Montagu Evans has announced its latest round of promotions, increasing Partner numbers and recognising a total of 35 people across its business.

The promotions – its largest ever cohort – reflect the partnership’s continued focus on empowering and developing its people as it delivers the firm’s long-term growth agenda under new leadership.

Four new Equity Partners and six new Salaried Partners [pictured] have been appointed from 1 April 2026:

• Joining its ranks of Equity Partners are: Kate Falconer Hall (Historic Environments & Townscape (HEaT), Ben Monk (Rating), Adam O’Neale (Industrial & Logistics) and Richard Thomas (Land & Living).
• Promoted to Salaried Partner are: Issy Battcock (Valuation and Investment Advisory (VAIA), James Huish (Central London Planning), Kellie Laing (Clients, Brand, Markets), Emma Lawrence (HEaT), Colin Sinclair (Housing & Land Planning) and Gregor Wilson (Rating).

New Senior Associates, Associates and Seniors also represent the firm’s deep expertise and breadth of talent across its Planning, Advisory, Commercial & Agency departments:

• New Senior Associates are Josh Boreham (Offices and Industrial & Logistics), Sarah Gibbs (Residential Valuation Advisory (RVA), Emma Gill (Central London Planning), James Leuenberger (Central London Planning), Ellen Moore (Housing & Land Planning), Tristan Paterson (Retail & Leisure), Tom Pemberton (Central London Planning), Lisa Proudfoot (Scotland Planning), Katie Seabourne (VAIA) and Alister Stewart (VAIA).
• New Associates are Zelie Batchelor (Housing & Land Planning), Dale Beckley (Rating), Ben Clark (HEaT), Ben Dakin (Housing & Land Planning), Jack Hitchcock (RVA), Felix Lovell (Rating), Robbie Mattiuzzo (Rating) and Matt Roberts (Retail & Leisure)
• Joining the cohort of Seniors is Bridget Crossley (HEaT), Andrew Dykes (Rating), Izzy Mayhew (HEaT), Lulu Moakes (VAIA), Bethan O’Sullivan (Housing & Land Planning), Kelly Salman (Rating) and Rachel Slater (Development Advisory)

Alan Harris, Managing Partner at Montagu Evans, said: “Our people are the foundation of our success, and these promotions recognise the exceptional talent and commitment within this partnership.

“New Equity and Salaried Partners from within the firm, along with our continuing programme of Partner hires in key conviction areas, continue to strengthen the business and drive our future growth. Clear pathways for progression and support for everyone to fulfil their potential reinforce our One Firm approach and collaborative culture. This is our largest ever round of promotions and everyone who is part of it should be celebrated.”

Montagu Evans is continuing its growth drive with the appointment of Tim Price as Equity Partner and new head of Commercial Planning.

Tim joins from Savills, where he led a nationally focused commercial team and was a Planning Board Director. He works for a range of institutional investors, developers and operators with specialist expertise in retail, leisure and all employment uses, including offices, industrial & logistics and data centres.

Montagu Evans’ 20-strong commercial planning team focuses on retail & leisure, industrial logistics, data centres, roadside/F&B and town centre/mixed-use regeneration. The department’s four other planning specialist teams are Housing & Land, Historic Environments and Townscape, Central London and Scotland.

This is the 14^th recruit to the Planning department in this financial year and the fourth Partner appointment to Montagu Evans since the start of 2026, reflecting the business’s ongoing growth strategy centred on its four conviction areas: Residential, Public Sector, Central London and Industrial & Logistics.

Craig Blatchford, Head of Planning at Montagu Evans, said: “This appointment further invests in our growing commercial planning team with a high-calibre, well-recognised expert who can drive growth, enhance our capability and support clients with complex planning challenges. We welcome Tim to the partnership – the first of a number of Partner appointments in the year ahead.”

Tim Price, Partner at Montagu Evans, said: “This is a very exciting opportunity at a pivotal time for the partnership. Montagu Evans is a go-to name in commercial planning with significant potential. As well as continuing to work with clients, I am looking forward to leading the team, supporting clients across a broad range of uses and helping them to capitalise on specific growth areas, from out-of-town retail and foodstores to urban logistics and data centres.”

Montagu Evans has further increased its focus on Central London markets, with two new Partners bolstering firm-wide growth plans and this key conviction area.

Both senior appointments sit within the partnership’s Valuation, Asset & Investment Advisory team, which provides clients with valuation services and strategic advice on enhancing the performance and value of assets and portfolios.

