MSc Real Estate: Oxford and London

The students on the MSc Real Estate went on two field trips recently...the first had a residential focus and the second looked at two of the Great Estates of London. Read on and click on the red links for more information.

The MSc students with Mike Stubbs at Barton Park

Mike Stubbs and Ian Hembrow took the students on a number of site visits around Oxford on Friday 16 March including:

• Barns Road in Cowley - a housing development by the GreenSquare Group
• Barton Park on the North Eastern edge of Oxford - a housing development partnership between Grosvenor and Oxford City Council. The first phase has now been completed and is called Mosaics.
• Duchy Field - a housing development in Bletchingdon (9 miles from Oxford).
• Graven Hill in Bicester - a housing development that has been described as the UK's biggest experiment in self-build. 

And then, on the 18 April, the MSc students went to London to visit two of the 'Great Estates': the Crown Estate and Covent Garden (Capco). The students were given a presentation and guided tour at both locations...focusing on:

• The ethos, objectives and goals of the Estate
• Its history and foundation
• Examples of additional investment, proactive asset management and development
• Management of the estate
• Attitude to public realm
• Additional contributions to local community
• Future plans 

Presentation on the Crown Estate by Sarah Stanley.

The MSc students on a guided tour of the Crown Estate - led by Tom Ridge

The Crown Estate tour

Presentation on Covent Garden by Cornelia Kearns and Harry Hitchins from Capco

Guided tour of Covent Garden by Cornelia Kearns and Harry Hitchins (Capco)

Covent Garden 

For more information about the MSc Real Estate, take a look at our website and blog posts:

MSc Real Estate on the website
MSc Real Estate on the Hot Property blog