What we do

Retail expertise

Leamy Manders provide expert retail property advice and solutions. We are market leaders in negotiating lease renewals, rent reviews and lease restructuring.

Shops

From Cleethorpes to Clacton, Blackpool to Bluewater

Expert knowledge of high street shops and shopping centre retail units. We advise clients across the country and are active throughout London, in Regional Shopping Malls and all major towns and cities.

Bricks-and-Mortar retail is back in fashion. With customers returning to the high street, shops offer an experience that online retail cannot match.

Large stores

The UK's leading large store experts

Leamy Manders is the go-to company for expert advice in this sector. Unrivalled knowledge of prestigious brand defining flagship stores.

Recent experience: Covent Garden, Oxford Street, Regent Street, Westfield London, Westfield Stratford City, Bluewater, Bullring, Metro Centre, Trafford Centre.

Primark is to invest more than £100m in its UK stores in 2024, as it marks 50 years on the British High Street.

Food stores

Leamy Manders is renowned for its experience in this dynamic and constantly evolving market

Experience includes convenience stores, discount food and superstores. We are retained advisors to Tesco for their “Express” format stores across London and the south east.

The UK grocery market is set to grow to £241.3bn by 2027

Source: IGD

Out of town

Out-of-Town retail has proved more resilient than other sectors post-pandemic

Leamy Manders has in-depth knowledge of this sector ranging from solus properties to prime retail and shopping parks.

Recent experience: Abrdn (Purley Way), Columbia Threadneedle (Holyhead Retail Park), Hargreaves (Solent Retail Park and Moorside Retail Park), Savills IM (Riverside Retail Park) and Sovereign Centros (Metro Retail Park).

The total retail warehouse market grew to 199.2 million sq ft in 2023 from 197.67 million sq ft in 2022.

Source: Trevor Wood Associates

Restaurants

Providing expert advice across the restaurant sector

Our work within the restaurant market encompasses city centre properties, out of town locations, drive-thru and dine-in restaurants.

Recent experience: Columbia Threadneedle (Holyhead KFC), Orchard Street (Corner House, Nottingham and Brewery Quarter, Cardiff), Railpen (Llantrisant, McDonalds) and Savills IM (Warrington, McDonalds).

Competition for drive-thru space is becoming increasingly more competitive, particularly in the 1,800 to 2,000 sq ft size bracket where there is healthy competition for sites.