Dan joined Brasier Freeth as a Partner in the Retail Lease Advisory Team in April 2026.
He joined from CBRE, where he was part of the Retail Lease Advisory Team advising both landlords and occupiers on a broad range of landlord and tenant matters. His work has included rent reviews, lease renewals, lease restructures and dispute resolution, as well as acting as an Expert Witness in Court.
Dan brings a highly client-focused approach to lease advisory, underpinned by extensive transactional experience across high streets, shopping centres, out-of-town retail parks and drive-thru restaurants nationwide. He has acted for a diverse range of clients, including commercial property investors, leading retail brands, catering operators and private individuals.
At Brasier Freeth, Dan supports clients navigating increasingly complex lease negotiations, portfolio management and wider asset strategy decisions, helping them achieve practical and commercially effective outcomes.
Dan is married and is a father to 3 children and a cat. When that doesn’t keep him busy enough, he likes to spend his spare time in the gym, running, playing football and following his beloved Liverpool FC around the country.
Professional experience, skills and areas of expertise
Andrew is a member of the Valuation & Professional team at Brasier Freeth and is based at our Kings Langley office. He has a large caseload of lease advisory instructions for landlord and tenant clients and also carries out valuations for loan security and other purposes. He takes pride in the fact that he is a fair person and will always treat others with respect. He also never misses a deadline.
He has an established track record of achieving successful outcomes for landlord and tenant clients in relation to rent reviews, lease renewals and other professional instructions. His experience encompasses client-side roles at Sally Salon Services, First Quench Retailing and City Plumbing as well as working in private practice, notably including ten years at niche firm Day and Bell where he was part of an asset management team responsible for over 3,000 retail, office, industrial and residential properties mainly in the Home Counties but also as far afield as the Midlands, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall.
Clients and professional accomplishments
Andrew has carried out valuations for a range of well known clients including Nat West, HSBC, Handelsbanken and Virgin Money as well as Hertfordshire County Council and Look Ahead, a charitable organisation that delivers mental health, learning disabilities, homelessness and young people services. In relation to lease advisory instructions he has negotiated lease renewals on behalf of Esquire Retail Limited and Howden Insurance as well as lease advisory instructions for numerous other clients, both large and small.
Andrew contributed to a very successful acquisitions programme at City Plumbing, helping to secure 9 new branches in the South East in the first year in a very competitive market. While at First Quench Retailing he was responsible for over 400 branches which included over 80 rent reviews and lease renewals per year.
Outside of work
Andrew lives in Letchworth Garden City and has four children ranging in ages from 22 to 13. He is a long-suffering Charlton Athletic supporter and goes to home matches at The Valley whenever he can. After something of a break he now has the running bug again and can frequently be seen on the pavements of Letchworth or alongside the Grand Union Canal at Kings Langley during weekday lunchtimes.
Steve joined bf in 2017 and heads up our Valuation team. As a Chartered Surveyor and RICS Registered Valuer, Steve has spent the majority of the last 20 years working across Hertfordshire, north and east London establishing a solid reputation for his Valuation work on behalf of a number of high street banks and other lending institutions.
Steve has a wealth of experience accross the commercial property sectors with a particular specialism in the appraisal of development sites, representing a variety of private developers and housing associations. Steve also advises a number of Local Authorities in relation to the acquisition, disposal and review of their property assests.
Graham joined the bf team in 2005, having spent 12 years working for a London-based Agency and 2 years locally in St Albans. He now has a further 15 years’ experience within our Office + Industrial Agency team. With a solid network of contacts and his finger on the local property pulse, he advises occupiers, landlords and developers on all aspects of commercial property in NW London and the Northern Home Counties.
Felix joined BF’s graduate program in late 2018, successfully navigating the graduate rotation system and RICS APC process to obtain his Chartership in early 2022. His connection to the firm dates back to 2014 when he completed work experience at our WGC office, shadowing former principal James Oliver. Felix was promoted to Associate in April 2023 and the Partner in April 2026.
With a deep-rooted family history in commercial real estate, Felix represents the seventh generation of surveyors under the Gillett family name.
With seven years of experience across the Herts, Beds, and Bucks regions, Felix has developed a deep understanding of these markets. He advises both individual and institutional landlords on professional, valuation, and agency matters, with a primary focus on the commercial agency sector, particularly regional office and industrial markets.
Recently, Felix has been involved in the disposal of office space for Dacorum Borough Council and Bourne Leisure, as well as industrial space for Mileway and Aberdeen.
Outside of the office, Felix enjoys life in Berkhamsted and challenging himself physically. Having previously completed the London Marathon and Ride London, his next goal is to conquer the 2-mile Swim Serpentine in September.
Damian was formerly Head of Retail at JLL, he joined the bf team in 2017 as a Partner in our Retail + Leisure team. He is a Chartered Surveyor and has worked for some of the industry’s leading firms, bringing with him 30 years’ experience.
He has been involved in market leading instructions during the course of his career and at bf, has been responsible for developing our shopping centre leasing business.
His worth ethic, industry knowledge and extensive contacts has allowed Damian to expand our platform of both landlord and occupier clients, providing them with exemplary service to achieve the best results.
Claire joined the bf team in 2015 as a Partner within our Office & Industrial Agency Team. With over 30 years’ commercial property experience, Claire uses her considerable knowledge of the Northern Home Counties market and extensive network of contacts to identify new opportunities for her occupier, landlord, investor and developer clients.
She works in the industrial, logistics and office sectors and has a thorough knowledge and understanding of the development and marketing process. Claire transfers this expertise into a number of significant advisory roles with key clients to include site sales, pre-letting advice, acquisitions and disposals. She is currently working with institutional clients including Prologis, Ares, Wrenbridge, CBREIM, AVIVA, Tritax Big Box, Tristan Capital, to name but a few, as well as public sector and owner occupier clients.
Claire is on the Strategic Business Board for Dacorum Borough Council with strong links to local business and Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership and lives by the mantra if you want something done give it to a busy person!