From the exciting vision of our planning teams to the commercial acumen of our capital markets group, we combine local market knowledge with a thorough understanding of the property business to provide smart, progressive and innovative solutions to our clients ensuring objectives are met and exceeded.
Our consultancy approach allows us to create innovative and far reaching solutions for clients that provide a real difference. We have a clear corporate vision with the strategic direction driven by the 19 business teams that make up our corporate structure.
The firm follows a simple philosophy of creating a high values culture that delivers clever solutions for clients whilst investing in our people. We are proud of the dynamic culture that we have created, that provides a rich working environment for our people and teams and is supported by a unique and individual training and development programme.
In our 2007 Staff Survey, 93% of our people say that the firm is a great place to work and would recommend us to others and added to that our staff turnover figure has fallen to c14%. In the 2006/2007 financial year, we recorded our best ever performance, with significantly increased profits across all areas of the business, including double digit growth in all of our regional offices. Highlights of our results included:
- Record turnover of £148m of which £138m from core professional services
- Record profit of £31.7 (up 18%)
- Consistent growth of fees and profit over last five years
- Growing London presence with fees of £60m representing an 114% increase over last five years
Our teams establish public and private partnerships with developers, investors and local authorities right across the UK. Our advice spans housing renewal, town/City Centre regeneration to leading edge commercial and mixed use development. We advise local authorities as well as regional agencies on a planning policy, looking constantly to create sustainable communities and safe neighbourhoods for people to live, to work and to play.
