Overview
Strategy informed by industry experts
Our experienced property advisory team shape our investment strategy. They have over 100 years of combined experience and have been responsible for tens of billions of pounds of property transactions.
Property selection powered by technology
Bricklane.com’s dedicated property team is supported by Compass, our proprietary data analytics platform, which informs investment strategy and property decisions.
Independently valued
All our properties are valued independently on a monthly basis by Allsop LLP, a leading residential consultancy.
Our experts
100 years of experience
Bricklane.com is advised by property experts from the highest levels of the industry, with over 100 years of experience. They have managed funds, property acquisitions and portfolios at Board-level for organisations such as Peabody Trust housing association, CBRE Global Investors, ING Real Estate Investment Management and LSL Property Services.
Craig Hallam
Investment Advisor
Craig Hallam is Managing Director at Portland Private Office. To date, Craig has been responsible for over 11,000 tenants and the acquisition and sale of over £5bn of UK residential property.
He has nearly 30 years of expertise in the industry, including senior roles at LSL Property Services, Hometrack, Clearsprings Management and Salamanca Merchant Bank, and in-depth knowledge of the full life-cycle of property ownership; from acquisition, management through to sale.
Chris Strickland
Non-Exec Director
Chris Strickland is Chairman of CO-RE, and former non-exec Chairman of the Peabody Trust, the London based housing association that owns 27,000 homes in the Capital, housing over 80,000 Londoners.
He was previously Development Director at Greycoat plc, where he led a successful management buy-out, and a Director of the British Property Federation.
Will Rowson
Investment Advisor
Will Rowson is a Partner of Hodes Weill & Associates. Will was previously a Partner at Strutt and Parker in London and Director of European Fund Management at ING Real Estate Investment Management in 2003.
Between 2005 and 2008, he led the company’s Transaction Team in Continental Europe before being appointed CIO, a member of the EMEA Executive Committee and Chair of the European Investment Committee in 2008. Will continued in these roles at CBRE Global Investors and was also a member of the Global Leadership Team. Will has 29 years of experience in the real estate industry.
Paul Windsor
Non-Exec (plc)
Paul Windsor has 25 years of experience in the real estate and accountancy industries, and is Managing Director of Crestbridge London.
Crestbridge provides specialist corporate and fund accounting services to the real estate sector. Paul is a Chartered Accountant, having begun his career at KPMG before founding WSM Partners, an accountancy firm specialising in property tax and corporate governance.
Proprietary data
Using sophisticated data analytics the property team at Bricklane evaluate all properties coming onto the market in our target areas, every day.
We are able to rapidly filter hundreds of listings to identify what we believe to be the top fraction of eligible properties, before conducting detailed due-diligence to confirm valuation, quality and fit with our broader portfolio. Our ability to identify, assess and offer on attractive properties rapidly is central to producing superior and sustainable returns for our funds.
