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He joined Watts & Partners that year and for the next four developed his skills and experience in pre and post contract administration, Party Wall matters and dilapidations. In 1997 Graham joined Serco Property and Design undertaking similar work.

Graham joined Frazers Chartered Surveyors in 1999 and from a Kingston base undertook Building Surveys and valuation work, throughout Greater London utilising his previous experience.

Now that he and his wife reside in the Dorking area he is happy to be working nearer to home away from the congested areas of SW London in the less frenetic suburban and often rural parts of Surrey and Hampshire.

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Peter qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 1981 following training throughout the 1970s at The District Valuer's Office ( part of The Inland Revenue ). During his time here he was actively involved in rating and compensation work, particularly linked to Compulsory Purchase Orders linked to town centre redevelopment schemes and the construction of the M23 and M25 motorways. During this period Peter was based at Redhill, Walton-on-Thames and Wimbledon.

In 1981 he joined Bridgers, a Surrey and Sussex based professional private practice, specialising in surveys and valuations of residential and commercial property. He became a partner in 1984 with overall responsibility for the professional services division within this 17 office firm. In 1986 Bridgers were acquired and merged with several other well known regional practices such as: Messenger May Baverstock, Hamptons, Levens, Dixon Porter, Giddy and Giddy, Pocock and Drewett, Lear & Lear and Lambert Smith. The new group was rebranded under the Hamptons banner and Peter was appointed Managing Director of the Professional Services Division and had over 100 offices within his area of operation.

In 1990 Peter, with co-director and long-standing friend, Jeremy Lyons, decided to leave Hamptons and set up Ashdown Lyons. They opened the first office in Wimbledon village together. A second followed in the same year at Leatherhead. These two offices formed the successful platform for the growth that followed.

Peter says "that the company has enjoyed steady growth since 1990 and now undertakes over 70,000 surveys and valuations every year... but we have our sights on 150,000"

The company acts for over 100 lending institutions, covering London and the Home Counties, and now employs close to 150 staff.

Peter still finds time to carry out surveys himself for he "finds them enjoyable and testing." He is also a member of The Lord's Taverners and the MCC. He can often be found at Twickenham, The Oval or Lords depending upon the season.

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Like Andrew Nichols, Robin began his career in the property industry with an old established firm of estate agents in Maidstone. He qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 1980 and for the past 20 years has carried out Building Surveys and valuations throughout the Kent and East Sussex area... as well as south London. Prior to joining Ashdown Lyons Wealden team Robin worked for 10 years at Countrywide Surveyors in Kent and throughout London. Robin has lived in Kent most of his life and again possesses a detailed knowledge of local values, architecture and construction methods throughout the Kent, East Sussex and south London area.

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Phil entered private practice in 1987 ( still in London ) and concentrated upon structural surveys, refurbishment works and maintenance projects throughout London and the south east. One of his clients, at this time, was a major children's charity who remained a client when Phil moved on.

In the early 1990s Phil worked in the Medway Towns and ran the valuation and survey department of a well known local private practice. He concentrated upon building surveying whilst here. Subsequently he joined Countrywide Surveyors, in London, and once again found himself running his own specialist Building Surveying operation.

Phil specialises in Building Surveys, development appraisals, structural engineer reports, and party wall matters.

Phil joined us to work alongside old friends and former colleagues in 2001.

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Since the late 80's he has worked throughout central London being based in Islington, Highgate, Holland Park, Hyde Park, Fulham, Marylebone and Mayfair.

John has acquired a very detailed knowledge of the specialist central London market and has encountered all types of architecture and personalities.

In his spare time John plays 'social' rugby at Twickenham RFC and has also played (mostly badly) throughout much of Europe. He is a keen sailor and has competed throughout Great Britain. However the arrival of his daughter in 1999 has curtailed (to a degree) these activities.

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Simon has experience in hydographic surveying, as well as traditional building surveying, contract administration, defect analysis, project management, design etc. His wide range of experience in both residential and commercial areas of building surveying has given Simon extensive knowledge of the construction industry.

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He qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in the 1980s and has worked exclusively ( since qualification ) in the East London area. Neil must have visited just about every street during his 20 odd years of working in the area and knows every property type to be found there.

