What Newsteer Real Estate Advisers does

Newsteer Real Estate Advisers (legal entity Newsteer Real Estate Ltd, Company No. 11759239) is a UK-based professional services firm founded in 2019 that provides real estate advisory across four core pillars — Asset and Transaction Advisory, Development Consultancy, Occupier Advisory, and Planning — supplemented by thirteen specialist modules including Flex Advisory, Lease Advisory, Valuation, Affordable Housing, Agency, CPO & Compensation, Building Consultancy, Business Rates, ESG, Expert Witness, Investment, Rights to Light and Roadside retail. The firm is regulated by RICS and staffed by MRTPI-qualified planners, and reports having advised on £2bn of transactions over the past two years and shaped 12,000 new homes across London through mixed-use and air-rights development. Its client base spans corporates (Autotrader, L&Q, Bruntwood SciTech, MoneySupermarket, Sodexo, Worldpay), NHS Trusts (West Suffolk, Camden & Islington, Whittington Health) and local authorities (London Borough of Barnet on the 7,500-home Brent Cross scheme).

The firm operates with no proprietary technology platform — service delivery is human-capital-intensive, relying on chartered surveyors and planners organised into sector and service-line teams. Geographically it is headquartered in Fleet (registered office) with operational offices in London (c/o HubHub, Farringdon Street) and Manchester (opened February 2024). Channel mix is dominated by enterprise field sales and direct relationship management, supplemented by thought-leadership content, an active LinkedIn presence and conference participation (UKREiiF, Insider, CoStar). Pricing follows Standard Terms of Appointment for Professional Services on a project and multi-year contract basis; specific fees are not disclosed.

The revenue model is professional-services fee income from advisory mandates, with a deliberate 'occupier-only, conflict-free' positioning for its Occupier Advisory (launched Feb 2024) and Flex Advisory (launched May 2026) service lines. Growth has been achieved largely by recruiting senior talent from larger incumbents — four directors from GL Hearn in 2024 plus Jordan Saleh from CBRE/WeWork in 2026 — and by extending the service portfolio into flexible workspace. Recent award recognition (2024 UK Parliamentary Award for Excellence in Mental Health; 2026 Property Deal of the Year at Insider North West Property Awards; multiple 2025–2026 CoStar Impact Awards) has reinforced credibility.

Name

Newsteer Real Estate Advisers

Legal name

Newsteer Real Estate Ltd

Website

https://newsteer.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Newsteer Real Estate Advisers is a UK-based, RICS and MRTPI-regulated real estate advisory firm providing development consultancy, occupier advisory, planning and transactional services to corporates, NHS Trusts and local authorities across offices in Fleet, London and Manchester.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Advisory Services

NAICS

Other Activities Related to Real Estate (531390), Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312), Offices of Real Estate Appraisers (53132)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate Development & Feasibility Advisory (Highest-and-Best-Use, Entitlements Support) (BPAJANAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Real Estate Strategy & Portfolio Consulting (Corporate/Institutional) (BPAJANAB), Real Estate Advisory & Consulting (Strategy, Portfolio & Location) (FSAEAJAH), Real Estate Transaction Advisory & Due Diligence (FSAEAJAJ)

Keywords

• Real estate advisory
• Development consultancy
• Occupier advisory
• Planning consultancy
• Lease advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Fleet

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Professional Advisory Services: Newsteer generates revenue through providing professional real estate advisory services including strategic advice on acquisitions, disposals, portfolio optimisation, planning, development consultancy, and occupier advisory. The firm is regulated by RICS and MRTPI and sells advisory services to a wide range of clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Newsteer Real Estate Advisers is an independent UK real estate advisory firm providing expert advice on acquisitions, disposals, planning, development consultancy, occupier advisory, and complex portfolio optimisation. The firm combines multidisciplinary teams of chartered surveyors and chartered town planners to serve corporate occupiers, investors, developers, registered providers, and public sector clients across multiple sectors including living, health, retail, leisure, education, and roadside.

