“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 : Team Leader
As a senior professional and Team Leader 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
Team Leader
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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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Chris Mace MRICS : TEAM LEADER
Chris is a Chartered Building Surveyor and Team Leader and has in excess of 20 years’ experience within the property and construction industry. Chris has extensive experience in acting as contract administrator and project manager across the residential, education and commercial sectors. He is also as equally at home in dealing with professional matters including licences for alteration and other related landlord and tenant matters , acting as both the building owner’s and adjoining owner’s surveyor under party wall statute and providing due diligence and long term capital expenditure advice.
Chris is also a member of the Association of Project Safety and regularly takes the lead on our Principal Designer instructions. He has extensive knowledge of the CDM Regulations and other relevant industry Health and Safety matters.
Chris is an experienced APC Assessor and heads up our in-house Graduate Training Programme (GTP) providing advice, guidance and mentoring to the APC surveyors whilst ensuring that our GTP not only satisfies the RICS requirements but exceeds them!
CONTACT:
DDI – 0203 195 0853
MOB – 07715 104 646
EMAIL – Chris@harrisassociatesuk.com
Chris Mace
TEAM LEADER
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Kieron Pickles : BUILDING SURVEYOR
Kieron joined Harris Associates in January 2018 and brings with him in excess of 12 years’ experience within the property and construction sector. As a surveyor Kieron has 3 years’ post graduate experience, having previously worked for a multi-disciplinary practice in Brighton. With his experience as a tradesman and then as a surveyor Kieron is able to blend his practical based knowledge & understanding of construction with his professional surveying skills. Kieron has extensive project management experience and has run projects in the commercial, residential, educational and leisure sectors. He also has an excellent portfolio of heritage and restoration projects where he has contract administered a number of challenging contracts.
On the professional services side Kieron is very effective on matters relating to building pathology and defects diagnosis and is also strong on all manner of neighbourly matters.
CONTACT:
DDI – 0203 195 0852
MOB – 07860 921 204
EMAIL – Kieron@harrisassociatesuk.com
Kieron Pickles
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.