Our UK Retail Experts

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

Aron has over 15 years’ experience in Central London real estate , currently a Director and Co-head of London Estates at Colliers.
His key landlord instructions are advising The Crown Estate on their Regent Street and St James's portfolio a £2.2Bn London retail portfolio. Advising JP Morgan on their 7 acre  Spitalfields estate providing  advice on placemaking/band curation and redevelopment strategy, to ensure  synergy between office and retail occupiers.
Outside of his core estate work, Aron has previously advised other key London landlords on their holdings, including Ashby Capital, Derwent London, Great Portland Estates, and Crosstree Real Estate.

Alistair was previously at JLL where he spent 5 years heading up their Central London Lease Advisory team and brings with him over 18 years' experience in providing lease restructuring advice, rent reviews, and lease renewals on prime retail/leisure properties across the Capital.

Prior to that he was at CBRE for 11 years working on a shopping centre and Central London instructions.

Areas of Expertise:

·      Central London retail & leisure

·      Rent reviews, lease renewals, & regears

·      Strategic portfolio advice utilising experience from London Estates and Shopping Centres

·      Expert Witness

·      Valuation advice and due diligence for investment transactions

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,  Coal Drops Yard and the wider Kings Cross Estate for Argent LLP and The Knightsbridge Estate on bahalf of Olayan.

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 ME+EM UK wide acquisitions as well as representing a number of niche brands on their expansion in London.

Sasha is an Associate Director in the London Retail Agency Team with 10  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, Howard de Walden, The Crown Estate, The Church Commissioners and The City of London Corportation looking after Mayfair and Belgravia, Marylebone Village, St James's, Connaught Village and Leadenhall Market. 

Sasha is also the point of contact for Central London retail acquisitions for Oliver Bonas and Headmasters.

Ellie joined Colliers in 2018 and  is part of the Central London Retail team where her main focus is on identitfying new brands and experiences looking to establish themselves within London.

Ellie works on a wide range of London Estates  including Church Commissioners, Long Martin, Imperial London, DTIZM, APML and tenants including Santander, Headmasters, Tai Ping Carpets, Carphone Warehouse, Vodafone,  iSmash,  The Source Bulk Foods and iSmash.

Cecily joined Colliers in 2022 and is part of the Central London Retail and F&B Agency team, predominantly leasing restaurant opportunities in Central London. Cecily works with a number of leading London Estates including Howard de Walden and Argent LLP. 

Cecily focuses on identifying new and emerging brands and experiences looking to establish themselves in London, offering advice on location and lease structures. Acquisitions include Vintage Threads on the Shafetsbury Estate, and WNU on the Grosvenor Estate. 

Katie joined Colliers in 2021 after a five year career in Marketing and Events.

Her key focus is advising Central London Landlords on their retail holdings, providing stratgeic advice on developments and tenant mix.

Katie 's key clients include Grosvenor, Argent, CBREGI, Ilchester Estates.

Dan is the Co-Head of the UK Retail Agency team at Colliers.

Dan & the team provide specialist advice on leasing Shopping Centre, High Street , Outlet & Out of Town property and facilitating large scale repurposing & redevelopment projects all across the UK for leading owners including a UK wide role advising Landsec on their shopping centres, outlets and London assets, together with leasing instructions on behalf of Hermes, Canada Life, AEW, Blackrock, Axa, Aviva, Aberdeen Standard, Invesco and NewRiver.

Dan & the team also advise a large number of leading and emerging occupiers, including Currys, Oliver Bonas, Sky, Fraser Hart Jewellers,  iSmash, Superdrug, Vodafone, Santander, City Pub Group & Boux Avenue on their acquisition and disposal programmes and store portfolio strategies.

The Colliers UK Retail Agency team is one of the most active and successful agency teams in the UK retail market and advises on over 800 retail & leisure deals every year right across the UK.

These deals are well balanced between advising occupiers and owners – this ensures we have an excellent perspective on both sides of the market.

Dan has regularly commented on the retail market in national media including BBC News, Newsnight, LBC, BBC Radio 4, The FT, CNBC, The Evening Standard, The Guardian, The Times, The Telegtaph, TalkRadio and most property media channels. 

 I am a former partner at BCL and have specialised in retail property in the Midlands ,North ,Scotland and Northern Ireland throughout my career.
Within my role as Co Head of UK Retail Agency  I have responsibility for our retail coverage in Birmingham,Leeds ,Manchester ,Glasgow and Edinburgh , and continue to build relationships with new and existing clients. 