• Peter Jacob joins as Partner from BNP Paribas Real Estate, where he was Head of its London Valuation Advisory team since 2018. A Registered Valuer with 17 years’ experience and a member of the RICS Valuation Assurance Committee, Peter is a leading adviser in Central London and the south east, working with lenders, borrowers, public sector and charitable organisations, with a primary focus on secured lending work for institutional debt, high street clearing banks, challenger banks and mezzanine / bridging lenders. At Montagu Evans, Peter will play a key role in strengthening the team’s Central London, office-focused, secured lending valuations capability as part of a firm-wide focus on the capital.
• Christian Glazier joins as Partner to further enhance the team’s focus on secured lending and financial accounts valuations, also with a focus on Central London. Joining from BNP Paribas Real Estate, he has 15 years’ experience specialising in valuation with a strong track record in advising UK and international financial institutions and property investors and extensive London/south east market knowledge across office, retail and industrial sectors.

Kevin White, Partner at Montagu Evans and head of its Valuation, Asset and Investment team, said: “These new Partner appointments reflect our focus on growth and attracting top talent, particularly within the partnership’s key conviction areas. They will significantly increase our valuation capability with a focus on Central London, complementing the firm’s expertise across this important market in planning, historic environments and townscape, business rates, development, economics and viability, underpinned by strategic insight. Further appointments are planned as the team continues to recruit in our key markets.”

Peter Jacob, Partner at Montagu Evans, said: “There is a real opportunity here to build a formidable valuation business, particularly in secured lending and focused on Central London. Offering clients greater cross-service and cross-sector expertise will help unlock many of the challenges they are facing as a result of the current economic position and continuing evolution of the lending market.”

Christian Glazier, Partner at Montagu Evans, said: “Montagu Evans has a clear ambition for growth and a strategy to support it, which makes this a very exciting time to be joining the firm. This strengthened valuation, asset and investment advisory offer will balance efficient operations with high-level insight and deep-rooted sector knowledge, grounded in some of the capital’s most important markets.

Montagu Evans has appointed James Salmon as Partner and Nicholas Peters as Associate in its Industrial & Logistics team, strengthening this key conviction area as part of ongoing, firm-wide growth plans.

• James Salmon joins the partnership from Allsop, where he spent over ten years building a strong track record in investment transactions, with a client base spanning institutional and private investors and developers. At Montagu Evans, he will enhance the firm’s I&L investment capability and work closely with sector specialists in agency, lease advisory, planning and data centres to provide in-depth, integrated services to clients that help unlock new opportunities.
• Nicholas Peters joins following six and a half years at JLL, including the past three years in its I&L team. With an extensive client base including RLAM, Tritax, L&G, Aviva Investors and Indurent, he has a strong track record in landlord disposal work, acquisitions and development projects, and will help to grow Montagu Evans’ already strong performance in these areas going forward.

Tom Paton-Smith, Partner at Montagu Evans and head of its Industrial & Logistics team, said: “Our strategic focus on I&L provides an immediate opportunity for both James and Nick to start adding value for clients. Their experience, wide-reaching connections and track record of delivering impressive outcomes make them both an excellent fit for the business as we build up for further growth.”

James Salmon, Partner at Montagu Evans, said: “Joining Montagu Evans is a fantastic opportunity to work with a team who understand the sector to its core and know how to genuinely collaborate to leverage new opportunities for clients in a complex market. I’m looking forward to being part of the team at a very exciting time for the partnership.”

Montagu Evans’ Industrial & Logistics team includes specialists in investment, development, agency, planning, valuation and business rates. These latest appointments follow the addition of Kieran Webber and Amy Bracey as Partners within the same team in early 2025, extending its capability in occupier advisory and trade counter lease advisory respectively.

Legal & General (‘L&G’) has sold Mansfield Leisure Park for £10.37 million, reflecting a net initial yield of 9.74%. The property was acquired by a private property company controlled by two Irish investors.  Montagu Evans advised the seller, and Barker Proudlove advised the buyer.

Extending to 75,052 sq ft, the park is anchored by an eight-screen Odeon cinema with IMAX screen and a recently regeared bingo hall let to Club 3000. In addition, there is a three-unit restaurant parade let to Nando’s, Bella Italia and Serenity, together with a standalone McDonald’s drive thru, also recently regeared.

