DWA CHARTERED SURVEYORS - Key Persons
Since being elected as to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in 1992 after having graduated with a BSC (Hons) in Land Economics 2 years earlier, Andrew has gained a diverse range of experience in both domestic and commercial real estate including: domestic and commercial agency; property management; rent reviews and lease renewals; rating; home buyers surveys; domestic and commercial valuations and energy assessment, both domestic and commercial, new build and existing.
Through his career Andrew has worked with and for both with small and medium enterprises and with and for large organisations and multi-nationals including: United Utilities, Lloyds Bank, Three, Vodafone and O2.
Andrew was one of the earlier entrants to Energy Performance in Buildings Certification and has a broad spectrum of experience covering Code for Sustainable Homes, BREEAM, Buildings Regulations Part L certification, Domestic and Non-Domestic energy performance and he is an RICS ECO assessor.
A genuine surveying all-rounder having over 40 years experience across a broad range of professional surveying activities and business development. After 15 years of involvement in the fields of valuation, development, building and planning, David became a Senior Valuer with the Valuation Office. After joining national consultants Lambert Smith Hampton he set up and headed their residential land development department. His considerable breadth of knowledge encompasses development appraisal, construction, land agency, commercial rating and lease advice. He is also able to provide energy efficiency advice under the ECO scheme and is a qualified Domestic Energy Assessor.
David has a wide scope of experience gained from over 25 years in the property industry. Having begun life as a commercial Agent, he gained specialist knowledge of business sales and Valuation latterly in the licensed arena working for industry leaders such as Christie & Co, Pinders and JW Lees Brewery.
David Soon recognised the emerging influence of the Energy Efficiency market and its increasing requirements and set up DWA Surveyors in 2009 to service clients' needs in this area. DWA have been at the fore front of the Green Revolution ever since and had the distinct honour of producing the UK's first ever Green Deal reports on behalf of DECC.
James is our resident Land & Building Surveyor.
From starting as a trainee land surveyor 16 years ago James has gained valuable experience working his way up to a role as land surveyor carrying out boundary dispute surveys to highly detailed topographical and measured building surveys plus elevation work. Also gained experience working with house builders setting out line and level for buildings, drainage and roads.
Having gained this experience James then went on to spend 6 years working as a site engineer on various multi million pound projects across the country from waste transfer stations to land reclamation works seeing out the jobs from start to completion.
Prior to joining DWA Paul ran a successful Architectural Drawing Services Practice for 10 years with an extensive client database.
He has a wide scope of experience gained from over 15 years in the industry, including architectural design, building surveying, commercial and residential planning work etc.
Having begun his professional career as an architectural CAD technician, he gained specialist knowledge of the surveying industry having worked alongside Architects, Councils, Property Management Companies and a wide range of commercial business and clients.