Over my career I have advised a wide number of retail occupiers in their proprty strategies including DixonsCarphone, Boux Avenue , Hotel Chocolat , Costa and  Oliver Bonas.

I have advised a  range of investors , institutions and property companies in respect of their assets across the country , including shopping centres, high streets , transport hubs and retail parks. 

In an ever changing market  my experience has extended into asset management roles in respect of compromised shopping centres on behalf of recovery specialists and  lenders. The repurposing and regeneration of town centres and shopping centres  is an area of particular interest and  the focus of my team and colleagues.  as our industry rises to the challenge     set by change.

Lloyd specialises in retail property nationally. He advises clients on all aspects of sale, acquisition, asset management and development including a  wide range of institutional and private landlords, property companies and developers.

With 17 years experience in the retail market Lloyd focuses on the top regional towns and cities across the country. In this ever evolving market place Lloyd has advised on the acquisition and sale of prime retail assets and the development funding of large blocks and department stores to incorporate a mix of uses throughout the UK including retail, leisure, hotels and residential.

Greg is a retail property and development specialist with over 30 years’ experience, who advises clients across the UK on all aspects of agency, development and investment. He provides advice on food stores, shopping centres, out of town retail, large site sales and acquisitions, and all forms of retail, residential and mixed use development.  His expertise includes site agency, master planning, scheme design, development appraisals, compulsory purchase, leasing, development agreements and the sale and funding of projects. 

Greg is one of the UK's leading experts in supermarket property and development. He is retained by Sainsbury's to advise on their supermarket acquisition programme,  he advises the property team at ALDI on projects across the UK, and he acts for Morrisons on the disposal of large, complex surplus sites and stores.  Greg also specialises in the promotion and sale of large development opportunties for the full range of uses.

Tom is part of the Retail Development team that provides advice to a variety of occupier, owner and developer clients in relation to in-town, shopping centres,  foodstores, retail warehouse and roadside properties.

Tom has particularly strong experience in the foodstore sector and assisted Sainsbury’s in their large foodstore expansion drive through both new sites and store extensions. In 2016, Tom was seconded into Netto UK as a Development Surveyor to assist Sainsbury’s property team in seeking new sites for the value retailer across Yorkshire and the North Midlands. This role has now evolved to provide asset management advice to their existing portfolio across the north of England.

Tom is currently providing advice to Bolton Council and their joint venture partners BCEGI and Midia in relation to the acquisition, leasing and mixed-use redevelopment of the Crompton Place Shopping Centre in Bolton. Tom has also worked as part of the team on retail led developments in Barnsley, Darlington, Harrogate, Leeds, Liverpool, Mansfield, Penrith, Sunderland, Warrington and The Point in Malta.

He is currently providing shopping centre leasing advice on schemes in Billingham, Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester and has previously acted on a number of shopping centres across the North and Midlands

I am a Retail Agent specialising in Acquisition and Disposals for Occupiers within the North and Midlands Region. 

I act on behalf of Carphone Warehouse, Sky, Subway , Sainsburys Local, iSmash, Thorntons, Santander, Yorkshire Building Society and Phenix Salons.

I am a  Director in Retail Scotland, and have responsibility for new business generation, client liaison and maintaining Colliers International’s position as a leading player in the retail agency.

Having joined Colliers CRE in April 2006 to become Head of In Town Retail I have over 25 years of experience in the UK commercial property market, having previously held similar roles with Cushman & Wakefield and Jones Lang LaSalle, all based in Glasgow.

I am part of a team of 3 within Colliers International Retail Scotland, and haves responsibility for new business generation, client liaison and maintaining Colliers International’s position as a leading player in the retail agency market in Scotland.

Jessica works in the UK Retail Agency team which involves leasing a number of different retail & leisure assets across the country.   She provides the retail advice to Landsec across their national shopping centre, designer outlet and retail park portfolio.   

Her other landlord clients include Aberdeen Standard, Invesco and Hines. Jess also provides strategic acquisition and occupational advice for a number of occupiers including Santander, Vodafone, Currys, iSmash and City Pub Group.

Jess passed her APC to become a Member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors in November 2017. 

Nick has worked in the property industry for over 30 years dealing with a wide variety of property types and sectors such as retail parks, cash and carry, restaurants, supermarkets and offices. Nick is a specialist in all aspects of Asset Management for a variety of clients and concentrates predominately on the Retail Park market doing rent reviews, lease renewals and re-gears as well new leases.

