Ptarmigan Land was founded in 2003 and has since become one of the UK’s leading land promotion companies. Ptarmigan currently has over 20,000 houses in planning and examples of sites being built out include 750 houses in Chelmsford, Essex and 1,200 houses in Hethersett, Norwich. Ptarmigan works with Landowners to add value through planning and is actively seeking more projects.
Meet The Team
Ptarmigan’s in-house team of property led professionals has comprehensive property, legal and financial experience backed by a wide network of independent land buyers, deal finders, planning and design consultants, legal and other professionals.
Ptarmigan also employs project managers, admin staff, and a large team of professionals to manage each project. The professional teams vary from project to project but typically consist somewhere between 20 to 30 team members all of whom need careful management and co-ordination.
Chief Executive
Charles is a co-founder of Ptarmigan and has spent his whole career in property. Formerly with Jones Lang LaSalle, in both London and the Far East, he has a BSc Hons in Urban Estate Surveying and is a Fellow of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. He is married with three children and lives near Hungerford in Berkshire.
Managing Director
Hugo is a co-founder of Ptarmigan and has been involved in property all of his working life – in planning, refurbishing and developing both residential and commercial properties. He has had an entrepreneurial career that has included property, IT and trading in derivatives and financial markets as well as London Business School. He is a Corporate Finance accountant and an affiliate of the Royal Town Planning Institute.
Development Director
Craig joined Ptarmigan in January 2006, having worked at Davis Langdon and Land Securities Trillium. Craig manages the project teams and the consultants. He spends much of his time in the field reviewing and managing project operations.
Chief Financial Officer
Freddie joined Ptarmigan in 2018 having been at a boutique corporate finance firm where he was responsible for advising clients on all aspects of corporate finance, including raising capital and M&A transactions, and previously worked in Private Equity. He qualified as a chartered accountant at PwC where he focused on clients in the real estate sector. He is a member of ICAEW and holds a BSc Hons in Real Estate Management from Oxford Brookes University.
Associate Director
Development
Joseph joined Ptarmigan in early 2015. He has experience in acquiring planning consent for both brownfield and greenfield sites. Joseph started his career as a Transport Planner where his main role was to secure access to complex development sites. He is a Member of the Association of Project Management and a Member of the Institute of Highways and Transportation.
Senior Development Manager
Olly began his career as a Town Planner in 2004 and has experience spanning roles within local government, planning & environmental consultancy and commercial development working in a range of sectors. Olly is responsible for promoting both greenfield and brownfield projects through the planning process to achieve planning consent.
Development Manager
Benjie is an experienced Land Agent and Chartered Surveyor who has joined Ptarmigan from Savills, where he was working on behalf of private, institutional and corporate clients in the acquisitions and disposal of assets within the rural property market and managing their portfolio of assets. His experience adds to the breadth of the Development Management Team.
Development Manager
Ptarmigan is recruiting for this new challenging role. Please contact us for further information.
Associate Director
Management Accountant
Wendy has been managing company finances for 20 years and handles all aspects of Ptarmigan’s business accounting and finance functions. Married with two children she acts as mentor to a number of start up businesses.
Director’s Assistant
Office Manager
An experienced administrator Kate manages all the back office functions required for smooth and efficient operations.
Admin Support
Tanisha provides much needed admin and back up support for Ptarmigan’s busy office.
Project Support
Felix provides enthusiastic and essential back up support to the Development Team.
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