Multidiscipline Property Consultancy & Real Estate Adviser
Bidwells
Founded over 185 years ago and the first multidisciplinary property consultancy in the UK to achieve B Corp certification, Bidwells is a leading real estate adviser specialising in science and technology, sustainability and modern living solutions. With 600+ experts managing over £5.2bn in property assets and advising on 4m+ acres of UK countryside and coastline, Bidwells combines deep local knowledge across the Oxford to Cambridge Arc, Norfolk, Suffolk and Scotland with genuinely integrated multidisciplinary expertise — from land and development to planning, capital markets, operational living and rural investment.
Bidwells' multidiscipline services span land, planning, capital and delivery — available individually or in any combination to provide a fully integrated, one-stop-shop for developers, landowners and investors. With 600+ specialists across science and technology, operational living, strategic land and rural sectors, Bidwells brings deep market knowledge and genuine cross-discipline integration to every client relationship, from first land identification through to asset management and exit.
· Development & Land Agents · Land Promoters
Bidwells' Land & Development team specialises in acting for landowners and developers across strategic land promotion, residential development agency, mixed-use development and development management services. With most of the team having direct experience at land promotion companies and housebuilders, they deliver first-hand practical market knowledge across every stage from initial land identification through to sale — with a strong track record of securing allocations and permissions across the Oxford to Cambridge Growth Corridor and nationwide.
· Equity Investors · Real Estate Capital Advisors
Bidwells' Capital Markets and Investment Management teams provide strategic investment advice, transaction support and fund management across acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures and development funding. With £4.4bn+ of transactions advised on since 2020 and 150 years of advising institutional investors, their expertise spans science and technology assets, operational living, rural investment and commercial property — consistently outperforming industry benchmarks year after year.
· Planning Consultants · Urban Designers · Heritage Consultants · Environmental Consultants · Sustainability Consultants
Bidwells' planning team is ranked in the UK's top 20 planning consultancies, currently promoting or securing permission for 91,700 homes and advising on 11.7m sqft of science and technology floorspace across the UK. Their integrated offer spans planning consultancy, masterplanning, landscape and urban design, heritage consultancy, environmental impact assessment and economics and social value — delivering joined-up planning strategies from early promotion through to consent and beyond.
· Development Sales Agents · Investment Agents
Bidwells' residential and operational living teams support developers and investors across new homes sales, build-to-rent, co-living, student accommodation and later living — with £6.2bn of operational living projects worked on and 30,000 purpose-built student accommodation beds advised on since 2017. Their development consultancy offer spans viability research, rental projections, design for operations and exit strategy advice across all residential asset classes.
CAbcam Global HQ Laboratory – Cambridge Biomedical Campus
Advised on the planning, funding and forward sale of Abcam's 100,000 sq ft global HQ laboratory at Cambridge Biomedical Campus — a £63m investment sale that completed almost £9m above asking price shortly after the EU referendum.
Green Man Lane, Ealing
Residential regeneration, structural and civil engineering
Full structural and civil engineering design for a £155m mixed-tenure regeneration scheme delivering 770 new dwellings, retail, community facilities and a primary school — requiring complex phased delivery within a fully occupied existing estate.
One Horton Heath, Hampshire
Strategic infrastructure · Civil engineering lead consultant on a 2,500-home mixed-use development for Eastleigh Borough Council, delivering an Infrastructure First strategy, securing planning approvals and designing roads, drainage, utilities, cycleways and green spaces ahead of residential delivery to ensure community amenities were in place from day one.
CAbcam Global HQ Laboratory – Cambridge Biomedical Campus
Advised on the planning, funding and forward sale of Abcam's 100,000 sq ft global HQ laboratory at Cambridge Biomedical Campus — a £63m investment sale that completed almost £9m above asking price shortly after the EU referendum.
Disciplines
- Land agency
- Strategic land
- Development management
- Planning
- Capital markets
- Investment
- BTR · PBSA
- Co-living
- Rural investment
- Science and technology
Typical project size
- All scales
- From boutique single-site commissions to major capital programmes
What we do
Project type
- Residential
- Science and technology
- Mixed-use
- Operational living
- Rural
- Strategic land
- Regeneration
Geographic comfort
- Oxford to Cambridge Arc
- Norfolk
- Suffolk
- Scotland
- UK-wide
Stage of involvement
- Land identification
- Feasibility
- Planning
- Investment
- Delivery
- Asset management
Open to connecting with
- Developers
- Landowners
- Investors
- Local authorities
- Housing associations
- Institutions
- Funds
What we deliver
Unrivalled science and technology real estate expertise across the Oxford to Cambridge Growth Corridor — five decades of experience advising on labs, innovation districts and R&D facilities for global investors and occupiers.
Integrated land, planning and development management services combining strategic land promotion, masterplanning and planning consultancy to maximise value for landowners and developers across complex, multi-phased schemes.
Leading operational living consultancy across BTR, co-living, PBSA and later living — with £6.2bn of projects worked on and a dedicated team recognised as the UK's leading advisers in this fast-growing sector.
How we like to work
Bidwells operates as a genuine long-term partner — combining 185+ years of trusted client relationships with a forward-thinking, multidisciplinary approach that spans every stage of the development and investment lifecycle. As the UK's first B Corp certified multidisciplinary property consultancy, sustainability is embedded into everything they do. Their deep local knowledge across the Oxford to Cambridge Arc, Scotland and rural England, combined with national reach and integrated specialist teams, means clients benefit from both the breadth of a large consultancy and the personal service of a specialist practice.
KEY CONTACTS
Mark Buddle
Partner, Head of Land & Development
Mark jointly leads our Land & Development team and oversees a strategic landbank for clients that consistently exceeds 100,000 plots.
Chris Pattison
Partner, Head of Planning
Leads Bidwells' strategic planning practice with over 20 years' experience, advising on complex briefs across higher education, strategic land and major mixed-use communities for clients including the University of Oxford and the Church Commissioners.
Richard Todd
Head of Built Environment
Leads Bidwells' Oxford office delivering projects across education, science and technology — with over 1,300 student rooms delivered in five years and a strong focus on sustainable design.
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