The current uncertain market conditions have meant that there are many opportunities for both landlords and tenants to secure and/or improve their financial position. The continuing influence of the digital world has put more pressure on retail especially and that change has been accelerated by CV19.  Nick believes that “clicks” need “bricks” and in the future it will be a combination of excellent physical units as well as on-line fulfilment that will see retail thrive and it is those opportunities which need to be exploited.

Nick has had a variety of leadership roles within Colliers leading the Lease Advisory team for 5 years, the Retail - Out of Town team for 3 years and the Retail division on an interim basis for nearly 2 years.  

As well as professional work, Nick’s experience as an officer in the Gurkhas taught the importance of leadership by example and leading retail teams within the UK has provided that opportunity to make a difference. Nick is happiest talking to clients, understanding their business and looking to help them be more successful. 

Leasing & Asset Management work has included a number of high profile shopping centres across Scotland including; Livingston - The Centre, Inverness - Eastgate Centre, Dundee - Overgate Centre, Glasgow - St Enoch Centre, Glasgow - The Forge Shopping Centre, Cumbernauld - Antonine Centre, Dunfermline - Kingsgate Centre, Motherwell - Brandon Centre and Clydebank - Clyde Shopping Centre.

Landlord clients have included Land Securities, Hines, Grosvenor, Rocksrping, F&C Reit, CBREGi, Ivanhoe Cambridge, Belfast Office Properties, London & Regional, Milverton Properties and Edinburgh House Estates.

Ross has also been heavily involved in retailer acquisitions with clients such as Holland & Barrett, Joules, Oliver Bonas, Sky, The Works, The Gym Group, Tim Hortons and Popeyes.

Meg works in the Retail Agency team, which involves leasing a number of different leisure and retail schemes across the country. She works for landlord clients including Landsec, Oxford City Council, AEW, Blackrock, Canada Life, NewRiver, Legal & General and Colliers Capital and is leasing agent on shopping centre schemes including Bluewater, Oxford Westgate, Leeds Trinity, St David's Cardiff, Gunwharf Quays, Putney Exchange, Regents Arcade, Cheltenham and Priory Meadows in Hastings.

Meg also advises leading retailers including Aldi, Currys, City Pub Group and Santander on their acquisition and disposal programmes.

Meg has experience  providing strategic advice for clients on portfolio management, having recently worked on large disposal programmes for Carphone Warehouse (Currys), Thornton's and Santander.

Pru joined Colliers in August 2018 and is based in the West End Office, in the UK Retail Agency team which involves leasing a number of different retail & leisure assets across the country. Pru acts for both landlords and occupiers in a range of roles on both High Street and Shopping Centre instructions. 

Pru passed her APC to become a Member or the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors in June 2021. 

Previous experience at Colliers includes the  Portfolio Valuations team and the Retail Lease Advisory team. 

Becky has specialised in the retail investment market for 12 years covering all sub-sectors of retail including Supermarkets, High Street shops, Retail Warehousing and Shopping Centres. She advises a range of clients including UK Funds and Institutions, Property Companies and Private UK and Overseas Investors. 

Becky joined Colliers International in 2014 following its acquisition of Briant Champion Long. Since then she has advised on over £800m of transactions. 

Pierre has specialised in the retail property sector for over 12  years. He has advised some of the UK’s largest landlords and newcomers on high street, shopping centre, foodstore, retail parks and mixed use investments or fundings. 

If you are looking to acquire or dispose of any assets in this broad and diverse sector he would be happy to help. 

He is a Chartered Surveyor and Director at Colliers International. 

Mark is the former Head of Colliers International's UK Retail Division and also a Director in the UK Investment Team.

He has around 30 years' experience in the sector covering retail agency, development and investment.

Colliers Retail Agency, Investment, and Lease Advisory teams advise a wide range of occupiers and investors, High Street shops, shopping centres, superstores, retail warehousing, and leisure property throughout central London and the UK.   

Having worked in the Lease Advisory side for over 30 years, Matthew is a specialist in high value retail / leisure rent reviews, lease renewals and lease negotiations.

This includes luxury shops, bars, restaurants and gyms in London along with other large retail stores (particularly supermarkets / department stores) and flagship shops throughout the UK for both landlords and tenants. Occupational advice and due diligence on supermarket investment acquisitions is a particular expertise and he is regularly approached by investors and brokers alike to provide specialist advice in this area. 

