Company Directors
David Edwards | Managing Director
David Edwards has a wealth of Project Management and Employer’s Agent experience. He has previously worked as a Senior Surveyor and Team Manager before becoming a Director of Chawton Hill Associates Ltd. He is involved with all of our clients and specialises in the Health and Education sectors of the business. David has been central in the successful development of the Make Ready System for preparing and re-stocking emergency vehicles. This innovative solution frees critical emergency staff to focus on patient care. Email David
James Matthewson | Director Professional Services/Surveys
James is a skilled and proficient Chartered Building Surveyor. He has a wealth of experience in residential work and is an expert in Party Wall matters and in dealing with insurance and loss adjusters to assist with our client’s claims. He has excellent Project Management skills and is a calm and confident person to have in our team. Email James
Senior Team
Abigail Peters | Building Surveyor
Abigail (Abi) is an experienced and dedicated Building Surveyor who has a wealth of Building Control knowledge together with an excellent technical knowledge and CAD skills. As a new member of our team she is involved in a wide range of projects and is working as Employers Agent and on some of our larger projects. Email Abi
Andrew Stott | Building Surveyor
Andrew has a BSc (Hons) degree in Building Surveying and the Environment and is a Certified member of the British Institute of Facilities Managers.
Andrew brings experience from the educational and retail sectors in Facilities Management and Health and Safety. He is IOSH certified by ROSPA and by combining his technical knowledge, client liaison experience and green building expertise, he is able to smoothly guide our clients throughout the construction process.
Cathal McGuigan | Building Surveyor
Cathal has a BSc (Hons) degree in Building Surveying and a Diploma in Industrial Studies. Cathal has experience of working in a multi-disciplinary company where he designed, specified and ran projects on site as well as undertaking a range of surveys and services for mostly public sector clients. Email Cathal
Coming soon | Building Surveyor
Are you a RIC’s qualified surveyor? Please take a look at our latest jobs and get in touch if you are interested in joining the Chawton Hill team. Email your CV
Regional Team
Paul Summers | Building Surveyor Middlesex
Paul is a member of the Chartered Institute of Building, the Chartered Association of Building Engineers and is an Associate Member of RICS. Paul brings over 30 years of surveying and loss adjuster experience to Chawton Hill specialising in recent years with subsidence fire and flood restoration projects as well as building surveys, party wall matters and schedules of condition.
Paul covers North and West London and the Northern Home Counties. Email Paul
Chris Walker | Building Surveyor Kent
Chris is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Building Engineers and an Associate Member of RICS. He has a BEng (Hons) in Civil Engineering and is a Chartered Civil Engineer and Chartered Building Engineer. Chris brings over 20 years of surveying and engineering experience to Chawton Hill specialising in recent years with survey, assessment, specification, design and management of development and refurbishment works. He has a wealth of experience in assessing building defects and designing solutions to enable continued use and development of buildings.
Chris covers the Eastern part of the Kent region.Email Chris
Mark Knight | Building Surveyor Surrey & Gloucester
Mark is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Building Surveying Division and holds a Diploma in Surveying from the College of Estate Management at Reading University. He is also an ECO accredited Surveyor having completed the Energy Companies Obligation training with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Mark has experience in both residential and commercial property surveys, valuation works and completion of the RICS Building Survey report.
Mark covers the Gloucester region on a Monday and Friday and supports our HQ Surrey building surveyors for the rest of the week.Email Mark
Graham Driver | Building Surveyor Suffolk
Graham is an Associate member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and has a BSc in Building Surveying from De Montfort University, Leicester. With over 30 years experience in the property industry, Graham has a wide experience surveying commercial and residential properties of all types and sizes. He is also experienced in Party Wall matters and dilapidations.
Graham covers the north of Essex and Suffolk regions. Email Graham
Andrew Doggrell | Building Surveyor Dorset
Andrew is an member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and has a BSc in Building Surveying from De Montfort University, Leicester. With over 15 years experience in the property industry, Andrew has a wide experience surveying commercial, ecclesiastical, educational and residential properties of all types and sizes. He is also experienced in Party Wall matters and design.
Andrew covers the southern region including Dorset, Southampton and Salisbury. Email Andrew
Karl Grover | Building Surveyor Surrey & Berkshire
Karl is a Chartered Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and The Chartered Institute of Building with 25 years of post graduate experience in Building Surveying.Karl has worked in both public and private sectors gaining wide experience as a Building Surveyor in the commercial, residential, educational and insurer sectors of the industry.
Karl covers the Surrey and Berkshire regions. Email Karl
Steve Holmes| Building Surveyor Surrey
Steve is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors having been elected in 2012.
He founded Chawton Hill in 2001 & continues to offer his wide range of property experience to residential home owners looking to commission a RICS Building Survey.
Steve covers the Surrey region. Email Steve
Office Support Team
Sue Fleming | Survey/Project PA
Sue has over 16 years’ experience in various administration and assistant roles in blue chip companies such as Arthur Andersen, Deloitte and most recently Robert Dyas. Trained as a private secretary with RSA shorthand and typing qualifications, Sue will be supporting our expanding regional building surveyor programme. Her key roles include providing customer quotations, booking surveys with Estate Agents and Clients and preparing high quality building survey reports.
Bridgit Winn-Taylor | Finance Manager
Bridgit is an enthusiastic and versatile key person in our business. Her job involves handling our Practice Accounts, invoicing, project forecasting and cash flow management. We have updated our accountancy package and Bridgit is the driver of this process and is actively involved in maintaining and developing the wonders of our new systems. Email Bridgit