The Douglas Stevens team provides a multi-disciplined approach to servicing the needs of many retailer and landlord clients. The principal activities of the company are:

Investment Consultancy - from sub £1M single shop investments to multi million pound shopping centres Douglas Stevens provide wide ranging advice on tenant demand, market activity, pricing, rental levels and especially on shopping centres enhancement opportunities. Our extensive tenant contacts give our clients the ability to anticipate true trading potential leading to enhanced income streams and capital gains.

Douglas Stevens have been involved with the purchase of shopping centres with a total value in excess of £300M.

Shopping Centre Asset Management - the expertise shown in this arena underpins advice given when involved in investment purchase/disposal of shopping centres. Comprehensive advice is provided regarding lease buybacks and regrants, tenant mix, extension opportunities, refurbishment, letting strategy, lease regears and re-configuration. The main thrust of the advice is to ensure performance is maximised.

Professional - Douglas Stevens & Company's extensive knowledge of the retail property sector enables the professional team to deliver precise and favourable outcomes when acting for both landlords and tenants.

An extensive database of transactions and continual involvement in both High Street and Shopping Centres allows the professional team to produce the highest standard of reports, negotiations and where necessary submissions to third party and/or Expert Reports in connection with lease renewal proceedings.

Whilst the vast majority of lease renewals/rent reviews are settled by negotiation, guidance is available from Douglas Stevens himself who is a member of the RICS Arbitration and Independent Expert panel.