EXPERIENCE
Our experience has been gained by a range of appointments from the negotiation with retail operators for the planning and delivery of new build stores, through to the appraisal and management of distribution/logistics facilities and mixed use investments in support of the leisure, office and residential sectors. This has also extended to the liaison with institutional landlords in support of occupier downsizing, relocation and exit strategies.
Aptum Technologies
Havant & London
Advising a leading data centre, cloud hosting & IT solutions technology specialist in their office portfolio and relocation strategy.
Food Warehouse - Store Pipeline
United Kingdom
Supporting the Iceland Food in-house property team in the development of new retail park and standalone stores.
Retailing in China - Feasibility Study
People's Republic of China
Research and strategy project developing business models for new entrant food retailers in Asia.
Our retail and commercial property experience includes:
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Managing acquisition teams and consultants in the development and growth of supermarkets, non-food retailers and distribution centres throughout the UK supporting the delivery of over one million sq ft of retail selling space
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Development management of high value investments and mixed-use redevelopments on behalf of financial institutions and investors
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Appointing and leading specialist consultancy teams for a variety of commercial property developments
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Advising a UK retail property team for a new start-up food discount business
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International research experience in China and Taiwan covering retail operations, property development and construction disciplines for international retailers
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Overseeing the closure, 'rightsizing' and disposal of retail store estates
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The design, construction and project management of retail stores and distribution warehouses for the non-food and supermarket sectors
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Management of planning applications for large scale mixed use regeneration developments
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Internal store design and management of shop-fitting installations
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An understanding of retail store operations
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Presentation of property and retail investment proposals to a number of FTSE 100 Company CEO’s
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The development of new retail park formats to capture the growth of on-line retailers and structural change to bricks and mortar operators
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Creating mixed use retail and residential developments working with housing associations
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Researching and writing property strategy papers for retailers, financial institutions and landlords
- The writing of real estate articles for property focused publications
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Sourcing and negotiating new office facilities on behalf of commercial clients
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The negotiation of rental re-gears for leasehold office transactions
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Negotiating and reaching agreement in tenant dilapidation claims
Paul Miller MRICS MCIOB
Director and Chartered Surveyor
Since 1988, Paul’s experience has covered a variety of retail, operational and real estate disciplines with senior roles at B&Qplc, BAA, Sainsbury’s Supermarkets and Netto UK before setting up PHM in 2017.
He has in-depth knowledge of working with both established and new start-up retailers, institutional landlords, developers, investment organisations and Local Authorities. In addition to working in the UK, he has international experience gained from working in the People’s Republic of China and Chinese Taiwan.
