Aidan is an experienced Planning Manager with over 8 years’ experience in the industry, previously with Linden Homes in their South East Office and more recently, with CALA Homes (Thames).

He has managed the planning process on a range of residential sites of between 30 up to 770 units. He has experience in liaising with local authorities and residents’ s73, s96a and s106 negotiations and submissions; site analysis prior to land acquisition and budget management.

Having obtained a Masters Degree in Real Estate from Oxford Brookes University Alexandra is a student member of the RICS.

Prior to joining Danescroft she spent 3 years with the Berkeley Group where she made a significant contribution to the successful planning and development of two very large and complex residential led mixed-use developments in South London.

As part of the in-house development management team she is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the development process with a particular focus on planning and design optimization.

Dominic is a Chartered Planning and Development Surveyor with over 20 years’ experience in UK property and development.

Having started his career working in construction he moved into consultancy and then to Bass in 1996, where he spent over 9 years working in property acquisitions and development.

He has particular expertise in development management and in the coordination of complex planning negotiations for residential and mixed-use development.

Dominic is a visiting Fellow of Nottingham Trent University.

David Civil is a Surveyor with over 30 years’ experience in the UK property development industry.

Since forming Danescroft in 1997 he has successfully overseen the Company’s continued growth. In particular he has been responsible for establishing and maintaining important relationships with joint venture partners, landowners and occupiers.

Prior to this he worked as a development surveyor with Speyhawk PLC, London & Edinburgh Trust, and Canary Wharf Limited, where he was responsible for the delivery of a number of major and diverse development projects.

James has over 10 years experience and has oversight and responsibility for the companies acquisitions & disposals.

Prior to joining Danescroft in 2015, he worked for Shanly Homes, acquiring and managing residential development sites across The Thames Valley and West London.

Since joining the company, he has successfully overseen the execution of multiple business plans and brings considerable experience in identifying profitable land and development opportunities, along with the expertise and hard work required to see them through to a successful conclusion.

Alex Price is a non-executive director of Danescroft, as well as being Chief Executive of Palmer Capital.

He joined Palmer Capital, a minority shareholder in Danescroft, in 2003 and set up and managed the Palmer Capital Development Fund and its successor vehicle. He was promoted to Chief Executive in 2008. Prior to Palmer Capital, Alex served as an officer in the British Army before starting his financial career with Credit Lyonnais Securities in 1997.

He has an MBA from the London Business School and is a fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Emma trained at Frere Chomeley Bischoff and qualified into the commercial property department.

She held the role of Legal Counsel at Ascent Media Group Limited for seven years before joining Palmer Capital in 2007.

Emma provides Danescroft with valuable legal advice in both property and corporate matters.

Ray Palmer has specialised in development and investment for over 40 years, starting his career at Lambert Smith & Partners, serving as its Chief Executive and guiding their sale to Abaco.

He stayed on as Chief Executive and masterminded a series of acquisitions culminating in the creation of Lambert Smith Hampton one of the UK’s top agencies. In 1991 he led a management buy-out before resigning in 1992 to establish Palmer Capital.

Ray, through Palmer Capital has a minority stake in Danescroft. This backing provides a range of support, non-executive guidance, operational assistance and direct access to the full range of Palmer Capital funds.

Paul is a Chartered Surveyor with over 7 years’ experience in property development in the UK and Australia. 

He started his career with Stockland, Australia’s largest diversified property group, in acquisitions before moving into development management.

Previously, Paul was an integral part of the Knight Dragon development team where he was responsible for managing residential and mixed-use developments on the Greenwich Peninsula regeneration project.

Ria is an experienced Office Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the construction industry. 

With over 7 years’ experience within the construction/property industry as well 9 years’ experience as a PA and specific project administrator.

Ria provides support throughout the business over a broad range of areas.

Sam has an honours degree in Real Estate and is an integral part of the Danescroft land team, responsible for site acquisition through to planning and optimisation.

Having previously spent 3 years with the Berkeley Group, he has considerable experience in acquiring  and realising complex residential led  opportunities.

Becky is responsible for managing both the company and individual project finances. Working alongside the Palmer Capital accounts team she ensures that the company maintains rigid financial controls. 

She is responsible for creating and maintaining project cashflows for both in-house and joint venture companies and for providing rigorous reporting against financial targets.

Prior to joining Danescroft she gained several years in-house accounting experience with a range of businesses.

Having obtained a first class a degree in Architectural Technology Robert is now completing his Masters Degree in Project Management and Construction and he is a student member of the RICS.

Robert is responsible for ensuring efficient project delivery across a range of construction and infrastructure projects.

Prior to joining Danescroft he was employed for 4 years by Knight Dragon where he was responsible for the successful delivery of a number of demanding construction elements of their Greenwich Peninsula development.