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The East Midlands spans a large geographical area that includes the counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, and Rutland.
East Midlands Regional Board
UK Regional Boards are an integral part of the RICS governance structure, facilitating a multi-way flow of information between the central RICS, World Regional Board, and members.
Boards also work closely with the UK market team to advise and support engagement activities tailored to the specific priorities of the region.
Senior Regional Managing Surveyor, SDL Surveying
Sirah joined the RICS East Midlands Regional Board in 2024 and serves as Senior Managing Surveyor at SDL Surveying, a division of the MSS Group. With over 25 years of experience as a Chartered Surveyor, Sirah’s distinguished career spans Commercial practice, development, Landlord and Tenant, and her current role where she is part of team that manages 120 residential sector surveyors. A Fellow and RICS Ambassador, Sirah passionately advocates for education, social and economic mobility. She played a pivotal role in developing iPad technologies pivotal to RICS compliant bank lending site note capture and reporting, as well as Level 2 iPad technology now widely used in residential valuation and surveying. Her commitment to Equality, Diversity, and maintaining professional excellence has been a hallmark of her career.
Interim Disposals Programme Manager, Bradford Council · Contract
Darren is a Chartered Surveyor with over 20 years of experience in corporate real estate, asset and facilities management across public and private sectors. He has held the position of Property Director at the Carlton Forest Group and prior to that was the Head of Property Service Delivery for the Kier Group. In 2008/2009 Darren was the RICS Matrics Lincolnshire Chairman and has been an RICS Awards judge for the East Midlands region since 2015. Darren is also a Director and Company Secretary at East Midlands Community Led Housing – a not for profit organisation that offers services to communities, landowners and local authorities. Darren was appointed to the RICS East Midlands board in April 2024.
Managing Director, Inspect Property Ltd.
Rajesh is a RICS Registered Valuer with over 20 year’s experience working within the property sector. He founded Inspect Property Ltd in 2007 managing a team of surveyors who deliver residential surveys and RICS Valuations throughout the East Midlands. His expertise is residential and landlord development. He has been Fellow of the Chartered Association of Building Engineers since 2010.Having served as a past RICS Matrics Leicestershire Chairman, LA Board member and on the UK RICS Matrics Board he is a keen networker to promote the role, image and services of surveying. Rajesh was appointed to the RICS East Midland Board in 2025.
Managing Director, Diafora Limited
Phillip is a Chartered Surveyor and the founder of the Company. He has over 20 years experience working within Contracting and Client / Developer / Govt. Organisations in commercial/claims and project management roles in the United Kingdom and the Middle East on a wide range of projects including infrastructure, mixed use developments, power and renewable energy and marine schemes.
Deputy Head of Profession, Valuation Office Agency
Clare has been a Chartered Surveyor for over 30 years and has a broad range of experience in valuation and public sector asset management. She is also an experienced learning professional, having held both delivery and leadership roles in this area. She has expertise in the various routes to RICS qualification, including experience of developing new qualifications and implementation of surveying development programmes within the VOA and across other government departments. In her current role of Deputy Head of the Surveying Profession on the VOA, Clare has oversight of over 400 surveying apprentices, graduates and work placement students. Clare is a member of the Government Property Profession Board and is the VOA RICS Responsible Principal. Clare is also passionate about supporting and encouraging the next generation of surveyors, particularly in attracting a much more diverse range of people to the profession, creating opportunities for people who wouldn’t otherwise have access to a career in surveying and enabling social mobility. More widely, Clare is a Magistrate, a Leicester Tigers season ticket holder and enjoys collecting art nouveau ceramics, glass and metal art.
Associate, Kirkby Diamond
Darren has lived in Northamptonshire all his life but qualified as a Chartered Valuation Surveyor in 2009, working in Oxford and providing valuation advice to private and public sector clients for a range of purposes including secured lending, taxation, company accounts, local authority accounts and managed office and industrial parks in Oxfordshire. He first started working in Milton Keynes in 2013, specialising in the valuation of retail, office industrial and mixed-use properties for secured lending purposes and undertaking development appraisals, and has since worked for firms in Northamptonshire and Leicestershire, broadening his valuation skills. Darren joined Kirkby Diamond in 2021 and has a wealth of experience of valuing properties across the northern Home Counties, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Oxfordshire, Cambridgeshire and East Anglia. In his spare time, Darren coaches his local junior football team and is a keen cyclist.
