Jeremy Dukes
Independent commercial tenant advisor. Seventeen years across Sydney, Melbourne and New York. Founder of Core Leasing.
Jeremy founded Core Leasing in 2025 to do this work his way. Independent and accountable to the client only, with every fee fully disclosed. He runs both practices from Melbourne with national reach.
The seventeen years that built this.
Before Core Leasing, Jeremy spent four years as a Director at Tenant CS, the firm consistently ranked Australia's leading commercial tenant representative, running tenant-side engagements across renewals, relocations, and multi-site portfolio work.
Before that, six years in New York with InterRelate Group as Senior Vice President of Corporate Office Leasing, and New York University in Commercial Real Estate Financial Analysis. New York built the technical side of lease analysis; Melbourne is where it gets applied for Australian occupiers.
The discipline hasn't changed: read the lease the way the other side reads it, then negotiate from there.
"After an incredible four-year journey with Tenant CS, I stepped into a new chapter to do this work my way. Independent, accountable to the client only."
Three working principles.
"Read the lease the way the other side reads it."
The work starts with the lease document and the landlord's incentives, not with the tenant's wishlist. Every clause has a reason, usually written by the landlord's lawyer.
"Leverage is what gets created, not discovered."
Most tenants think they have none. They usually do — credible alternatives, a real relocation option, a clear benchmark. The negotiation runs on whatever gets set up beforehand.
"Transparency is the discipline."
Hidden commissions and undisclosed incentives corrupt advice. Where a landlord pays our fee, you see it in writing before anything starts. Independence you can verify, not just trust.
10x10 Philanthropy.
Head of Melbourne, 2021–2024.
Across his tenure as Head of Melbourne, Jeremy raised over $200,000 for Australian grassroots charities including Conscious Combat Club, Deadly Sports Plus Aboriginal Corporation, Homes to Help, Anika Legal, and The Beautiful Bunch.
The career in five lines.
Twenty minutes with Jeremy. Direct. No script.
A straight read on your lease situation, and straight answers on fees — most engagements are paid by the landlord, and any fee we earn is fully disclosed to you before anything starts. No obligation, no automated chasing.
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