Senior Surveyor - Commercial Agency & Advisory - Lease Advisory - Retail & Leisure

We are looking for an MRICS qualified surveyor with 1‑3 years of post‑qualification experience to join our market‑leading Retail & Leisure team. The role involves advising institutional landlords on lease advisory for out‑of‑town retail and leisure parks across England and Wales.

Key Responsibilities

• Site inspections and measuring properties, including out‑of‑town retail parks, leisure parks and other retail and leisure assets.
• Lease reading and summarising.
• Drafting reports for rent reviews, re‑gears and lease renewals.
• Researching and analysing comparable rental evidence.
• Reporting directly to clients with recommended strategy and tactics.
• Negotiating with tenants and their agents to deliver the best results for the client.
• Working with other Retail & Leisure colleagues, particularly Asset Management and Investment.
• Being aware of links across the wider CAA department, especially between lease advisory sub‑teams in Industrial & Logistics and Offices.
• Proactive involvement in relevant sector groups.
• Actively contributing to business development, including use of social media and AI.
• Creating and maintaining a Retail & Leisure comparable rental evidence database to spot new business opportunities.

Additional Responsibilities

• UK travel for inspections and measuring in accordance with the Code of Measuring Practice.
• Preparation of reports for rent reviews, lease re‑gears and lease renewals, including investigating and analysing comparable rental evidence.
• Accurately assessing market rent of subject premises.
• Acting as Expert Witness in Third Party Disputes.
• Drafting quoting rents, Calderbank offers, Memoranda and Heads of Terms.
• Reading, understanding and summarising leases including knowledge of lease renewal processes, the Landlord & Tenant Act and Surveyors Acting as Expert Witnesses.
• Negotiating settlements and preparing fee accounts.
• Reporting directly to a Partner and key company clients.
• Assisting with the above on a day‑to‑day basis, supporting two Partners and the wider team, including asset management and investment.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Team player, driven to succeed as a key part of the Lease Advisory Retail & Leisure team within the Commercial Agency & Advisory department.
• Consistently strives to exceed client expectations.
• Attention to detail, including the ability to read a lease and assess its impact on rental value.
• Full driving licence and willingness to travel independently or with colleagues/clients.
• Ability to adhere to deadlines and specific timelines.
• Ability to work independently, yet under supervision.
• Ability to manage multiple live instructions, keeping clients up to speed.
• Willingness to assist Retail & Leisure colleagues in Asset Management and Investment to provide seamless and holistic advice to clients.
• Experience in Lease Advisory and RICS qualified.