His team of five full time professional surveyors and two consultants deal with retail / leisure rent reviews, lease renewals and regears for landlords and occupiers in all of the major towns and cities in the UK. He also works closely with the agency and investment teams in asset management initiatives, lease restructuring and investment acquisitions and sales.

He is on the RICS panel of independent experts and is regularly called upon to act as third party on high value rent reviews in Central London and throughout the country.

Colin is a Director in our Retail Capital Markets and Lease Advisory team at Colliers.

He works with clients in formulating their strategy on on all aspects of sale, acqusition and development as well as providing occupational advise in the supermarket and variety store sector.

In additon to the above, he specialises in high value supermarket and variety store rent reviews, lease renewals, lease re-gears and store extensions.

​Colin advises a wide range of clients including Abrdn, Aviva Investors,  British Land, CBRE Global Investors, Columbia Threadneedle,  Hammerson PLC, M&G Real Estate, Nuveen Real Estate etc.​

Colin was a Partner at Briant Champion Long prior to the firm becoming part of Colliers in 2014.

Specialist in retail and restaurant rent reviews, lease renewals and regears across the South West of England and South Wales.  Co-ordination of portfolios of rent reviews, lease renewals and regears across the UK for national retailers and advising landlords on stategies in shopping centres and parades of retail properties.

Joined Colliers in 2007 having previously worked for Donaldsons in Bristol and Weatheralls in London. 

Having graduated in Bsc (Hons) Real Estate at the University of Westminster in July 2015, Callum joined the UK Retail Lease Advisory team as a graduate and continued in the role following qualification in November 2017.

As part of the role, Callum advises a range of clients on lease renewals, lease re-gears and rent reviews. However,  the traditional lease advisory role has widened in recent years and Callum therefore also assists clients on portfolio strategy,  lease restructuring including turnover, CVA/Restructuring Plan advice, lease surrenders  and assignments/sublettings.

Callum's advises a range of landlord and occupier clients with a focus on Central  London retail and high-streets in top town/cities outside of London.  Landlord clients include Aviva, Church Commissioners, Legal & General,  Transport for London,  ABF Pension Fund,  London & Cambridge and Columbia Threadneedle. Occupiers clients include Currys, Bupa Dental and Healthcare, Vodafone, Santander, Vivienne Westwood and  ME+EM.

Alex joined Colliers as a Graduate Surveyor following completion of his Real Estate degree at the University of Reading.  His first rotation was Retail Lease Advisory, where he assisted the team on a wide array of instructions, dealing principally with retail rent reviews, lease renewals and regears for landlords and occupiers across the UK.

He is now sat within the Portfolio Valuation team, assisting with the regulated valuation of commercial portfolios for institutional investors, funds, local authorities and private companies as well as valuations for company accounts and loan security.

Paul is Director and co-lead of the Retail Strategy & Analytics practice, with 13 years’ experience working with occupiers to grow and optimize their store/branch portfolios. Prior to Colliers, Paul was Global Lead for the ‘Shape of Chain’ real estate analytics proposition at Accenture/Javelin Group.

He advises clients globally on store location and performance optimisation strategies, spanning the occupier spectrum from fashion, grocery and homewares through to F&B, leisure and retail banking (and beyond).

Paul’s experience includes sales forecasting for a US grocer, UK entry and roll-out strategy for an international F&B operator, branch rationalisation strategy for a UK bank, and estate conslidation strategy for a Telco merger.

Paddy is Director and co-lead of the Retail Strategy & Analytics team, with 15+ years’ experience in data analytics and retail strategy. 

Prior to Colliers, Paddy co-led the Accenture retail strategy Analytics pillar and had overall responsibility for  the Javelin Group Commercial Spaces service line, delivering data led retail property projects focused on new development potential, acquisition appraisals and asset management of existing schemes. 

 Involved in the locations and customer analytics sector since 2002, Paddy has worked on a wide range of projects covering retailer location strategy, due diligence and shopping centre strategy and acquisition appraisals. He graduated from Leeds Metropolitan University with a degree in Business Computing.
 

Emma is a Senior Consultant with over 11 years’ experience in data-led retail strategy. Prior to Colliers, Emma previously worked at Accenture/Javelin Group and Morrisons.

She provides insight and data-driven analysis to help inform strategic decisions making for both retailers, landlords and real estate investors.  

Emma has worked with a broad range of clients in the UK and internationally. Clients include Aviva Investors, Hammerson, Intu, Standard Life; and retailers across the occupier spectrum including grocery, fashion, F&B and telco.