Senior Building Surveyor, Edward Cooper Young Chartered Surveyors
Ruth is currently a Senior Building Surveyor at Edward Cooper Young Chartered Surveyors and joined the East Midlands Regional Board in 2022. Ruth has also been a visiting lecturer at Birmingham City University and actively involved with RICS with local committees and as an APC assessor.
Managing Director, , Richardson Partners
Will founded Richardson Partners in 2024, a Leicestershire-based practice specialising in development management and quantity surveying. With nearly two decades of experience in cost and project management, he has delivered a wide range of construction projects, from new builds and conversions to complex heritage restorations. Originally graduating with a bachelor’s degree in international business, Will later completed an MSc in Quantity Surveying and became a Chartered Member of the RICS in 2015. His commitment to supporting SMEs in the built environment, and his drive to foster opportunity and best practice within the sector, led to his appointment to the East Midlands Regional Board in 2025. Beyond his professional work, Will serves as a trustee and board member of Loughborough Round Table, reflecting his dedication to community engagement. He’s also a keen racquet sports player and a huge fan of biathlon.
Technical Director, TSA Riley
Lizzie qualified as a Chartered Quantity Surveyor in 2009 and is currently a Technical Director at TSA Riley, where she leads a team of Independent Monitoring Surveyors providing project monitoring and technical due diligence services to Banks and other funding organisations across a range of sectors. Lizzie is passionate about improving the diversity of the surveying profession and is a member of the Working Group for Women in Surveying. Outside the profession, Lizzie enjoys running ultramarathons, skiing, reading and travel.
Head of Recruitment, e.surv Chartered Surveyors
Matthew is Head of Recruitment for e.surv Chartered Surveyors based in Kettering. He manages a small team responsible for recruitment across the business but with focus on surveying careers and maintaining a 600+ RICS accredited surveyor resource. He has worked across Surveying, estate agency and financial services in a 12 year career with LSL property services. Passionate about residential property and pathology, Matthew pursued the Sava Diploma in 2019, qualifying in 2022, which enabled direct entry as an Associate member of the RICS. Outside of the profession Matthew is a family man, married with twin daughters and a son. On the rare occasion he has spare time, he enjoys property renovation and likes to think that one day he will self build. Matthew joined the RICS East Midlands board team in Jan 2023.
Technical Director, Gateley RJA
Chris is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and Technical Director for GateleyRJA. He is also an RICS APC Counsellor and CIOB Mentor. He has worked in development and construction in the East Midlands for 20 years and his current role sees him oversee the Nottingham Residential team for GateleyRJA providing EA, PM and CoW services for clients nationwide. Chris is a keen cyclist and Nottingham Forest fan. He was appointed to the East Midlands board in 2024.
Director, Bramble & Wagg Ltd
Nicola is Director of a RICS Regulated and Propertymark accredited practice specialising in the sales, management and valuation of commercial and residential property in and around the Nottingham area. She is a Chartered Valuation Surveyor and RICS Registered Valuer. Nicola was appointed to the East MIdlands Regioanl Board in 2023.
Member Engagement Manager, RICS
Graham has been with RICS since 2012, the majority of this time has been spent working in a member engagement role. He is currently the Member Engagement Manager for the East Midlands and South West regions (including the Channel Islands), working in partnership with the regional boards and local member groups to deliver a tailored plan of engagement and advocacy activity.
Local member networks
Informal member-driven, RICS-supported committees that provide local networking and CPD opportunities to our community of professionals.
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Land & Partnerships Manager, East Midlands, Keepmoat
Ashley is a Chartered Planning and Development Surveyor experienced in delivering low energy, sustainable regeneration projects. Currently specialising in land acquisition, pre-construction development management, planning and partnerships. He is regional Chair of RICS Matrics UK, Midlands, support committees in Birmingham, Nottingham, Leicester and Derby as well as forming part of the organising team for Nottingham Hot Property.
Local events
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