isurv authors - Smith, Giles

Record details

Author

Giles Smith

Job title and company

Chief Surveyor and Technical Director, SDL Surveying

Section and channel

Member of the editorial board for Valuation

Biography

Giles Smith MRICS qualified as a chartered building surveyor in 1989, but soon crossed over into residential valuation, gaining experience of working in smaller firms, as well as larger corporate environments. He is a Registered Valuer, and also retains a strong interest in building technology, regularly providing technical and policy advice to clients in his current position as Chief Surveyor and Technical Director for SDL Surveying, a Nottingham-based national surveying company specialising in lender valuation work.

Giles is involved with several industry and RICS committees, including the Cross Industry Residential Valuation Forum, and the Valuer and Lender Liaison Group, as well as presenting on the RICS CPD circuit.

Company biography

SDL Surveying is a national surveying business providing clients with comprehensive experience and expertise, combining national resources with in-depth local market knowledge. SDL Surveying is part of the SDL Group, a leading property services company in the UK, incorporating various brands providing surveys and valuations, lettings, estate agency, mortgage broking and panel management services to customers, who are principally mortgage lenders, residential property portfolio owners, and buyers and sellers of residential property in the UK.