CivicStar is built on a simple belief, building financial resilience and sustainability in local government depends on putting the right people on the right assets at the right time.

We come from local authorities and have in-depth understanding of how to overcome internal and external challenges while navigating complex political environments.

We specialise in aligning commercial, estates and transformation expertise to organisational missions, strategy that translates into delivery.

Rather than defaulting to generic frameworks or mismatched interim cover, we partner with our clients to curate capability that fits the requirement of each asset and programme.

The result is momentum over drift, skilled people, precisely deployed, turning underperforming assets into productive, compliant and revenue-generating portfolios.

Underperforming to outperforming. CivicStar helps public sector bodies transform their assets into productive places through better utilisation and strategic asset management which generates secure income, reduces holding costs and creates lasting value while bringing vibrancy and regeneration.

Our expertise in asset review, implementation and stakeholder engagement, ensures that we anticipate risks and provide reasoned recommendations which ultimately lead to viable solutions.

Our approach aligns with current government guidance requiring credible capital strategies and demonstrable asset rationalisation, ensuring property assets support both financial resilience and governance standards.

We fully understand the Corporate Landlord model and its application in Local Government settings. Our experience of aligning this to asset management strategies and creating bespoke models is key to successful implementation.

Whether it’s improving the efficiency and effectiveness of operational estates or finding solutions for commercial or surplus sites, our experienced professionals will work hand in hand with your in-house team. By combining commercial property expertise with place-led thinking, the outcome is vibrant, safer neighbourhoods with high-quality amenities for residents and businesses alike.

CivicStar supports local authority prosperity by ensuring property strategy is directly aligned to the Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS), turning underutilised assets into measurable financial contributors rather than balance sheet drag.

We focus on improving efficiencies in civic spaces while sweating commercial assets to improve and create new income streams that strengthen revenue resilience while protecting future capital receipts. We help councils reduce reliance on optimistic disposal assumptions and improve the credibility of financial forecasts. Our work links estates performance to transformation objectives, ensuring assets actively support service sustainability rather than erode optionality. The result is a more robust MTFS, where place, finance and delivery are aligned to create long-term economic and institutional resilience while overcoming the wider financial challenges associated with the need to provide ever-increasing services in a more constrained funding landscape.