Lease Consultancy - Director/Partner or Associate

Kingsley

The Role

Overview

Senior lease adviser delivering rent reviews, renewals and re‑gears for commercial clients.

Key Responsibilities

  • rent reviews
  • lease renewals
  • lease re-gears
  • expert witness
  • client management
  • business development

Tasks

As well as more traditional sectors, the team also acts for some of the leading Scientific organisations, working closely with the local agency teams to provide professional advice on rent reviews, lease renewals and lease re-gears using local up-to-date market knowledge. When required, team members may also act as Expert Witnesses. -Supervise other staff, including graduates and more junior employees -Drive business development in Oxford, securing new clients and new instructions where possible -Identify and implement opportunities to add value and optimise performance -Act as an expert witness to arbitrators, independent experts and court -Keep up to date on professional development, particularly within the Landlord & Tenant specialism -Build relationships with internal colleagues within the company to develop new business -Advise on complex lease re-gears -Provide strategic advice to clients -Provide advice other teams in the Commercial Department and wider business as appropriate -Manage clients to the best of your ability -Carry out rent reviews, lease renewals for retained and non-retained clients

Requirements

  • landlord act
  • arbitration act
  • lease negotiation
  • microsoft excel
  • mrics
  • business development

What You Bring

This is a strategic hire in the growing Lease Consultancy offering, and candidates are invited who can demonstrate professionalism, entrepreneurial flare and business development skills. This is a newly created role, and our client is looking to appoint someone who can partner with the wider Lease Consultancy department, to lead and drive the Oxford team forward. The successful candidate will ideally be working as an Associate or Director/Partner in another consultancy and be looking to take a step up in their next role. -Thorough knowledge of the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 -Experienced in rent review and lease renewal negotiations -Thorough knowledge of the Arbitration Act 1996 -Good attention to details and work in an organised manner -Confidence to deal directly with Clients -Computer literate with a good level of skill (at least Intermediate level) in Microsoft Excel & Word, and a willingness to learn new computer packages -Excellent verbal and written communication skills -Experienced in making references to third party -MRICS qualified -Previous experience working in a similar role with team seniority -Ability to work as part of a larger team

Benefits

This is an excellent opportunity to join our leading Lease Consultancy team, and for the right person, exceptional career development opportunities are offered. In addition, our client provides further personal and cultural benefits/policies including Professional Development, Innovative Culture, Family Friendly (enhanced family leave policies) and Work-Life Balance (agile working) Remuneration & Benefits (PLUS, Hybrid Working, car Allowance, Benefits & bonus) Highly Competitive Basic Salary (£60k - £80k or more) -Competitive Basic Salary – £60,000 to £80,000 (or more) -Life Assurance -Income Protection -Lifestyle discounts and perks -Car Allowance or Company Car - £6,000 to £7,000 (D.O.E.) -Private Medical - Medicash Plan -Group Profit and Staff Bonus -Pension - up to 8% matched pension -Birthday Holiday

The Company

About Kingsley

-Headquartered in Liverpool since its founding, it blends industry insight with recruitment know‑how. -It matches professionals across surveying, property management, and construction roles. -While broadening into international, interim, and executive search, its core remains aligned to the built environment. -Its consultants support project portfolios in asset and property management, commercial, residential, and housing association sectors. -Kingsley often handles niche roles in engineering, construction, surveying, and town planning for blue‑chip and start‑up clients. -The firm streamlines talent discovery across surveying, built environment, and construction.

Sector Specialisms

Property

Technology

Executive Interim Recruitment

Mergers & Acquisitions

Software Development

Data Science

Cybersecurity

IT Project Management

Systems Administration

Network Engineering

Cloud Solutions Architecture

Database Administration

UX/UI Design

Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning

DevOps

Quality Assurance Testing

IT Support

Web Development/Design

Product Management

Executive Technology Leadership