Market Analysis & Benchmarking
Investment & Portfolio strategy
Acquisitions & Disposals
Funding & Debt Solutions
Asset Management
Strategic Asset Underwriting
Market Analysis & Benchmarking
Investment & Portfolio strategy
Strategic Asset Underwriting
Transactions
Volumes of transactions
Leased or operational beds
Beds unlocked through innovative funding structures
International Students House
AREA advises Whitbread on investment strategy with their Acquisitions team, working to identify opportunities and executing acquisitions and disposals that align with their business objectives and drive long-term value.
Our ability to see the bigger picture and understand the entire lifecycle of an asset provides investors with competitive advantage.
Acquisitions & Disposals
Funding & Debt Solutions
Asset Management
Acquisitions & Disposals
Funding & Debt Solutions
Asset Management
International Students House
Aviva
Lothbury Investment Management
Whitbread Group plc
Our experts are handpicked and best in class within the Living and Alternatives sector. They offer advice across the lifecycle of an asset from development to investment and operation. All of us commit to going the extra mile for clients and have a forensic approach to determine and preempt challenges and opportunities.
Operator Selection & Tender Management
Revenue Setting & Pricing Audits
Dynamic Pricing Models
Operating Budget Setting & Audits
Scheme Optimisation & Accretive Capital Projects Oversight
Operational Mobilisation Auditing & Scheme Set up
Supplementary Income Optimisation
Rent Setting & Audits
Leasing & Dynamic Pricing Models
Operating Budget Setting & Audits
Retained Clients
Schemes
Cities
Living units
Columbia Threadneedle
Schroders Capital
BlackRock I PBSA
BP Investment Managers
4.0% reduction in operating expenditure year-on-year.
Retender of refuse contract generating 7% saving verses budgeted costs.
Restructuring of staffing model reducing site staff and contract services by 14% year-on-year.
Acquired in January 2024.
Leasing launched late in Q1 2024.
Room recategorisation to optimise leasing strategy.
12% Year-on-year revenue growth
Core occupancy of +99%.
Full market tendering
Competitive dialogue for renewal of operating agreements with incumbent operators
Bespoke operational KPI matrix
ESG operational reporting
Living units tendered every year
Columbia Threadneedle
BP Investment Managers
Rushmoor Council
Confidential
Our experts are handpicked and best in class within the Living and Alternatives sector. They offer advice across the lifecycle of an asset from development to investment and operation. All of us commit to going the extra mile for clients and have a forensic approach to determine and preempt challenges and opportunities.
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Facilities Management Operational Expenditure Audit
Third-Party Supplier Contract Audit
Procurement Strategy & Implementation Audit
Strategic Procurement: Centralised Tender
Supply Chain Mobilisation Service:
· Soft Landings
· Ops Ready
Why is it important that your new development assets utilise AREA’s Procurement Soft Landings?
AREA’s Procurement Soft Landings ensures a seamless transition by establishing accurate asset registers, securing robust service contracts with clear KPIs and warranty support, embedding statutory compliance from day one and implementing proactive maintenance programmes to reduce risk and cost. This guarantees your development enters operation fully compliant, warranty-protected and optimised for long-term efficiency.
Completed procurement mobilisation service for Europe's largest modular building.
Built asset register of the property's entire inventory.
Arranged supplier contracts for Spa, Gym, Waste management and TV providers for every unit.
Client: Outpost Management
Client: Co-Living
Units: 817
Completed tender for Soft and Hard FM prior to PC date, ensuring asset was ready for operations.
Created complete Asset Register for the building's assets.
Client: Outpost Management
Client: Mixed-use
Units: 121
Our experts are handpicked and best in class within the Living and Alternatives sector. They offer advice across the lifecycle of an asset from development to investment and operation. All of us commit to going the extra mile for clients and have a forensic approach to determine and preempt challenges and opportunities.
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Competitive dialogue for renewal of operating agreements with incumbent operators
Planning promotion including appointment of professional team, supervision of specification, employers requirements and design brief.
Prepared quarterly cashflows, forecasting and financial returns.
Development Appraisals
Scheme Viability & Optimisation
First generation ensuite led, direct let PBSA scheme requiring full refurbishment.
AREA led all macro PBSA market evaluation, room and student offer audit, feasibility studies at RIBA design stages and analysis of demand and rental levels relative to proposed specifications.
AREA prepared all operating cost analysis, financial viability testing and operator selection including post capital works asset mobilisation
Macro Market Intelligence
Data Evaluation
Financial Modelling
Organisation chart with roles and responsibilities matrix for key personnel.
Creation of mobilisation budgets, advising on initial set-up costs, utility contracts, marketing suite spend, office expenses, facility and service contracts.
Creation of pre-asset stabilisation cashflow and payroll budgeting analysis.
Oversight of marketing strategy, advising on optimal local advertising campaigns, promotional events, third party marketing fees and digital adverting.
Stabilised operating budget setting and benchmarking.
Asset manage all design, planning, procurement and contract stages for value enhancing capital Initiatives across PBSA, BRT and PRS schemes including:
1. Conversions
2. Extensions
3. Refurbishments
4. Amenity upgrades
Financial modelling of value enhancing initiatives.
Our experts are handpicked and best in class within the Living and Alternatives sector. They offer advice across the lifecycle of an asset from development to investment and operation. All of us commit to going the extra mile for clients and have a forensic approach to determine and preempt challenges and opportunities.
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