the UK’s most recognised leisure brands, the largest landlords and the sector’s most exciting newcomers.

If you are looking to expand or lease space in this broad and diverse sector coving Restaurants and Bars through to Gyms, Cinemas and Casinos he would be happy to help. 

He is a Chartered Surveyor and past Chairman of the Restaurant Property Advisors Society. 

Abban studied Economic and Social Studies (BA Econ) at the University of Manchester before working in telecommunications and media company for three years. Abban then decided to pursue a career in real estate, he attended the University of Westminster to study Real Estate Development for his masters and achieved a distinction.   Abban joined the Licensed & Leisure department in 2018 and works within the agency and lease advisory teams.

Abban specialises in the acquisition and disposal of diverse commercial properties including pubs, bars, restaurants, and gyms, primarily located in the Southeast of England including London. Abban also has extensive experience in advising clients on complex leasing events, such as rent reviews, lease renewals and regears, providing tailored solutions to meet their unique requirements.

Key clients include JD Wetherspoon, Stonegate, Greene King and JRK Restaurants.

Abban is committed to delivering results and exceptional service, ensuring clients trust and confidence.

Outside of work Abban is a keen footballer playing for Old Owen's every Saturday.

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.

Mark is an experienced negotiator and lease advisory expert working in our specialist Licensed & Leisure team.  He is a Chartered Surveyor, RICS Registered Valuer and an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Mark has specialised in the leisure sector for more than 20 years and deals with lease advisory, asset management and valuation of properties across a variety of sub-sectors. Mark is an experienced expert witness regularly dealing with complex disputes, referrals to arbitration, independent expert determination and court.

Oliver is Head of Economic Research and leads the quarterly UK forecasting process including the publication of Colliers' Real Estate Investment Forecasts (REIF) report. He also  authors the monthly Property Snapshot and, quarterly Scotland Snapshot. Prior to joining Colliers, he worked for the Centre for Economics and Business Research and IHS Markit. Oliver holds a BA in Economics from  Georg-August University Göttingen (Germany) and an MSc in Economics from Exeter University.