Neil is the Managing Director of GCL and looks after the agency and new business development for the practice.
Neil is a chartered surveyor and is one of the founding Directors of the practice. After leaving the Royal Navy, Neil commenced work with Churston Heard, rising to Associate Director running the West Midlands area and then progressing to Head of Retail Group at Nelson Bakewell for five years.
Neil is recognised as one of the leading experts in travel and destination retail and turnover rents throughout the United Kingdom.
Neil has formed the opinion that Zoning and rates PSF are somewhat blunt instruments for the letting of property. He is a strong advocate of dealing with each letting on an individual basis and working in full acknowledgement that different retailers and F & B operators can afford different levels of rent for the same unit . The key is to secure the maximum affordable rent.
These difficult trading times makes it even more important for tenants to be operating in an environment where by they not only survive but can have their rent track their success ( and indeed failure) .
Neil is currently making this case via various papers and speaking engagements he is working on over the coming year.
Key Areas of Specialism
- Shopping centre food court lettings
- Destination retail (including retail parks, business parks, unusual retail locations)
- Travel sector letting agents- motorway service areas, airports, railway stations, coach stations
- Drive-thru specialist
- Hospital and university retail specialists
Key Current Clients
- Threadneedle
- Henry Boot
- Extra MSA Group
- Tabacon
Interesting and High Profile Jobs
- New letting at Stansted Airport (Starbucks drive-thru)
- Successful lettings at largest MSA's in Europe (Stop 24, Junction 11, M20)
- Carrying out work involving bringing Wimpey back to UK locations
- Major lettings on newest MSA in UK Beaconsfield and Cobham
Other Career Highlights
- Expert Witness at high profile High Court case regarding travel retailing
- Carrying out successful letting of two of the most prominent MSAs in the UK
- Panel member on future of station design opportunity
Qualifications
- Dip Surv
- MRICS
Neil has been heavily involved in the charity Families need fathers and acted as trustee as well as setting up the Chelmsford branch of the charity and serving on the committee on the charities largest branch central London. Neil has, he hopes helped many Dads to deal with the pain of not being in contact with their children and provided support to help fathers stay in touch during separation.
Neil is married to Michelle and as well as juggling bringing up four children, he has a big interest in golf, cricket and music.
Contact:
01462 833370