Product overview

Newsteer Real Estate Advisers is a professional services advisory firm offering a comprehensive suite of real estate services organised around four core pillars: Asset and Transaction Advisory, Development Consultancy, Occupier Advisory, and Planning. The firm operates across multiple sectors (Living, Health, Public Sector, Retail, Leisure, Charities, Work, Education, Roadside) and provides specialised services including Affordable Housing, Agency, Asset Optimisation, Building Consultancy, Business Rates, CPO & Compensation, ESG Services, Expert Witness, Flex Advisory, Investment, Lease Advisory, Rights to Light, Roadside, and Valuation. The offering is structured as an integrated advisory model where multidisciplinary teams collaborate to provide strategic, commercially-led advice that responds to changing market conditions and occupier priorities. Recent service additions include a dedicated Flex Advisory service (May 2026) and an Occupier Advisory team (February 2024).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Asset and Transaction Advisory Expert advice on acquisitions, disposals and complex portfolios to maximise value and drive growth for occupiers, investors, developers and public sector clients across the UK.
• Development Consultancy Comprehensive development consultancy services covering procurement, planning, viability, funding, delivery, and land assembly throughout the project lifecycle for developers, investors and public sector clients.
• Occupier Advisory Specialist team exclusively for occupiers providing independent, conflict-free advice aligned entirely to client objectives, including leasehold/freehold acquisitions, disposal advice, portfolio strategy review and lease advisory.
• Planning Planning strategy and advisory services from feasibility through to planning permission and project delivery, led by MRTPI chartered town planners.
• Flex Advisory Dedicated flexible workspace advisory service working exclusively with occupiers on flexible workspace strategy, search, negotiation, implementation and long-term portfolio planning.
• Affordable Housing Advisory Advice to Registered Providers, Pension Funds, Investors, Developers and Public Sector Clients on all affordable housing tenure types, including valuations for financial viability assessments and agency advice.
• Lease Advisory Lease advisory services including lease re-gears and leasehold/freehold advice for occupiers, investors and developers.
• Valuation RICS Red Book Valuations and valuation advice including statutory valuations such as best consideration and compulsory purchase compensation.
• Investment Advisory Investment advisory services for acquisitions and portfolio management for real estate investors and developers.
• CPO & Compensation Compulsory purchase order expertise, land assembly advice, and compensation assessment for local authorities, public bodies, developers and claimants.

Quantifiable outcome

• £2bn transactions advised in last two years
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Jon Matthews ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 May 2026Architect for Autotrader's No.3 Circle Square Manchester headquarters project. Part of the collaborative team that won Property Deal of the Year.
• AECOMminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 May 2026Project manager for Autotrader's No.3 Circle Square Manchester headquarters project. Part of the collaborative team that won Property Deal of the Year.
• OktraminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 May 2026Fit-out contractor for Autotrader's No.3 Circle Square Manchester headquarters project. Part of the collaborative team that won Property Deal of the Year.
• RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors)coreOthersNewsteer is regulated by RICS. The firm displays the RICS regulated logo on its website, indicating membership and adherence to RICS professional standards and codes of conduct.
• RTPI (Royal Town Planning Institute)coreOthersNewsteer is regulated by MRTPI (Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute). Team members hold MRTPI qualifications demonstrating professional planning expertise.
• Registered Providers, Pension Funds, Investors, DeveloperscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNewsteer advises Registered Providers, Pension Funds, Investors, Developers and Public Sector Clients on affordable housing and development projects. These partnerships are central to delivery of development and regeneration schemes.
• PlanNetZerominorOthersNewsteer displays the PlanNetZero partner logo on its website, indicating membership or partnership in sustainability and net-zero planning initiatives.
• Real Estate BalanceminorOthersNewsteer displays the Real Estate Balance partner logo on its website, indicating commitment to diversity and inclusion in the real estate industry.
• Living Wage FoundationminorOthersNewsteer displays the Living Wage partner logo on its website, indicating commitment to paying the real Living Wage to employees.
• Cyber EssentialsminorOthersNewsteer has Cyber Essentials certification, demonstrating commitment to cybersecurity best practices.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• JLL: Global real estate services firm with strong UK advisory, valuation, planning and lease advisory offerings. Competes with Newsteer for occupier and investor mandates but at materially greater scale and full-service breadth.
• Knight Frank: Global real estate consultancy with a substantial UK advisory practice across agency, investment, valuations, building consultancy and public sector. Overlaps significantly with Newsteer's service lines but operates at much larger scale and across geographies.
• Cushman & Wakefield: Global real estate services firm with UK presence across agency, valuation, lease advisory and consultancy. Provides overlapping capabilities to investors, occupiers and public sector clients served by Newsteer.
• CBRE: World's largest commercial real estate services firm with deep UK advisory, valuation, agency and capital markets practices. Directly comparable capability set, far larger scale, and source of Newsteer's Flex Advisory hire Jordan Saleh.
• BNP Paribas Real Estate UK: UK arm of a global real estate advisor providing investment, agency, valuation, building consultancy and lease advisory services. Overlaps with Newsteer's investment advisory, agency and public sector mandates.

Direct peers

• Montagu Evans: London-based chartered surveyors and town planning consultancy offering development consultancy, planning, agency, valuation and lease advisory across living, retail, public sector and office. Closest UK peer in terms of multi-disciplinary advisory model and sector mix.
• Avison Young: Growth-oriented international real estate advisory with a meaningful UK practice spanning occupier, investment and development advisory. Comparable growth-stage profile and occupier-focused advisory emphasis.
• Lambert Smith Hampton: UK-headquartered property consultancy with planning, development, agency and asset advisory services across office, industrial, retail and public sector. Comparable in scale and full-service UK advisory positioning.
• Gerald Eve: UK real estate advisory firm providing agency, investment, valuation, lease advisory and building consultancy. Direct peer serving many of the same occupier, investor and public sector client segments as Newsteer.

Regional players

• Bidwells: UK regional-focused property consultancy covering agency, planning, development and investment, particularly strong in the regions and East of England. Geographic complement to London-centric Newsteer with similar service mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/newsteer-real-estate-advisers
• Instagraminstagram.com/newsteerrealestate

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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