Professional Lease
Negotiator

We would like to write a testimonial for George Bocska of FastTraku. George was recommended to us by a business acquaintance who unfortunately, had been caught up in a particularly bad lease. After George had become involved in the negotiations, he was able to renegotiate the existing lease on considerably better terms. What George did interested me greatly and so my wife and I organised an initial meeting with him. Having already been in a small “stand alone” business for 20+ years and having previously negotiated 4 leases ourselves, we were not expecting to engage his services but were happy to hear what he had to say. Meeting with George, however, was probably the best business decision we have made in 20 years. The experience, knowledge, contacts, facts and figures George brought to the table were invaluable. He saw potential in our business which was untapped and guided us through the maze of dealing with large shopping centre management and in particular the giants of retail leasing “Westfield”. Initially, George organised a meeting for us with his contact at Westfield Carindale. Being small operators, we would never have considered taking such a huge step into such a massive shopping centre. And, in fact, we believe we would never have even got a foot in the door, without George^ intervention. George's contact at Westfield Carindale had such faith in him and his opinions, that he was happy to look at our business as a possibility for their new revamped shopping centre. We are now successfully trading in Westfield Carindale under terms which we are very happy with. Without George’s skills, efforts and hard work, none of this would have been even remotely possible.

I met George by chance. My feeling conveyed a message to me via conversation, we can do something together. Through contacts, George was a person of delicate, humorous, polite, flexible thinking. I felt comfortable with him. He was always fast responding whenever I raised my concerns in the process of deal. George always selflessly contributed his experience and ideas to share with me, support me. Without George's assistance, I couldn't succeed. Thanks George with my heart to secure a favorable site for me. It is worthwhile to put trust on his shoulders. I am more happy to do more deals with him.

For some time our business operated under a lease that was not working for us. Yearly rent increases over the past fifteen years resulted in us paying over and above market rates for a business operating in similar sized premises. This combined with the GFC and overall downturn in the retail trading environment was impacting significantly upon our business. Added to this was the deteriation in our relationship with the Shopping Centre management. Within a short period of engaging FastTrak Group, dialogue was established at a senior level. George was able to communicate unbiased professional advice and demonstrate our need for assistance. The outcome achieved was most positive and above what I would have been able to negotiate as an individual. I have no hesitation in recommending the services of FastTrakU Group Pty Ltd.

George is a very good and attentive listener, He has an understanding of the complexities of our industry ie. Staffing costs, inventory investment, set-up costs, insurances, competition and shrinking margins. He has a good understanding of the way Leasing Execs, think, operate and their strategies. He can build compelling arguments and can present in a methodical and structured way and stays focused on the end result. He is a seasoned campaigner and a good representative to have to present your case, he is detached, calm and focused and removes all the emotion as his argument is armed with all the facts and statistics. George communicates well with updates and briefs Via Email and Phone and follows up on any loose ends.

I highly recommend George Bocska’s services. He was recommended to us by another tenant in our building. We were a little apprehensive about spending money on lease negotiations because it was something we thought we could do ourselves. But it was well worth it! George negotiated excellent terms for our lease. George was always patient, polite and thorough. He made the process very easy for us and most of the negotiation happened when we were away travelling. Through George’s support and guidance we moved the practice to a new location and this resulted in over 50% growth in our practice the year after the move. We would not be where we are today without the input of George Bocska. We will continue to use his services in the future.