Stanford Real Estate Partners

Stanford Real Estate Partners is a specialist recruitment consultancy based in London, focusing exclusively on senior finance appointments within the real estate sector. The company works with developers, real estate investment trusts, fund and asset managers, family offices, consultancies, investment banks, and private equity firms across finance, investment, and portfolio management functions. The firm was founded by David Howard-Jones, who began his recruitment career in 2004, worked in London finance recruitment from 2007, and specialised in real estate finance from 2010.

The company combines David Howard-Jones's experience advising FTSE100 businesses on recruitment strategy, building new finance teams for global developers, and providing talent insights to business leaders with a strong network across the real estate sector. Stanford Real Estate Partners also employs Kevin Mutembei as principal consultant, who has worked with finance and accounting professionals across London and European real estate markets since 2015, working with global funds, FTSE-listed businesses, and family offices.

Stanford Real Estate Partners operates as a retained executive search firm for real estate sector finance roles, combining genuine understanding of the sector's requirements with long-standing relationships across developer, institutional, and investment communities. The consultants focus on career advice for candidates and recruitment strategy support for client organisations.