Simon is a director within LaSalle Investment Management’s European Research and Strategy team. His primary function is to monitor the continental European property markets; including identifying acquisition opportunities, defining fund strategies and forecasting market performance. To this end, Simon works closely with the acquisition teams in Munich, Paris and elsewhere in Europe. 

Prior to joining LaSalle Investment Management in early 2011, Simon was head of UK analytics at the listed property information company CoStar, where he developed an independent analysis and forecasting service based on building-level data in the UK. Prior to this he was head of research at fund manager Close Investments. He also pioneered European property forecasting at consultant Experian Business Strategies and spent his formative years in European research at CB Richard Ellis.

Simon completed a BSc (Hons) in French & German at the University of Salford, followed by an MSc in real estate investment & finance at the University of Reading. He is a committee member of the Society of Property Researchers and also a member of the Investment Property Forum. Simon is fluent in four languages.