The property occupies a prominent position immediately off the Nottingham Road (A60) and immediately south west of the town centre. It sits within an established retail cluster next to Sainsbury’s, Aldi and Currys with Mansfield Town Football Club nearby.

Ed George, Partner at Montagu Evans, said: “Mansfield Leisure Park is a well-located asset with limited direct competition and strong occupational fundamentals. This has been reinforced by the willingness of multiple tenants to regear their leases prior to the sale and commit to the park for the long term. These initiatives no doubt increased liquidity and broadened the appeal of the asset. The deal reflects a strong result for our client, which has capitalised on the growing momentum that we have seen in the leisure investment market over the past year.”

Nick Ferris, Partner at Barker Proudlove, said: “We are pleased to have completed the acquisition of Mansfield Leisure Park, a well-established leisure destination with strong occupiers and long term income durability. The asset aligns well with our client’s investment strategy for well-let leisure assets with resilient income characteristics, and we look forward to supporting the site’s continued success.”

In its annual report and accounts published today at Companies House, Montagu Evans has reported total annual revenue from continuing operations of£52.8m and a £13.2m statutory profit in its financial year to 31 March 2025.

In the final twelve months of Managing Partner Rob Bower’s ten-year term, revenue from continuing operations increased £1.2m, up 2%, with services continuing to expand and the fastest growing of its three departments seeing a 13% uplift.

To position the business for future growth, statutory profit was decreased by 7.5% to £13.2m and a number of strategic moves actioned:

• A multimillion-pound capital raise by Partners provided investment capacity for future growth
• The transfer of Montagu Evans’ Property Management business to Savills was finalised in July 2024
• Average profit-sharing Partner (PSP) remuneration increased by 10% to £387k per person, with the highest earning PSP earning £727k
• Employees were allocated 61% of the total partnership bonus pot compared to 56% in the previous financial year
• Investment in people continued
• Inflationary costs were managed

The partnership’s sustainability continued to improve, with emissions falling from 62.1 to 56.7 tCO2e, a 9% decrease compared to the previous year. The firm is committed to net zero emissions by 2050. DEI remained an important focus for the business with Bhavini Shah appointed to the role of Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in September 2024.

Alan Harris became the firm’s tenth Managing Partner on 1 April 2025. He said: “We are proud to be a partnership: home to exceptional people that achieve outstanding results for our clients.

“Following a financial year spent strengthening our foundations, we have become a more streamlined business, unencumbered by debt or external shareholders, with multimillion-pound Partner capital ready to invest.

“Our current position is positive and our focus now is growth. We are seeing greater opportunity in the market, and our ability to unlock value from complexity is increasingly in demand. Investing in talent is a priority, particularly for more Partners and in our key conviction areas of Central London, residential, public sector, and industrial & logistics. We’re pleased to be getting approaches to join our ambitious equity partnership, with its clear growth and client vision, and a number of senior appointments will be announced in H1 2026.”

Working across the private and public sectors, Montagu Evans’ clients are primarily UK landowners, ranging from CBRE IM, Aviva, L&G, Columbia Threadneedle, LandSec, British Land, SEGRO, M&S, Barratt London, Berkeley Group and Taylor Wimpey to government departments, Homes England, NHS Property Services, the GLA, Network Rail, TfL, HS2, local authorities and NHS Trusts.

Since unveiling its growth plans at the start of November 2025, the business has:

• launched its latest research: Unlocking Urban Potential
• helped secure approvals at planning committee for the futures of Earls Court and Highgate Cemetery, and new housing schemes at the Barnsbury Estate, Stratford High Street, Wimbledon Bridge House and on the Isle of Dogs, among others
• supported the GLA in its launch of a Developer’s Toolkit to bring forward new homes across the capital aligning with its advisory work at the Royal Docks and elsewhere
• advised on the sale of One Croydon on behalf of Federated Hermes – a landmark building with significant potential, one of a number of transactions in the last quarter and increased its data centre activity.
• provided extensive advice to business rates clients following the Autumn Budget
• been named an ESG Employer of the Year, announced PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide as its firmwide charity partner for the next two years, hosted Paralympian Oliver Lam-Watson to mark UK Disability History Month, and welcomed a number of team members back to the partnership for its latest alumni event.

 

When I joined Montagu Evans 25 years ago, I wasn’t thinking about becoming Managing Partner. I didn’t map out a career path with titles in mind, I was focused on solving client challenges. That mindset has shaped every step of my journey and continues to drive me today.

