Craig
McPhail
Head of Alternative Living Sector Partner
Commercial Agency and Advisory

Craig
McPhail is Head of Alternative Living sector specialising in investment
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Craig has over a decade’s experience in investment agency and leads the Alternative Living Sector team. His client base includes UK institutions, private equity, developers and owner operators.
He works across the UK for a range of key stakeholders in both the Purpose Built Student Accommodation and Build to Rent sectors. His expertise lies in development funding and mixed-use schemes.
Key Skills
- Transactional advice in relation to investment acquisitions and disposal
- Structuring advice in relation to forward funding and JV partnerships
- Development consultancy including design and operational requirements
- IRR cash flow and development appraisal analysis
- Demographic and sub-market analytics
Clients
- Aviva Investors
- Watkin Jones
- AIG
- Curlew Capital
- Mace Real Estate
- Student Roost
- M&G Real Estate
- HG Developments
- Cannon Capital
- Europa Generation
- Benson Elliot
Client testimonial
"Craig and his wider team have been invaluable in sourcing and securing the right opportunities to invest in. They are tenacious in the pursuit of a deal but always provide well balanced and professional advice which, in our experience, adds real value to the transaction process."
Craig'sMemberships
- Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS)
- Member of British Property Federation (BPF)
Craig'sQualifications
- BSc Real Estate
Craig'sMemberships
- Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS)
- Member of British Property Federation (BPF)
Craig'sQualifications
- BSc Real Estate
Craig works with
- Adam O’Neale
- Adrian Owen
- Adrian Peachey
- Alex Kirk
- Andrew Veitch
- Angus Marlow-Thomas
- Bryce Stewart
- Chris Keen
- Dan Peake
- Dominic Ball
- Edward George
- Gerry Young
- Henry Elwess
- Jody Smith
- John Hulme
- Luca Nardini
- Maria Jones
- Mark Candler
- Mark Girling
- Mathew Jackson
- Matt Moran
- Maxim Vane Percy
- Nick Richardson
- Paul Londra
- Rob Asbury
- Robert Lawson
- Ross Burnett
- Steve McDonald
- Tom Paton-Smith
- Tracy Collins
- Will Hyslop
Craig's featured projects
AIG acquire prime student accommodation development in Bournemouth
AIG Global Real EstateEuropa Generation acquire an initial £165m seed portfolio
Europa GenerationBrookfield owned Student Roost bowls in Bath Cricket Club with Prime Student Accommodation Development
Student RoostCurlew Student Trust Acquire Prime Student Accommodation Development in Coventry
Curlew Student TrustHG Developments secure funding partner for Exeter Student Accommodation Development
HG DevelopmentsCannon Capital design prime Build to Rent scheme in central Milton Keynes
Cannon CapitalBenson Elliot and Cube Real Estate work up a prime 360 bed student accommodation scheme opposite the University of Surrey
Benson Elliot & Cube Real EstateCurlew Opportunities Acquire Prime mixed-use Development Opportunity in Exeter
Curlew OpportunitiesWatkin Jones forward sell hotel element of a mixed-use scheme in Bournemouth
Watkin JonesStagecoach PLC portfolio advice
Stagecoach Group PLC