Month: September 2026

We are delighted to announce the opening of our client’s Traid latest fashion store on Tooting High Street.

Sitting close to Tooting Broadway Station and Tooting Market, the new store sits in a busy location and comprises approximately 2,700 sq ft in total. It looks fantastic with the transformation sensational.

Traid have been operating since 1999 and now trade from thirteen shops across Greater London including locations such as Camden, Peckham, Brixton, Westbourne Grove, Clapham and Kilburn. Traid is a UK based award winning environmental and anti-poverty charity that collects and curates second-hand clothing. The proceeds help fund global projects and support people working within the fashion industry. By giving pre-loved garments a new lease of life, Traid helps prevent clothing from going to landfill or incineration, while reducing the demand for newly manufactured clothing.

Andrew Shepherd, who conducted the negotiations on behalf of Traid, commented: “We have worked with Traid for many years and identified Tooting as a suitable area for a store. We are pleased to have assisted with the acquisition of this site and wish them every success.”

We wish Traid every success with their new Tooting store. Jenkins Law acted for the Landlord

We are pleased to advise that our clients Cards Direct have recently opened two more units, the first in Swansea and the second in Oldham.

The Swansea store is the former Holland & Barrett close to the main city centre bus station in prime Quadrant Centre and the Oldham unit sits on the prime mall being the former Bodycare within The Spindles Shopping Centre.

Cards Direct are closing in on the 100 store milestone and with more opening planned before Xmas and into 2027 they will achieve this soon.

Andrew Shepherd, Director of AS Retail who conducted all the negotiations on behalf of Cards Direct commented “We are pleased to fulfil these requirements for our clients and to see them open and trading. We have another basket of new stores progressing for pre-Xmas opening but are seeking more opportunities for this year and next.”

If you have anything you feel is suitable or you would like to discuss the requirement please contact Andrew Shepherd.

Thanks to the landlord teams on both deals. Barker Proudlove acted for the landlord at Oldham.

Acting on behalf of our long-term client Traid, the award winning charity, we have successfully negotiated a lease renewal on their store at 70/72 Kilburn High Road.

This is a store which Andrew Shepherd, Director of AS Retail, acquired for Traid originally in 2010 during the time of their wider expansion during the time of the banking crisis; this is the second lease renewal we have concluded on the property for them demonstrating our commitment to long-term relationships with our clients.

The store has consistently been a strong performer for our clients and we thrilled to have negotiated a new 5 year lease working with Anthony Williams at Four Prop who advised the landlord.

Our relationship with Traid is one of many where we’ve been able to support clients across the property lifecycle — from agency and acquisitions through to portfolio optimisation and lease advisory.

Andrew commented “I have worked with Traid for over twenty years and we’re proud to still be supporting their real estate needs across their portfolio. I’m pleased to have negotiated this lease extension which secures their representation in this prime location on Kilburn High Road.”

If you would like to learn more about our lease advisory function then please contact us.