“As individuals we have different skills and strengths. As a team we bring all of those strengths and skills together for the benefit of the Team and ultimately for the benefit of our Clients.”
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Shaun Harris MRICS : Managing Director
As managing director Shaun provides the management and strategic direction for the company. With over 30 years experience in the industry Shaun has worked within the residential, commercial, public and private sectors providing all aspects of building surveying and project management services. Areas of expertise include pre-acquisition advice, due diligence, commercial dilapidations and management of complex refurbishment projects. Shaun also provides bespoke advice and project management services in situations where projects or contracts have become distressed. One of Shaun’s roles is to act as expert witness.
CONTACT:
DDI – 0203 195 0857.
MOB – 07950 336 450
EMAIL – shaun@harrisassociatesuk.com
SHAUN HARRIS MRICS
MANAGING DIRECTOR
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MAZHAR FARID : SENIOR SURVEYOR
Mazhar has in excess of 20 years experience in the property industry. Mazhar has worked in the housing association and private residential sector and has worked alongside Shaun Harris for over 7 years. With an eye for detail and a very good technical knowledge Mazhar works extensively on contract administration instructions, defect analysis and landlord & tenant advice, specifically in the context of licences to alter.
CONTACT:
DDI – 0203 195 0858
MOB – 07738 767 483
EMAIL – mazhar@harrisassociatesuk.com
MAZHAR FARID
SENIOR SURVEYOR
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LISA TYLER : SENIOR BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR
Lisa joined Harris Associates in January 2016 as the firms Senior Business Administrator. She brings a wealth of experience from a strong administrative and HR focussed background and at Harris Associates continues to be actively involved in those aspects of the business. Lisa works closely with Shaun Harris and the surveying team assisting on projects and company initiatives. She is also responsible for the day to day office management and provides system support for the core functions of new instructions, fee forecasting, sales invoicing and client care.
CONTACT:
DDI – 0203 195 0859
EMAIL – lisa@harrisassociatesuk.com
LISA TYLER
SENIOR BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR
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Sean Heather : BUILDING SURVEYOR
Sean joined Harris Associates in May 2017 and brings with him 5 years of all-round building surveying experience. Sean has since graduating in 2012 built up an impressive technical knowledge-bank in terms of construction techniques (old and modern) and has extensive project management experience across residential, leisure and commercial sectors. Sean’s project management and contract administration roles have seen him deliver on projects ranging from high-end residential refurbishment, major repair and renovation works to sports facilities upgrades and office dilapidations works. Sean is also a very capable party wall surveyor and on the professional due diligence side of the business he has over the last two years assisted with advising clients on strategic long term maintenance and financial forecasting across a number of large residential portfolios across the south east.
CONTACT:
DDI – 0203 195 0854
MOB – 07540 823 950
EMAIL – Sean@harrisassociatesuk.com
Sean Heather
BUILDING SURVEYOR
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Owen Murphy : Finance Team
Owen Murphy heads up the finance team and works very closely with the Managing Director. Having worked with Shaun for over 15 years the finance team led by Owen deliver a slick and efficient service, ensuring that the company operates off a sound financial footing. Owen also deals with all HMRC and compliance related matters.
CONTACT:
Tel: 0203 195 0851
EMAIL – accounts@harrisassociatesuk.com
Owen Murphy
FINANCE TEAM
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James Croyden MRICS :
As a senior professional James provides professional and managerial leadership. James has close to 20 years of experience, across the residential, commercial, public and private sectors. His experience spans the full breath of Building Surveying professional services ranging from building pathology, technical due diligence and pre-acquisition advice, through to contract administration of major works, acting as appointed surveyor on complex neighbourly disputes and negotiating complex and high value commercial dilapidations claims. James takes the lead on all historic building restoration and renovation instructions and has built a reputation for excellence in the specialist area of heritage and conservation and regularly advises on all manner of historic buildings.
James has worked with many high profile and prominent clients including national investment funds, commercial landlords and Estates and high net-worth individuals and his ethos of building long lasting client relationships by providing impeccable service marries very nicely with the Harris approach.
