Tom banning
Tom Banning
Senior Vice President, Development

As Senior Vice President of Development, Tom oversees development and construction work across all CA verticals in the UK, Ireland, and mainland Europe. Tom ensures the implementation of all due diligence aspects of land acquisition, planning applications, procurement strategies, and delivery of the product to the operational teams. The risk management and mitigation measures that Tom oversees ensures a streamlined well managed process from cradle to grave. 

Tom has huge experience in the student and PRS worlds having delivered over 12,000 student beds, circa $2 billion across the UK and Ireland at Knightsbridge Student Housing / Threesixty developments never late and on budget. Tom immediately prior to joining CA, was a development director working at the Watkin Jones Group. The leading developer in purpose built student accommodation and private rented sector developer / contractor in the UK where he was involved in the groups largest student portfolio disposal to date, negotiation of forward funding agreements, site acquisition, and planning. 

Tom brings over 13 years’ experience in the construction and real estate industries. 

He is a Chartered Surveyor (MRICS), he graduated from Leeds University in Biochemistry with BSc (Honors) before going down the non- cognate route into surveying.