During his career Neil has witnessed the regeneration of East London, particularly the Docklands area and the Isle of Dogs. He considers himself to be an expert in these areas... and we do not disagree with this assessment.

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In 1989 David established his own estate agency practice dealing with the sale and acquisition of residential and commercial properties, including guesthouses and hotels. Linked to this practice was a dedicated professional services arm (headed up by David) that provided a full valuation and survey service to clients.

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Robert was born and bred in Essex and after obtaining his degree in Building Surveying he qualified as a Chartered Building Surveyor in 1997.

Having spent nearly 14 years, both during his training period and after qualification, with Countrywide Surveyors, in their specialist Building Surveying Department, Robert has been involved in mainstream surveying for most of his working life. His wide ranging experience includes residential Building Surveys, contract administration and supervision of a variety of projects including multiple flat refurbishments and conversion contracts for major clients such as Nationwide Building Society.

Robert joined us in 2003 and is glad to be back on his own doorstep once more ……………working with many of his old friends and colleagues.

Out of work Robert is a true family man who enjoys spending most of his free time with his young family. He is also keen on DIY ( that comes in handy when surveying from time to time ) and a motor racing enthusiast. We wonder what he is going to buy as his work car for he has a totally free choice with us…..a red Ferrari perhaps !

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He opened Prudential Property Services survey office in Ashford and also took over the running of the Folkestone office when these two offices were combined in the 1990s.

In 2001 we persuaded Russell to join us, with his colleague Bill Wilkie, to help launch our vision of a survey office in the delightful City of Canterbury. It has been an immense success.

Russell is well known throughout the county and has an amazing knowledge of the local property market, housing types, construction and repair methods.

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Local Authority experience was gained as a cadet valuer with the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. From there he went to the private practice of Robt W Fuller, Moon & Fuller Chartered Surveyors. At a very early age Ray became an Associate in this practice, the oldest established in Croydon.

Subsequently, Ray set up a Survey & Valuation Division for specialist healthcare agents and over a period of 10 years this operation became one of the most prominent in the sector. Ray moved on and became CEO of a specialist healthcare Plc.

Ray welcomed the opportunity of joining Ashdown Lyons ( and meeting up with old friends ) in 2001. He says "I was away from my family too much and am delighted to come home again and work with a well-respected and very professional company in an area that I know well."

A season ticket holder at Fulham FC, soccer has always been his passion. He has an interest in the local football scene having been the Chairman of the Surrey County Premier League for several years.

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Between 1985 and 1990 Tim was a valuation appraiser in the United States undertaking valuations on commercial and residential properties throughout Massachusetts. Tim therefore brings a valuable depth of experience to Ashdown Lyons and has many professional surveying and property contacts throughout the world.

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He started his career with Countrywide Surveyors carrying out complex valuations and discounted cash flow analyses on Social Housing projects and development sites.

From here he moved onto central London and was based in Mayfair. From this base he was regularly involved in valuing and surveying residential properties with a high price tag. Andy has also had experience of running a survey and valuation team in East London, out of Hackney. He has a wealth of all round general practice experience and still finds time to indulge in the beautiful game (playing regularly for The Old Pretenders)... in between strumming his guitar

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He began his career in London and travelled all over the UK whilst working for companies such as Jones Lang Wootton and Watts and Partners.

Robert has been involved in many interesting and varied projects ( both commercial and residential ), and has managed, for example, the refurbishment of major commercial buildings throughout the country. As a consequence Rob has developed a wide ranging knowledge of building construction and restoration techniques.

For the last 12 years, Robert has been carrying out survey and valuation work throughout Sussex and therefore has extensive local knowledge of his patch. His experience includes acting as an expert witness in construction and valuation disputes, as well as conducting valuations and surveys for private and corporate clients.

Robert joined Ashdown Lyons when the Horsham office opened in the latter half of the 1990s.He manages the operation. Although he, and his team, are kept very busy by a strong local and corporate following he still occasionally finds time to play guitar in his rock band which performs at many well known Sussex venues.

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He has since worked with two large corporate estate agency firms in a management role dealing with the disposal of private residential dwellings, property conversions and large new homes sites for developers.

During the early 1990s Mark attended Portsmouth University and qualified with a BSc (Hons) in Land Management. He then went on to qualify as a Chartered Surveyor specialising in the survey and valuation of all kinds of residential property in the Kent area.

