Our Practice

The home of specialist estate consultancy

Comprehensive, professional building support in education, healthcare and beyond

Leading a safer, simpler and better future for estate management

At AEC, we’re passionate about steering estates toward a more secure, more efficient and more sustainable tomorrow. We pride ourselves in helping others craft the best possible facilities for their occupants, and preserving this quality in the long-term. Together, we ensure our clients gain the foundations, knowledge and reassurance to unlock every building’s true potential.

Our mission

Our mission is to deliver funding and professional services that achieve the best possible outcome for our valued clients. Be it surveying every facet of a building in minute detail or collaborating on a long-term estate strategy. Directing a project to a successful, cost-efficient outcome, or winning funds for essential site improvements.

As a true multidisciplinary consultancy, whatever our clients need to manage their estate, we can provide it.

An expert-driven approach to estate planning and development

We believe nobody approaches estate management with the totality, integrity and passion that our experts do, which is why we’re highly regarded across the healthcare and education sectors.

Our unrivalled approach is founded on 6 core values:

Proactive

Many only handle condition or maintenance concerns when they become urgent. We proactively identify areas for improvement to minimise the need for reactive works, saving you scheduling, cost and compliance issues down the road.

Client-focused

As a multidisciplinary practice, we’re always there for our clients. Our specialist knowledge helps strategically respond to the needs of your estate as they evolve and frees your focus for other responsibilities, forging a symbiotic partnership.

Committed

We’re passionate about creating safer, better environments for all building occupants. Our dedication and extensive capabilities mean we deliver understanding and attention other firms can’t, managing all projects on your behalf.

Approachable

Working with AEC means you’re treated as an individual, not a number. We’re always available to discuss any questions or concerns, knowing that long-term success is achieved with clear communication and supportive relationships.

Consultative

Our broad experience and services make us the primary contact for all your estate management needs. We fill any gaps in your compliance requirements, guide successful funding bids and adapt our approach to suit your goals.

Professional

Decades of experience and a strong track record in education and healthcare ensure our services are timely, transparent and truly specialist. We work in your best interests to achieve compliance and deliver meaningful developments.

Our offices

Our head office is based in Billericay, Essex; supported by satellite offices in Watford and Newcastle. This regional presence gives AEC genuine nationwide reach, enabling us to serve clients across the UK with local insight and consistent expertise.

The experts in specialist estate management

With decades of experience in education, healthcare and wider sectors, our professionals set the benchmark for estate management across the UK. From our building surveyors, architects and project managers, to our hands-on senior management team, we’re all united in our mission to exceed our clients’ expectations.

Meet the team

Featured news

Funding

Post-16 & Construction Capacity Fund Outcomes

AEC is proud to have helped colleges secure funding to increase post-16 capacity and expand construction skills training provision.

Mark Jackson 12 Aug 2026 - 1 min read

Funding

Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) Outcome

At a time when Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) allocations have reduced, AEC is delighted to confirm that we secured more than £100 million in capital funding for our clients in the latest 26/27 funding round.

Mark Jackson 7 Aug 2026 - 1 min read

Insights

When heat closes schools, it becomes an estate strategy problem

Last month, more than 1,000 schools across the UK were forced to close fully or partially as record-breaking temperatures pushed classrooms beyond safe operating conditions.

What this did was expose a much bigger issue. It wasn't simply an unfortunate consequence of an extreme weather event. What became evident is something that those working across the education estate have understood for quite some time, and that is that many of our school buildings were never designed for the climate we're now experiencing.

Mark Jackson 21 Jul 2026 - 4 min read

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