About
Professional Summary
Paul Souber is a highly experienced London retail property expert, and has a particular specialism in the luxury sector.
He advises major London landlords – including The Crown Estate, Grosvenor, The Church Commissioners and Shaftesbury Plc – on how their retail holdings in the capital can be enhanced through leasing and placemaking.
His consultancy also involves advising various leading brands on their property strategy and sourcing the stores which best serve their strategic needs.
During a career in which he has advised on the leasing of more than 1.5m sq. ft. of shopping space, Paul has worked with clients including Yves St Laurent, Roksanda Ilincic, Gina Shoes, Balenciaga, Oliver Bonas, Boux Avenue, Sweaty Betty and Headmasters.
He is Head of London Retail Agency and Co Head of the EMEA Retail Team at Colliers International
Accomplishments
Leading the team that won the leasing mandate for the iconic and world renowned Carnaby & Soho Estates in Central London and the Colliers retail team that secured the Grosvenor London mandate as lead retail advisors on their 300 Acre Mayfair & Belgravia holdings.
Retail leasing advisor for The Crown Estate on its 650,000 sq ft St James's Estate in London.
Strategic advisor to the Church Commisioners on their Hyde Park Estate, London.
Education
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Memberships & Involvements
ICSC, BCSC, SAS, MAPIC, EMEA RETAIL
Clients
Almacantar, APML Estates, Aviva, Balenciaga, BMO Real Estate, Boux Avenue, DTZInvestors, Church Commissioners, Crosstree Real Estate Partners, Crown Estate, Descente, Gina, Grosvenor London, Headmasters, Home House, Kering, Methodist Church, Oliver Bonas, Roksanda, Shaftesbury PLC, Standard Life, Sweaty Betty,Vectis Property Group.
Services
Skills
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My Team
My Team
Sara is a Director in the Central London Agency Team and offers leasing, development, asset management, strategic and tenant mix advice to major Central London landlords.
Her key landlord instructions include London Estates Mayfair & Belgravia on behalf of Grosvenor Britain & Ireland, Marylebone Village on behalf of Howard De Walden and Coal Drops Yard and the wider Kings Cross Estate for Argent LLP.
A born shopper and trend follower, Sara particularly focuses on tenant selection and is assisted by various international research trips, trade show attendance, and following various fashion press subscriptions and blogs, and brings a genuine interest and excitement to the process.
Sara is also the main point of contact for all Sweaty Betty UK wide acquisitions and represents a number of niche operators such as fashion brand Me + Em and footwear brand Lucy Choi.
Josh Leon
Director | Head of Central London Restaurants
London - West End
Josh Leon leads the restaurant specialism within the Central London Agency Team. He is a hugely experienced agent, broker and advisor with over 16 years of experience in this niche sector. He advises many of London’s leading developers, estates and fund managers on converting, developing and curating property for Food and Drink use. His familiarity with technical, planning and licensing matters and his ambitious and visionary approach to tenant mix strategy are sought after by developers in the early phases of a project, but his main point of difference is his connectivity - the relationships he has within and around the restaurant business and the direct access he has to a wide range of high profile and successful operators both in London and globally.
Josh advises many of the world’s top restaurateurs on their expansion or disposal options in London and brokers deals on their behalf. He is retained by the Crown Estate to advise on the Food and Drink offer in their flagship mixed use development in St James’s, London.
Peter is a Director & Co-Head of Brand Representation in the Central London Retail Agency team. He has over 15 years’ experience predominantly advising retailers in respect of their acquisition, lease restructuring and disposal programmes across Central London.
In terms of retailer mandates he acts for a variety of occupiers from large International brands through to new and exciting concepts looking to acquire their first store in London. Clients include Uniqlo, Zara, Vodafone, OKA, Paul, Superdrug, Laderach, TWG Tea, Sky and iSmash.
In addition he acts for a number of landlord clients including Pontegadea, CBRE Global Investors, Hines, Westminster City Council, Epic Investments, London & Oxford and Eskmuir Properties on their Central London holdings.
Sasha Riddle
Associate Director
London - West End
Sasha is a Senior Surveyor in the Central London Retail Agency Team with over 6 years’ experience in retail, she is passionate about retail and fashion and discovering new brands and concepts.
Using her experience and brand knowledge she focuses on tenant mix strategy and selection and is involved in the place making strategy and curation of retail destinations on a number of London Estates.
Her Key Landlord instructions include The Grosvenor Estate, Carnaby Village & Soho for The St James’s Estate for The Crown Estate and Connaught Village for the Church Commissioners..
Sasha is also the point of contact for Central London retail acquisitions for Oliver Bonas and Headmasters.
Lizzie is an Associate Director in the Central London Retail Agency Team and qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 2017.
She joined Colliers International from the BNP Paribas Shopping Centre Investment Team having previously spent 3 years at BNP Paribas Real Estate working predominantly in retail departments on behalf of clients, such as LVMH and Schroders. She has a genuine interest and passion for retail and fashion which she incorporates into her work.
She works across Colliers International’s broad client base, adcvising a wide range of Landlords such as Shaftesbury, Grosvenor, Argent, The City of London, Longmartin and APML.
George joined the London Restaurant Team in 2018 after impressing during him summer internship. He has an Economics degree and completed his MSc Real Estate in 2020.
George has become an important member of the team advising landlords and tenants. Coming from a family of restaurateurs, George uses his knowledge and contacts of the industry to advise and connect clients.