Expertise
Grant is a highly regarded and experienced professional in retail landlord and tenant, rent review and lease advisory matters. He is recognised as one of the leading experts in the foodstore sector in the UK Property Market.
Grant advises all of the major food retailers in lease advisory matters specialising in rent reviews, lease renewals, lease regears and valuations advising on properties throughout the UK. He also advises on new store acquisitions, lease terms, rental and capital valuations and strategic portfolio advice. Grant has also undertaken a number of major foodstore portfolio valuations and is an MRICS Qualified Chartered Surveyor.
He has also advised a number of the major Institutional Funds on their foodstore portfolio holdings, sale and leaseback and foodstore investment acquisitions, with key clients including Asda, LaSalle, M&G, M&S, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose.
Highlights
- Acted on behalf of Asda in respect of a package of Lease Regears for their Asda Living Portfolio.
- Advised on the £400 million ground rent portfolio on behalf of Macquaire.
- Represented Waitrose in arbitration proceedings for their Putney store and secured a nil increase.
- Acted jointly on behalf of Asda on the sale and leaseback of 25 foodstores to Realty Income for £650 million in June 2023.
- Provided advice to Sainsbury’s on the £430m acquisition of the Highbury and Dragon investment vehicle from Supermarket Income REIT.
