Daniel Stephenson

Director, Head of Consultancy

Daniel has extensive corporate real estate experience, including development management, strategic planning and asset management. Daniel joined Aitchison Raffety in 2022 and heads up the Consultancy team advising clients on property strategy.

Gautam Sirpal

Head of Property Management

Gautam is Aitchison Raffety’s Head of Property Management based at the London Office, who manages a portfolio of retail, office, light industrial and mixed-use properties for a variety of clients; pension funds, family trusts, investors, occupiers and developers.

He joined the company in 2014 following six years in a client-side asset management role at a corporate landlord (FTSE 250 company), and prior to that as a property manager at a residential management company. Gautam has an MSc in Real Estate and has 14 years’ experience in all aspects of commercial and residential management including estate management, asset management, service charge management and accounting, risk mitigation, maintenance and refurbishment, lease renewals, rent reviews, surrender and re-gears, new lettings and leasing.

 

Gemma Hembrow

Marketing Manager

Gemma joined Aitchison Raffety as Marketing Manager in January 2023. Gemma leads our group marketing, to develop our marketing strategy and works closely with each division to deliver marketing activity to support their growth and promote our people and services and telling our brand story.

Gemma is an experienced marketing manager, and has enjoyed a varied marketing career across many different industries over and has extensive experience in leading teams, and has a particular interest in digital and social media.

Gill Crowther

People Director

Gill joined Aitchison Raffety in January 2022 and has almost 30 years’ experience in HR in a variety of industries, companies and as a consultant.

As a fellow of the CIPD, Gill is a strategic HR leader with a passion for bringing out the best in Leaders and Managers and helping organisations meet their strategic goals through their people.

Ian Roobottom

Property Management Surveyor

Liv Keeler

Surveyor

Lottie Bonney

Operations and Finance Director

Lottie joined Aitchison Raffety in June 2020 and was appointed to the Executive Board in October 2020.  She is responsible for overseeing all financial aspects of the company and works closely with the Managing Director to achieve the company’s operational strategies.

Lottie plays a key role in our financial management and planning and leads initiatives to improve efficiency and productivity alongside Aitchison Raffety’s ambitious growth strategy.

Lottie brings to Aitchison Raffety a wealth of commercial finance experience spanning almost 20 years having previously worked with consultancies including Page Group, United Outcomes and Practicus Ltd.

Qualifications: ACMA CGMA

Mariyam Anwar

HR Manager

Nicole Tucker

Surveyor

Nicole joined Aitchison Raffety in 2002 and is a surveyor within the valuation team, responsible for undertaking valuations on commercial properties and specialising in GP surgeries.

Recognised for her knowledge of healthcare property and extensive experience in the industry, Nicole undertakes a range of valuations for a variety of purposes including secured lending, partnership, portfolio and court purposes for a range of clients from individual property owners and investors, to large portfolio holders.

Specialist Area: GP survey valuations

Qualifications: BSc (Hons) MRICS RICS Registered Valuer

 

Philip Waite

Managing Director

Philip was appointed the Managing Director of Aitchison Raffety in 2020. He works closely with the Operations and Finance Director, People Director and the heads of each service division to ensure that the company develops and achieves its strategy for growth, maintains its vision, and promotes its values as a new employee owned business.

He continues to undertake work within the education and healthcare sectors throughout the UK.

Philip joined the company in 1997 and has over 30 years’ experience in property as well as business development, systems and people management. From 2009 he headed up the company’s Western Regional Office in Stokenchurch which undertakes work across the West of England and Wales and more recently he led our Healthcare and Education teams. He became Group Operations Director in 2015.

As a chartered surveyor and RICS registered valuer Philip has specialised in valuations for development and investment within the education and healthcare sectors for some considerable time, specifically medical centres, pharmacies, hospitals, crèches, independent schools, academies, and colleges.

Qualifications: BSc (Hons) IRRV (Hons) FRGS FCMI MRICS

Sian Edwards

Associate Director

Tom Littler

Associate Director

Tom is part of the Valuation team at Aitchison Raffety and is responsible for undertaking a wide range of valuations for both secured lending and accounts purposes. He provides ‘Red Book’ valuations to an extensive range of lenders covering all principal commercial property types and the appraisal of sites being redeveloped for both commercial and residential purposes. He has extensive experience of bespoke valuation packages and assists in providing training to graduates enrolled in the Assessment of Professional Competence.

Tom has been a qualified Chartered Surveyor for 25 years and has extensive experience with a range of commercial practices. He has worked both in the Home Counties and for over 10 years in central London. He has concentrated on valuation work for most of his career with Countrywide Commercial, DTZ (now Cushman & Wakefield) and for the past five years Aitchison Raffety. At DTZ, Tom worked closely with major pension funds including Legal & General and Aviva as well as undertaking high value and complex valuation appraisals for many of the major UK banks. Since joining Aitchison Raffety, he has focused on secured lending work and undertakes valuations of properties for a range of the major banks and private clients, with a value between £500,000 and £30 million.

Specialist Areas:

• ‘Red Book’ commercial valuations of both vacant and investment property.
• ‘Red Book’ valuations of commercial and residential development sites.
• Accounts valuations for public bodies and pension trustees.

Qualifications: BSc (Hons) MRICS

Tony Lamb

Director, Head of IT

Zach Chambers

Assistant Property Manager

Zach is an Assistant Property Manager in our Portfolio Management team and joined in November 2021. Zach has a BSc in Real Estate and is currently working towards obtaining his APC with the RICS.

He previously worked as a Graduate Surveyor for a residential agency in Northern Ireland, and prior to that, as a Real Estate Broker in Dubai. Zach is responsible for the day-to-day management of properties, property inspections, tenant liaison, managing vacant units and liaising with H&S Coordinators to manage risk.