Martin has over 30 years’ real estate industry experience, specialising in the delivery of affordable housing in both the public and private sectors. Alongside Darryl Flay, he was a founding figure of the UK’s build-to-rent sector, winning various awards from the RIBA and Sunday Times. Pioneering achievements included delivering the first build-to-rent development to use offsite manufacturing and the first to include discount market rent homes. Among other skills, Martin brings extensive advocacy and policy experience and is passionate about ensuring social value remains at the heart of rental developments.

Martin is a member of the London Urban Transformation Commission, and previously sat on the Department for Communities and Local Government’s build-to-rent subcommittee. He is also a longstanding member of the British Property Federation’s residential board.

Beginning his career as an engineer in the construction sector, Darryl soon moved into property development and quickly excelled. Now with 35 years in the real estate industry, Darryl has overseen the construction of 20,000 residential units and more than 1,000,000 sq ft of commercial property. Known for acquiring some of Berkeley’s landmark developments in London, Darryl has built a career out of creating value and pushing the boundaries in residential development.

With his partner and now co-director Martin Bellinger, he pioneered the concept of build-to-rent in the UK, redefining design and operational standards in the sector. Darryl is a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors and a member of the development committee of the London Chamber of Commerce.

James has over 10 years’ experience working on a broad range of transactions across private equity real estate and private capital fund raising. He is primarily responsible for the creation of Goodstone and the on-going development of its investment strategy. He is also a member of Goodstone’s Investment Committee and Risk Committee.

James is also a Senior Vice President in Macquarie Asset Management’s real estate division and has played a leading role driving Macquarie’s expansion into innovative and high growth sectors. He has been admitted as a solicitor in the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia and is considered an Approved Person by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Dana co-leads the real estate business for Macquarie Asset Management in Europe, specifically focusing on investments in both opportunistic and income strategies. He sits on Goodstone’s Investment Committee.

Dana joined Macquarie Asset Management in 2020 after its acquisition of GLL Real Estate Partners, where he was one of the Managing Partners and the Chief Investment Officer. At GLL, Dana led over €12 billion in global transaction activity in the office, retail and logistics sectors. Prior to joining GLL, Dana was a partner at Menard Doswell & Co., a US-based international logistics developer.

Dana is a fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors and a member of the Urban Land Institute.

Iliya has over 25 years of real estate investment and funds management experience, having held senior leadership positions at iQ Student, Dominvs Group, Wellcome Trust and LaSalle Investment Management. He has a track record of leading and scaling investment platforms including recently as Chief Investment Officer at iQ Student where he oversaw the growth of its real estate portfolio to over 28,000 beds, resulting in the sale of the business to Blackstone Group in 2020 for £4.7 billion.

As Chief Executive Officer, Iliya is responsible for day-to-day leadership of the business. He joins the Executive Shareholders, Darryl Flay and Martin Bellinger, in delivering the business’ strategy of partnering with leading institutional investors to deliver high-quality, build-to-rent residential real estate across the United Kingdom.

Lizzie is responsible for delivering strategic legal advice and risk management at Goodstone Living. She advises the board on all governance, compliance and reputational issues.

Lizzie joined Goodstone after five years at Greystar Real Estate Partners, where she played a leading role in the growth of its European business. She was instrumental in driving transactions and capital raising structures, as well as implementing policies and procedures at the platform level.

Lizzie was also a member of the corporate team at Jones Day, working on a wide range of corporate and real estate transactions, during which time she was also seconded to Goldman Sachs.

She is an admitted solicitor in England and Wales and has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from the University of Bristol, a Graduate Diploma in Law and LPC qualifications from BPP Law School, and a certificate in Real Estate Economics and Finance from the London School of Economics.

As Investment Director, Carl is responsible for developing and managing the company’s real estate investment, funds management and investor relations activities. He joins Goodstone having worked at Nuveen for over 12 years in various fund and portfolio management roles. Most recently, he was responsible for the creation of a new BTR platform in Spain and the growth of Nuveen’s student housing portfolio across Europe which included several ground up developments and forward funding transactions.

Throughout his time at Nuveen, he bought, sold and managed over €3 billion of assets in both the retail and housing related sectors, setting up and managing several joint ventures with a variety of operating partners.