CONTACT:
DDI – 0203 195 0856
MOB – 07738 767 482
EMAIL – James@harrisassociatesuk.com
James Croyden MRICS
SENIOR SURVEYOR
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Luke Thatcher : BUILDING SURVEYOR
Luke joined Harris Associates in May 2017, having spent three years since graduating in 2014 working for a smaller practice where he gained a very good grounding on all building surveying core services. Luke has experience in contract administration and project management and has successfully delivered on complex renovation and refurbishment projects in both the residential and commercial sectors. As well as gaining excellent experience as a party wall surveyor, Luke has worked on several new-build developments and residential extension work where he has overseen the technical applications for planning and building control approvals. On the commercial side, Luke has performed the role of contract administrator on a number of Cat A office refurbishments across London and the South East and has delivered in excess of a dozen high end residential mansion block projects.
CONTACT:
DDI – 0203 195 1299
MOB – 07912 842 033
EMAIL – Luke@harrisassociatesuk.com
Luke Thatcher
BUILDING SURVEYOR
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Vikki Murphy : ACCOUNTS AND COMPLIANCE
Vikki has worked with Shaun Harris for many years and performs the role of accounts and compliance officer, working with the finance and administration teams to ensure the smooth running of the pension scheme, payroll and accounts functions as well as assisting with HMRC and other compliance related matters.
Vikki Murphy
ACCOUNTS AND COMPLIANCE
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Ben Stewart : BUILDING SURVEYOR
Ben joined Harris Associates in July 2018. Ben has in excess of five years’ post graduate experience and has worked for an International multi-disciplinary consultancy and a small surveying practice, both in central London. Ben’s experience has seen him involved as a consultant surveyor across a wide ranging spectrum of sectors, including residential, commercial and educational arenas. Ben has particular experience in party wall, defect analysis, insurance reinstatement work, acquisition instructions and planned maintenance of schools and residential estates. Ben has also acted as assistant project manager on a multi-million pound public sector contract and regularly acts as contractor administrator and principal designer on private renovation and refurbishment contracts.
Ben Stewart
BUILDING SURVEYOR
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Cathal Collins : BUILDING SURVEYOR
Cathal joined Harris Associates in August 2018 and has four years’ experience in both the building surveying and project management arenas. Cathal also has a greater experience and knowledge base through working in the construction industry more widely since 2008. Cathal has worked in the residential, commercial, educational and public sectors delivering a diverse range of professional and project-based services.
Cathal has particular experience in design & specification writing, tendering and contract administration of small, medium and large projects up to contract values of circa £1M. He also has a sound technical knowledge relating to professional services including neighbourly matters, dilapidations and insurance claim instructions.
Cathal Collins
BUILDING SURVEYOR
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Martin Hurrell : TEAM LEADER
Martin has 30 years experience of the property and building industries with the last 5 years as an independent consultant. His experience spans not only the full breadth of Building Surveying Services, where he has been involved in the residential and commercial sectors, but Development and Corporate Real Estate where he has provided strategic advice and direction to high profile and prominent clients including multi-nationals, London Estates and commercial landlords. His experience spans the full breath of Building Surveying professional services ranging from major refurbishments and office/retail fitouts, new build developments through to complex negotiations & settlement on high value commercial dilapidations claims and contractual matters . Martin also has extensive experience of historic buildings and has been the lead on multiple listed building restoration and renovation projects throughout London.
Martin brings with him a culture of professionalism, leadership and team work and seeks to ensure that every commission will exceed client expectations.
Martin Hurrell
TEAM LEADER
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Richard Stone : TEAM LEADER
Richard joined Harris Associates as a Senior Chartered Surveyor in September 2018 and brings with him 16 years of experience within the construction industry. His experience spans across residential and commercial properties in both the public and private sectors. Richard has particular experience in Project Management and Contract Administration, delivering projects from residential external and internal refurbishment and maintenance works, and office and retail fit outs. As well as vast experience in defect analysis, planned maintenance and Party Wall works.
He has worked in both an international multi-disciplinary consultancy, small surveying practice and a construction firm, all in central London. This has given him a complete knowledge of identifying, understanding and rectifying building defects to taking client briefs, delivering projects and meeting and exceeding client expectations.