Jahama is the new property arm of GFG Alliance, a family owned steel empire that possesses the UK’s fifth-largest land portfolio, and is described by its chief investment officer as a “sleeping giant”.
The company, which has big development ambitions, has appointed Duncan Mackison, former chief operating officer of Buccleugh Estates, as chief executive of Jahama Highland Estates.
Speaking to EG on the day of Jahama’s launch, GFG chief investment officer Jay Hambro revealed the extent of the company’s assets and his company’s plan to add value to the portfolio.
He said: “The largest site is 140,000 acres that we own in the Highlands including the foothills of Ben Nevis.
“That is a great responsibility, and it hadn’t changed hands for a hundred years before we came to own it last year.
“We feel a great burden of responsibility to move that estate forward. Jahama as a whole is where we will house the broader estates portfolio.
“We have very aggressive targets for growing it. With such a broad range of real estate, there are different propositions for each site.”
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