Retail

The retail sector can be affected greatly by the magnitude of cost that rates represent. With our specialist expertise and sector knowledge, we can help minimise this cost by using all legal means to claim reliefs and allowances. We can also manage rates payments on your behalf and eliminate the associated administrative burden. Our goal is for businesses to pay only what they are legally obliged.

Our retail expertise gives us a unique insight when advising real estate investors. We specialise in sourcing and delivering opportunities for our clients, who include property companies, retailers, private investors and pension funds. We have acquired more than £2 billion of London property in the last five years including half of all buildings sold on Bond Street and a quarter of a million square feet of retail on Oxford Street.

Combining a passion for real estate and retail, with a deep understanding of market analytics, data modelling and profit forecasting, our Consultancy & Analytics team can help optimise your business with a tailored location strategy.

We provide Director level service in rent reviews, lease renewals, lease restructure, and other disputes for our clients’ properties all over the UK and Ireland. Our approach is pro-active, pragmatic and flexible to provide our clients with cost effective business solutions, supporting you with budget information in advance of lease events so they can be managed. We are specialists in conducting references to Third Party and to Court and can assist with this where necessary.

Utilising our passion and knowledge of the leisure industry, we’re here to help you make an impact with your new leisure concept or simply expand your brand into new areas. Whether it’s a restaurant, cinema or nightclub, we’re ahead of the curve when it comes to the leisure sector and will find you the perfect location, whatever your needs.

We deliver tailored solutions for retailers by aligning property strategies with broader business goals, leveraging investor relationships. From analysis to transaction oversight, we secure optimal deals, offering peace of mind. With a UK-wide presence and international alliances, we ensure effective cross-border retail strategies, saving you time and enhancing business value.

Retail businesses needs an office that is value for money, represents the brand and has built-in flexibility. We understand the complexities of the market and use our extensive experience in sourcing the most suitable premises that will allow your business to grow, recruit and retain new talent, providing a great place to work.

The Out of Town team works closely alongside our market-leading UK and International Retail teams dealing with every aspect of retail and leisure real estate. Utilizing our network of invaluable relationships, we are here to help our clients expand into the UK retail and leisure park sector including shopping parks, retail warehousing and leisure assets. We not only represent long-established UK brands, international clients and investors but also new entrants from home and abroad.

We are specialists in project delivery, aligning ourselves with your long-term business goals to deliver a seamless end-to-end service. From site selection and feasibility, through design and construction to project handover and defects liability, our team take full ownership and a hands-on approach. We are sustainability conscious, commercially minded construction experts who will challenge the project team to drive the best results for you and your customers.

We provide specialist advice to help you successfully launch and grow your brand or airport commercial offer in a global setting. Our extensive, first-hand experience in all channels, product areas and regions, makes our advice to our clients indispensable. We are experts in helping brands develop market and distribution strategies to successfully grow in the global markets. Whether you are looking for directly operated stores or to launch your brand into the world of multi brand duty free stores, airline and cruise ships, we can help.