We’ve spent the last decade building a resilient platform and we’re in a strong position right now, ready to leap from it. Thanks to thoughtful planning and financial stewardship, we’ve weathered uncertainty and continued to invest in the systems, capabilities and expertise that power our business. We’re in a strong position today because of the groundwork we’ve laid. Now, it’s time to build on that foundation with momentum and make a meaningful difference.

We are entering a pivotal chapter: smart, sustainable growth to be outstanding together, for our clients.

More than ever, our five-year strategy focuses on unlocking the potential of high-value, complex assets. We’re focusing on areas where complexity creates opportunity and where we have the greatest conviction.

• Residential: tackling the UK housing shortage by unlocking land and enabling delivery.
• Public Sector: driving estate transformation and optimising long-term value for the public purse.
• Industrial & Logistics: enhancing strategic assets that power modern economies.
• Central London: leading complex repositioning to deliver resilient, high-performing assets.

We already have the team to deliver this: people who bring clarity, creativity and ownership to every project. But we’re also welcoming new talent to strengthen our culture and role model our strategy. People who thrive when clients have ambition and need decisive action.

Culture underpins all of this. Everyone contributes. Our values – rooted in diversity, equity and inclusion – remain central.

Looking ahead, we’ll be bolder, working to create greater impact at every turn. Nimble enough to give the right advice quickly, but with the scale and specialisms to deliver on complex opportunities nationwide. We believe that strategic thinking and deep expertise can challenge convention and deliver meaningful outcomes.

Backed by significant Partner investment and a strong leadership team, we have the mandate and momentum to grow at scale and bring on more outstanding people at every level.

Over the last 25 years, I’ve always known this was a special business. From day one, I’ve seen the strength of Montagu Evans is in its people; talented individuals who care about the work we do, the clients we serve and the culture we shape together. That belief has only grown stronger over time. I’ve always been proud to be part of its journey and I’m even more excited for where we’re heading next.

We’re ready to unlock greater value for clients, shape the future of property and grow together, moving forward with all our people aligned in one direction, as one firm. The next chapter starts now.

Last month, the London Real Estate Forum (LREF) brought together more than 2,000 industry leaders to explore one of the most pressing themes in urban development today: partnership delivery. As cities face increasingly complex challenges, it’s clear that only through deeper collaboration between public and private sectors can we deliver the best outcomes for communities and stakeholders alike.

Montagu Evans was proud to participate in this year’s Forum, co-hosting a closed roundtable with Estates Gazette focused on the State of Regeneration – a theme central to our upcoming research led by Jon Neale, due for release in November. The roundtable, covered in Estates Gazette’s article Rewriting the Regeneration Rulebook, brought together voices from across the sector to discuss the future of urban transformation.

Jon was joined by Oliver Maury at the roundtable, with Matthew Hayes and Simon Mole also representing our team across the wider Forum. To capture the most valuable insights, we asked our attendees to share their key takeaways – particularly around partnership delivery, the residential market, and the future of regeneration. Here’s what they had to say:

Skills, Capacity and the Role of Devolution

Oliver Maury highlighted the growing challenge of skills and capacity within the regeneration sector. Here’s what he had to say:

“As devolution progresses, the regeneration sector faces a growing challenge around skills and capacity. Many local authorities are taking on increasingly complex delivery roles, but without the right expertise, progress risks stalling. We need stronger regional collaboration to share best practice and build networks – and clarity on how Homes England’s role will evolve in this new landscape. Infrastructure funding remains a critical barrier, and without targeted grant support, many schemes simply won’t get off the ground.”

Market Realities and the Need for Clarity

Matthew Hayes reflected on the current sentiment across the residential market, describing it as challenging – a view echoed by developers and investors at the roundtable.

“The residential market remains very difficult, and while there are signs of recovery in other sectors, unlocking new housing starts will require decisive leadership from central government. We need clarity on affordable housing (policy, tenure and grant), developer taxes and contributions, and regulation (planning and Building Safety). At LREF, it was encouraging to see boroughs showcasing ambitious growth plans – Enfield’s Meridian Water and Crews Hill (now identified as a potential New Town) are great examples – but delivery will be highly challenging. The Bakerloo Line Extension exhibited again this year and infrastructure projects like this are vital to unlock growth, yet it remains unfunded. We need joined-up thinking across all these issues to turn ambition into delivery.”

Housing Delivery and Regulatory Hurdles

Simon Mole joined a roundtable focused on compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) and housing delivery, where the conversation quickly turned to the alarmingly low number of housing starts in London this year.

