Real Estate Executive Search
Transparent - Flexible - Results guaranteed
LONDON - UK - INTERNATIONAL
Employers
Helping you find senior commercial property candidates on a 'Permanent' or 'Project' basis.
Job Seekers
Looking for senior commercial real estate appointments?
Employers
I'm Patrick Buckley. With 20 years of experience in the UK real estate industry, we guarantee success in finding you an ideal candidate. Buckley Prichard are your experts in senior UK real estate appointments - 'Permanent' or 'Project' based.
Some of our clients
Our terms and service are transparent and we offer our clients a 100% no-quibble guarantee. See fee info for details.
Our clients are
Family Offices, Property Investment Managers, Private and Institutional Investors, Investment Banks, Publicly Listed PropCos, REITs, Private Equity, Fund Managers, Property Developers, Asset Managers Finance Houses, Innovative Consultancies and Advisory Businesses.
We help you find
Real Estate Investment Managers, Asset Managers, Transaction Managers, Fund Managers, Capital Raiser/Business Development Managers, Debt Originator/ Structurers, Development Managers or Investment Analysts.
for these titles
Associate, Director, Managing Director, Vice President, Principal, Senior Vice President, Partner, Head of Property, COO, CIO, CEO.
About us
Our clients engage Patrick and his team for:Superior market knowledge – A Chartered Surveyor, trained in property, and two decades of property head-hunting experience;Connected – A very large ‘black book’ of the best property firms and people;An extensive track record - with over 600 assignments successfully completed;Highly regarded - Demonstrating ability and supported by first-class testimonials;
"We highly recommend Patrick. He is expert in both real estate and recruitment and we appreciate the time he takes to understand our business and our search briefs in detail. We enjoy his personable and professional approach."
Group Property Director - PropCo
“Patrick is a pleasure to work with. He has assisted with numerous appointments over the years and we greatly appreciate his deep understanding of our business and his professionalism, discretion and flexibility.”
CEO - Investment Manager
"Reputation, trust, discretion and the very best quality results are key pillars in my business, which is why Patrick is my go to contact whenever I need to recruit or have a view of the market. Highly recommended."
Director - Investment Banking
FEE
Our pricing is inclusive of an AI-generated PDF "Adverse Media Report" for your final two candidates.
We use a world-leading AI tool that scours the internet for negative stories. This complements and enhances your onboarding process, ensuring you are aware of any public news about the candidate.We source candidates. Their employment contract is direct with you.
Permanent
Full-time permanent rolesWe charge 20% of the role's annual base salary only. You pay a retainer/deposit of 30% (of our estimated fee) on engaging Buckley Prichard.
The balance is due on our recommended candidate's start date.
The deposit/retainer ensures we are mutually fully committed to the contract we agree to and we are fully focused on the search for the very best outcome.Example:
Base annual salary: £100,000
Non-refundable deposit on engagement: £6,000
Balance on start date:£14,000
(subject to guarantee below)
Total Fee: £20,000 ex VATGuarantee: If the recommended candidate leaves within 3 months of their start date or contract (whichever is the earlier, redundancy excepted), we will find a replacement candidate within 3 months.
If the replacement is unsatisfactory, we will credit the balance.
Project
Project RolesWe typically find candidates for projects lasting 1 month to 1 year.We charge 12.5% of the role's day rate. You pay a deposit equivalent to one day of engagement.Example: Candidate is hired to work 10 days a month over 3 months
Day Rate: £800
Total Remuneration £24,000
Non-refundable deposit on engagement: £800
Monthly Fee: £733
Total Fee including deposit: £3,000 ex VATGuarantee: If within 5 working days, the candidate leaves, we will find a replacement candidate within 1 month.
If the replacement is unsatisfactory, we will waive our fees due (excluding the deposit).
Price cap: Maximum billing 12 months even if the project lasts longer than a year.
Switch to a permanent role within 1 year:
Permanent Role fee less any project fees.
Job Seekers
Looking for a senior UK real estate appointment?
You want to work for
Family Offices, Property Investment Managers, Private and Institutional Investors, Investment Banks, Publicly Listed PropCos, REITs, Private Equity, Fund Managers, Property Developers, Asset Managers Finance Houses, Innovative Consultancies and Advisory Businesses.
In these senior roles
Associate, Director, Managing Director, Vice President, Principal, Senior Vice President, Partner, Head of Property, COO, CIO, CEO.
Please register or contact us.
NB Only employers are charged recruitment fees...by law, there are no charges made to candidates.
Job Seekers
Are you looking for a senior UK real estate appointment? Register to hear about superb real estate jobs and/or monitor your online reputation. If you wish to send your resume, it must be in PDF format.
(Tip: You can save a MS Word file with File Save As and select PDF).
Adverse Media Monitoring
Looking for a senior UK real estate appointment?Ensure that there is no adverse media about you, that could affect your chances.
Our AI tool scours the Internet for any publicly available negative stories about you. The results are summarised in a short PDF report and each story is colour coded (red, yellow, green).Use a positive (green) report to enhance your profile.Complete the following form to get started. Fee is £49 including VAT.
What the AI generated PDF report will show.
Any publicly available negative media about you on the Internet.
Exclusions: Social Media other than Twitter.
Contact
I have a successful track record in helping top commercial real estate clients hire the best talent.Now, more than ever, you need an executive search partner who has the technical skills, an extensive high-quality network, access to off-market people and jobs, value add skills and the experience to save costs to find and hire the best talent.
Assignment processBuckley Prichard’s research is fully transparent and shared with our client. Detailed reporting will occur at least weekly if not more regularly, as directed by our client or the process.
Stage 1 - Briefing & research1. Take client briefings - on the job specification and understanding our client, its future strategy and the culture of the business;
2. Take final briefings from our client on their preferred search methodology and approach to advertising;
3. Produce copy for advertising (if applicable);
4. Booking and placing the advert;
5. Production of a long list of target companies from which to research;
6. Research conducted into the target companies for suitable candidates;
7. Market contacts will be utilised to generate further candidate information;
8. Detailed research of BP’s database and LinkedIn’s back office;
9. Production of a detailed working research document including a breakdown of those identified from research, our files and the advert responses.
Stage 2 – Shortlisting1. Review all the research to date with the client. We make recommendations and then agree with our client on a list of targets to research further;
2. We discretely approach identified targets from initial research;
3. We conduct initial interviews;
4. Through confidential discussions and interviews, profiles will be built on each target to select those with relevant skills and experience and genuine interest in the role. Candidate profiles will include our full notes;
5. A shortlist of candidates will be agreed upon;
6. Unsuitable targets will be rejected by us discretely and professionally and in no way prejudicing our client.
Stage 3 - Final interviews, offer & aftercare1. Produce an Adverse Media Report on the final two candidates.
2. Client interviews those candidates short-listed;
3. We will continue to monitor proceedings, preparing and de-briefing before and after interviews;
4. Once an offer has been made to the preferred candidate, we will liaise with both the client and the finalist candidate to ensure that the critical offer and acceptance stage proceeds smoothly;
4. After an offer is accepted, we will continue to track the progress, ensuring individuals are fully briefed and preparing them for any issues arising from resignation, counter offers etc.