Course Faculty
Speakers
Derek Bruce
Principal Lecturer, School of Surveying and Planning & Practising Chartered Surveyor | Kingston University
A graduate of Edinburgh University, Derek qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 1984 and was elected to a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in 1993. He gained a post-graduate Diploma in Arbitration from the College of Estate Management and, via examination, became a Fellow of the ...
Philip Freedman CBE QC (HON)
Senior Property Partner | Mishcon de Reya Solicitors
Philip is a major figure in real estate. In 2005 he was awarded a CBE for his services to property law and in 2009 he enjoyed the rare honour of being appointed a Queen’s Counsel Honoris Causa for his work developing the practical aspects of property law.For his clients this ...
Nick French
Professor in Real Estate & DTZ Fellow in Commercial Property | Oxford Brookes University
Nick is a recognised expert in the area of property appraisal and valuation. He is Programme Director of the MSc Real Estate Programmes at Oxford Brookes University and teaches extensively in the areas of appraisal, valuation and corporate real estate on the BSc, MSc and MBA programmes. In 2008, ...
Michael Hare
Partner | Feather Smailes Scales
Having approaching 40 years in the property profession, Michael has worked in Harrogate since 1983, merging his former practice with Feather Smailes Scales in 1999 to become partner in charge of the surveys, valuation, and commercial departments.He now specialises in commercial sales and lettings, and residential and commercial valuations. As ...
Richard Harwood
Barrister | 39 Essex Street
Michael Lister
Senior Lecturer | University of Westminster
Michael undertook a degree in Microbiology at London University and then worked in the property industry, qualifying as a Chartered Surveyor.Later Michael joined New York bank Manufacturers Hanover Trust (now JP Morgan) as their in house surveyor, valuing and risk assessing the properties on which the bank lent – ...
Joanna Merson
Partner | Rupert Merson LLP
Joanna specialises in helping owner-managed businesses and not-for-profits with their accounting, performance management, reporting and governance problems. Joanna has over 20 years experience working with clients from a broad range of sectors, including start-ups and established businesses.In addition to her advisory experience, Joanna has held senior accounting positions in ...
Rupert Merson
Adjunct Associate Professor, London Business School & Partner | Rupert Merson LLP
Rupert specialises in helping ambitious businesses with organisational development, governance, strategy development and people management problems. He is a skilled consultant and facilitator and has a particular interest in the organisational problems caused by growth. Rupert has over 20 years experience working with businesses from a broad range of sectors ...
Simon Wainwright
Managing Director | J Peiser Wainwright Real Estate Advisers
After obtaining an honours degree in Estate Management from Reading University, Simon started his career working at Dron & Wright in the City of London. After working for Knight Frank and St Quintin (now CBRE), Simon commenced his own practice in 1993 with John Peiser, former senior partner of Fuller ...
Peter Weatherhead
Principal | Peter Weatherhead Planning
Peter Weatherhead is the Principal of Peter Weatherhead Planning which he set up last year on retiring as Head of Planning at DTZ. He has worked in both public and private sectors and was Assistant Borough Planning Officer with the London Borough of Greenwich where he headed the Council's ...
Richard Webber
Solicitor | Mishcon de Reya
Richard is a solicitor in the real estate litigation team at Mishcon de Reya, joining in June 2012. Previously, Richard was a solicitor at Lovells/Hogan Lovells, joining in 2003 and qualifying into its real estate disputes team in August 2005.Richard has a broad practice in contentious matters concerning real estate, ...
