Jeremy Symons
About Jeremy
Jeremy Symons is a Director providing advice on landlord and tenant leases, valuations and strategic property asset management.
Jeremy is a Director with over 40 years’ experience in property covering lease renewals, rent reviews, sales and acquisitions, landlord and tenant consultancy and strategic property asset management.
He advises both landlords and tenants on rent reviews, lease renewal negotiations and re-gearing, and has prepared expert witness reports and submissions on many arbitration / independent expert referrals.
He has specialist experience in the industrial and office property market around South Wales and South West England, having advised companies such as Halfords Auto Centres, AerFin, Storage Giant, Patrizia, Caisson iO, Starbust and Arts Council of Wales to name a few.
Jeremy has extensive valution report writing experience and provdes the Valuation department with additional resources when required.
Experience
- Undertaking rent reviews in Bridgend on 160,000 sq.ft and 77,000 sq.ft, increasing rates by 56% over a 5 year period.
- Handling rent reviews and lease renewals for Halfords Auto Centres in Bridgend, Cardiff, Gloucester, Bristol and Exeter, limiting rent paid and neogitating advnatageous terms for the client.
- Acquisition of design and build unit of circa 100,000 sq ft in Derby for Parker Knoll.
Qualifications
- BSc
- MRICS
- RICS Registered Valuer
Interests
Jeremy is a keen dinghy sailor, competing successfully in national and local events and holding positions in his local sailing club. He skis most years and has hiked most areas in the UK, being part of Brecon Beacons Mountain Rescue for a period. He has travelled extensively, visiting Peru (Inca trail) , Africa (Kilimanjaro and Toubkal), Nepal (Everest base camp), China (Great Wall and Hong Kong), Borneo and USA (California, Yosemite, Florida and New York).
