Property Hub

This is the prime location for informed opinion on property matters: finance, law, development, investment, planning, taxation, offices, retail, industrial, distribution, residential, healthcare, hotels and leisure. If it’s property, it’s in the remit. In online courses, conferences, webinars, and journals, we make sure the important issues are covered – sound, comprehensive and thorough.

Here to keep you informed; because it’s knowledge that underpins value – CPD at its very best. 

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Peter is an Executive Director in the Valuation and Advisory team. Peter leads the retail valuation team of 14 people as well as working with all areas of valuation for a number of clients in the UK and all over continental Europe. He also sits on the strategy group for V&A, as well as the RICS Valuation Standards Board, and has over 30 years’ experience in the valuation of all types of property on behalf of owners, lenders, investors throughout Europe but also in Japan and Mauritius.

Understanding the mood of the market and who's worried about what.

  • How the economy is impacting the property market; how expectations of the economy’s future is affecting the market
  • Interpreting current activity and its implications for strategies going forward
  • Brexit looms – so do/don’t do what?
  • Banks and valuations – current attitudes and their implications for action
  • What should ‘The Valuer’ do?
  • Market segmentation –  different sectors and different trends
  • Separation of property investment and care delivery 
  • Is trading performance being reflected in market values? 
  • Availability of finance and its impact on market activity
  • Is it really all doom and gloom?
  • Creative delivery – what to build – getting it right

Paul's prime responsibility is to manage the sales and marketing activity on behalf of the Property Development team to enhance United Trust Bank’s brand within the UK house building industry. This includes developing relationships with key industry stakeholders, including the property teams of legal & accountancy practices, property agents, surveyors and auction houses, property associations, architectural practices, debt advisory firms, principal contractors, and the property press.

David Feeney, Associate, is Cushman & Wakefield’s lead for Student Accommodation Advisory demand and supply services across the UK, advising universities, developers, funders, investors and operators on student accommodation development and the sector as a whole. With over seven years’ experience in the sector, David has a comprehensive knowledge of the UK market, and is working on a number of high profile schemes and strategies across the UK.

  • Meeting the ever-growing demand for student accommodation:
    - The investment trends
    - The growth opportunities
    - What is driving demand
  • Who is providing what, for whom and why
  • Who is providing finance and on what terms
  • Which joint ventures partners are good partners

Philip is Chairman of the Commercial Leases Joint Working Group which produced the new Code of Practice for Commercial Leases. He concentrates on development and leasehold work for property investors, developers and lenders. He also has corporate clients who are major property occupiers. He is an acknowledged expert on landlord and tenant matters, lease renewals and rent reviews and is involved in high value leasehold enfranchisement and planning appeals.

Richard has many years’ experience in advising on property matters and resolving property disputes. Prior to joining RLS Law, he worked at Lovells/Hogan Lovells and Mishcon de Reya, in the course of which he advised a varied range of institutional, corporate and entrepreneurial clients.