KPMG in the Crown Dependencies were delighted host our inaugural REfocus Real Estate Insights at the Pomme d’Or hotel on Tuesday 8 October.
Presenters & Agenda
Our KPMG Real Estate leaders presented on a variety of topics, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A in which current developments in the UK market were explored further.
- James Le Bailly, who leads our Real Estate team in the Crown Dependencies, introduced the session before facilitating the panel discussion;
- Saloni Hukku – Sawhney, a director in KPMG’s Real Estate deal advisory tax team in London, shared her extensive experience in advising on UK REIT structures;
- Martyn Munford, co-head of central London valuations for Colliers shared what he is seeing in the central London market as we head towards the end of the calendar year;
- Phil Morris, who leads KPMG in the Crown Dependencies’ indirect tax team provided an update on VAT and other tax matters, including the mechanics of HMRC VAT reviews on property structures and common VAT errors;
- David Postlethwaite, who leads KPMG in the Crown Dependencies’ ESG practice shared his thoughts on the growth of mandatory sustainability reporting obligations affecting the Real Estate and Asset Management sectors, together with the increased demands for transparency from investors and banks;
- Theola Byrne, a director in our Real Estate Audit team joined Saloni and Martyn to continue the discussion during the panel and the question and answer session.
