When the lease decision matters, independence matters more.
S King Advisory advises CEOs, CFOs and leadership teams on major commercial lease decisions — including relocations, renewals, renegotiations and portfolio strategy — particularly where lease expiry, growth, acquisition, restructuring or a national operating footprint requires independent strategic advice.
The practice acts exclusively for occupiers. No landlord appointments. No hybrid fee models. No competing mandates. Every engagement is led personally by Simon King.
The decision
Whether relocating, renewing, renegotiating an existing lease, exercising an option or managing a national portfolio, a major lease commitment is one of the largest financial decisions a business makes outside its core operations. It impacts the balance sheet, constrains future growth flexibility, carries ongoing cost obligations and affects employee satisfaction. It’s rarely just about the rent.
Most organisations approach that decision under time pressure, relying on agents and advisors whose fees are paid by landlords. The process feels like it’s working for you. The structure is not.
Every variable in that negotiation — rent, incentives, fitout contribution, make-good obligations, lease flexibility — is contestable. The difference between an average outcome and a genuinely good one typically returns the cost of independent advice many times over.
S King Advisory makes sure that difference is captured.
A note on how tenant representation fees are typically paid
Tenant representation is increasingly offered at no apparent cost to the occupier. The advisor’s fee is paid by the landlord — out of the same incentive pool the occupier is negotiating to recover.
An advisor in that position has a financial interest in closing the deal, not in maximising what the occupier receives. Prolonged negotiation, or pursuing a better alternative, delays or eliminates their fee. The landlord understands this dynamic. Most occupiers do not.
S King Advisory is engaged directly by the occupier and paid by the occupier. The advice is unambiguously on one side of the table.
Career — selected highlights
$825 million
Western Australian Government commercial property portfolio divestment, the largest transaction in the state's history. Won on competitive appointment and personally led.
2.7 million sq ft
Knight Frank's first global real estate mandate, awarded by Gillette, spanning office and industrial properties across multiple countries. Won and personally led.
£50 million
Equity capital raised to establish Lamont Property plc — a £200 million UK commercial property investment company founded and led from inception through to sale.
S King Advisory — selected experience
Recent assignments include national tenant representation, lease acquisitions, renegotiations, industrial make-good advice and strategic portfolio reviews across Australia.
Veris
Appointed by Veris over five years as national tenant representative — office lease acquisitions and renegotiations across Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Hobart and Brisbane, delivering a materially improved and business-aligned portfolio.
Veris
Appointed by Veris over five years as national tenant representative — office lease acquisitions and renegotiations across Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Hobart and Brisbane, delivering a materially improved and business-aligned portfolio.
Genesis Minerals
Tenant representative for Genesis Minerals on the acquisition of 1,500sqm of office space at Exchange Tower in the Perth CBD, accommodating a mid-negotiation increase in space requirement without compromising the commercial terms secured.
Tenant representative for Genesis Minerals on the acquisition of 1,500sqm of office space at Exchange Tower in the Perth CBD, accommodating a mid-negotiation increase in space requirement without compromising the commercial terms secured.
Lifeline WA
Tenant representative for Lifeline WA — suburban Perth office lease acquisition incorporating a detailed lease versus purchase assessment. Reappointed by Lifeline WA for a second lease negotiation.
Tenant representative for Lifeline WA — suburban Perth office lease acquisition incorporating a detailed lease versus purchase assessment. Reappointed by Lifeline WA for a second lease negotiation.
Industrial make-good
Major industrial make-good assignment across five Perth properties for a global industrial equipment company — negotiating landlord claims and delivering outcomes materially below the landlord’s original position.
Major industrial make-good assignment across five Perth properties for a global industrial equipment company — negotiating landlord claims and delivering outcomes materially below the landlord’s original position.
Previous firms — selected experience
WesCEF
Exclusive advisor and tenant representative to WesCEF on two separate assignments — acquisition of a 4,500sqm Perth CBD office lease, and strategic advice on a proposed bespoke development opportunity with a prominent Perth developer.
Exclusive advisor and tenant representative to WesCEF on two separate assignments — acquisition of a 4,500sqm Perth CBD office lease, and strategic advice on a proposed bespoke development opportunity with a prominent Perth developer.
Fleetwood
Appointed by Fleetwood nationally as tenant representative and transaction manager — office and industrial lease acquisitions across Australia including a 15,000sqm Melbourne industrial lease.
Appointed by Fleetwood nationally as tenant representative and transaction manager — office and industrial lease acquisitions across Australia including a 15,000sqm Melbourne industrial lease.
WA Government health agencies
Appointed by two WA Government health agencies — Child & Adolescent Health Service and PathWest — to advise on separate office lease acquisitions in new developments. In both cases the recommendation was made not to proceed, based on commercial terms that were not in the occupier’s interest.
Appointed by two WA Government health agencies — Child & Adolescent Health Service and PathWest — to advise on separate office lease acquisitions in new developments. In both cases the recommendation was made not to proceed, based on commercial terms that were not in the occupier’s interest.
Family Office
Appointed by a Melbourne Family Office to divest a $900 million CBD office portfolio comprising five A-Grade towers, including the strategic buyout of a partner’s 50% interest.
Appointed by a Melbourne Family Office to divest a $900 million CBD office portfolio comprising five A-Grade towers, including the strategic buyout of a partner’s 50% interest.
Private Equity
Appointed to conduct buy-side due diligence on 632 Lloyds Bank properties across the UK.
Appointed to conduct buy-side due diligence on 632 Lloyds Bank properties across the UK.
ICI plc
UK and European divestment of a 220-property land and industrial portfolio for ICI, including sites with contamination and derelict structures.
UK and European divestment of a 220-property land and industrial portfolio for ICI, including sites with contamination and derelict structures.
Credit Suisse First Boston
City of London office portfolio due diligence for Credit Suisse First Boston in advance of a corporate takeover.
City of London office portfolio due diligence for Credit Suisse First Boston in advance of a corporate takeover.
Standard Chartered
Hong Kong office portfolio consolidation for Standard Chartered — assessing the merger of 15 offices into the optimum number of locations through staff and department co-location modelling.
Hong Kong office portfolio consolidation for Standard Chartered — assessing the merger of 15 offices into the optimum number of locations through staff and department co-location modelling.
Oracle
Asia Pacific lease audit and portfolio review for Oracle — 46 office properties across the region.
Asia Pacific lease audit and portfolio review for Oracle — 46 office properties across the region.
Simon King
Simon King has spent thirty years advising major corporations, government agencies and private enterprises on complex real estate decisions across Australia, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and continental Europe.
His career has spanned senior positions with major global real estate firms and Big Four accounting firms — including roles as Partner and Head of EMEA Global Corporate Services at Knight Frank in London, and Director and Head of Real Estate Advisory in Western Australia at PwC. In both roles he led teams operating at the highest levels of corporate advisory.
Unusually for a real estate advisor, Simon has also operated as a business principal. He founded and managed Lamont Property plc, raising £50 million in equity capital and building a £200 million UK commercial property investment company from inception through to sale. He has co-founded, listed and managed companies on the Australian Securities Exchange and the London Stock Exchange, raised capital in competitive markets and sat in the chair that his clients now occupy — understanding the weight of consequential business decisions from the inside.
That perspective shapes every engagement. The advice is grounded in business strategy and financial outcomes, not property convention.
Simon holds an MBA from the University of Edinburgh, completed the Investment Management Programme at London Business School and is a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS).
