REAL Surveys comprises of myself, Daniel Cooper, Chartered Building Surveyor and Sam Moss — assistant surveyor, who has a degree in building surveying and is currently applying to become a member of the RICS. Administration staff complete the team, working from our office in Tunbridge Wells. I studied at Nottingham University and achieved a BSc (Hons) degree in Geography. I worked on a building site, as a labourer, for two years. I then commenced training to become a chartered surveyor via the College of Estate Management. In 1998 I was elected a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). I was recently awarded a distinction for an MSc in Conservation of the Historic Environment. I was awarded the 2012 Purcell Miller Tritton Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement in years 1 and 2 of the course. Over recent years we have been undertaking increasing levels of work on listed buildings. I ran two offices of a large independent surveying practice in the South East for nine years and was chairman of the organisation for two years.