Carl successfully completed the Chartered Global Management Accountant certification and also holds the Investment Management Certificate .

Lee is responsible for strategy, engagement, design, procurement, and delivery of all Goodstone Living’s construction activities.

He has over 25 years of experience in the U.K construction industry, including senior roles at Greystar Real Estate Partners, Mace, Westfield, and Sir Robert McAlpine.

While only focussed on the build-to-rent sector over the last 5 years, Lee has overseen the delivery of more than 3,000 build-to-rent apartments in London and regional cities.

Lee holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Civil Engineering from Loughborough University and is a Member of The Chartered Institution of Civil Engineers.

Aleks is responsible for developing and implementing operational strategies across the business.

Aleks joined Goodstone Living from Realstar Group’s build-to-rent residential business (“UNCLE”), managing over 2,500 units in London and Manchester as Vice President of Operations. She has also previously held operational roles at Urbanest and Regus and has over 16 years of experience in operational excellence, sales, and customer service.

With a proven track record of optimising operational efficiency and streamlining processes, Aleks continuously looks for innovative solutions to enhance resident satisfaction and achieve business objectives.

Aleks has been a Propertymark member since 2015 and holds a Level 3 qualification in residential lettings and property management in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland and is on track to gain Level 6 qualification in Scotland.

Aleks is passionate about mentorship and empowering others to reach their full potential. She firmly believes in the power of continuous learning and actively promotes professional development initiatives.

Natasha has over 27 years varied experience in the property and construction industry having worked for consultancy practices and developers during this time.

She began her career as a Quantity Surveyor, gaining valuable experience both overseas and in the UK before moving into Project Management. Natasha has an excellent working understanding of all aspects of project delivery, financial management and project controls, having acted in the capacity of Project Manager, Employer’s Agent, Cost Manager, Fund Monitor and Client Representative for a number of high-profile organisations.

She has extensive experience of the residential BTR sector and is well versed in managing and interacting with the entire project team and stakeholders.

Natasha graduated from Reading University with an MBA in Construction and Real Estate (Distinction) and she also holds an RICS Post Graduate Diploma in Project Management and a Diploma in Quantity Surveying from the College of Estate Management.

Karen is responsible for overseeing the financial, reporting and tax aspects of Goodstone Living and its investment vehicles.

Previously Karen spent over 6 years at China Vanke's UK real estate investment platform as finance manager, covering a range of projects including mixed use, office and residential projects. Prior to that, Karen worked in Assurance specialising in insurance and investment management at PwC in London where her clients included various open-ended investment funds and Lloyd's of London syndicates.

Karen qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PwC and holds a BSc in Business Mathematics and Statistics and an MSc in Risk and Stochastics from the London School of Economics.

Marion is responsible for assisting Karen for overseeing the financial, reporting and tax aspects of Goodstone Living and its investment vehicles.

Previously Marion spent 17.5 years at Workspace Group in various roles all in the Finance Department from originally starting in the Property Services function to then going on to managing the Team and function ensuring that all the Accounts receivable processes were coordinated and completed in a timely and accurate manner to also managing the information held in the Property Management System. At Workspace Marion embarked on her Accounting qualification with ACCA. Prior to leaving Workspace Marion was employed as a Management Accountant where she gained most of her Accounting experience to help in her progress to qualifying as a Chartered Accountant.

Marcus is responsible for analysing and modelling investment and development opportunities across the U.K.

He joined Goodstone Living from Pinnacle Investments, where he was Investment and Development Analyst, supporting its rental portfolio across the investment, asset management and development teams. Marcus held an investment role at CLSA in Hong Kong, supporting the real estate private equity team.

Marcus holds a Master’s degree in Real Estate Finance from Reading University and a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Exeter.

Seb is responsible for analysing and underwriting investment and development opportunities across the UK as well as managing the team’s investment pipeline.

Prior to joining Goodstone, Seb worked at Heimstaden in their UK Investment Team, where he supported the team in underwriting, modelling and analysing single and multi-family investment opportunities. In addition, he was involved in developing the team’s UK investment strategy.

Seb received an MSc in Economics from the University of Bath and a BSc in Economics from the University of Cape Town.