Mark prides himself in giving plain straightforward expert advice that is very easily understood.

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Since qualifying Dilys has concentrated upon residential valuation and surveying. She has built up a strong knowledge of property values and types throughout London and the Home Counties including: Middlesex, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Essex.

Dilys' areas of expertise cover both traditional and non-traditional building types.

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He has lived and worked in south east London all of his life and has a detailed knowledge of properties in the area.

He is a member of the Rotary Club.

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Peter has often been an expert witness and therefore appears in court regularly. He is also involved in training Chartered Surveyors.

He has a very keen interest in British architecture, in particular how to date buildings accurately. He is therefore heavily involved, and popular, on the lecture circuit, including the University of London, The Civic Trust, Mothers' Union, business and professional interest groups.

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He has wide ranging experience in estate agency and surveying throughout Essex.

In addition to mortgage valuations, homebuyer reports and building surveys, Keith is very experienced in landlord and tenant matters and, in particular, enfranchisement and lease extensions.

When not working Keith might be found in the gym or on the squash court.

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More recently, David was a director of a rival surveying practice and decided to join Ashdown Lyons in 2002. He has an expert knowledge of the traditional forms of construction and architecture to be found in the region as well as having an unrivalled knowledge of local values.

When not surveying David enjoys walking up mountains and has recently climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Olympus (aren't they night clubs?) and trekked along The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu!. Does he use his ladders to get into the roof voids and onto flat roofs?... instruct him to do your survey to find out !

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He has built up a detailed knowledge of Middlesex and north London as well as the surrounding parts of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire. Nigel regularly comes into contact with not only traditional brick built dwellings but also various styles of non-traditional construction.

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All joking aside... Ray has excellent all round experience and has carried out more Building Surveys in this part of the world than anyone else we have come across. It must be great to go back to properties and say to occupiers I remember this in 1975, 1982, the boom late 80s and the recessionary early 90s. It didn't have that extension then and I am sure there used to be a wall there etc. What a knowledge and nostalgia trip. That is why Ray is so popular in his area and receives many referrals.

Ray is also heavily involved in the profession on an advisory and training front. He has been chairman and treasurer of the London branch of The Incorporated Association of Architects and Surveyors; member of The Association's Building Surveyors Committee, Law and Parliamentary Committee and the British Standards Committee. He has also been heavily involved on the IT front with this body. That's enough now Ray... we get the picture. But one more thing... he lectures regularly also to students on aspects of the profession plus assesses them for entry to The RICS (see www.rics.org).

Believe it or not he has time for hobbies including photography, woodwork, composing music (Status Quo tribute band) and pedigree dog breeding.

We think you can gather that Ray just loves being a Chartered Surveyor working for Ashdown Lyons.

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He is SAVA accredited for carrying out Homebuyer Reports and has been asked by the RICS to participate in a pilot scheme assessment for Building Surveys.

Robert has a great depth of experience and has been involved in site supervision and management, specific defects analysis and Expert Witness matters. His special interests are historic buildings, non-traditional construction and modern repair methods.

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Stuart obtained his BSc from South Bank University in 1991 and
subsequently became a Member of The RICS and CIOB.

Stuart has an extensive construction and building surveying technical background and was employed for 8 years by the London Borough of Barnet and Hackney as a Building Control Officer. This gave Stuart broad experience in a variety of construction methods and building types.

Stuart is also experienced in the preparation of specifications and drawings for domestic extensions and new build schemes, Expert Witness work and of course residential surveys and valuations.

Having spent most of his life living in north London Stuart therefore has a good
knowledge of local architecture and values.

In his spare time Stuart is a Spurs fan.

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He moved to the Cambridge area from Norfolk in the late 1980s.

Marcus has a wide range of experience in various valuation, management and agency disciplines, and has worked for government agencies and private practices dealing mainly with commercial work throughout the U.K.

In the 1990s Marcus joined Countrywide Surveyors and specialised in residential surveying and valuation, gaining a detailed knowledge of the residential property market in Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Suffolk and Essex.

