Brian Chard

Finance Advisor

Brian is a Chartered Secretary and a qualified Accountant who specialises in arranging property investment funding and in establishing robust financial controls and FSA compliance policies and processes. Brian has over 30 years experience property investment experience.

Working alongside Robin Fell, Brian has set up a number of commercial property funds since 2001 (the most recent in 2006), all of which contain mixed use UK real estate portfolios. These funds have raised a total of £210 million of equity with significant investment returns to March 2007.

Brian now specialises in the set up and structuring of commercial property funds for private clients and arranging tax efficient structures for these. Recent examples include the Belfry Funds which are resident in the Channel Islands, BVI and Luxembourg. He also provides advice on the debt and risk management for funds and individuals including interest hedging strategies.