Industrial, Logistics & Trade Parks

Mark, a Chartered Building Surveyor, joined Kirkby Diamond in July 2008. He Heads the Building Consultancy Team to deliver building surveying and project management instructions across Kirkby Diamond.

Mark has provided a range of building surveying services including project management, schedules of condition, building surveys and dilapidation reports for commercial properties. Working closely with our industrial team Mark works extensively in dilapidations matters.

With varying types of clients, of differing sizes, Mark is able to advise Landlords, tenants, owners or purchasers alike.

Working with a wide range of clients, and building types, Mark has often been involved in project management roles for commercial, residential and education based clients, taking projects from inception through to completion.

Covering all aspects of building surveying, Paul has built up a wide variety of experience throughout his 15 years in the profession. 

Paul employs a straightforward approach to surveying but is not afraid to challenge the usual ways of working to deliver the objectives required of him and his team. This provides a bespoke service to clients, which in turn delivers success and stability.

Paul’s work ethic has created a positive working environment where collaboration between the business divisions has fostered a successful combined working environment. Understanding that working together and providing a team of experts in their field to leverage performance is paramount to meeting Clients’ needs.

In his spare time Paul enjoys playing and listening to live music and is a member of his local Carnival committee.

Mark has a wealth of experience in both the professional and agency sectors across the industrial, office and retail markets, which enables him to provide in depth commercial property knowledge and advice to clients.  

Having started his career at Kirkby Diamond in 2007, undertaking a wide variety of general practice work across Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire, Mark qualified as a chartered surveyor in 2010 before moving to London and joining the valuation advisory team at DTZ (Cushman & Wakefield) in 2012, where he gained a wealth of experience in valuing and analysing all property sectors across the country for both secured lending and regulatory purposes, including development appraisals, for major UK and international banks plus major UK institutions and property companies.  A major part of the role involved linking up with the agency and capital market teams, as part of providing specialist and strategic advice, in particular, assessing how asset management initiatives could impact value.

Mark joined Brown & Lee (Milton Keynes) as an Associate Partner in 2018, where he continued to undertake general practice work,  specialising in asset management, agency, valuation, lease renewals and rent reviews for both private clients and local property companies.

Mark re-joined Kirkby Diamond as a Partner in 2021, following the merger with Brown & Lee, and now heads up the professional services department, overseeing the Lease Advisory & Asset Management departments.

Away from the office, Mark enjoys playing golf, regular family ski trips, scuba diving and for his sins, is an avid Arsenal supporter.

Julian joined Kirkby Diamond’s Lease Advisory and Asset Management department in March 2024 to work closely with the Industrial & Logistics team and assist in the further growth of the business along the A1/M1 corridor.

Julian has significant experience in both the professional and investment agency disciplines across industrial, office, retail and airport-related sectors with a strong track record of delivering professional, well-considered advice to clients.

Starting his career in 1986 with Cushman & Wakefield LLP, Julian qualified as a chartered surveyor in 1992 and remained with the company until 2012 having spent considerable time in the Capital Markets and Professional teams. Between 2009 and 2012, Julian jointly led C&W’s National Lease Advisory team in the UK, specialising in major ‘one-off’ office and industrial corporate transactional work, corporate portfolio transaction management and strategic asset enhancement on behalf of landlord clients.

Between 2012 and 2020, Julian worked for Midtown specialist, Farebrother; niche West End practice BGL Partners and latterly, as a Director in Avison Young’s City office.  

Prior to joining Kirkby Diamond, Julian ran his own property consultancy based in Milton Keynes. 

Outside work, Julian is a devoted dad, keen open water swimmer and enjoys fly fishing.

Lisa joined Kirkby Diamond in January 2021 as Director of Property Management.

Lisa has over 18 years’ experience managing diverse portfolios of offices, retail, industrial, leisure complexes, land and residential properties on behalf of landlords, private investors, national retailers and landowners both locally and nationally.

Dealing with new lettings, day to day property management, consent applications, service charges, asset management, L&T issues and compliance, Lisa is well placed to provide clients with an exceptional level of service ensuring that property risks are minimised.

Sam has over 15 years’ experience within the commercial property sector, having started with a legal background and then moving on to estate and asset management both in-house and client side. Sam has worked on national portfolios but also has a strong knowledge of Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire’s and Bedfordshire’s geographic.

Sam’s responsibilities include but are not limited to full property and asset management for institutional, occupational and private sector clients.  More particularly, L&T matters, overseeing facilities management and H&S compliance, statement reporting, service charge budgeting, rent collection and debt recovery.

Sam also enjoys project managing refurbishments, renovations and restorations and getting involved in estate acquisitions, disposals, development and planning.