Marcus is married with two cats! His wife, Christine, who is a chiropodist, puts up with his interests in music, guitar playing and "Offroading". He has recently "cut" his first C.D. with his band "Endgame"

In the past his passion for dinghy racing took him to the heights of representing Great Britain in both World and European Championships.

Marcus joined Ashdown Lyons in 2002 and is making a big splash.

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However he headed south to the bright lights in 1990 and has not looked back... although he still regularly visits his friends and relations there. Naturally, he has to go back every year for the bikes and TT.

David majors on Building Surveys and is involved in training other surveyors in this very skilled discipline. He has now been surveying and valuing properties in south London and north Kent for over a decade and has an unmatched knowledge of property types and values in his area.

When not working David enjoys rock climbing and exercising his dogs ( but not at the same time ).

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He came to London in the early 1990s and has acquired an excellent knowledge of the central London property market, having worked with Countrywide Surveyors, Legal & General and other well-known companies.

With over 30 years experience in the property industry Chris now heads up our central London team.

Chris is a keen motor sport fan - particularly Formula One - and a wine buff being a member of the Red Herring Wine Club.

He is also very interested in garden design - especially for London's small spaces.

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Having gained immense experience in surveying and valuations in Maida Vale and St Johns Wood Jeff went on to project management and over the years has been involved in many interesting activities including turning a castle into a youth hostel in Majorca, luxury home developments in the USA to the construction and supervising of a teak mill in Trinidad. Teak became his thing for a while and Jeff was involved in exporting the product to the USA and the UK.

However, the passion for seeing, surveying and valuing properties in London was in his blood and he came home.... and this is what he does now... and well.

Jeffrey is a keen golfer (with teak shafted clubs of course).

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In 1998, he packed his bags and returned to London.

Having returned from the Far East to East London, his in-depth experience of the local area has again been put to good use, resulting in the highest quality service being offered to our varied client base.

Eddie lives in Essex and has developed an excellent knowledge of local architecture and property values.

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Jeremy moved from the rugged Lake District to the south to start his professional career in The District Valuer's Office at Redhill. Whilst here he was regularly involved in the valuation of a wide variety of properties including: mushroom farms, petrol filling stations, pubs and, of course... houses.

Jeremy qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 1978 having obtained an honours degree in Estate Management at Reading University. In the late 1970s he entered private practice with the well known firm of Fuller, Moon and Fuller, in Croydon. Whilst here he carried out structural surveys and valuations throughout south west London, Surrey and Sussex.

He moved on to the Worcestershire/Herefordshire borders and spent a brief period combining his favoured surveying duties with estate agency. However, he missed the challenges of London and the busy south east and quickly returned. He joined Bridgers based in Surrey.

Jeremy subsequently became a Regional Director of the reformed Hamptons group and was responsible for professional services throughout London, Surrey, Sussex and Kent.

He left Hamptons in 1990 to form Ashdown Lyons with Peter Ashdown.

Jeremy enjoys being involved in the exciting growth and management of the company. He is still involved in day to day surveying and valuation and specialises in unique and high value properties.

Jeremy is a keen football supporter and former player (but having hung up his boots now) tends to concentrate on his other passions - golf and skiing.

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She has spent her entire working life undertaking residential surveys and valuations in the Croydon and Mitcham areas of south London and for many years has lived near Croydon. Valerie has extensive knowledge of property values in this area and is our Croydon expert.

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In 1991 Fraser felt the overwhelming urge to perform good public service and joined the Inland Revenue's Valuation Office in Wimbledon. In the wink of an eye just over a decade had passed and it was time to re-enter the real world and he joined Ashdown Lyons.

Fraser has over 15 years experience in property valuations in London, the South East and places as exotic as Eastbourne, Slough and Carlisle.

His interest in motorcycles predates his fascination for real estate and his most treasured possession remains the BSA 650 that has turned many a journey into an adventure since he bought it in 1981. When the traffic gets really bad you can expect him to turn up in his leathers with Easy Rider tales!

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Mike, orginally a Londoner, has now lived in The Wealden area for over 10 years and has a passion for carrying out Building Surveys on (and renovating) large country houses. Again he has had over 25 years experience of surveying and valuing in the Kent, East Sussex and south London area.

