Today Marion Ellis chats with Joshim Uddin, a Chartered Surveyor in Tower Hamlets and RICS Matrics Award Winner. Joshim is a Chartered Surveyor who leads a public sector development viability service. The key purpose of his role is to ensure maximum levels of affordable housing/developer contributions is provided as part of planning applications for new development schemes for local residents. In this episode, we discuss development viability, the public sector and local authorities, the...

Today, Marion Ellis chats with George Hooton, a General Practice Surveyor and the RICS Matrics Commercial Property Surveyor of the Year 2023. A surveyor with a demonstrated history of working in the commercial real estate industry, George works hard both inside and outside of the business to drive a better and more inclusive property profession. In this episode, we discuss George’s career, his award, his perspective on the surveying sector, how it could better accommodate people with...

Today Marion Ellis chats with Sinead Clarkson, Chartered Quantity Surveyor, working for PH Plasterers Ltd. As a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and Co-Chair of the NAWIC Yorkshire region (National Association for Women in Construction), Sinead has an interest in improving gender diversity in our profession through support and research, and early engagement - especially using social media. In this episode, we discuss engaging younger audiences through social media, how it can support others and...

Today, Marion chats with Chris Rispin, the author of many notable books and papers in the residential and valuation surveying sector and a regular contributor to The Surveyor Hub Community.   Now retired, Chris was the former Managing Director of BlueBox Partners, previously Technical Director at Allied Surveyors.  In this episode, they discuss his career and the transformative years of being in surveying practice from naive practitioner to experienced Technical Director. What Is...

Today Marion Ellis chats with Alice Graham, Solutions Engineer at Procore Technologies. A Chartered Quantity Surveyor with six years of industry experience, Alice combines industry expertise with a passion for technology to help construction organisations adopt cutting-edge cost management solutions, contributing to the industry's digital transformation. Alice also actively supports early career professionals in their development. In this episode, we discuss the development and integration...

Today Marion Ellis chats with Michael Schendel, Chartered Surveyor, Chartered Building Engineer and Registered Valuer at SelectSurv. Born and raised in South London, after a successful career in modelling, Michael decided to pursue his ambition to work in the property sector. Working in corporate and private practice, Michael qualified as a Chartered Surveyor, Registered Valuer, and, more recently, as a Building Engineer. In this episode, we discuss how Michael transitioned from his...

Today Marion Ellis chats with Philippa Bancroft, Senior Manager for Public Land at the Greater London Authority. As Senior Manager for Public Land at the Greater London Authority Philippa works with public landowners in London to support them to release land for housing. She is also Vice Chair of the LionHeart board and recently won RICS Matrics Ambassador of the Year 2023. In this episode, we discuss the collaboration required in Philippa’s work, her involvement with LionHeart, and the...

Today Marion Ellis chats with Ryan Parke, The Men’s Coach. Ryan Parke is The Men's Coach, a TEDx Speaker, and an international award-winning public speaker. Ryan works with companies and charities that want to improve mental health for men by taking an evidence-based approach. Ryan's 90-day coaching programme helps men to overcome depression, beat procrastination and achieve their life goals. In this episode, we discuss some of the science behind male Mental Health, steps which men can take...

In this bonus episode, Marion Ellis chats with Kate Faulkner, OBE, about the Home Buying Selling Group, the work being done to improve home buying in the UK, and the impact it could have on Residential Surveyors in the future. It was recorded as a webinar and shared with The Surveyor Hub Community as an opportunity to answer some of the common queries around the group and how Residential Surveyors can get involved. The podcast also covers various topics, from the proposals for upfront...

In this bonus episode, Marion Ellis chats with Kate Faulkner, OBE, about the Home Buying Selling Group, the work being done to improve home buying in the UK, and the impact it could have on Residential Surveyors in the future. It was recorded as a webinar and shared with The Surveyor Hub Community as an opportunity to answer some of the common queries around the group and how Residential Surveyors can get involved. The podcast also covers various topics, from the proposals for upfront...

Today Marion Ellis chats with James Warren, Technical Director of UKDP. UKDP is a drainage company with a specialism for off-mains drainage, providing an installation, repair and survey inspection service for the general public, the insurance industry (insurers/loss adjusters), estate agents, conveyancers, land agents and private estates In this episode, we discuss how UKDP was born, how it's evolved, increasing the standards in James's industry and the best way of working with surveyors...

Today Marion Ellis chats with James Warren, Technical Director of UKDP. UKDP is a drainage company with a specialism for off-mains drainage, providing an installation, repair and survey inspection service for the general public, the insurance industry (insurers/loss adjusters), estate agents, conveyancers, land agents and private estates In this episode, we discuss how UKDP was born, how it's evolved, increasing the standards in James's industry and the best way of working with surveyors...

