ANDREW’S ROLE

Andrew is the Senior Partner of Allsop LLP, Chairman of the Management Board and a Director, and Board Member of Allsop Letting and Management. He was previously the Head of the Residential Transactional and Living Markets Team which focuses on residential development and investment, student housing and Build to Rent. 

Alongside his management role, Andrew’s daily focus is on the development land and investment market, providing consultancy and agency advice to clients on maximising the potential of sites and change of use of opportunities. This includes assets in the private sale, affordable housing, co-living, Build to Rent, PRS and student markets.

RELEVANT EXPERTISE / SPECIALISM

• Development advisory
• Development agency
• Build to rent and residential investment advisory
• Student development and re-positioning opportunities 

EXPERIENCE

Andrew joined Allsop LLP from Savills in 2016. Prior to this, he was with the town planning consultancy, Hepher Dixon, which was bought by Savills in 2006. For the first nine years of his career, Andrew was a town planner, originally with a Local Authority and then consultancy, where he specialised in obtaining planning permission for large scale residential, mixed use and retail opportunities. During this period, he was seconded to LOCOG to advise on the planning applications for the Olympic Park. 

Post the GFC, Andrew moved in to development agency and advisory with a focus on Central and Greater London and specifically the sale of unconditional/change of use opportunities. 

He focusses on a wide range of markets and asset types with the majority of his work concentrated on London and the South East. Andrew also works closely with the senior management team at Allsop Letting and Management to provide best in class advice on operational assets for developers, investors and institutions. 

RECENT PROJECTS / ASSIGNMENTS

Development – the sale of numerous assets across London and the south east with development potential, ranging from £2-80 million asset value. This comprises a variety of deal structures including unconditional sales, subject to planning deals and sites with planning permission. 

Investment – vacant and tenanted residential blocks on behalf of developers, investors and receivers, as well as forward commit deals on behalf of residential developers.

Student – the acquisition of student re-positioning opportunities, the sale of consented and unconditional student development sites.

Build to Rent – the sale of development opportunities with forward funding and joint venture exits in to the institutional market. 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• RICS