“Housing starts in London are low, and developers are increasingly frustrated by delays linked to fire safety regulations – especially around second staircases. Viability remains a major concern. At the same time, councils are struggling to fund essential community infrastructure through Section 106, which is becoming less effective as housing delivery slows. We need new financial models and regulatory clarity to get things moving again.”

Bringing Residential Expertise Together

As the Forum made clear, the residential market remains central to regeneration – but navigating it requires more than sector-specific expertise. Montagu Evans takes a Residential:Connected approach, offering clients a unified perspective across the entire residential lifecycle.

Whether working with landowners, investors, developers, or local authorities, our team helps unlock value through strategic site selection, data-driven insight, and deep market understanding. We support clients in capitalising on emerging models, navigating affordability and regulatory pressures, and fostering successful partnerships – from public sector estates to CPO and land assembly.

In a market defined by complexity, our connected approach ensures that opportunities aren’t missed and that regeneration delivers lasting impact.

Read more here

Looking Ahead: Shaping the Future of Regeneration

The London Real Estate Forum, and the roundtable hosted with Estates Gazette, underscored the urgent need for innovative partnerships, strategic leadership, and targeted investment to address the challenges facing our cities. From skills shortages and funding gaps to regulatory complexity and market uncertainty, the path to successful regeneration is far from straightforward.

Our upcoming State of Regeneration report, led by Jon Neale and launching in November, will explore these themes in greater depth – examining how regeneration models are evolving, the impact of policy shifts, and the practical steps needed to unlock sustainable urban growth.

The message from our team, and from the sector more broadly, is clear: working together across sectors, regions, and disciplines will be vital if we are to tackle the present challenges and deliver regeneration of any scale in the medium term.

 

Attic Self Storage, advised by Montagu Evans, has been given the go ahead by London Borough of Lambeth’s planning committee to develop self-storage at its new site in Battersea, which is part of its growing London portfolio.

Located on Clyston Street, part of an established industrial area off the Wandsworth Road, Attic’s twelfth site will provide over 6,000 sqm of self-storage space in a 4-6 storey building, with ancillary office accommodation, car parking and cycle parking. Renewable energy, a green roof and sustainable drainage measures are all part of the design, which will integrate with the surrounding area and target BREEAM Excellent.

Established in 2008, Attic Self Storage currently operates eight modern self-storage stores across London for a range of business and personal storage uses. A further three are under construction.

Robin Vaughan, Development Director, Attic Self Storage, said: “We are delighted to have secured planning permission for Attic Battersea. This outcome is a reflection of the hard work and collaboration between our planning partners, Lambeth Council and the Attic team.  We are proud to be able to play a part in the redevelopment of this area of Lambeth and the provision of high-quality self-storage to cater for the growing needs of local residents.”   

Montagu Evans was the planning consultant for the scheme and also provided Townscape and socio-economic advice for the application.

Kirill Malkin, Partner lead and industrial & logistics planning specialist at Montagu Evans, said: “This is an important strategic location for Attic responding to growing London-wide demand. The plans will revitalise an underused brownfield site with a sustainable, high-quality facility that responds to and integrates with the surrounding area, and meets the identified local need. The approved proposals reflect Attic’s positive and collaborative approach in working with the Council to deliver an exemplar development.”

Montagu Evans has brought to market a prime investment and development opportunity in St Albans, Hertfordshire.

1-3 Victoria Square occupies a 2.84-acre site opposite St Albans City railway station.

It comprises ‘The Gatehouse’, the 2,910 sq ft St Albans Register Office let to Hertfordshire County Council until 2034, alongside two offices: 2 and 3 Victoria Square, which extend to a total of 42,759 sq ft.

The historic site formerly housed St Albans Prison, which was built in 1867 and ‘The Gatehouse’ – formerly the governor’s residence – was used as the exterior of HMP Slade in the filming of the 1970s sitcom Porridge.

An office park was developed on the site in the 1990s.

Earlier this year, Montagu Evans’ planning and development teams helped obtain permitted development rights for the conversion of 2 and 3 Victoria Square to 55 apartments. PRP Architects has since prepared a feasibility study to consider optimisation, including potential extension and new build opportunities within the site.

Harry Charman, Senior Associate at Montagu Evans, said: “This is an excellent new investment and development opportunity, close to St Albans’ main commuter station with permitted development rights for new apartments already secured. A buyer is sought on an unconditional basis.”

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