Gemma joined Court in 2020, with over 9 years experience in the property industry.

Gemma gained her experience working for a local estate and letting agent, where she became Head of Property Management and also passed her NFoPP exams in residential lettings and property management.

Here at Court, Gemma will be responsible for handling the inspection and handover process and ensuring all purchasers have the best customer journey possible.

Muhammed has over 8 years’ experience within the Property and Construction industry, during this time he trained as a quantity surveyor with a Global multi-disciplinary property and construction Consultancy and is currently working towards becoming a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Commercially aware and focused, he is an adaptable and self-motivated individual with experience in delivering complex projects in a wide range of markets, this includes commercial, retail, residential and education, working with both public and privates sector clients.

Muhammed has an in-depth knowledge of the procurement and construction process, he adopts a collaborative and hands-on approach in both pre- and post-contract negotiations, offering creative solutions to challenging strategic issues.

Away from work, Muhammed is heavily involved with third sector organisations and is also a Trust appointed governor at two local secondary schools, offering mentoring opportunities to aspiring young individuals.

Jade joined Court Collaboration in 2015, with over 7 years’ experience in customer service and sales. Since joining, Jade has become involved in implementing sales strategies and managing sales processes. Jade has also worked to expand her knowledge in this sector and passed her exams for the NFoPP (National Federation of Property Professionals) Technical award in Sale of Residential Property.

Furthermore, in 2017, Jade set up Court Living, which is now Court Collaboration’s sister company, which brings the sales system completely in house and regularly produces direct sales across the Court Collaboration developments both to national and international buyers.

Jade is also responsible for dealing with the inspection and handover process on all of our developments and has become our in house after sale customer relations manager, ensuring that all of our purchasers have the best customer journey possible from start to finish.

Currently on maternity leave (2020), Jade introduced baby Theo into the Court family and he’s already proving to be very much part of the team!

CEO and Founder of Court Collaboration and its group companies, Anthony has a proven track record in complex real estate development and investment transactions, working directly with investment partners to deliver significant real estate projects across the UK.

In 2009, Anthony joined the company behind the £100 million ‘The Cube’ development in Birmingham City Centre, which he led out of administration on behalf of Lloyds Banking Group and through to completion in 2010. Prior to this, he acted for development clients such as Salhia Kuwaiti KSC, Parkridge, Prologis and La Salle Management as a Commercial Development Solicitor with international law practice Gowlings LLP.

With a firm understanding of commercial development and experience of delivering a multi-million pound mixed-use project, Anthony started Court Collaboration in 2010 where he is responsible for the company’s growth, vision and ultimate strategic development. Anthony spends much of his time in Asia visiting current and new clients and is proud of the inward investment record Court has into both the UK and Birmingham.

Anthony is formerly a Governor of Birmingham Metropolitan College and Founder and former Chairman of both the Greater Birmingham Professional Services Academy and Birmingham Enterprise Academy (having founded both himself). Anthony is the youngest ever recipient of the Birmingham Young Professional of the Year Award (BYPY) in 2008. Anthony is strategically and ultimately responsible for investment into Court and its new business activity.  With some 7,000 residential units on site or at planning stages with more to follow.

Chris graduated from the University of Sheffield with a 2:1 in Business Management in 2008 before taking on roles in recruitment and events management. Chris returned to his studies in 2012 to undertake a Masters Degree in Real Estate at the University of Reading. Chris joined Court Collaboration in the summer of 2013 after graduating from Reading with a distinction.

In his role as Director of Development & Operations is responsible for the effective management of the organisation and development process to ensure that both the business’ and investor’s goals are achieved. Chris identifies new development opportunities and works closely with investors to assess viability ahead of purchase. Chris’ role includes site identification, financial and development appraisal, acquisition, planning and identifying and securing exits.

In his spare time, Chris is a keen rugby player and is Chairman of Harborne RFC.

Alex has been working in the Property and Construction industry for over 14 years, during this time he trained as a quantity surveyor; working for an international multidisciplinary consultancy company. Alex then joined Court Collaboration in 2015 as Construction Director before being promoted to Joint Managing Director in 2017.

