About Us
WE ARE THE EXPERTS IN OUR FIELD
Based in Manchester, Jumani Holdings provides a specialist advisory and full turnkey solutions to our investor clients. Founded by Managing Director, Jacob Jumani in 2004 the business has built a reputation of creating a simple yet seamless process for providing busy, successful investors with reliable and up-to-date information to be able to make sound investment and wealth management decisions.
Our success is as a result of always delivering to our client’s expectations and in a way that is transparent, timely and honest. We believe our position is secured through a highly personal service delivered by an experienced and dedicated team.
WHAT WE DO
Jumani Holdings’ advisors have extensive experience operating throughout all cycles of the real estate market. By seeking opportunities outside the box, treating each new property transaction individually, and applying four decades of experience, we have built an impressive track record that yields exceptional returns. Our investors share our hunger for new opportunities to achieve better, safer returns.
Today’s investors seek returns beyond what conventional routes offer. Recognising this, we have shaped an investment concept that leverages our advisors’ experience and the purchasing power of our clients’ funds to negotiate substantial property acquisitions. Each acquisition has the potential to deliver significant returns on investment with exceptional levels of security.
With an extensive network of contacts and comprehensive market intelligence, Jumani Holdings’ advisors constantly monitor a wide range of potential acquisitions, both long-term and opportunistic. Typical investment opportunities include:
- Developments that have failed to reach an exit
- Properties that have not fulfilled their letting potential
- Developments with significant discrepancies between their value and price
- Properties with unlockable or addable value
- Strategic land opportunities
- Off-market properties secured through Jumani Holdings’ extensive network
The target investment cycle, from purchase to sale ranges 12-60 months depending on the specifics of each acquisition
Value-Add Real Estate Propositions
Unlocking the full potential of underutilised or mispriced real estate assets, our value-add approach focuses on strategic enhancements that drive significant capital appreciation and rental growth. We identify properties with untapped value and execute targeted improvements such as asset repositioning, refurbishments, operational efficiencies and redevelopment.
Whether through planning gains, tenant repositioning or operational restructuring, we create superior investment outcomes tailored to long-term wealth generation
- Developments that have failed to reach an exit
- Properties that have not fulfilled their letting potential
- Developments with significant discrepancies between their value and price
- Properties with unlockable or addable value
- Strategic land opportunities
- Off-market properties secured through Jumani Holdings’ extensive network
Distressed Real Estate Propositions
We specialise in identifying and acquiring distressed real estate assets, presenting investors with lucrative opportunities to capitalise on market dislocations. Whether due to financial distress, mismanagement or external economic factors these assets offer significant
upside potential when repositioned effectively. Our expert team navigates complex acquisitions, restructurings and turnaround strategies to deliver strong risk-adjusted returns.
- Acquiring distressed assets at below-market value
- Implementing turnaround strategies for underperforming properties
- Working with lenders, administrators and motivated sellers to secure high-yield opportunities
- Repositioning distressed properties to maximize their market potential
Strategic Land Opportunities with an Uplift Over Time
We specialise in securing and managing strategic land investments with strong future appreciation potential. By targeting well-located sites that benefit from long-term planning gains, infrastructure improvements and market demand
we unlock substantial uplifts over time. Our strategic approach involves meticulous site selection, planning optimization and engagement with key stakeholders to drive value creation.
- Identifying land with future development potential
- Navigating planning permissions to enhance land value
- Working with local authorities and stakeholders for planning changes opportunities
- Structuring joint ventures and land promotion agreements for maximum returns
JACOB JUMANI, FOUNDER & CEO
Jacob Jumani first started sourcing and investing in UK properties in 2004 with his first buy to let development. Jacob has gone on to purchase, develop and sold thousand’s of properties all around the UK with a particular focus in Greater Manchester and London. Jacob and his team of experienced real estate and asset management consultants are constantly sourcing and reviewing value add investments, development opportunities and strategical land. This is Jumani Holdings core business and it is our passion and experience in the investment property industry that drives our success in this chosen field.
Jumani Holdings has extensive experience in real estate, having bought and sold over 1000’s units and dealt with a large portfolio of residential and commercial properties. Some notable projects include:
- Stockport (2007): Converted an old mill into 6 luxury apartments with a GDV of £1.8 million.
- Stalybridge (2008): Developed 14 apartments with a GDV of £2.1 million.
- Manchester (2009): Converted two commercial properties into 12 bedsits and 2 shops with a GDV of £600,000.
- Farnborough (2016): Obtained planning on a former office to residential for a conversion into 14 large apartments, achieving a GDV of £4.55 million.
On behalf of investors, we have managed significant portfolios and projects:
- Distressed Industrial Portfolio Nationwide (2016): Acquired 13 commercial properties valued at £13 million, increasing the yield from 18% to nearly 30% through re-gears and tenant negotiations.
- Distressed Partially Built Office Kirkham (2016): Acquired a distressed and stalled development of 8 commercial office properties, achieving a GDV of £1.2 million.
- 64 Storey Office New Build Tower Bishopsgate, City of London (2013-2016): Represented group of Middle East investors in the £1.2 billion Pinnacle 64 storey project, collaborating with architects and asset managers to revise the scheme. This project was sold to AXA Insurance in 2016 and was completed in 2021.
Jacob the CEO speaks at various family offices and investment conferences in particular the Middle East and United Kingdom with regards to Real Estate Market Investment.
