Sarah is a Chartered Surveyor (MRICS) with 12 years of experience managing multi-let office and retail portfolios across the UK. She currently oversees a mixed-use portfolio valued at £200M, focusing on operational efficiency and tenant retention. Her expertise lies in service charge audits, EPC upgrades, and minimizing void periods.
Sarah Jenkins trained at a top global real estate consultancy before moving client-side to manage assets for a private equity fund. Her role involves the day-to-day strategic management of properties to ensure they perform financially and operationally. She is an expert in the RICS Service Charge Code of Practice, ensuring landlords recover costs fairly while maintaining tenant satisfaction. Sarah has led numerous retrofitting projects to improve Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings, navigating the tightening Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) regulations. She writes to share practical tactics for reducing operating expenses (OpEx) without compromising building quality, and she is passionate about the intersection of sustainability and profitability. Her advice is grounded in the reality of managing tenant relationships, handling dilapidations, and ensuring compliance with health and safety laws such as asbestos management and fire safety.