About Alex Moss
Alex Moss is the Course Director of the Real Estate MSc at Bayes Business School, City St George’s, University of London, and the Director of the Real Estate Research Centre. He has been involved in research and transactions in the global real estate sector for over 30 years, building his career across award‑winning sell‑side research, investment banking, private equity and fund management. This includes senior roles in organisations such as BZW, Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB), Apax Partners Capital, M&G and Investec.
He formed AME Capital in 2002, developing a proprietary database and analytical tool for listed real estate companies and securities funds globally, before selling the business to Macquarie Securities in 2008, where he continued as Head of Global Property Securities Analytics. In 2012 he founded Consilia Capital, a real estate investment advisory firm with an international institutional client base. Alex is an acknowledged international expert in Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and is regularly invited to speak on the topic around the world.
Alex’s extensive industry experience and research underpins his teaching, allowing students to benefit from real‑world insights into property markets, valuation, asset pricing and capital markets as they study the Real Estate MSc.
He also serves on the Advisory Board and chairs the Research Committee for the European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA), whose members own more than €840 billion of real estate assets globally.
How the Real Estate MSc prepares students for the future
The Real Estate MSc at Bayes Business School is tailored for ambitious graduates who want to build careers in the global real estate industry. It blends valuation, investment and development knowledge with strong analytical and practical skills and extensive industry exposure in London’s dynamic property and financial markets.
Industry‑focused learning
Students combine academic learning with real‑world applications through:
- Experiential assignments such as investment and development appraisals, valuation case studies and financial modelling
- Guest lectures and insights from blue‑chip real estate firms such as Schroders, CBRE, Savills and Knight Frank
- Integration of AI and industry datasets (including Bloomberg, Argus and MSCI) to connect theory with practice
These activities help students understand how property markets function, how assets are valued and financed, and how real estate fits into broader capital markets.
Comprehensive skill development
Students build practical and analytical skills in areas such as:
- Valuation, development appraisal and cash flow modelling
- Real estate finance and investment analysis
- Capital markets, listed property securities and REIT analysis
- Market economics, asset pricing and risk assessment
These competencies are developed through core modules, electives and applied projects that mirror the tasks real estate professionals undertake in investment, development and advisory roles.
Industry engagement and networks
Located in London’s global real estate and financial hub, students are exposed to industry professionals, workshops, networking events and company visits that build professional insight and connections.
Career preparation
The Real Estate MSc prepares graduates for roles across the property sector, including as analysts, chartered surveyors, fund managers, lenders, real estate consultants and development professionals, with alumni employed at firms such as CBRE, Savills, AXA Investment Managers, Morgan Stanley and Lambert Smith Hampton.