Paul Hallam, Course Director

Paul Hallam

Course Director

Paul is a Senior Lecturer on the real estate programmes with the School of Built Environment, Engineering and Computing at Leeds Beckett University. He is a Chartered Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS), qualifying in 2002.

Prior to joining Leeds Beckett University in April 2020, Paul spent almost 20 years in practice. Most recently he was the Partner responsible for the Valuation and Advisory department in the Leeds office of one of the UK’s leading real estate consultancies. He has a wide range of experience across the commercial property sector, particularly in the Leeds and Yorkshire property markets. During his time in practice he took responsibility for the training and development of a number of graduates and sandwich placement students.

Paul is part of the Employability Group for the School of Built Environment, Engineering and Computing. He is also involved in developing a network for other practitioners who have entered Higher Education in conjunction with the Centre for Learning and Teaching.

Current Teaching

Paul teaches on the BSc (Hons) Real Estate and Property Management course where he is the module leader for Real Estate Profession and Practice (Level 4), Valuation 2: Valuation & Investment (Level 5) and Professional Practice (Level 6).

In addition he has also undertaken teaching on Valuation 1: Introduction to Valuation (Level 4), Built Environment Economics (Level 4), Property Management and Agency (Level 5) and Building Surveying Commercial Management (Level 5).

Research Interests

Paul's research interests include social value in real estate, automation of valuation and the impact of COVID-19 on the commercial property market.

Paul Hallam, Course Director