David Halliday

After 6 years dealing with the Central Government property portfolio in Yorkshire, David then spent 12 years with the Arcadia Group as an Estates Manager responsible for a varied, national retail portfolio.

He has been in private practice since 2003 advising clients upon rent reviews, lease renewals, break clauses and acting as an Expert Witness in dispute resolution.

David joined Ryden LLP in Leeds as a Consultant in 2012, acting for both landlords and national multiple tenants across England and Wales.

KEY SKILLS

• Rent Reviews – Combining market knowledge with an in-depth appreciation of the rent review process to ensure the most favourable outcome for clients.

• Lease Renewal – David adopts a proactive approach to determine the correct strategy for each lease renewal taking into account prevailing market conditions. Comprehensive rental research coupled with extensive negotiating experience help to achieve the optimum result in each case.

• Break Clauses – Acting for tenants, advance negotiations can exploit the leverage that a forthcoming break clause provides. This can result in rental reductions, the grant of rent-free incentives and/or improvements in the lease terms.

• Arbitration/Expert – David can provide Expert Reports for the dispute resolution process for both Rent Reviews and Lease Renewals, to the Arbitrator, Independent Expert or Court as appropriate.