We acquire buildings where fundamentals already make sense, strong location, viable planning pathway, realistic build scope and defensible end values.
We do not speculate on uplift. We structure it.
Every potential purchase is stress-tested before commitment. Build costs are interrogated, abnormal risks identified, and margins protected at appraisal.
Rather than operating with a fixed internal construction team, we appoint best-in-class contractors on a project-specific basis.
This ensures:
Competitive procurement
Specialist expertise aligned to the asset
Independent professional accountability
Flexibility without dilution of standards
Commercial oversight and operational delivery are led by experienced construction professionals with live quantity surveying, estimating and leadership backgrounds. That combination allows us to control both the numbers and the site.
We convert buildings with commercial clarity, not optimism.
Investors
Even with a world class team supporting us in achieving greatness.
There are other team members who shall not be overlooked.
We partner with a select panel of private investors to deliver carefully underwritten, responsibly executed developments.
We remain open to speaking with new private investors who align with our disciplined, long-term approach and would like to be part of something meaningful.
If you wish to find out more about investing with then please contact us
Vendors
Commercial properties can quietly become a weight, empty units, rising costs, uncertain demand. Sometimes selling isn’t always as simple as it should be.
We work with owners who want a clear, professional way forward, no pressure, no overpromising. We offer a structured conversation to understand your position and explore what a sensible exit could look like.
Sometimes the right buyer isn’t the loudest one, it’s the one who understands the asset properly, which means that sometimes we can offer higher than the open market expectation.
About us
We specialise in converting underutilised commercial buildings into high-quality residential homes, operating within a focused area of Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire.
We are proud to be recommended to Investors and Vendors alike and this is because of our approach to business.
Transparent Appraisal Logic
Deals are supported by realistic cost plans and defensible assumptions, not inflated GDVs.
Structured Governance
We have clear oversight between commercial control and operational delivery.
Disciplined Project Choice Criteria
We do not pursue speculative sites or marginal schemes.
Professional Conduct
We ensure respectful communication, clear timelines and consistent follow-through.
Capital Protection Focus
Risk is assessed before commitment, not managed reactively.
Reputation Preservation
We understand that when someone introduces us, their reputation is on the line. We act accordingly.
Philippe Pitts-Webster
Co-Director
Philippe brings 20+ years of construction and operational leadership experience, including service as a Royal Engineer in the British Army and as a Watch Manger within the Essex Fire Service.
He specialises in programme control, contractor management and disciplined delivery across complex projects. Calm under pressure and decisive in execution, he keeps projects moving, manages risk in real time and protects both timelines and returns.
From initial appraisal through to final sign-off, Philippe is focused on one thing, delivering homes to a standard he’d be proud to own. As an early property investor, he brings a long-term, asset-focused mindset, combining operational rigour with disciplined capital deployment.
Philippe, CEO, explains the business's philosophy;
"Our job is to create homes that feel solid, considered and built with pride, because someone’s new adventures will begin inside them"
Tarnia Pitts-Webster
Co-Director
With over 12 years’ experience in live construction environments, Tarnia’s background spans Quantity Surveying (BSc Hons), estimating and project management.
She specialises in groundworks, substructure and infrastructure cost risk, with a core strength in early-stage cost interrogation and abnormal cost analysis. Her involvement runs from initial feasibility through to final account, ensuring financial clarity at every stage.
Operating with a disciplined, commercially protective approach, she focuses on conservative underwriting and margin protection, identifying potential financial exposure before acquisition. Having acquired her first property asset, with Philippe. at age 19. Tarnia brings an asset-focused investment mindset, ensuring projects are structured, costed and delivered to withstand scrutiny.
Tarnia, CEO, explains the unique selling point of Pitts-Webster Developments;
"Our advantage is alignment, financial discipline meets real construction experience. That’s why our projects are structured before they’re started."
Our Team
We can’t make this kind of magic happen on our own.
Behind every successful conversion is a carefully assembled team, operating alongside Pitts-Webster Developments.
We value the relationships of those magicians as much as the results they help us achieve.
These wonderful and highly experienced people can be seen below.
COLIN SMITH
Planning Consultant
CJS Planning
Established for over 30 years in which time he has been involved in hundreds of planning issues, a great many resolved positively. Powered with knowledge of the cans and cannots regarding planning
DAN STILES
Project Management Services
Syndicate Property Development
An experienced Quantity Surveyor and Project Manager with over 30 years of expertise in delivering complex commercial, residential and public sector projects.
TONY POWER
Independent Legal Consultant
Empowerment Legal Consultancy Ltd
A legal consultant and strategic advisor, offering contract review/drafting, deal structuring, and legal risk assessment, delivered in plain English. Assisting his client in avoiding costly mistakes.
WILL LUCEY
Commercial Finance Broker
Luc Capital Limited
Over 19 years experience in the property finance industry. With a wide range of experience in developments, basement excavations, multi-unit conversions and more.
KELLY SIMES
Interior Designer
The House of Hestia_Living
She brings over 30 years experiences across architecture, interior design and property. With a background rooted in creativity and practical project delivery, and has developed a deep understanding of how spaces function.
MARTIN JOHNSON
Health & Saftey Consultant
East Services Limited
Has just under 30 years experience in H & S, with a further 19 years of hands-on site construction experience, both in the UK and abroad. He has overcome many site challenges along his career, in both commercial and residential projects.
Greg Lattimore
Commercial Manager/ QS
With almost 30 years of experience in the construction industry, he specialises in the day-to-day running of development projects. He prides himself of providing accurate detailed forecasts to aid cash flow and payments.
Any appearance on this website by those above does not constitute a partnership, endorsement of investment opportunities, or assumption of responsibility for the affairs of Pitts-Webster Devlopments Limited
Vacant Premises
If you know of a vacant commercial premises that is NOT currently on the open market, we'd love to hear from you.
We are looking for:
Properties in Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire or Hertfordshire
Banks, light industrial units, offices or private health centres
No industrial estates or business parks
Not Grade I or Grade II listed
Whole building only, no shop and uppers, flying freeholds or part-ownership titles
Finders Fee: A fee of 0.5% of the purchase price will be payable upon completion, should the sale proceed to a change of ownership.
No property experience needed — if you spot something that looks empty and forgotten, just get in touch.
Phone, Text or WhatsApp
Landline 01787 743 047
Philippe 07466 034 514
Tarnia 07833 227 642
[email protected]
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