Independence defines McCalmont-Woods
McCalmont-Woods is an independent specialist tenant representation agency dedicated to serving the interests of corporate office occupiers exclusively. We are regulated by RICS and because we act only for corporate occupiers, we guarantee to provide conflict-free advice.
We operate in central London and the UK’s prime office real estate locations working with strategic alliance partners in North America, Australasia and continental Europe to support our clients corporate office requirements domestically and internationally.
The deep insight gained from advising a wide mix of businesses (from small start-ups and SMEs to leading global brands) means McCalmont-Woods is ideally placed to help businesses with ambitious management teams to solve critical real estate issues and optimise business performance.
This is only possible through real independence and a commitment to the highest standards in client advocacy and governance.
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Our specialisms…
- Strategic Planning, Market Research and Due Diligence
- Office Acquisitions and Relocations
- Rent Review and Break Option Strategies
- Lease Renewals, Restructures and Surrender Negotiations
- Surplus Property Disposals
- Reinstatement and Dilapidations Strategy and Resolution
Nick McCalmont-Woods, BSc, MRICS, SIOR
CEO and Founder Nick McCalmont-Woods is a Chartered Surveyor with circa 40 years’ experience representing corporate occupiers
Nick McCalmont-Woods joined international real estate consultants Jones Lang Wootton in London in 1984 specialising initially in Landlord & Tenant and various property related tax matters before transferring to the firm’s City of London offices agency team, advising both landlords and tenants, becoming a Partner in 1995. After 16 years with JLW (by then Jones Lang LaSalle) he joined GVA Grimley to help grow its London City office. He did so, and was made Equity Partner in 2001. In addition to leading GVA’s City Offices and Central London Offices agency team, he co-founded GVA Connect, a successful data-centre advisory business.
Since establishing McCalmont-Woods in early 2008 he has concluded lease contracts to the value of £260+ million and has negotiated more than £65 million cost savings for a broad mix of corporate office occupiers ranging from early growth start-ups to leading global brands.
He is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and an international member of Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (European Chapter) and serves on the Board of the Alliance of Tenant Representatives, the commercial real estate organisation at the forefront of client advocacy. In London, he co-founded The Tenant Representation Advisors Society as a forum for training and education to promote excellence in tenant representation. He is a member of FIDES for over ten years, a trusted independent network providing bespoke services and holistic solutions for financial organisations and their stakeholders.