A real estate 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.