Meet Our Team

Our in-house team has a wealth of experience in every stage of the development process, from expertise in acquisition and planning, through the procurement and delivery. 

Dominic Fryer
Chief Executive

Dominic Fryer

Dominic is a Chartered Planning and Development Surveyor with over 20 years’ experience in UK property and development.

James Trelfa
Managing Director

James Trelfa

James has over 10 years’ experience and has oversight and responsibility for the companies acquisitions & disposals.

Sam Pheasant
Director

Sam Pheasant

Sam has an honours degree in Real Estate and is an integral part of the Danescroft land team, responsible for site acquisition through to planning and optimisation.

Leo Prescott
Project Director

Leo Prescott

Leo is a passionate and commercially driven Project Director with more than twelve years in the UK real estate sector.

Alex Holburt MRICS
Senior Development Manager

Alex Holburt MRICS

Alex is a chartered planning and development surveyor with nearly eight years of client-side experience working on large scale mixed use residential led projects across London and the South East.

Josh Austin RIBA
Development Manager

Josh Austin RIBA

Josh joined Danescroft in 2021 following six years with Leonard Design Architects, and two years with St. William Homes. 

Ray Palmer
Chairman

Ray Palmer

Ray Palmer has specialised in development and investment for over 40 years, starting his career at Lambert Smith & Partners, serving as its Chief Executive and guiding their sale to Abaco.

Charles Allen
Executive Director

Charles Allen

Charles Allen is an executive director of Danescroft, as well as being Head of European Real Estate at Fiera Real Estate.

Patrick Freestone
Executive Director

Patrick Freestone

Patrick is an executive Director of Danescroft, as well as being Head of Corporate Investments for Fiera Real Estate.

Emma Cullen
Legal Counsel

Emma Cullen

Emma trained at Frere Chomeley Bischoff and qualified into the commercial property department.She held the role of Legal Counsel at Ascent Media Group Limited for seven years before joining Fiera Real Estate in 2007.

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