Cushman & Wakefield has appointed James Woolley to its student accommodation valuation team from Knight Frank.
He joins as a partner to expand the team’s valuation service line and will be growing the existing book of work across recurring fund valuations and secured lending globally.
Woolley brings 11 years’ experience and most recently spent eight years at Knight Frank as a partner in the Student Property team, managing all recurring fund valuation work for key clients including GCP Student Living, BlackRock, Hines, Lothbury, Aviva, UBS and WP Carey.
He is also involved in delivering secured lending valuation work for development and operational student property single assets and portfolios for all major clearing banks operating within the sector.
Cushman & Wakefield’s 17-strong Student Accommodation team has expertise in investment, valuation and consultancy, acting on both sides of transactions in the PBSA (Purpose Built Student Accommodation) market.
