Property Consultant

Neil Sinclair is a FRICS property consultant serving the UK market, London and surrounding areas.

Operational experience spanning UK commercial property, international markets, and nine economic cycles. From IPOs to distressed opportunities, public company governance to institutional portfolio strategy. Neil provides FRICS-qualified consulting built on decades of listed property company leadership.

Neil Sinclair FRICS - Property Consultant

What Is a Property Consultant?

A property consultant provides specialist advice to property companies, institutions, and investors on strategy, governance, valuation, and market positioning. Unlike brokers or agents focused on transactions, consultants address structural challenges: portfolio composition, regulatory compliance, board governance, and long-term capital allocation.

In the UK market, property consultancy requires understanding of listed vehicles, institutional frameworks, family office structures, and the relationship between property ownership and broader capital markets. FRICS qualification (Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) represents the highest level of professional recognition in the property profession.

Neil's consultancy approach is shaped by operational reality: having served as CEO of Palace Capital plc for 12 years, navigating Main Market listing, shareholder alignment, and portfolio scaling to £259-280m. Consultancy informed by what actually works at board level, not what theory suggests.

Property Consulting Services

REIT & Governance Consulting

REIT formation, governance frameworks, board composition, regulatory compliance, and operational best practices. Experience taking property companies public and navigating Main Market listings.

Portfolio Strategy Consulting

Portfolio composition, geographic and sector allocation, acquisition criteria, disposal strategy, and capital recycling for institutional property portfolios.

Market Cycle Consulting

Counter-cyclical positioning, distressed opportunity identification, market timing, and risk assessment informed by operating through nine major economic cycles.

Transaction Consulting

IPO strategy, reverse takeovers, strategic exits, M&A structuring, and capital raise advisory for property companies accessing public markets.

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Good consultancy isn't about the slides—it's about recognizing the pattern you're in and knowing which levers actually move institutional property markets.
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Consulting Experience

Operational Foundation: Built and exited multiple listed property companies including Sinclair Goldsmith (LSE float 1987), Milner Estates (£173m exit to Delancey/Soros 1999), and Palace Capital plc (CEO 2010-2022, £259-280m portfolio at peak). Current role: Executive Chairman, Pristine Capital plc (distressed property focus).

Nine Economic Cycles: Direct experience operating through 1973 Oil Crisis, 1979-81 Recession, late-80s bubble and 1990 crash, ERM crisis (1992), dot-com bubble (2000), Global Financial Crisis (2008), Brexit uncertainty (2016), COVID commercial dislocation (2020), and interest-rate whiplash (2022-24).

FRICS Qualification: Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the highest level of RICS membership, representing extensive experience, technical competence, and professional standing in property.

About NeilView Services

FRICS Property Consulting for UK Institutions

Strategy, governance, and market cycle guidance built on 60+ years of operational experience.

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