Deborah Connor
@deborahconnor
Chartered commercial property surveyor focused on property management and lease advisory.
What I'm looking for
I’m a Chartered commercial property surveyor with broad experience across public, private, higher education and healthcare portfolios. I’m RICS APC Assessor and APC Counsellor, bringing a practical, client-focused approach to property management, lease advisory, and rent reviews.
In my recent roles as Property Manager, I’ve led service charge budget preparation and ongoing management, supported statutory compliance (including legionella risk assessments and CQC-related tenant requests), and helped drive lease regularisation, rent reviews, regears and occupation strategy. Earlier, I managed large-scale estates and assets at Newcastle City Council, including 15 industrial estates and delivering 97% occupancy and £1.25m gross rental income, while also handling arrears, forfeiture, dilapidations, and strategic asset reviews.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Property Manager
Assura Plc/Primary Health Properties Plc
Nov 2023 - Present (2 years 8 months)
Manage a primary healthcare property portfolio across the North of England and Scotland, supporting service charge budgeting and tenant/facilities coordination. Lead statutory compliance matters, lease regularisation and rent review/regear work, and support portfolio asset management discussions.
Senior Surveyor
Naylors Gavin Black
Oct 2022 - Oct 2023 (1 year)
Manage mixed-use office, retail and industrial portfolios, handling property management, tenant liaison, lease events, disputes, and rent reviews. Produce service charge budgets and reports, using PropMan for data analysis and supporting arrears recovery with credit control and solicitors.
Property Asset Manager
Durham University
Jan 2020 - Oct 2022 (2 years 9 months)
Manage a range of university assets including retail, industrial, academic, residential and land holdings. Support estate masterplan opportunities, advise on flexible workspace agreements, and resolve service charge queries, savings and invoice cancellations.
Property Management Surveyor
Philip Gifford & Associates
Oct 2018 - Dec 2019 (1 year 2 months)
Deliver property management for industrial units, multi-let offices and city centre retail, overseeing planned maintenance, reactive repairs, compliance and contractor performance. Support service charge budget development/reconciliation, arrears and disputes, and value-add opportunities including acquisitions searches and consent processes (deed of variation).
Surveyor
Newcastle City Council
Sep 2006 - Sep 2018 (12 years)
Managed 15 industrial estates and 4 Enterprise Centres and other commercial assets, achieving 97% occupancy and £1.25m gross rental income. Handled budgets and income/profitability, arrears and forfeiture, rent reviews, landlord and tenant matters, licences/wayleaves/easements, and broader asset work including dilapidations, insurance claims, acquisitions/disposals and development appraisal.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of Liverpool
Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Geography
Grade: 2:2 (Second Class Honours)
BA (Honours) in Geography, graduated in 2004 with a 2.2 (Second Class Honours) result.
Ryton Comprehensive School
GCSEs, GCSE Subjects
Completed 10 GCSEs (A-C), including B grades in Maths and English.
Ryton Comprehensive School
A-Levels, Geography, English Language & Literature, Art
Completed A-Levels in Geography, English Language and Literature, and Art.
Northumbria University
Master of Science (MSc), Real Estate Management
MSc in Real Estate Management, graduated in 2006.
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