Darren Zitren | Cluttons

Darren is head of digital connectivity at Cluttons. He is an experienced surveyor acting across the digital infrastructure sector for more than 17 years.

Experienced in the Landlord and Tenant 1954 Act and the Electronic Communications Code 2017, predominantly advising mobile operators and fibre providers on estate management matters and supporting with their rollout programmes.

He provides advice on all aspects of acquisition and estate management, including wayleaves, lease renewals, rent reviews, data management, transformation, and wider property management issues.

Contact details

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Network estate management

Our experts manage all property aspects of our client’s infrastructure to ensure they can provide their customers with reliable mobile and fixed line connectivity during the rollout of new technology.

Fibre management

We combine our property expertise and digital infrastructure knowledge to provide last metre fibre connections, acting on behalf of fibre providers, landlords and occupiers.

Wayleaves & easements

Our experts combine their property and infrastructure knowledge to provide you with a bespoke approach to wayleaves and easements, resulting in faster delivery whilst enabling you to focus on your core business.

Acquisition and design

Our team is highly experienced in assessing areas for the acquisition of the best site location and producing designs through the acquisition and design lifecycle against client scope - from Kick Off Visit (KOV) selection through to detailed design completion and handover to client build teams.

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