Biography

More than 12 years of commercial real estate experience both in the UK and abroad.  Seven years’ experience in the Central and Eastern Europe, working on assignments ranging from Central Asia to the Baltics and the Balkans.

Specialist in real estate valuation, mostly working on reports for secured lending, investment, and financial reporting, as well as providing highest and best use advice on individual projects

Previous positions with the Valuation Office Agency (UK), DTZ (Ukraine), Cushman & Wakefield (Romania and Poland).

Qualifications and membershipsTeachingResearch interestsIndustry

Qualifications

BSc (Hons) Real Estate Management, University of Paisley (now University of the West of Scotland)

PG Dip Property Investment, University of Reading/College of Estate Management

PG Cert Russian Language, University of Glasgow

MLitt Viking Studies, University of the Highlands and Islands

MA Education, Oxford Brookes University

MSc Infrastructure Planning and Sustainable Development (dist.), Oxford Brookes University

CFA Institute Certificate in ESG investing

 

Memberships

MRICS (Member, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors)

FHEA (Fellow, Higher Education Academy)


 

Module leader on various modules at both undergraduate and postgraduate level including:

  • Valuation
  • Statutory Valuation
  • Planning & Development


 

  • Valuation for expropriation
  • Incorporation of ESG aspects into real estate valuation
  • The emergence of PRS/BTR as an institutional asset class
  • Use of computer-aided assessment in built environment education


 

  • ESPI International Weeks in Nantes and Lyon, 2022, 2023, 2024, ESPI Nantes (online attendance). Guest presenter on valuation of build to rent (BTR) residential property. May 2022
  • Member of judging panel for Investment & Pensions Europe’s (IPE) annual property awards 2022, 2023 and 2024
  • Bayfield Training (online). Presented a series of webinars focused on the office markets in three cities (Warsaw, Prague & Bucharest) Jun 2022
  • Land Aid, London. Presented a session: Introduction to Property Investment. Dec 2019
  • CEMRAAN, Nigeria. Presented three days of CPD training for UCEM’s Nigerian alumni network in Abuja, Enugu and Lagos. Dec 2018.