Simon Conie
Director & Joint Head of Tenant Advisory Group, Victoria • Australia
License RIV0017520

Simon Conie
Director & Joint Head of Tenant Advisory Group, Victoria • Australia
License RIV0017520
About
Simon has over 14 years' experience providing strategic real estate advice to Occupiers and Landlords in the UK and Australia. Simon started his career with JLL then moved to CBRE, working in the Central London office market with a particular focus on leasing in the CBD and Canary Wharf. Simon relocated to Melbourne with Cushman & Wakefield to the Tenant Advisory team to focus on providing occupiers with strategic and transactional real estate advice. He has extensive experience in pre-commitments, leasing, lease renewals/re-gears and financial modelling.
Simon’s experience in different global markets and understanding of both occupiers and landlords allows him to provide balanced and insightful advice that will deliver the optimum real estate solution for his clients.
Clients
- K & L Gates – 12,000sqm
- KWM – 22,000sqm
- Dentons – 10,000sqm
- Capgemini – 1,900sqm
- HPE – 1,100sqm
- Otis – 1,400sqm
- Tetra Park – 1,300sqm
- DLA Piper 1,200sqm
- Brandon Capital – 1,000sqm
- Kantar – 1,000sqm
- Facebook – 1,000sqm
- Fresh Equities – 1,100sqm
- Jarden – 900sqm
- Bendigo Bank PBS - 600sqm
- Russel Reynolds Associates – 500sqm
- NuVasive – 500sqm
- AXA XL – 500sqm
- TechnologyOne – 300sqm
- Revolut – 200sqm
Assignments
- Corporate Real Estate and workplace Strategic Advice (Corporate Real Estate Review)
- ‘Stay’ versus ‘Go’ analysis to help clients determine the benefits of renewing a lease or relocating to a new site.
- Market searching to ensure clients can consider / compare all available options.
- Detailed financial modelling and reporting to assist with decision making.
- Lease Disposal advise - Assignment, subletting and surrender advice.
- Make Good advice - Undertaking negotiations relating to lease exit obligations (make good and redecoration).
- Market Rent Review advice, negotiation and determination services.
- Mid-term or end of term lease restructuring
- COVID-19 Rent Relief negotiations
Education
- Real Estate Management (Msc) – Oxford Brookes University
- MRICS Qualified
- REIV Accredited