Piers Leigh
Partner, Curchod & Co
Farnham, GU9 7NU
Phone +44 1483 730060
Mobile +44 7967 726301
Specialties
Landlord Rep
Property Types
Office, Retail
Markets
Hertfordshire, Essex, London, Berkshire & North Hampshire, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, Oxford, Surrey, Kent, South Coast, Gatwick, Brighton, Cambridge
Bio
Piers has over 20 years experience advising a variety of clients in the London and South East office markets. He joined Avison Young in June 2016 from Capita where he was Head of Office Agency; prior to this he was a Director at Jones Lang LaSalle and a Partner before that at King Sturge. He specialises in the South East market acting for funds, developers, investors and property companies as well advising across the occupier spectrum from large global occupiers to small start up companies acquiring their first office space.
Recent projects include the pre-let acquisition of the 90,000 sq ft Copyright Building in Central London. Disposing of 50,000 sq ft Worldwide House in Bracknell on behalf of CBREGI. He advised APAM and Patron Capital on the disposal of 120,000 sq ft at Arlington Business Park Theale prior to its sale at Capitaland. He is currently advising Canada Life on the redevelopment of 54 Clarendon Road in Watford to provide 50,000 sq ft of Grade A offices.
He has extensive experience of advising developers on place creation, high profile schemes Piers has advised on in the past include: The Heights in Weybridge (350,000 sq ft) for M&G, Ruskin Square in Croydon (9 acre mixed use development) for Stanhope and Schroders, CB1 in Cambridge (500,000 sq ft of office development) for Brookgate, and Arlington Square in Bracknell for Goodman.
Piers also has significant experience advising developers and investors on matters pertaining to employment use and in particular office space in the South East. This work normally revolves around change of use, viability and demand matters, recent projects where he has appeared as an Expert Witness include the planning inquiry on the ERA Site, Cleave Road, Leatherhead and at the Tolworth Tower Planning Inquiry on behalf of the appellant.
He also has extensive tenant representation experience having acted for a number of occupiers including Capita Plc, Thales, Network Rail, O2, Pfizer and Brewin Dolphin.
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