Michael Whitson

Mike is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb). He qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 1984 and has over 30 years experience gained mainly in private practice. Mike's experience includes negotiating rent reviews and lease renewals for both landlords and tenants, acting as an expert witness together with asset management. A particular speciality has been negotiating rent reviews on large space users such as supermarkets. Further to this, Mike is also a member of the Dispute Resolution Panel at the RICS and regularly acts in retail rent review disputes. Ian is a Chartered Surveyor with almost 40 years' experience in the property sector, specialising in finance and investment, development and fund management. His career has included 22 years with Norwich Union (now Aviva), where he was Property Investment Director responsible for their £2.5bn retail and leisure fund. He left Norwich Union to join Chartwell Land plc (Kingfisher plc's property arm) as Development and Investment Director. He holds a Masters degree in Land Economy from Cambridge University, and is a past President of the Cambridge University Land Society.