APPROACH
Beachrock is an innovative consultancy in the Residential Investment Sector providing our partners with strategically aligned institutional funding solutions.
“In a turbulent world, Residential Investment provides institutions with secure income flows from a structurally undersupplied asset class. Beachrock are your partners to provide innovative & strategic funding solutions from the global investment market.”
— JAMES PULLAN | PARTNER | BEACHROCK
MEET THE TEAM
JAMES PULLAN | MRICS
James has specialised in Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) for over twenty years and has become a leading voice of authority in the sector.
As a Proprietary Partner at Knight Frank he established the foremost Student Property team with over twenty UK staff linked into a specialist global network. The team annually undertook over £1bn of funding and over £10bn of valuations of PBSA stock. James established a personal reputation for devising strategies to successfully identify Institutional funding solutions from across the globe for the UK’s highest profile assets and portfolios.
James has an outstanding track record and has worked with clients to include Unite Group Plc, Goldman Sachs, Hello Student, Fusion Students, Arlington Investors and Mapletree Pte Ltd.
James holds an Honours Degree in Land Management and is a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
SAM BALL | MRICS
Sam Ball has over 10 years’ experience specialising in the PBSA sector. Prior to co-founding Beachrock, Sam was an Equity Partner and Board Director at Fusion Students where he held the position of Head of Property Transactions.
During Sam’s tenure at Fusion Students, he oversaw the acquisition in eight strategically important UK cities, of over 5,000 beds with a total GDV in excess of £650m. In 2019 Sam concluded his role in the strategy and sourcing of overseas equity for the disposal of the £232m “Stellar Portfolio”.
Sam has extensive experience in the transaction, funding, operations and development of UK PBSA. His track record includes investment strategy, portfolio assembly, portfolio disposal and the development of trophy assets.
Sam began his career with James Pullan at Knight Frank, where he spent four years within the Student Property Team specialising in PBSA investment.
Sam holds a First-Class Honours Degree in Real Estate Management and is a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.