Head of Real Estate - UK

• Sep 2022 - Present

Head of Property

• Nov 2018 - Sep 2022

Senior Consultant - Acquisitions

• Mar 2015 - Nov 2018

Acquisitions: Responsible for the expansion of Lidl food stores across Central and North West London. Negotiation of Freehold, Leasehold and Long Leasehold deals.Development Management: Delivering mixed-use, stand-alone and convenience store formats. Managing developments from identification, acquisition and planning through to overseeing the construction process. Asset Management: Responsible for managing the existing Lidl property portfolio to increase store turnover. This includes identifying opportunities to add value to existing assets through further development and refurbishment. Property Management: Responsible for the management of tenancies, sub-tenancies and licences including negotiating rent reviews and lease renewals, acquiring new tenancies as well as coordinating facilities management. Show less

Property Acquisitions Manager

• Feb 2014 - Mar 2015

Group Property Chartered Surveyor

• Sep 2011 - Jan 2014

Experience gained through providing property advice to the Group subsidiaries within DMGT. Advising on all property issues with main input focusing on rent reviews, disposals/acquisitions, dilapidations, relocations, refurbishments, service charge analysis, business rates mitigation, development and general Landlord & Tenant related issues. Learnt importance of commercial and day to day running of clients' business giving consideration to financial and operational impacts. Provided advice to Group companies; dealing with property issues that arose throughout the portfolio on a day to day basis or as a result of the company’s change in strategy. Show less

Work Experience

• Jun 2010 - Jun 2010

Work Experience

• May 2010 - May 2010

Work Experience

• Jun 2009 - Jun 2009