John Forbes

Independent Consultant

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Since setting up an independent consultant six years ago, John has advised on the restructuring of high profile open and closed-ended real estate funds in the UK and elsewhere in Europe, as well as the establishment of new funds. He previously spent over 25 years at PwC where he led their real estate business for EMEA and was the firm’s international subject matter expert for real estate funds. In 2017 John conducted an independent review of real estate fund behaviour following the EU referendum for the Association of Real Estate Funds. He sits on the Investment Property Forum Indirect Investment Committee and is a vice chairman of the Urban Land Institute in the UK.