Home Why Lee Baron? Property Management Facilities Management Investment Agency Landlord & Tenant Property Valuation Our Team Contact Property SMART We know our properties and look after them as if they were our own. We are in the process of attaining the ISO 9001 award. London - West End Head Office 7 Swallow Place Oxford Circus London W1B 2AG Tel: 020 7758 5600 enquiries@leebaron.com Manchester Office Lowry House 17 Marble Street Manchester M2 3AW Tel: 0161 638 8762 enquiries@leebaron.com Landlord & Tenant Our Landlord & Tenant Team Lee Baron’s Professional Services Team comprises four experienced Chartered Surveyors, two of whom sit on the RICS Panel of Arbitrators. The team has an outstanding record of advising on rent reviews, lease renewals and lease restructuring on all property types for both Landlord and Tenant clients. Working across all property sectors and throughout the UK, Lee Baron’s innovative and flexible approach to Landlord and Tenant work can make a real difference to your property strategy. By advising both occupiers and landlords the company has an excellent understanding of market sentiment and practice which, coupled with up to date knowledge of case law and statute, allows us to secure the best result for our clients. The team has specialist experience and a proven track record of dealing with the professional work on shopping centres and is currently advising on over 20 schemes nationwide for owners including Capital & Regional (The Mall Fund), F&C Reit, Aberdeen Asset Management, Frogmore and CBRE Global Investors. Case Studies Mount Street, W1 Mount Street, having experienced significant levels of demand from high end fashion, jewellery and art boutiques, is now seen as an alternative location to Bond Street. Lee Baron advised on the purchase of three retail units in Mount Street and then negotiated settlements on the outstanding rent reviews. The freely negotiated rent reviews were settled at more than 300% of the existing rents. Download Case Study PDF Long Acre, WC2 Lee Baron’s client was a tenant in a block where it was known that the landlord was considering a wholesale redevelopment of its holding. By serving a Section 26 Notice requesting a new lease at the earliest possible date and then actively pursuing the court procedures, Lee Baron was able to secure a new 15 year lease which preserved our client's valuable interest in this prime central London asset. Download Case Study PDF Wood Green, North London Acting for the landlord, Lee Baron advised on three lease expiries in a block of four retail units just outside the shopping centre. Lee Baron successfully negotiated all three renewals securing two 10 year unbroken terms and a 5 year lease at a rent averaging £130 ITZA, thereby preserving both rental income and the capital value of the client's holding. Download Case Study PDF Lloyds TSB/HBOS, East London Acting for the landlord, Lee Baron successfully re-geared two leases on adjoining units, both of which were scheduled to expire in 2013. Lee Baron's proactive action secured new 10 year reversionary leases at the passing rent, so protecting the client’s capital value and revenue stream. Download Case Study PDF Aircraft Hanger, Biggin Hill Acting for the tenant, Lee Baron negotiated a rent review on an aircraft hanger at this location. Due to the vagaries of the lease the matter was referred to a third party who determined a rent 15% below the lowest offer to settle which the client received from the landlord. Download Case Study PDF The Kirkgate Centre, Bradford Rob Lewis at Lee Baron has provided asset management advice on this shopping centre since it was acquired by our client in 2006. Even taking into account the change in the retail market (both nationally and locally in Bradford), the rental income stream is currently 10% higher than at purchase and the shopping centre was 100% let at the end of 2012. Notable successes in 2012 included the enlargement of Poundland, lettings to both Card Factory and Carphone Warehouse, and securing a 50% increase in mall commercialisation. Download Case Study PDF Convenience Store, East Peckham Lee Baron has acted for the owner of this local convenience store for more than 25 years. We have recently agreed the lease renewal on the same securing a new 10 year lease at a rent of £21,500 for one of the original client's of the practice. Download Case Study PDF Sovereign House, 212-224 Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2 Multiple lease renewals within this Grade II listed Central London period office building over office suites totally 9,295 sq ft at a combined rent of £215,000 pa approximately. Download Case Study PDF Crossgate Road, Redditch Lease renewal on behalf of the landlord of a 55,000 sq ft industrial unit at a rent of £244,300 pa. Download Case Study PDF Debenhams, North West Acting for the landlord on a rent review of a 80,000 sq ft Debenhams Department Store in the North West. Initial negotiations, followed by a third party referral and securing a determination of £550,000 pa representing a £40,000 pa rental increase. Full costs of the Independent Expert recovered from the tenant. Download Case Study PDF © Lee Baron Privacy policy Company Policy