Professional Qualifications:
Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

Trevor Osborne began his development activities at the age of 21 years after leaving Local Government in 1965. Initially small scale residential and commercial developments led to the formation of Speyhawk in 1973. With the growth in his business, and the size of his projects, it achieved a listing on the London Stock Exchange in 1981. In addition, for ten years he was the founding Chairman of St. George Plc, the prominent London housing developer.

Trevor Osborne's development activity is now conducted through The Trevor Osborne Property Group Limited, itself formed in 1973, and embraces mixed-use, commercial, leisure and residential projects, often in historical buildings, as well as property investment. The Company often engages as development partner with Councils and other public sector organisations.

From 1991-92 he was the President of the British Property Federation and from 1987-1990 was the British Property Federation visiting Fellow of the Land Management Course at the University of Reading. From 1980-1982 he was the Leader of Wokingham District Council.

He served as a Commissioner of the Royal Fine Art Commission as well as being Chairman of the Urban Villages Forum which role he occupied since its conception in 1989 and the founding of the Forum in 1992 until 199

• Chairman of the Trevor Osborne Property Group Limited : 1973 to present
• Chairman of South East Excellence Advisory Board, one of the region's centres of excellence to be set up in the United Kingdom at the instigation of the government and funded by SEEDA
• Visiting Fellow, Oxford Brookes University
• (Architecture and Planning)
• Freeman of the City of London
• Trustee of The Royal Fine Art Commission Trust
• (Building of the Year Awards)
• Executive Council Member of The Georgian Group
• Deputy Chairman of the Academy of Urbanism
• Director of The Buxton Festival
• Liveryman (Worshipful Company of Chartered Surveyors)
• Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
• Fellow of the Duke of Edinburgh Award World Fellowship
• President of Windsor Arts Centre
• Trustee of St. Sebastian's Playing Field Trus

 

Prior Roles

• Commissioner of the Royal Fine Art Commission : 1994 to 1999
• Founding Member and Chairman of His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales's Urban Villages Forum : 1992 to 1999
• Chairman of Hawk Development Management Plc : 1992 to 1998
• Chairman of St. George Plc : 1986 to 1996
• Chairman of Building & Property Management Services Limited : 1993 to 1996 (Formerly PSA South and South West England)
• Chairman of Speyhawk Plc : 1973 to 1993
• Director (non-executive) of Redland Plc : 1989 to 1992
• Chairman of Lucknam Park Limited : 1991 to 1995
• Director of London First : 1992 to 1995
• British Property Federation Visiting Fellow of Land Management Course, University of Reading : 1987 to 1990
• President of the British Property Federation : 1991/1992
• British Property Federation Council Member : 1985 to 1992
• Member of the Royal Opera House Development Board : 1989 to 1995
• Former Member of Wokingham District Council and its Leader : 1980 to 1982
• Trustee of Wokingham Conservative Association : 1981 to 1991
• Council Member of the City Property Association : 1985 to 1992

 

Trevor Osborne is a well known figure in the property and construction industries with recognised expertise in planning and development

 

5^th May, 2006