He began his career in surveying with Knight Frank & Rutley in Mayfair where he specialised in the repair, conservation and alteration of many important buildings including Wimbledon's centre court. Mike has also acted for many well known celebrities involved in the repair, conservation and refurbishment of period country houses that they have purchased for their homes. Mike qualified as a specialist Chartered Building Surveyor in 1984 and possesses a detailed knowledge of local architecture and values.

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Ben has wide ranging experience of the property market, as he has been involved with residential and commercial auctions, estate management and estate agency as well as surveying and valuation. He has a detailed knowledge of local architecture and values.

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He has lived and worked in Kent since 1980 specialising in residential property valuation and surveys on all ages of property from the newly built to the ancient... large and small.

He also spent 6 years as a valuer with a large Housing Association and dealt with Right to Buy purchases and Shared Ownership transactions. He was also involved with land acquisitions for development purposes.

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His reports are prepared in an easy to follow concise manner keeping structural descriptions to a minimum but identifying and discussing defects and necessary repairs and their effect upon value.

Paul has lived in his working area all of his life and now resides in Berkshire. Over the years he has developed a great knowledge of the area and has many useful contacts. Paul is more than happy to spend time talking to his clients about the most appropriate type of report required on any property, taking on board any particular concerns or proposals which his clients may have.

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Tim's areas of expertise include, inter alia, Retail, Valuations, Rent Reviews and Lease Renewals although he also knows a thing or two about Corporate Real Estate ! He is not afraid of anything and will go anywhere - prime, secondary or tertiary (as he did for Victoria Wine and Thresher for many years !).

When not shooting around London Tim can be found cycling or walking the countryside of Surrey, or sometimes writing songs (badly) on his guitar about little incidents involving his friends. ( Didn't Elton John start like that ? ). He generally likes to get out and have fun (although this does sometimes involve watching Brentford FC !).

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He is an avid connoisseur of Northern Soul, French reds (wine not women) and retains a love of all things nautical. Brendan would also like it known that he is the current "house model" for a brand of sports footwear.

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After a brief spell working in the Estates Department of Glasgow District Council Hugh moved to London in 1988, taking up a position at Henry Butcher & Co , a firm of international Surveyors and Valuers. Whilst here Hugh undertook commercial valuations, rent reviews, rating and compulsory purchase work. He also acted as an Expert Witness and was regularly in court.

In 1996 Hugh moved to a small private practice in Brentwood, Essex that specialised in the valuation of both residential and commercial property, mainly in Essex and the East London Area.

Having lived in 11 counties of Great Britain, Hugh, his wife and three children have now settled on the north Essex, Cambridgeshire borders.

Hugh enjoys skiing, golf, rugby and football.

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John then moved to the Home Office where he gained some unique experience over the next 12 years maintaining HM Prison premises. This included the prisons, farms, staff housing, forensic laboratories and Police Training Centres. He was involved with the construction of the first DNA testing laboratory in this country.

For 10 years and prior to joining Ashdown Lyons in 1997 John undertook a full range of professional work including the supervision of building contracts, preparation of Schedules of Condition and Dilapidation and Party Wall Awards.

John is a valuable member of our team and has specialised in the survey and valuation of large, often old and complex buildings in urban and rural settings.

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Began his professional career in accountancy but quickly changed to surveying. He qualified as a chartered surveyor during the mid 1970s and started his career in estate agency in 1972 with the old established firm of Walter & Forknall in Maidstone. During the 1980s Andrew specialised in the sale, valuation and survey of country houses, estates, farms and cottages throughout Kent, Sussex & Surrey whilst with Geering & Colyer. Andrew is also a member of The Institute of Directors and is Ashdown Lyons Business Development Director. In 1990 Andrew joined Countrywide Surveyors, Europe's largest residential valuation and surveying company, and was responsible for the company's London operation. At the start of the new millennium Andrew opened Ashdown Lyons Wealden office which provides residential and commercial valuation and surveying services to private home buyers, financial institutions, UK and international PLCs, charities and government bodies throughout Kent and East Sussex.

For the past 30 years Andrew has lived and worked in the Wealden area and has an extensive knowledge of local architecture, construction and repair techniques, conservation methods and local values. He has been actively engaged, for over 25 years, in the renovation and conversion of period buildings including: oast - houses, barns, timber-framed farmhouses, rows of cottages and Victorian schools and warehouses.

