The People Behind the Partnership.
The Strategic Land Partnership brings together a team with deep expertise across land, planning, property development, construction management and sales. It is this breadth of in-house capability — working as one cohesive team — that allows us to deliver results for our partners that specialist advisors working in isolation simply cannot match.
Meet the Team
Every partnership we enter into is managed by professionals who have spent careers in the land and development sector. We understand the pressures, the timescales and the decisions that landowners, agents and developers face — because we have operated on both sides of those decisions throughout our careers.
That experience is what shapes the way we work. We are direct, we are transparent, and we focus entirely on delivering the best possible outcome for our partners. You will always know who you are dealing with, and you will always be able to reach us directly.
Mark Taylor
Founder
Bio
Mark Taylor Mark is an FCA regulated adviser and has had a passion for property from an early age. He quickly understood the value of property as an asset to create long-term financial freedom. TSLP is a culmination of Mark’s almost forty years of experience in the property and financial sector, experience which Mark willingly shares with his clients. TSLP mission statement is Making Things Happen which is underpinned by Mark’s consistent belief in fairness and honesty in all his endeavours, values that help our clients achieve their property development and financial planning goals.
Vanessa Taylor
Projects
Bio
Having joined Mark to work exclusively with the Strategic Land Partnership, Vanessa brings a successful career spanning many years with one of the UK’s premier national house builders.
Beginning in home sales and progressing to the position of Regional Manager, she developed a comprehensive understanding of the housebuilding industry and the importance of delivering projects to schedule while maintaining the highest standards of quality and customer satisfaction.
Throughout her career, she has built a reputation for meticulous organisational skills, strong leadership, and the ability to bring teams together to achieve a shared vision and successful end result. These skills are central to the Strategic Land Partnership’s approach, ensuring developments are delivered efficiently, collaboratively, and with long-term value in mind for both partners and the people who ultimately call our homes their own.
Simon Parsons
Sales and Marketing
Bio
Simon has collaborated with Mark Taylor for almost 20 years on many property and financial services projects in the UK and Europe. Simon’s background in sales and marketing and his former management career with some of the largest financial institutions in the UK adds value to the whole group, but more importantly, our clients.
Giuseppe Zanre
Land and Planning
Bio
Giuseppe is our Land and Planning Director, with over 35yrs land and planning experience which he gained through working within Local Authority Planning Departments, and for major House Builders including Barratt Developments Plc, David Wilson Homes, and Bloor Homes, in his roles at Senior Managerial and Board Director levels across the South East and South West.
Giuseppe is a qualified Town Planner by background, and has successfully identified, promoted, and secured Planning Consents for major residential, Strategic land, as well as for more immediate residential and mixed-use developments.
Martin Freemantle
Logistics
Bio
Martin brings over 30 years of senior management and operational excellence to the property development sector. With a strong background spanning retail operations and property development, Martin has a proven ability to lead projects from concept through to completion, ensuring quality, efficiency, and commercial success at every stage.
Specialising in project management, strategic planning, and operational delivery, Martin is known for a disciplined, detail driven approach combined with clear oversight of budgets, timelines, and stakeholder relationships. Extensive experience managing complex developments enables informed decision making and consistent results across diverse projects.
Outside of professional commitments, Martin is family focused with three young children, bringing balance, long term perspective, and strong values to every venture.
David Smith
Finance
Bio
David trained with Grant Thornton for the first 10 years of his accountancy career. This was followed by Financial Director roles with companies within the construction sector.
In 1989 David started an accountancy practice which he then sold in April 2025 to focus on construction interests of his own.
Having worked as an accountant in and around construction, the opportunity to work alongside the team was very attractive and a great use of his skill set.
David is currently going through the custom build route for a house for himself and it seemed the obvious choice to get involved.
What Makes us Different
A Team that Works as One
What distinguishes The Strategic Land Partnership from a collection of individual advisors is the way our team operates together. Planning, design, marketing, sales and project management are not handed off between separate firms — they are managed by a single, integrated team with a shared objective on every project.
This continuity of service means decisions are made faster, problems are solved before they escalate, and the quality of every outcome is maintained from the first site visit to the final handover. For our partners, it means one point of contact, one aligned team and one clear goal — delivering the best possible return from every piece of land we work with.