Our Team
Grant Barnes
BSc (Hons) MSc PGDipCHE MRICS APAEWE ICIOB
Director / Chartered Surveyor & Registered Valuer
Grant started his career as a chartered surveyor in London in the late 1990s. Before launching Barnes & Barnes, he worked with CBRE, Bradford & Bingley bank, Countrywide and Allsop, the national property auctions consultancy. Besides his surveying qualifications, and a degree in economics, Grant also has a postgraduate diploma in historic building conservation. Grant has undertaken legal experience training and been successful in achieving an Advanced Professional Award in Expert Witness Evidence (APAEWE).
Simon Barnes
BA (Hons) PGDipSURV MCIM AssocRICS
Director / Surveyor
Simon moved into the property sector following a number of years as an officer in the British Army. On leaving the army he qualified as a surveyor and has been assessing and valuing residential and commercial properties in London since 2010.
Mike Royall
ACGI BSc CEng MICE MFPWS
Chartered Civil / Structural Engineer
Mike has more than 40 years’ experience in the structural design of buildings, and the inspection, investigation and reporting of structural defects. He has completed thousands of building surveys and is a specialist in structural defects to domestic properties in particular. Mike is also party wall surveyor (Member of the Faculty of Party Wall Surveyors) and has given evidence as an expert witness in court. Mike has also developed a UK-wide network for chartered engineers and surveyors and organised a number of conferences to support and raise standards in the sector.
Maurice Friel
Chartered Architect Dip Arch RIBA
Careers
Barnes & Barnes is always on the lookout for talented individuals to join our team.
View our Careers page.