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Gareth moved to the south east in 1980 and joined a very well known firm in Kent and Sussex before joining Countrywide Surveyors in the 1990s. Since 1984 he has specialised in residential surveys and valuations throughout south east London and Kent.

During his leisure time Gareth enjoys ten-pin bowling and ball room dancing ( Do they go together ? ) and is also a very active secretary of the local Lions Club.

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For the last 4 decades he has gained varied experience in both surveying and valuation in private practice and central and local government. In 1992 Ken joined General Accident Valuation & Survey Ltd and was appointed Regional Surveyor for Wales and the West and a member of the management board responsible for the company's operation in the whole of Wales, Avon, Wiltshire, Gloucester and parts of Oxfordshire. In 1997 Ken joined Ashdown Lyons and has developed a detailed knowledge of property types, their construction and values.

Ken enjoys the Leatherhead Office environment so much that he commutes each Monday from Swansea returning home at weekends!!

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Although his wide ranging experience has included property development, property management, and various aspects of commercial work, his primary interest is in valuation and surveying of residential property.

Ian has an in depth knowledge of property in the Cambridge, Hertfordshire, Essex, Suffolk and Bedfordshire areas, as well as parts of Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire.

Ian married in 1999, and now has a young son. He lives in St. Neots, Cambridgeshire, where he and his wife are slowly restoring an Edwardian terraced house ( to an excellent standard with many period features).

Ian originates from Africa, and his interests are colourful and varied, including travel, boats of most shapes and sizes ( what has he got in his Edwardian bath ..we wonder ? ) motorbikes, rowing, racquet sports, skiing ( do they do that in Africa ? ) and generally keeping fit and always up to date with industry developments.

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He has a good knowledge of the housing market in London and the south east, particularly the East of London and Essex. Juan enjoys the challenge posed by the diversity of properties found in his area ranging from large period houses to small cottages and local authority flats.

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Chris has carried out a wide range of residential and commercial general practice work throughout Sussex and Surrey for many years. In 1987 he joined the well known firm of Hamptons at their Horsham operation.

Subsequently Chris decided to spearhead the opening of Ashdown Lyons' Leatherhead office in 1991.

From the success of this operation he moved on to open our Horsham office. For more than 15 years Chris has concentrated mainly on residential surveys and valuation work throughout Surrey & Sussex.

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Paul then worked in the private sector and his duties included the management of several prestigious mansion blocks in the West End. Amongst these was the former flat of Lady Diana.

He then moved to Windsor and worked with a number of well-known surveying firms and enjoyed a very varied workload including: litigation, expert witness cases, and, of course, valuations and surveys.

When the housing market went into recession, he worked for a time for a Local Authority trouble shooting tenanted properties. This involved close co-ordination with lawyers and included a number of court appearances, which Paul found he enjoyed immensely once any initial nerves had been dispelled.

When not surveying Paul enjoys philosophy, rock and roll, singing in a choir and canoeing. He also occasionally supports Crystal Palace FC.

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He has a good knowledge of the London property market and is skilled in both residential and commercial surveys and valuations.

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Robin has lectured on negotiating skills to many organisations including the RICS and undertakes rent reviews, lease renewals and complex arbitration cases. He also acts as an Expert Witness.

Robin also lectures on business start-ups and running small businesses.

He has been involved in the redevelopment of numerous properties including a Victorian school hall, that he converted into a substantial home for himself.

Robin, amazingly, finds time to present a hospital radio show, write books and music, run a website, and play guitar in a band.

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Harkirat was a director of an estate agency based in Islington and following the property downturn of the late 1980’s joined a professional general practice in Aldgate, East London, concentrating on mortgage valuations, structural surveys, Homebuyer Reports together with some aspects of lease renewal. At the same time the firm began to provide project and cost management consultancy on developments.

Eventually, Harkirat left to work on his own account providing project management consultancy encompassing site acquisition through to disposal of both residential and commercial projects.

Since 2000 Harkirat has been working for private practices and joined Ashdown Lyons in 2002, at our Docklands Office, as a full time surveyor carrying out mortgage valuations and surveys.

Harkirat enjoys watching West Ham lose and drinking beer.

