Who We Are

Real Estate Recruitment

Higher Capital Consulting (HCC) and newly launched Higher Capital Executive (HCE) are an industry leading recruitment and advisory business that works exclusively with real estate professionals. The business was born out of Chris’s passion for real estate and drive to be an integral part of the industry.

The business prides itself on being a small and highly focused organisation that serves both its clients and candidates with the absolute best in class service.

HCC wants to ensure every assignment we work gets the right person and support to deliver outstanding and successful results. This is done through building a culture where we only have consultants that are as passionate about real estate as we are and want to work closely with their clients to provide an outstanding experience for all.

We have built our company values based on the drive to be successful for clients, candidates and our employees which brings together the best solution you will find in the sector.

There is incredible depth within HCC and HCE that bring together an incredibly strong knowledge base that can advise on all aspects of the hiring process and managing your talent and executive searches.

We pride ourselves on our ability to deliver for all types of clients, as such our partners include funds, private equity, global investment managers, operating partners, family offices, RP’s, Plc’s and developers.

MEET THE TEAM

CHRIS

Founder

Chris spent 4 years at Balfour Beatty before joining a global recruitment agency to leverage his industry knowledge in re-establishing a London real estate desk. After 4 years, in which he was consecutive top biller and promoted to Manager, he left to pursue a new challenge, – establishing and founding Higher Capital Consulting in 2015.

For over a decade Chris has recruited exclusively for real estate investors and developers. He has extensive experience solving the recruitment challenges of some of London’s revered developers, funds, and equity firms. He’s an expert in both recruitment and real estate, offering genuine collaboration, insightful consultation and access to the best talent available.

ELSA

Investment (Equity) & Asset Management

Elsa has 3 years’ experience in recruitment, working across different industries (Real Estate, Property Technology, MarTech, AdTech) and regions (Europe and North America). 

Elsa joined HCC in 2023 as a Senior Consultant in the Investment and Asset Management team, working with large and mid-cap investors as well as smaller, boutique investment managers. She partners with clients on roles from analyst to director level.

She studied Spanish and International Media and Communications at the University of Nottingham. She had the opportunity to live in Peru and Spain as part of her year abroad. Outside of work, Elsa enjoys going to yoga and spinning, and exploring London.

HAMISH

Managing Director – Executive Search

Hamish is the Managing Director for Higher Capital Executive, joining the business to work alongside Chris Shewry and further grow HCC’s expertise in real estate executive search. Hamish has experience in successfully completing searches in the UK, Europe and USA and represents his clients and candidates as an ambassador to bringing diversity and equality for the companies he works with. 

Hamish has executive search experience across all areas of real estate including Corporate real estate, investment, development, asset management, facilities management and construction working with firms at every stage of the asset lifecycle. 

His particular sector of expertise is within the living sector where he has worked with private housebuilders, Social housing RP’s, Build to Rent, pbsa and later living through both not for profit, private ownership, plc and private equity 

Hamish has extensive experience working across multiple countries including multiple successful multifamily searches in the US up to President level with many of the leading multifamily investors and developers and worked through high growth and mature real estate markets. 

His background and knowledge brings experience that will advise and listen closely to the people he works with to identify and secure the right person for the position. Hamish always takes the time to engage with the clients and candidates he works with to understand their needs and ensure everyone has all the information and contact they need throughout the search process. 

HCE has its own in-house researcher who has direct experience recruiting in real estate, bringing knowledge and interest that further aligns to the needs of our clients and candidate experience. 

HARRY

Land & Development Management

Harry joined HCC in 2019 and specialises in recruiting Development Management roles across all asset classes and from analyst to director level. Having initially worked at one of London’s largest property recruiters he gained a strong understanding for the sector before making a move to HCC Consulting to provide a specialist and qualitative service to both clients and candidates.

Harry holds a degree in Criminology from the University of Hull. He represented the Universities 1st XV Rugby team throughout all 3 years and was the clubs’ social secretary in his 2nd year.  

In his spare time, Harry can be found playing Golf and Tennis, or spending time with friends and family, he is unofficially the office Table Tennis doubles partner of choice.

KAREN

Design & Project Management

Testimonials

“Chris is very different from a lot of recruiters. He doesn’t use the usual sale pitch that a lot of agencies use, and he does not bombard you with numerous speculative emails with random CV’s. He makes a point of understanding your business, the type of development you build and the environment in which new candidates will be working in. The aim for him is to find us the best match which reduces staff turnover and repeat business for Chris. He is efficient, proactive and friendly and I would definitely recommend him to others. Not only just for all the reasons stated above, but because of his vast knowledge of Development and what is happening right now with all Developers. He has his finger on the pulse.”
HR Manager, London Estate
"Working with Harry to find a new role, was a seamless experience – during the pandemic, was no mean feat. Having approached me about a specific role, he took the time to understand what I was looking for in my next position. He was hugely supportive throughout the process and was always on hand to offer advice, providing timely feedback and ensuring the process transitioned smoothly. Having not changed jobs for over 7 years, it was great to work with someone who really understood not only the recruitment process, but also linked this skillset intrinsically to the nuances of the Real Estate sector, particularly with discretion in this notoriously close sector. I have now actively referred people in my network to Harry to work with, given my personal experience."
Development/ESG Lead, Boutique DeveloperCEO
“We were introduced to Harry via a new recruit who recommended him because Higher Capital were specialists in that field. No other consultant has ever listened to us as much as Harry did. Once he had heard what we wanted he searched the market and the CV’s he sent were all appropriate which was refreshing and meant our time was not wasted sifting through lots of unsuitable CV’s.”
Co-Founder, Commercial Investor/Developer
“Chris’s approach to recruitment has allowed us to identify key members of our team in a very succinct way. He has taken the time to understand our specific requirements, rather than generalising, which is unfortunately far too common within the recruitment sector. Chris’s knowledge of his market is very strong and allows for proper business relationships to develop as he has a genuine interest/understanding of the roles he successfully hires for. I would personally highly recommend Chris. He has become a very trusted business partner and is someone that I know can always assist when the need is there.”
HR Business Partner, Commercial Developer
“Chris helped me move from contractor to client-side developer several years ago, and more recently with the next step in my career. Unlike other recruiters, he built a deep understanding of my particular skillset and his personal approach and genuine commitment to pairing the right candidate and company together is highly recommended.”
Development Director, Boutique London Developer
"Having helped me secure my own role, I asked Harry to help grow the team as we sought to procure an Assistant Development Manager. Harry worked with us to fully understand our requirements and importantly, the type of person we were looking to hire. Being a small team, personality and ambition was just as important to us as the skillset they possessed. Harry was able to provide us with a range of high calibre candidates at short notice. His organisation, diligence, communication and discretion were outstanding and he was able to secure us an excellent new addition to the team in a very competitive market. I would highly recommend Harry’s services to anyone in Real Estate looking to grow their team, and candidates looking for a new challenge, you will not look back!"
Vice President, Boutique PERE FirmCEO

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