Giles brings over 35 years of experience as a land agent, promoter, and dealer, specialising in sourcing prime development sites for housebuilders and commercial developers. With strong connections to developers, planners, architects, and other industry professionals, he excels in identifying, acquiring, and promoting sites. He has extensive expertise in complex land assembly, navigating legal agreements (S106, land equalisation, options, and promotions), and resolving development challenges such as contaminated land, engineering issues, COMAH regulations, and legal constraints like rights of way, restrictive covenants, and ecological concerns.
Building on this extensive background in land strategy, Giles is also the Co-Founder of Nature Capital Partners. This specialist environmental markets business focuses on the delivery of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) and long-term natural capital assets across the UK.
Operating at the intersection of land, ecology, regulation, and investment, Giles specialises in structuring and delivering high-integrity biodiversity and habitat projects. These initiatives are designed to meet modern developer obligations while establishing durable environmental value. His approach combines scientific rigour, transparent governance, and long-term stewardship to ensure that all environmental projects perform both ecologically and commercially.
With a proven track record in project delivery and partnership development, Giles excels at turning complex regulatory frameworks into practical, scalable solutions. He works closely with landowners, planners, ecologists, and investors to bring forward schemes that are measurable, fully compliant, and built for the long term.
His key areas of focus include:
- Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) delivery
- Natural capital project structuring
- Strategic landowner partnerships
- Habitat creation and management frameworks
- Environmental compliance markets
- Long-term stewardship models