Today Marion Ellis chats with Gavin O’Neill CEO of Go Report. An experienced chartered engineer with expertise in technology and the built environment, Gavin has taken the time to understand the way surveyors work and how technology can support them. Supporting lots of different types of surveying work, GoReport offers a solution to enables digital data capture and the production of high-quality output reports for those working in the built environment. In this episode, we discuss how new...

Today Marion Ellis chats with Gavin O’Neill CEO of Go Report. An experienced chartered engineer with expertise in technology and the built environment, Gavin has taken the time to understand the way surveyors work and how technology can support them. Supporting lots of different types of surveying work, GoReport offers a solution to enables digital data capture and the production of high-quality output reports for those working in the built environment. In this episode, we discuss how new...

Many of you know Craig Ross from his time working for the RICS in London as an Associate Director for the Built Environment. Craig is a Chartered Surveyor with 25 years’ experience in the built environment, critical infrastructure, CT, CVE and security consultancy. He is currently the Senior Manager for Safety and Security at the Diriyah Gate Development Authority in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, working on all aspects of security consultancy for organisations, new developments and existing...

Many of you know Craig Ross from his time working for the RICS in London as an Associate Director for the Built Environment. Craig is a Chartered Surveyor with 25 years’ experience in the built environment, critical infrastructure, CT, CVE and security consultancy. He is currently the Senior Manager for Safety and Security at the Diriyah Gate Development Authority in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, working on all aspects of security consultancy for organisations, new developments and existing...

Bill Jones is an Award-Winning Chartered Surveyor with 20 years’ experience in senior Corporate Real Estate roles. Bill is originally from The Wirral, but he has been residing in Singapore for the last 16 years. He worked on the projects spanning across the Asia-Pacific region and globally, including long-term roles with Rio Tinto and Shell. Aside from the day job, Bill has been an active mentor and counselor for many years helping people towards achieving their RICS goals.  In this episode,...

Bill Jones is an Award-Winning Chartered Surveyor with 20 years’ experience in senior Corporate Real Estate roles. Bill is originally from The Wirral, but he has been residing in Singapore for the last 16 years. He worked on the projects spanning across the Asia-Pacific region and globally, including long-term roles with Rio Tinto and Shell. Aside from the day job, Bill has been an active mentor and counselor for many years helping people towards achieving their RICS goals.  In this episode,...

In this bonus episode Marion Ellis chats with Richard Ballam and Jonathan Milner the two Residential seat candidates for the RICS Governing Council elections which close on April 24th 2023. It was recorded as a webinar and shared with The Surveyor Hub Community as an opportunity for the two candidates to share their insights and understanding of the residential sector. The podcast covers a number of matters from qualification and competency, the lack of candidates for the UK seats, how to...

In this bonus episode Marion Ellis chats with Richard Ballam and Jonathan Milner the two Residential seat candidates for the RICS Governing Council elections which close on April 24th 2023. It was recorded as a webinar and shared with The Surveyor Hub Community as an opportunity for the two candidates to share their insights and understanding of the residential sector. The podcast covers a number of matters from qualification and competency, the lack of candidates for the UK seats, how to...

Gordon Johnston is a Chartered Land Surveyor, a geospatial and hydrographic surveyor with decades of experience in this field. He is a passionate advocate for geospatial and ocean data, conservation, management and sustainable use of oceans and the marine natural capital.  Gordon’s field of work is fascinating, and in this episode he explains what a geospatial and hydrographic surveyor does for a living, how that industry works today and what education and training paths are available to...

Gordon Johnston is a Chartered Land Surveyor, a geospatial and hydrographic surveyor with decades of experience in this field. He is a passionate advocate for geospatial and ocean data, conservation, management and sustainable use of oceans and the marine natural capital.  Gordon’s field of work is fascinating, and in this episode he explains what a geospatial and hydrographic surveyor does for a living, how that industry works today and what education and training paths are available to...

Gill Kernick is an author, speaker and campaigner. In April 2022, Gill joined Arup University as transformation director working to shape a sustainable world. Gill is the author of Catastrophe and Systemic Change: Learning from the Grenfell Tower Fire and Other Disasters. It combines her decades of experience consulting organisations in high hazard industries to build the leadership and culture to prevent catastrophic events.  In this episode, we talk about Gills’ deeply personal connection...

Gill Kernick is an author, speaker and campaigner. In April 2022, Gill joined Arup University as transformation director working to shape a sustainable world. Gill is the author of Catastrophe and Systemic Change: Learning from the Grenfell Tower Fire and Other Disasters. It combines her decades of experience consulting organisations in high hazard industries to build the leadership and culture to prevent catastrophic events.  In this episode, we talk about Gills’ deeply personal connection...