Gavin Smith Email & Phone Number

Chartered surveyor with 25 years experience specialising in commercial property estate, asset and finance management. Acting with integrity and professionalism at all times, proficient at evaluating risk and making balanced, justifiable decisions based on sound reasoning.Responsible for a UK-wide portfolio of circa 1,500 stores; including a number of flagship Central London locations. Supporting retail team to maximise sales by providing general estates management and property cost control solutions whilst overseeing a sizeable receivables portfolio. Managing the UK service charge liability of the world's leading pharmacy-led health & wellbeing enterprise, with a presence at every major UK retail location (shopping centre, retail park, high street and travel hub). Whilst in private practice (prior to in-house retail role), developed particular expertise advising corporate sector, including leading the outsourced management of large and varied property portfolios. An example being a 400-asset major Government Body estate across England, Wales and Scotland, involving senior-level reporting, accounting and budgetry management.Skilled in the set-up and management of large multi-let office buildings for Funds, Property Companies and Investors, including overseeing complicated service charge provisions.Advising clients in relation to portfolio weightings including creation of strategic management plans for individual assets. Implementing and delivering agreed plans, be it via lease re-gear, investment sale, refurbishment etc.

Listed skills include Estate Management, Corporate Real Estate, Leases, Property Management, and 10 others.

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  Liverpool John Moores University

  Urban Estate Management