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Michael Lever
London W1 – Piccadilly Circus
24 June 2002Acting for the Tenant of 8 Glasshouse Street, London W1, I negotiated the rent review 24 June 2002. Landlord: Land Securities PLC. Landlord's Surveyors: Drivers Jonas.The rent...
Weston Favell
1 July 2004Acting for Nolan's Jewellers in Weston Favell Shopping Centre, Northampton, the rent was £25,500 per annum and for the July 2004 review the Landlord, The...
Stroud – 24 Merrywalks Centre
29 September 2005F Hinds Ltd, jewellers, instructed me to negotiate the rent review 29 September 2000 at its branch in The Merrywalks Centre, Stroud, Gloucestershire. The rent was...
Northampton – 26-28 The Drapery
1 June 2006Acting for the occupier of 26-28 The Drapery, Northampton, the tenant had been negotiating the rent review June 2006 direct with the landlord's surveyors. The...
Cheylesmore – 1-2 Quinton Parade
25 March 2007Acting for a retailer in Cheylesmore, Coventry, I arranged referral of a rent review at 1-2 Quinton Parade to an independent expert and the revised rent...
Hunstanton
1 January 2008My Client, t/a Warehouse Clearance, bought the lease of 8-16 High Street, Hunstanton - formerly occupied by Woolworths - from the administrator of Woolworths. Before contracts were exchanged for the...
London SE1 – 62-64 Weston Street
2 January 2008My Client t/a Champor-Champor is an award-winning modern Malaysian restaurant close to London Bridge Station. The Landlord owns numerous buildings in the area and the proposal...
Pontypridd – Car Park and Bowls Centre
3 January 2008In Pontypridd, South Wales, is a town centre car park and bowls centres operated by the Local Council. Acting for the Landlord, in connection with a...
Wembley – 5 Neeld Parade
20 February 2008For the freeholder, for whom I have acted since 1978, dealing with rent reviews and leasing matters arising, I arranged sale of the freehold interest...
Surbiton
26 September 2008Upwards or downward rent reviewMany tenants, and I should imagine landlords also, probably think that where a rent review is 'upward' or 'downward' so that the rent...
Trowbridge – 39 The Shires
1 October 2008Acting for Special Occasions (Greetings) Ltd, a well-respected greeting cards retailer, I negotiated acquisition of a new lease at 39 The Shires, Trowbridge, for a...
Biddulph
1 January 2009Sainsbury's wanted to develop a new supermarket in Biddulph, Staffordshire and hoped to start work in 2009-2010.Part of the site included a parade of shops, with flats above,...
Bury St Edmunds – saving £87,000 pa
2 January 2009Acting for a successful multiple retailer in East Anglia, the premises are on an under-lease from Homebase Ltd. Like many large companies, Homebase has a...
London W11 – 31 Notting Hill Gate
25 December 2009The premises, in Notting Hill Gate, London W11 were let in 2004 at £50,000 per annum exclusive for a term of 20 years, with 5...
London W11 – 229 Portobello Road
1 January 2011Acting for a Subway franchisee, I was instructed to negotiate the 2011 rent review. The landlord also owns the adjoining property let to Starbucks and...
The Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022
28 March 2023(2023 Mar) - Acting for Yellowdice Limited, the Tenant of a nightclub in London SE11, I have helped achieve its objective for the rent payable...
The Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022
27 September 2023(2023 Sep) Acting for Mark & Sons Ltd, the Freeholder-Landlord of a public house in London SW19, I have helped achieve its objective for the...
Barkingside – 72 High Street, Essex IG6 2DN
1 November 2024Tenant: HSBC plcGround floor banking hall, first floor ancillary offices, on-site parking at the rear. Occupied by my client’s family since circa 1950 for their...
Potted history to provide a sense of place
11 May 2025(2025 May) - Currently, I’m acting as expert witness for a head lessee of a block of shops in a village near St Albans. It’s...
Unusual rent review
(2025 May: LinkedIn) In 1989, my client bought a property in South London prior to auction, let to a national retailer. The retailer closed the...
Canvey Island – 45 Furtherwick Road
19 March 2026(2026 March) In Canvey Island, Essex, the two shops 45 and 51 Furtherwick Road pre-date my acting regularly for the landlord since 1976. Both shops...
Twickenham – 44 King Street
20 March 2026(2026 March) In Twickenham, 44 King Street - next door to TG Jones (ex WH Smith) - my client bought the freehold investment at Allsop...