Alex is a motivated and determined leader whose drive, and enthusiasm is transferred to those around him.

Alex’s key responsibilities include:

• Identifying, securing and acquiring new development and investment opportunities for the business

• Maintaining and improving existing client, investor and professional team relationships

• Delivering, managing, maintaining and improving investor returns and project profitability

• Ensuring the profitability of the business and reporting to the shareholders

• Overseeing, motivating and managing the Court and project team

• Linking the business to the construction industry through professionals, contractors and funders

Alex adopts a hands-on approach and is heavily involved in complex acquisition and pre-construction negotiations. Alex has an in-depth knowledge of the procurement and pre-construction process ensuring the development funding is aligned with the project delivery, providing for a successful project outcome.

Alex is able to assess, analyse and solve the challenges faced on each new venture and relishes the opportunity to add that extra value.

Tash graduated with a BA English Hons Degree from the University of Birmingham in 2015 and joined the Court team in 2018 with over 5 years’ experience in hospitality and customer service.

Since joining as Head of Front Office at Court Collaboration, Tash has worked to expand her knowledge in the sales sector and has since been seconded into Court Living as Sales Manager. Tash assists all clients from reservation to completion and through the defect liability period on Court Collaboration’s developments as well as generating direct sales to the national and international markets, providing a service based upon simplicity, authenticity and transparency.

Tash is also responsible for handling the inspection and handover process and ensures that all buyers are provided with an exemplary experience from start to finish.

Adam graduated from Nottingham University with a degree in French and Philosophy in 2012 and then moved to London to work for a boutique residential sales and lettings agency. From there he moved to a privately owned, and funded, Central London residential investment firm, becoming involved in BTR and PRS acquisitions across the UK.

Adam’s focus at Court Collaboration is sourcing and appraising land, investment and development opportunities, securing acquisitions and identifying an exit strategy for each project.

Lyndsay qualified with a Law degree in 2001. From 2001-2008 worked as Legal Executive for several law firms in Ireland, UK and IOM with a focus on offshore structuring, property and infrastructure projects and worked on the acquisition and management of all legal aspects of Data Centres. Lyndsay also spent a considerable amount of time working in the new homes department acting on behalf of several building developer clients selling residential developments. 

From there Lyndsay went on to running her family owned plumbing and bathroom business which has been in operation for over 55 years. As General Manager Lyndsay was responsible for the finance, annual budgeting, financial returns, profit and loss, end of year accounts, cash flow including debtor control while covering business development, identifying new products to offer to existing and new customers, in particular, renewable energy technology. 

Since joining Court Collaboration Lyndsay has successfully managed several of Court Collaboration’s developments from start to finish covering all areas of Project Management, including planning and debt sourcing. Lyndsay is also lead on all the supply chain procurement for the business. 

Sarah is a History and Film graduate who then went on to study a Master’s degree at Nottingham Trent University graduating in 2016. Sarah has since been working within the commercial property sector in Birmingham and is currently working towards completing her APC.

Since joining Court Collaboration, Sarah is focused upon managing the planning application process to secure planning permission for each of the development projects, in addition to carrying out land appraisals of different investment and development opportunities.

Liz deals with the day-to-day operations of the office including accounts and is PA to the team. She has a wealth of experience across a number of sectors including legal, accountancy and construction and is ultimately responsible for ensuring the variety of projects is managed effectively across the disciplines in particular with regards to financial and accountancy matters.

Andrea, while relatively fresh to the property and construction industry, nonetheless demonstrates a wealth of experience, professionalism and technical appreciation.

She has an absolute thirst for knowledge and exudes the ethos and foundation as to what Court drives to achieve in the marketplace; a differentiator. Over the last two-years, Andrea has successfully played an integral and pivotal role in the delivery of the £26m refurbishment of the National Indoor Arena. An extremely complex project, requiring considerable management, adaptation and a solution driven nature; all of which has strengthened and moulded Andrea into a proficient practiced project manager. This being accentuated further through a current development towards an APMP qualification.

Andrea brings with her knowledge and experience from the utilities sector, whereby she primarily drove and managed the challenge of trouble shooting within the regulatory compliance team.