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Prior to joining Ashdown Lyons, he worked for various surveying practices and, more recently, Essex County Council Property Services. He can thus call upon his great experience in the project management field.

John has a good knowledge of building construction, which covers a wide range of traditional domestic and industrial structures and enjoys the challenges posed by the diversity of properties found in his area.

John is a keen golfer and will challenge anyone to a match. He is also a keen West Ham supporter.

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He is particularly skilled in development appraisals and investment valuation work and has also acted as an expert witness, regularly appearing in the County and High Courts.

Richard has been with us from an early stage and launched our very successful north London operation.

He has an unmatched, all round knowledge of this part of the capital.

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He has a wide and varied experience and particularly likes carrying out Building Surveys on complex properties. Nick also enjoys being involved in refurbishment schemes of period houses.

He has acted for many well-known celebrities and has lived in Clapham his entire professional career. As is to be expected, he lives in a Victorian building that he renovated himself.

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Now a resident of Rayleigh, Richard has been carrying out all types of valuations and surveys, for many years, throughout East London and Essex. He has an excellent knowledge of the area and local property types.

When he is not working Richard finds time to enjoy cricket and golf.

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Originally based in his native Yorkshire, Philip moved to London many years ago and has been surveying properties in East London, Herts and Essex for more than 10 years. He joined Ashdown Lyons in the 1990s and heads up the company's strategic expansion into East London, Essex and Hertfordshire.

Philip is the Business Development Manager for our Eastern Region and is still very much actively involved in day to day surveying and valuation tasks as well as being a key member of our Strategy Team. You will also often find him at the many exhibitions that we attend each year as well as at Premier League and European football matches.

As a resident of Bishop's Stortford, Philip has a detailed knowledge of the varied vernacular styles, values and construction methods to be found in Hertfordshire, and Essex... and his knowledge of East London is unmatched.

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During this time Simon has surveyed and valued just about every type of property central and south west London has to offer from £15 million pound houses in Belgravia to council flats for 'right to buy' purposes. For example Simon was once instructed to value an 'invisible' house which was being constructed completely and entirely below ground level.

Interesting and unusual valuation matters, which have been encountered by Simon, include valuing houses that are known to be haunted and others that have attracted a blue plaque due to a previous occupier being a famous person. Once he had to value and survey a rotting timber built bungalow situated on a small island in the middle of the River Thames and accessible only by boat

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She then took some "time out" and spent several years traveling throughout Asia, Central America and Southern Africa. Whilst on her travels she taught English as a foreign language and sold time-share apartments on the east coast of Mexico. She first gained experience in residential surveys and valuations whilst working in Gibraltar and Spain. She played an active role in managing the Gibraltar operation and also gained experience in hotel and marina valuations.

Jo has worked in central London since the mid 1990s concentrating upon residential valuations and surveys for a wide variety of institutional and private clients.

In her spare time Jo takes part in a variety of sports including running and cycling.

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Bill subsequently joined Worsfolds, a 15 office multi-practice east Kent estate agency and professional firm. He was based in Canterbury and carried out a wide range of valuation and professional work whilst there. He became a partner in 1975.

In 1987 Bill moved on and was appointed Sales Director of General Accident Property Services ( when Worsfolds were acquired ). He subsequently became National Corporate Client Director and Regional Managing Director responsible for 50 offices in the south east.

Bill appears regularly on the radio, and in the media, as a property spokesman.

He has been back in home territory since 1999 and now specialises in the valuation and survey of all types of residential property throughout east Kent.

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Peter started his impressive career in surveying in 1986 with Derek A Thurlow and Partners in Haywards Heath. He remained at this practice for 6 years, at the end of which he had gained a BSc Honours degree in Building Surveying. He became a Chartered Building Surveyor in the early 1990s and moved to a private practice in East Grinstead in 1992 and stayed here for 4 years gaining a wealth of experience in general Building Surveying and complex valuations. In 1996 Peter joined Countrywide Surveyors in Guildford. He worked out of Guildford for 5 years, carrying out valuations, Homebuyer Reports and Building Surveys on a wide variety of properties throughout Sussex and Surrey. He couldn't resist joining Ashdown Lyons Horsham team in 2001. Peter enjoys looking at every property he visits from the small Victorian urban cottage to the many large impressive country houses that exist in Sussex.

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