About Us

We have advised on over 6,000,000 sq. ft of shopping centres across the UK to date.

For almost 20 years, Vale Real Estate has dealt in all aspects of development, investment, asset management, tenant advisory and capital structuring. Since the purchase of its first shopping centre, The Cornbow in Halesowen, as Vale Retail in 2002, Vale Real Estate has grown into an experienced team of trusted property and finance professionals. Led by Christopher Willans, Vale has assembled an extensive network of Clients, Partners, Investors throughout the UK.

In a sophisticated, challenging and ever-changing market, our Partners demand in-depth analysis leading to clear bespoke strategies, achievable goals and superior market performance.

Innovative strategies for each real estate business set the foundations for considered management plans. Intensively pursued, our strategies deliver market-beating performance for each asset and our relentless attention to key performance targets drives profitable over achievement.

We have advised on over 6,000,000 sq. ft of shopping centres across the UK to date, encompassing both out-of-town and high street development and investment. This has afforded us the opportunity to work with some of the UK’s leading institutions, banks, private equity investors and family offices.

Vale is uniquely placed to create tangible and sustainable capital ROI by applying highly personalised, focused attention in our five core capabilities – Investment, Development, Asset Management, Tenant Advisory and Funding to deliver senior debt, mezzanine and equity finance.