Property Services

Joanna Kearvell

Divisional Director - Commercial Agency

Expertise and Experience

Joanna Kearvell has 16 years experience in the commercial property sector.  Jo heads up the Agency team in Aylesbury and Amersham dealing with lettings and sales for a wide range of clients including private individuals and pension funds.

Jo is also part of the Occupier Services Division and her experience and attention to detail will be essential in advising occupiers about their commercial premises. Jo has recently been working with occupiers through a series of workshops in association with Buckinghamshire Business First.

Qualifications

BA (Hons) degree at the University of Plymouth in International Business and French which included a year working for Alcatel in North West France.

Outside Interests

Jo enjoys watching sport including football, formula 1 and tennis although most of her time is spent running around after her children! She also enjoys baking cakes and watching Strictly Come Dancing.

• 07887 793030
• jk@chandlergarvey.com

Marcus Smith

Divisional Director - Commercial Agency

Marcus has successfully worked within the commercial agency field since 1998 (most recently with Vail Williams at Reading) with a focus on the Thames Valley, Blackwater Valley and Western M25 markets.

Marcus works within the Chandler Garvey agency team specialising in the disposal and acquisition of office, industrial, retail and mixed use schemes across the region for both occupiers and landlords.

Qualifications

MRICS and BA (Hons) in Real Estate Valuation.

Outside Interests

In his spare time Marcus enjoys spending time with his family, most sports (particularly football, golf and cycling) and is a Level 1 FA qualified football coach.

• 07471 996320
• ms@chandlergarvey.com

David Bonnar

Head of Residential

Following an extensive 15-year career in Estate Agency David has experienced first-hand the life of a mortgage broker, a negotiator and ultimately that of group sales director. David has great experience working across various regions including London, Herts, Bucks and Berkshire so will have good working knowledge to lean on for advice.

Throughout this time David has built successful, high-performance teams and managed multiple office. Over the years David has helped developers secure new sites and helped dispose of these through individual sales. Being based across the network of offices David specialises in New Homes & High-End property sales.

• 07425 973271
• db@chandlergarvey.com

Rod Mordey

Property Consultant

Expertise and Experience

I have over 35 years of experience in the commercial property sector, working on a national basis with institutional landlords such as CBRE, Citigroup and more latterly Patrizia (previously Rockspring).

Specialising in Asset Management, my previous responsibilities include the development of the Westcott Venture Park near Aylesbury where I coordinated many refurbishment and development projects including road building programmes and a 1.4MW solar park to provide energy.

I am based in the High Wycombe office working alongside Kirstie Cloke in the Property Management Department in addition to heading up the Asset Management division for Chandler Garvey.

Qualifications

I am a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and holds a BSc (Hons) in Estate Management.

• 07824 357327
• rm@chandlergarvey.com

Madeleine Briggs

Chartered Surveyor

Maddie joined the firm in 2021 as a Graduate Surveyor and is now a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and an RICS Registered Valuer, after passing her APC in May 2023. She graduated from Nottingham Trent University with a degree in Real Estate, where she undertook a placement year working for Savills in London.

Maddie works within the Professional Services department where she undertakes commercial valuations, rent reviews and lease renewals. She assists with investment agency, residential development, strategic report writing and occupier services.

• 07917 764970
• mb@chandlergarvey.com

David Lodowski

Property Consultant

David studied his undergraduate degree in Business Management at the University of East Anglia in Norwich before pursuing a career in property by completing a Real Estate Masters at Nottingham Trent University. David spent 4 years post graduation working for a niche consultancy providing corporate real estate advice to occupiers in the industrial, logistics and trade counter sectors across the whole of the UK.   David will be working towards his APC while undertaking a variety of general practice work, including lease renewals, rent reviews and valuations.

Outside of work David enjoys a range of active hobbies including weight lifting, five-a-side football and has recently entered the world of martial arts. David is also a committed petrolhead, attending track days, road trips and is especially fond of driving through the Cotswolds and Lincolnshire Wolds.

• 07393 463831
• dl@chandlergarvey.com

David Bonnar

Head of Residential

Following an extensive 15-year career in Estate Agency David has experienced first-hand the life of a mortgage broker, a negotiator and ultimately that of group sales director. David has great experience working across various regions including London, Herts, Bucks and Berkshire so will have good working knowledge to lean on for advice.

Throughout this time David has built successful, high-performance teams and managed multiple office. Over the years David has helped developers secure new sites and helped dispose of these through individual sales. Being based across the network of offices David specialises in New Homes & High-End property sales.

• 07425 973271
• db@chandlergarvey.com

Kirstie Cloke

Associate Director - Head of Property Management

I began working for Chandler Garvey in 2012 and joined the Property Management department as Finance Manager. During this time I have worked on all aspects of management, including service charges, rent recovery and facilities management.

In 2022 I joined the leadership team at Chandler Garvey as Associate Director and Property Manager, a role that brings with it additional responsibilities within the company as well as the Property Management department.

I have also recently completed my training to become a Mental Health First Aider for Chandler Garvey which has taught me how to identify, understand and help someone who may be experiencing a mental health issue.

My skills include:

• Facilities management
• Organising Contractors
• Co-ordinating compliance inspections
• Liaising with leaseholders
• Purchase and Sales ledger
• Credit control
• Service charge accounting

• 07710 447626
• klc@chandlergarvey.com

Michael Garvey

Managing Director

Michael Garvey joined the firm in 2004 as a Director. He was previously a Partner with Hicks Baker in Reading and prior to that a Director with Rogers Chapman in Bracknell. He has worked in the Greater Thames Valley region since the late 1980’s.

Michael is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a Fellow of the Institute of Revenues Rating and Valuation. He is an Arbitrator and receives appointments from the RICS to resolve rent review and lease renewal disputes. He is also a RICS Registered Valuer.

Michael has a high level of expert witness experience, writing expert reports of a range of matters and has appeared in the High Court and at various planning Inquiries. Other areas of expertise include valuation, development consultancy and sales and letting advice.

In recent years Michael has undertaken a lot of acquisition work for occupiers across a range of property sectors and has been able to use the skills acquired over many years to assist companies with relocation or with opening new ventures.

He is a regular contributor to the national and regional property press and a conference and business speaker, at venues including the Houses of Parliament and the European Parliament in Brussels.

Michael has worked for a wide range of clients across all the agency and professional disciplines, including Standard Life, AXA REIM, Scottish Life, Columbia Threadneedle, LaSalle Investment Management, Legal & General, Norwich Union, Prudential Property Investment Managers, SEGRO, Morley Fund Managers, Foreign & Colonial, CitiBank, GE Healthcare, Game, Energis, British Airways, Nokia, BASF, ASDA Stores, Citizen Watch, Logica, Customs and Excise, The Employment Service and DfEE.

Business Groups

Michael plays an active role in the business community. He is Chairman and Non-Executive Director of Buckinghamshire Business First, a Board Member of the Buckinghamshire (Thames Valley) Local Enterprise Partnership, A Director of Buckinghamshire Advantage, Joint Chair of the Connected Counties broadband delivery board and sits on various committees related to infrastructure in Buckinghamshire.

Michael undertakes pro bono work for a number of charities.

Outside Interests

Michael is passionate about road cycling and is a member of High Wycombe Cycling Club. Chandler Garvey is one of the commercial sponsors.

Professional Qualifications

• Diploma in Valuation Surveying (RICS Headquarters Prize winner)
• Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
• Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
• Fellow of the Institute of Revenues Rating and Valuation
• Member of the RICS Arbitrators Panel
• RICS Registered Valuer

• 07899 790040
• mg@chandlergarvey.com