About
Professional Summary
Erica joined Colliers in 2018 and has a national remit as a specialist advisor for Build-to-Rent (multifamily and PRS) developments. She is focussed on design consultancy, funding transactions and exit options analysis .
Prior to joining Colliers, Erica advised UHNWIs and family offices in London. During this time, she was involved in deal originations and also actively managed a value-add portfolio of prime residential assets across London (zones 1-2).
Accomplishments
- Advised Pension Insurance Corporation on the acquisition and forward funding of 520 apartments at Muse Development's New Victoria site in Manchester. GDV £130m.
- Disposal of Menta Regeneration's (Phase II) East Croydon scheme to Mitsubishi Estate on a forward funding basis. GDV £250m.
- Acquisition of Homebase Wandsworth on behalf of LGIM. The site had planning for 550 apartments, and will be replanned with additional land to deliver over 1,000 new BTR units. The acquisition price was £77.75m
- Disposal of Taylor Wimpey East London's Chelmer Waterside, Essex development to LGIM on a forward funding basis. GDV c.£28m.
- Advised an under-bidder on the acquisition of the 5,000 apartment Quintain Portfolio, Wembley Park. GDV c£6.5bn
Education
- Msc Real Estate, Oxford Brookes University
- Bachelor of Arts (Architecture), University of Mumbai
Memberships & Involvements
British Property Federation - Build to Rent committee
Ladies in Real Estate
Clients
- Taylor Wimpey, Strawberry Star, Balfour Beatty, Olympian Homes, Menta, Squarestone HUB, Regal Homes, Southern Grove
- Tellon Capital, LGIM, AIG, Grainger, Realstar, Europa Capital Partners LLP, Aberdeen Standard Investments, Heimstaden, Greystar
- William Pears Group, LRC, Dorrington, Akelius, EEH Ventures, Gama Properties
Services
My Team
My Team
Ed joined Colliers International as a graduate in August 2016 having completed a MSc in Real Estate from the University of Reading. After completing rotations in the Business Rates and EMEA Valuations teams, Ed joined the Build to Rent team in February 2018. He has since qualified as a Chartered Surveyor and now advises on Build to Rent opportunities across the UK.
Mike works in the Build to Rent team, having joined the company as a graduate in 2016 and qualifying in 2018.
His main role is to source, appraise and broker forward funding and forward commitment Build to Rent/PRS opportunities across the UK.
Andrew White
Head of UK Residential & International Properties Asia
London - West End
Andrew heads up the UK Residential Department at Colliers International and is a specialist advisor in residential and mixed use developments. He has been involved in some of the largest and most complex sites within London and the South East of England.
The Residential Department at Colliers International comprises a market leading team of surveyors and advisers who focus on London, The South East and the Regions, advising clients on their options for maximising value for their assets, including planning, development consultancy, Build To Rent, investment and disposal strategy and New Homes & Project marketing, both in the UK and Internationally.
Andrew has worked in the sector since 1994 years having started his career with a large multinational real estate agency, then running his own land agency for 8 years before joining Colliers International in 2013. He has advised government bodies such as the NHS, as well as family businesses, funds, charities, developers and companies on their strategy for disposal of their land holdings and property assets.
Clients include, Legal & General, the NHS, Royal London Asset Management, The Diocese of London, London Square, Telereal Trilium, Threadneedle, Aberdeen Standard, Greggs, Rexel and PSA Group as well as other large corporate landowners.
James Burke
Associate Director
London - West End
James has worked within the property sector since graduating from University in 2010. Initially working in the UK Retail Development sector, James joined Colliers International within the Residential Development Team in 2013.
James has worked on a range of projects for both private and public sector clients across the South East, helping clients maximise the value from their assets through strategic development advice and considered disposal strategies. James specialises in residential development agency, including acquisition & disposals advice, providing development appraisals and marketing & sales advice for both private and public sector landowners.
Will Agnew
Associate Director
London - West End
I have been working in the Residential Development Department at Colliers since graduating from The University of Manchester in June 2013. I have since become a chartered surveyor in 2015 and have managed multiple acquisitions and disposals of unconsented and consent development opportunities. This work has included new build consented sites, PDR and strategic land deals with a predominant focus within the M25 Zones 3-6.
Caroline Hardwicke
Senior Adviser
London - West End
I joined Colliers in 2007 and have over 20 years’ experience in selling, letting and marketing residential property in Central London and beyond. I was originally responsible for Central London Residential Sales and one of my core services was providing tailored searches for large corporations and individuals.
I now sit between the Land Team and New Homes Team responsible for business development and also offer consultancy work with regard to the residential market and values, primarily for clients purchasing schemes and needing residential advice.
I am also currently overseeing over 900 international completions for our clients, Lendlease, Redrow, Salboy, Regal and Taylor Wimpey.
Kevin Coughter
Senior Adviser
London - West End
Kevin began his career wotrking in the Square Mile with Merrill Lynch on their FX desk before making the decision to trade property as a commodity instead. Since then he has gone on to acquire over 25 years experience in the London real estate markets having working for respected estate agents covering residential sales and lettings, a private developer conducting acquisition and resale work. More recently he spent a number of years working for a Private Family Office dealing with global UHNWI's and corporate clients offering residential investment acquisition and disposal strategies before moving into the Prop-Tech sector working for an online property disruptor. In 2017 he joined Colliers dealing with the domestic sale of residential new build developments in London and the Home Counties. In 2019 Kevin moved to the International Properties team overseeing our residential project marketing strategy to our global database of buyers.
Anthony Shapland
Head of Development Advisory
London - West End
Anthony is a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors having qualified in 1993 following being awarded a BSc with Distinction for the London South Bank University. He has a varied professional and agency background as both a principal and consultant and has acted for a range of public, corporate and private clients, both in the UK and abroad. His knowledge of the client side enables him to provide strategic advice for a range of major mixed use development projects.
Michael Hawkins
Director- Head of National Office Agency and Development UK Regions
Manchester
I have over 28 years experience in the Real Estate profession, focused on the North West of England but with particular emphasis on Manchester City Centre. Ten of those years was as lead Director of Lambert Smith Hampton’s Office Agency Department and after that ten years as the Principal Development, Investment, Office Agency Director at my own firm WHR. Based in Colliers Manchester office I offer a depth and breadth of commercial experience to Investors, Developers, Landlords and Occupiers with particular regard to complex mixed use scheme with a focus on procurement of Planning, Development, Letting and Disposal of City Centre office schemes. I deal with all aspects of office agency where I have been one of the principle protagonists for the evolution of Manchester’s City Centre office market. My role includes providing Developers / Investors a unique insight into occupational requirements and how they should and will influence the design criteria of complex refurbished projects as well as ground up new build schemes. I pride myself in delivering performance for Colliers clients in a competitive market place.