About Us
Director of Oates Commercial, Victoria Oates BSc (Hons) MRICS, brings 25 years of industry experience to this new exciting business venture helping her leisure property clients continue to secure the right agreements and bring more wins to the industry.
She began her career at EA Shaw in Covent Garden, a true general practice surveying firm specialising in anything Covent Garden and W1; retail, offices, restaurants and residential services. This provided the basis of her knowledge in this area and laid the groundwork for the services she conducts today. During her seven years with the company, Victoria qualified as a Chartered Surveyor.
From there, she moved on to a role with Jackson Criss for a short period, carrying out a significant amount of due diligence on shopping centre purchases, before securing a position at Shelley Sandzer where she would go on to excel for the next 18 years.
Victoria has spent her recent career specialising in the licensed leisure sector, including working with restaurants, bars, cafes and quick-service restaurants. Oates Commercial Limited supports businesses across high streets, shopping centres and out-of-town leisure schemes.
In 2018, Victoria was privileged to be elected Chairman of the Restaurant Property Advisors Society (RPAS) and has been recently re-elected to continue her role.
Victoria is an expert in conducting rent reviews, lease renewals, restructuring advice and third-party work. Most recently, she has acted on behalf of The Ivy on Broadwick Street, Soho, proudly securing a win for her client at third party.
It’s always interesting to know more about who you’re working with, so outside of work, Victoria is the owner of Molly, a 16”3’ Irish Sport Horse and two fox red labradors Ginger and Red. She enjoys making her own damson and sloe gin and can sometimes be found in a field (trying to) shoot clay pigeons.