Delancey

Delancey is a specialist real estate investment, development, and asset management company based in London, United Kingdom. The firm advises and manages UK property portfolios on behalf of leading global institutions, including pension funds, endowments, and family offices. Delancey focuses on delivering commercial, societal, and environmental outcomes through the creation and management of landmark real estate investment funds. The company connects its experience and long-standing partnerships to real estate innovation, proven advice, and a creative passion for property. Delancey has over 30 years of experience in investing and creating long-term assets and legacy for its advisory clients.

The firm pursues value-added and opportunistic real estate investments across the UK, identifying and investing in attractive sector-specific themes with strong fundamentals, as well as distressed and special situations. Delancey invests across all sectors through various avenues, including equity, debt, public markets, platform creation, and strategic partnerships. The company also targets a mix of whole loans, junior loans, mezzanine, and preferred equity secured against high-quality real estate throughout the UK. Delancey utilizes an ownership mindset to underwrite and price risk, aiming to deliver risk-adjusted returns. In February 2026, Delancey launched a new specialist real estate credit strategy, AlbionArc Capital, which is sector-agnostic and targets transitional and bridge situations, providing short-to-medium term whole loans of £10 million and above, with terms between 12 and 36 months.

Delancey manages core portfolios for UK pension funds, other institutions, and high-net-worth families, employing an entrepreneurial approach and institutional framework to maximize portfolio value. The firm applies a custodian mindset to create long-term value for these clients. Delancey integrates Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles throughout every stage of the property lifecycle, from due diligence and planning to construction and asset management. The company's Responsible Investment Policy outlines commitments to sustainability, community benefit, and governance transparency. Delancey is committed to supporting a wide range of charities and initiatives, having donated over £4.5 million since 2007.

While not solely focused on Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA), Delancey possesses experience in sectors relevant to student living environments. The firm was previously the investment advisor on a portfolio of UK social impact real estate investments that included investments in education, alongside healthcare and residential properties. This demonstrates Delancey's involvement in the education sector within its broader real estate activities. The company's portfolio spans residential real estate, commercial offices, and mixed-use regeneration schemes across the UK property market. Furthermore, Delancey's capabilities extend to development, place-making, and property asset management across the entire property lifecycle, which are integral to the creation and stewardship of various residential and educational property types. In 2018, Delancey, in partnership with Oxford Properties, established DOOR, a core plus fund that holds a 39% ownership stake in the Get Living platform, a leading build-to-rent operator in the UK.