Tim Davies
Practice Principal
BSc(Hons) MRICS, MAE, Cert Civil EW, Cert Criminal EW
Chartered Building Surveyor, RICS Accredited Valuer & Expert Witness
TIM IS THE PRACTICE PRINCIPAL AND FOUNDER WITH OVER 30 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE WORKING IN THE PROPERTY AND CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONS. HE ESTABLISHED THE PRACTICE IN 1998.
TIM IS A FULLY QUALIFIED CHARTERED BUILDING SURVEYOR, RICS ACCREDITED VALUER AND RICS ACCREDITED EXPERT WITNESS. TIM ALSO PREVIOUSLY QUALIFIED AS A CHARTERED INSURER, AND OF MORE RECENT TIMES, QUALIFIED BY EXAMINATION FOR THE CARDIFF UNIVERSITY/BOND SOLON CERTIFICATE IN BOTH CIVIL AND CRIMINAL EXPERT WITNESS PRACTICE. TIM HAS WORKED IN THE UK AND ABROAD AND THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER.
IN ADDITION TO HIS ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS, HE HAS AMASSED A CONSIDERABLE KNOWLEDGE BASE THAT ENABLES HIM TO SPECIALISE IN THE FIELD OF CIVIL/CRIMINAL EXPERT WITNESS WORK IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER SURVEYING SERVICES HIS PRACTICE CAN OFFER. TIM IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE RICS SOUTH WALES BRANCH AND REGULARLY LECTURES TO STUDENTS, CPD CANDIDATES AND FELLOW CHARTERED SURVEYORS. HE IS AN EXTERNAL
EXAMINER ON THE RICS ACCREDITED FOUNDATION DEGREE IN THE READING UNIVERSITY OF ESTATE MANAGEMENT. TIM HAS ACTED IN THE ROLE OF SINGLE JOINT AND PARTY APPOINTED EXPERT WITNESS IN A RANGE OF BOTH CIVIL AND CRIMINAL CASES.
HE IS A REGISTERED PROPERTY EXPERT WITH THE NATIONAL CRIME AGENCY (NCA), AND HAS WORKED WITH POLICE AND TRADING STANDARDS OFFICERS IN WALES AND THROUGHOUT THE UK, PRINCIPALLY DEALING WITH ROGUE TRADER INCIDENTS.
TIM IS AN EXPERIENCED PRACTITIONER, WELL REGARDED BY HIS PEERS. HE HAS, ON MANY OCCASIONS ALSO PROVIDED EXPERT ADVICE TO THE PRESS AND MEDIA WITH REGULAR APPEARANCES ON BBC WALES “X-RAY”; BBC1 “ONE SHOW”, BBC RADIO WALES AND VARIOUS CHANNEL 4 PRODUCTIONS. WHEN NOT IN WORK, TIM ENJOYS AN ACTIVE FAMILY LIFE, AND WHEN TIME PERMITS - RIVER AND SURF KAYAKING. HE IS ALSO AN EXPERIENCED “SELF-BUILDER”, HAVING COMPLETED FOUR HOUSES AND AN 18TH CENTURY BARN CONVERSION. Contact tim to discuss your property related matters
Qualifications...
1986 – BSc (Hons) Degree in Surveying – University of Glamorgan (RICS Prize Top Academic Performance)
1988 – Membership of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors by examination
1996 – Membership of Chartered Insurance Institute by examination
2009 – Bond Solon/Cardiff University Certificate in Civil Expert Witness Practice
2009 – RICS Accredited Expert Witness
2009 – RICS Accredited Valuer
2009 – Membership of Academy of Experts
2010 – Accredited Property Expert with National Crime Agency
2016 – Bond Solon/Cardiff University Certificate in Criminal Expert Witness Practice
Specialisation In...
Expert Advisor/Expert Witness Work – Civil
Expert Advisor/Expert Witness Work – Criminal
Residential Surveys and Valuations
Building Defect Pathology (defect analysis/investigation)
Domestic Workmanship Standards
Domestic Building Disputes and Quantification
Surveyor Professional Negligence
Building Related Insurance Claims
Party Wall Matters
Building Conservation/Period Buildings
RICS Conduct Record...
Tim has an exemplary record with the RICS – see RICS Website www.rics.org