Biographical Information
Nic is a Chartered Surveyor and qualified in the Building Surveying
division of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in 1992. He is also a Corporate
Building Engineer, being a Member of the Association of Building Engineers.
He is an assessor for the Royal
Institution of Chartered Surveyors Assessment
of Professional Competence. He has practiced as a Building Surveyor
since 1986 with wide ranging experience. He holds a Diploma in Building
Surveying from The College of Estate Management, a BTec Higher National
Certificate in Building Studies and a BTec Ordinary National Certificate in
Building Studies.
He has studied for and holds the Certificate of Expert Witness Accreditation
from Cardiff University Law School.
Initially in an Architects Practice, Nic undertook the property
management and associated upgrading, redesign and maintenance programme for a
large property portfolio owned by an Ex-Armed Services charity, which included
hospitals, residential homes and sheltered housing. He now regularly advises in
respect of accommodation needs for the Disabled and has designed and managed
numerous new construction and alteration projects for Disabled clients and
their families.
He is familiar with the recommended and regulatory provisions for
disabled housing and has advised and given expert opinion evidence in
connection with a large number of cases involving housing needs for the
disabled. In this capacity he has also
acted as a Single Joint Expert and given expert opinion evidence on reported
cases in the High Court. He continues to act for the Court, regularly
instructed by both Claimant and Defence Solicitors.
He regularly provides reports for Trustees, Solicitors and the Court of
Protection in respect of property advice and construction costs relating to
Housing needs for the Disabled. He is registered in the Expert Witness Directory
of independently checked Expert Witnesses and APIL
the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers.
He has given Lectures and Presentations on Housing and Designing for the
Disabled.
He is currently in Practice as an Associate with Campling Associates,
Chartered Building Surveyors - a Chartered Surveyors practice with special
expertise in designing for the disabled.
He also has special expertise acting as a party wall surveyor both within
and outside the London areas, advising clients on party structure and boundary
matters generally though particularly in respect of large scale commercial
developments. He is a member of the Pyramus and Thisbe Club
(London) of party wall surveyors.
Outside his work, he is married with two children. His interests include
Horse riding and the Riding for the Disabled Association, Motorcycling,
Climbing and he is a keen glider pilot when he can spare the time!
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