Lyt til The Surveyor Hub Podcast

Today Marion Ellis chats with Joshim Uddin, a Chartered Surveyor in Tower Hamlets and RICS Matrics Award Winner. Joshim is a Chartered Surveyor who leads a public sector development viability service. The key purpose of his role is to ensure maximum levels of affordable housing/developer contributions is provided as part of planning applications for new development schemes for local residents. In this episode, we discuss development viability, the public sector and local authorities, the RICS Matrics surveyor of the year award, and the purpose of work and social value. What Is Covered * 3.44 - Role Models and Inspiration in Surveying * 16.42 - Joshim’s perspective on the PGP * 22.04 - Joshim’s work in Tower Hamlets * 34.08 - Discussion on Social Value Resources * Connect with Joshim on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshim-u-6a5941203/] * Guidance from the NPPF [https://www.gov.uk/guidance/viability] * Financial viability in planning: conduct and reporting (rics.org) [https://www.rics.org/profession-standards/rics-standards-and-guidance/sector-standards/land-standards/financial-viability-in-planning-conduct-and-reporting] * Buy me a Coffee [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thesurveyorhub] * The Surveyor Hub Community - Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/groups/the.surveyor.hub.love.surveying/]

Today, Marion Ellis chats with George Hooton, a General Practice Surveyor and the RICS Matrics Commercial Property Surveyor of the Year 2023. A surveyor with a demonstrated history of working in the commercial real estate industry, George works hard both inside and outside of the business to drive a better and more inclusive property profession. In this episode, we discuss George’s career, his award, his perspective on the surveying sector, how it could better accommodate people with disabilities, and how this would improve everyone’s quality of life. What Is Covered * 5.03 - George’s Career and Award * 13.59 - Discussion on Facilitating Disability * 28.16 - Perspective and Responsibility as a Wheelchair User * 36.40 - How Disability has impacted George’s work Resources * Follow George on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-hooton-1b208a166/] * Changing Perceptions of Disability in Surveying (Article) [https://www.rics.org/about-rics/responsible-business/diversity-and-inclusion/changing-perceptions-of-disability] * Uniting around accessibility – George Hooton, Hootons Commercial Ltd. Article France+Associates (franceandassociates.co.uk) [https://www.franceandassociates.co.uk/thoughts-and-insights/uniting-around-accessibility--george-hooton-hootons-commercial-ltd] * Buy me a Coffee [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thesurveyorhub] * The Surveyor Hub Community - Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/groups/the.surveyor.hub.love.surveying/]

Today Marion Ellis chats with Sinead Clarkson, Chartered Quantity Surveyor, working for PH Plasterers Ltd. As a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and Co-Chair of the NAWIC Yorkshire region (National Association for Women in Construction), Sinead has an interest in improving gender diversity in our profession through support and research, and early engagement - especially using social media. In this episode, we discuss engaging younger audiences through social media, how it can support others and your own career, as well as the movements for increased gender diversity in surveying and construction. What Is Covered * 7.20 - Sinead’s career and discussion on apprenticeships * 16.20 - Surveying and Social Media * 37.23 - The difference in diversity between construction and surveying * 53:56 - Sinead’s work with NAWIC Resources * NAWIC (LinkedIn) [https://www.linkedin.com/company/nawic-uk-&-ireland/?originalSubdomain=uk] * Follow Sinead's TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@quantitysurveyher?lang=en] * Buy me a Coffee [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thesurveyorhub] * The Surveyor Hub Community - Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/groups/the.surveyor.hub.love.surveying/]

Today, Marion chats with Chris Rispin, the author of many notable books and papers in the residential and valuation surveying sector and a regular contributor to The Surveyor Hub Community.   Now retired, Chris was the former Managing Director of BlueBox Partners, previously Technical Director at Allied Surveyors.  In this episode, they discuss his career and the transformative years of being in surveying practice from naive practitioner to experienced Technical Director. What Is Covered * 12.46 - How and why surveyors used to report *  22.40 - RICS Guidance and how it evolved during Chris’s career *  31.15 - AVM's and AI *  45.33 - Chris's contributions to the RICS Red Book *  50.18 - Chris's time at BlueBox partners  Resources * Residential Property Appraisal: Volume 1 - Valuation and Law [https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0367419629?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_B3E1X1ZBQ271NP703J9Q] * Home Information Packs: A short history [https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/RP10-69/RP10-69.pdf] * Smith vs Bush [https://www.isurv.com/directory_record/5174/smith_v_eric_s_bush] * Yianni vs Edwin Evans & Sons [https://www.isurv.com/directory_record/5318/yianni_v_edwin_evans_and_sons]

Today Marion Ellis chats with Alice Graham [https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliceagraham/], Solutions Engineer at Procore Technologies. A Chartered Quantity Surveyor with six years of industry experience, Alice combines industry expertise with a passion for technology to help construction organisations adopt cutting-edge cost management solutions, contributing to the industry's digital transformation. Alice also actively supports early career professionals in their development. In this episode, we discuss the development and integration of new technologies in the Surveying community, and ways in which diversity can help support our own careers and each other. What Is Covered * 02:44 - Discovering and entering Quantity Surveying * 12:00 - Alice’s work with Procore * 19.19 - Bridging the Technology Gap * 25:30 - Building Diversity in Quantitative Surveying Resources * Procore Construction Management Software [https://www.procore.com/en-gb] * LinkedIn - Celebrating Black Women in Construction [https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7122465292181491712/] * BPIC Network [https://www.linkedin.com/company/bpicnetwork/] * Mentoring Circle [https://www.linkedin.com/company/mentoring-circle/posts/?feedView=all] * Empower Equity [https://www.linkedin.com/posts/aliceagraham_empowerequity-activity-7113491357360369664-yoo2?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop]