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About cardoe Martin

Traditional values with a modern, innovative approach

Cardoe Martin Limited is a RICS Chartered Building Surveying and Property Consultancy, providing a full range of surveying, project and consultancy services.

Founded in 2001, and supporting both the commercial and residential sectors, we are proud of our great reputation and the relationships built with our clients over many years.

Graham Cardoe, one of the original founders, sits as Chairman of The Board of Directors and has remained a strong hand at the helm helping to steer the company to the prominent position of excellence that it finds itself today. This continuity has been a key factor in the creation of the dedicated and highly experienced team that our clients have come to rely upon.

From the main office in London, and with regional offices in Sheffield and Manchester, we are ideally placed to offer our services nationwide ensuring professional delivery of any project. This is of particular interest to our corporate clients with multiple investment sites who require a national capability.

The list of specialised and technical services available is extensive ranging from full building surveys, project management, party wall advice and services, as well assisting landlords with dilapidations and tenants’ alterations. Clients can be assured that Cardoe Martin will always aim to maximise the longevity and profitability of their investments in as cost-effective and timely a process as possible.

Our Dedicated team

The team are dedicated to maintaining our exacting standards of professionalism and expertise and to this end we endeavour to recruit, train and retain the highest calibre of staff. We constantly adapt to take account of industry developments, new legislation and technological innovations.

Graham Cardoe FRICS

Chairman

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AlexandEr Hayward MRICS

Managing Director

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Alexandra Redmond MRICS

Director

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Richard Pegman MRICS MFPWS

Director

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Sajid Rehman MRICS

REGIONAL DIRECTOR

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Lee rhodes MRICS

Regional Director

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Craig White MRICS

Co-Head OF Residential BUILDING surveying

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Alan Sanchez

Co-Head OF residential BUILDING surveying

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Michael mcaleer MCIOB

Senior BUILDING Surveyor

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Lewis Pope

Building surveyor

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Michael Kemp FRICS

Consultant

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Corinne Holmes

Surveying Coordinator

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Daniel Pegg

Building Surveryor

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Liam Roberts

Business Analyist

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Ian Baldrey

Building Surveyor

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Buki Akisanya

Senior Administrator

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Ben Campbell

Senior Building Surveyor

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Helen Smith

Regional Office Manager

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Jo Pearson

Surveyor

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As a RICS Accredited firm, our core values of integrity and customer service are at the heart of our company ethos. From concept through to delivery Cardoe Martin assures you of the highest standards of care at all times.

The team are dedicated to maintaining our exacting standards of professionalism and expertise and to this end, we endeavour to recruit, train and retain the highest calibre of staff. We constantly adapt and innovate to stay ahead of industry developments, new legislation and technology.

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Be a part of an exciting, innovative and forward looking property consultancy. We’re continually expanding our team with talented surveyors and support staff who share our core values. We offer excellent salaries and flexible work packages for the right people.

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HEAD OFFICE

Cardoe Martin Limited
3 Lloyds Avenue
London
EC3N 3DS

020 7563 8900

MANCHESTER

340 Deansgate
Manchester
M3 4LY

0161 470 2990

SHEFFIELD

Aizlewood Business Centre
Aizlewood’s Mill
Nursery Street
Sheffield S3 8GG

01145 537 800

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Graham Cardoe – Chairman
Graham Cardoe is the Chairman of Cardoe Martin and was one of the founders of the business in 2001.
As Chairman, Graham takes a key management role including Quality Assurance, Health & Safety and professional training and practice. He also utilises his past experience of sitting on RICS ‘Assessment of Professional Competence’ Panels by acting as a mentor and councillor to APC candidates. His vast experience in commercial building surveying and dilapidations is highly valued by staff and clients alike.
Although semi-retired, Graham’s role as Chairman of Cardoe Martin keeps him very much involved in the leadership of the business as well as with the professional development of the CM team. When he’s not engaged with his Chairman duties and sharing his wisdom on the Cardoe Martin Podcasts, you might see Graham on the golf course, where he plays off 12.

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Alex Hayward MRICS – Managing Director

Alex Hayward has been a core part of the Cardoe Martin organisation since 2006. Alex has risen through the company from Graduate Surveyor to Managing Director and now utilises his wealth of commercial and residential building surveying experience to set the high standards of professional expertise that clients have come to expect from Cardoe Martin.

Alongside leading the business, Alex maintains a diverse workload with his loyal clients where he specialises in Project Management, Contract Administration, Development Monitoring and Defect Investigation.

Alex got his MSc in Real Estate from the University of Reading in 2013. His expertise in Real Estate and Construction helps him lead and deliver major development schemes and projects for REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts), Professional Asset Managers and Major Landlords and is valued by his clients for his dedication, hands on approach, and skill and care applied to all his work.

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Alexandra Redmond MRICS – Director

Alexandra initially joined Cardoe Martin straight from University in 2010 and returned for her second stint in 2018 from CBRE, where she specialised in Technical Due Diligence commercial building surveys and the delivery of major construction projects.

Leading the commercial practice team Alexandra maintains work across various service lines including Dilapidations for Landlords and Tenants, Commercial and Residential Building Surveys, Planned Maintenance Advice, and Project Management.

Alexandra’s role as a Director includes leading the company IT strategy, branding and marketing, business process re-engineering, driving innovation and continual service improvement though process development, adoption of new tools and applications and reporting management.

When she’s not at work Alexandra enjoys cultivating her motley crew of chilli and aromatic basil plants.

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Richard Pegman MFPWS MRICS – Director

Richard Pegman joined Cardoe Martin in 2015 from a leading commercial surveying consultancy, bringing with him specialist experience in surveying and contract administration experience within the insurance sector dealing with major peril related damage.

As a Director, Richard takes a lead role in the business which sees him working alongside Graham Cardoe on compliance, training, quality assurance, and health & safety. Richard’s high standards and natural attention to detail, along with his extensive knowledge on construction and defects have made him a trusted advisor to many of his clients.

Since he became Chartered in 2005, Richard has built up a wealth of experience with the Party Wall etc Act 1996 matters but he also maintains a varied workload by leading our residential surveys service line as well as managing major projects and handling Dilapidations enquiries.

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Sajid Rehman MRICS – Regional Director – Residential Building Surveying

Sajid Rehman joined Cardoe Martin from Allsop Residential Investment Management in March 2018. Sajid has also worked at other well-known organisations like RLB and Faithful & Gould

As a Head of Regional Building Surveying, Sajid is tasked with building up our Sheffield office in order to serve the North of England. At Cardoe Martin, Sajid is a specialist in Building Pathology and Contracts Administration and he works on a wide variety of projects. Ranging from residential housing to commercial industrial units.

Sajid’s approachable, professional manner and his background in maintaining and improving assets through life cycle analysis makes him popular with clients.

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Lee Rhodes MRICS – Regional Director – Commercial Building Surveying

Lee Rhodes, joined Cardoe Martin in February 2019 to work with Sajid in our Sheffield office, jointly leading our surveying practice in the north of England.

Lee joined from Lambert Smith Hampton, following many years of experience with some of the top national and international commercial consultancies. Lee become RICS Chartered in 2007 and has a great depth of expertise and experience in commercial property including Technical Due Diligence, dilapidations for landlords and tenants, project management and development monitoring.

Alongside providing a full range of commercial services to our client base, Lee plays a key role in the development of the northern office business, applying his wealth of experience at prestigious firms to driving innovation, building new and maintaining existing client relationships and improving processes and services across the business.

Check out Lee’s BBC radio interview which is on the Cardoe Martin podcast via all major podcast directories, Spotify and Apple Music and the Cardoe Martin website.

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Craig White MCIOB - Co-Head of Residential Building Surveying

Craig White joined Cardoe Martin in 2016 and works alongside Alan as a Head of Residential Building Surveying. He brought many years of experience with him, gained through working for Shepherds Bush Housing Association where Craig was the team leader for all Building Surveying for the HA.

Since joining Cardoe Martin, Craig has worked at growing and developing client relationships and becoming a trusted advisor to many key portfolios. His strong work ethic and professionalism combined with his many years of experience contribute to successful Project delivery, Defects Investigations and Planned Maintenance advice. Craig is also a Chartered Surveyor with the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).

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Alan Sanchez – Co-Head of Residential Building Surveying

Alan Sanchez joined Cardoe Martin as a Head of Residential Building Surveying in January 2019. His CV includes working at well-known companies like Silver LLP and A2 Dominion, where Alan played a lead role in providing full life cycle repair and maintenance advice and overseeing major cyclical refurbishment projects. In addition to handling reactive repair and maintenance matters across their portfolio.

Alan works as a lead on our Residential focussed delivery team, coordinating defects investigations and reactive repair works, advising clients on planned maintenance strategies and managing refurbishment and repair projects for all sizes of residential blocks. Clients often remark on Alan’s enthusiasm, practical hands on approach, and ability to deliver on time.

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Michael McAleer – Senior Building Surveyor

Michael McAleer joined Cardoe Martin as a Senior Building Surveyor in March 2019 to work alongside Craig, Alan and Liam in our Residential Surveying team.

His extensive previous career includes working at Pellings and at A2 Dominion where he worked for 17 years as a critical part of their Building Surveying delivery team.

Specialising in management of cyclical maintenance works, reactive maintenance, technical advice for Licences to Alter, and defect investigation and remedy, Michael brings a wealth of experience and expertise to our Residential Surveying team.

Michael continues to deliver complex work with skill and diligence. Always aiming to provide excellent advice to clients on complex defects at properties and advise on maintenance strategies.

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Lewis Pope AssocRICS – Building Surveyor

Lewis Pope joined Cardoe Martin in 2014 as a Trainee Building Surveyor and in the years since he has completed his degree in Building Surveying in 2017.

Lewis bought with him two years of property management experience which also saw him being awarded “Best Residential Property Management Apprentice Award 2014” which was presented by RICS (the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors) prior to transition to a career in Building Surveyor.

Lewis manages his own projects as well as assisting the senior team in more complex instructions as part of his development towards gaining RICS Chartered Status. Lewis has expertise in planning and development matters, health & safety advice, and measured surveys.

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Michael Kemp FRICS - Consultant

Michael Kemp’s specialist areas include litigation and he regularly acts as an expert, in connection with Landlord and Tenant, disrepair and property disputes. He also has extensive experience of the Party Wall Act 1996 and defects analysis.

Michael is involved in the professional development of junior surveyors in preparation for the RICS APC and has acted as an assessor for the RICS in determining the suitability of other candidates for professional election.

Michael is a prominent member of the London Branch of The Pyramus and Thisbe Club, a club for party wall specialists, and sits on its National Council. Michael is responsible for the instigation and development of the London Branches hugely successful programme of evening seminars and is widely selected as a Third Surveyor.

Michael graduated from the University of Reading in 1978 and qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 1982. Michael established his own practice, Kemp & Co. in 1989 operating mainly in the residential sector providing a wide range of building surveying services to private clients. In 2005 the building surveying practice of Kemp & Co. and Cardoe Martin Limited merged to create a broadly-based practice offering a wider range of specialist Building Surveying Services.

Michael is retained as a Consultant Building Surveyor for Cardoe Martin Limited.

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Corinne Holmes – Surveying Coordinator

Corinne joined Cardoe Martin in 2018 and plays a crucial role in the delivery of our specialist residential services team where she coordinates surveying and sub-contracted resource in major development monitoring projects.

Corinne brings a wealth of experience working in both property and PA expertise working in the education sector.

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Daniel Pegg - Building Surveyor

Daniel joined Cardoe Martin in January 2020 as a Building Surveyor at our Sheffield office.

He has an extensive list of qualifications including degrees from the Open University and Sheffield Hallam where he graduated in 2017 with an MSc in Building Surveying.

Daniel’s experience includes several years as an Architectural Visualizer, working on a wide variety of multidisciplinary projects, and time spent with the Peak District National Park Authority, performing condition surveys of the Park’s listed buildings at risk.

Daniel is working towards becoming a Chartered Surveyor.

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Liam Roberts – Business Analyst

Liam moved to London from South Africa in 2017 and started working with Cardoe Martin in March 2020.

Although Liam completed his BA in International Relations it was whilst working as a Sales Consultant for an online courses company that he discovered his interest in data and analytics.

Since then he has undertaken specialist training in SQL, Data Analytics and advanced Excel. Liam uses his skills to help Cardoe Martin organise our data and assess trends so that we can enhance our business processes and efficiency to provide better client service.

He enjoys playing the piano and his ukulele and climbed Mount Kilimanjaro at age 15 and he is aiming to make an even bigger climb in the next few years.

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Ian Baldrey – Building Surveyor

Ian joined our Sheffield office in October 2019. He has an extensive background in Facilities Management and working in operational roles for international Property Developers.

As a building surveyor Ian works on a variety of commercial instructions, including Building Surveys, BCRA’s, Planned Preventative Maintenance reports and CDMA work. Ian is client focused and good at looking at the wider picture as well as the smaller details that are necessary to assist a client in successful decision making.

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Buki Akisanya – Senior Administrator

Buki returned to Cardoe Martin in December 2019 after a 2 year period working at our parent company Rendall and Rittner, as an Assistant Property Manager.

Buki is responsible for credit control, portfolio management and administration process development and alongside Corinne is a core part of our team.

Buki has a funny story where she was booked to go and see a theatre performance. When she arrived she was shown to her seat and it was only after a few minutes that it become apparent she was a bit early. Not by a day but by a whole month!

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Ben Campbell – Senior Building Surveyor

Ben has 10 years’ professional experience in the property industry and has joined Cardoe Martin after 5 years at CBRE in the London Building Consultancy department where he specialised in Technical Due Diligence commercial building surveys. Ben has managed national and global portfolio instructions for high profile acquisition and vendor surveys, successfully negotiated dilapidation financial settlements on behalf of both landlords and tenants, completed planned maintenance contract works, undertaken defect diagnosis inspections and project managed million-pound refurbishment projects.

Prior to CBRE, Ben worked for Family Mosaic Housing Association where he was responsible for overseeing the repair and management of the buildings and the resolution of all tenancy issues in 500+ social tenanted homes across west London. Ben has inspected properties dating from the 15th century through to new construction set for completion in 2020 and has a breadth of experience across different property uses including commercial, residential, industrial, hotel, and retail.

Ben is currently studying an online course entitled ‘Developing Environmental Awareness’ and has installed solar panels on his roof at home to enhance his own environmental and sustainable credentials – something which he is always happy to talk about.

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Helen Smith – Regional Office Manager

Helen joined Cardoe Martin to assist with the growth and development of our Sheffield Office. Besides managing the day-to-day running of the office and undertaking a range of administrative duties, Helen is assisting with the planning and deployment of large-scale projects.

Helen’s background includes extensive experience working in sales and administration within different industries and Helen also spent several years working in education as a qualified teacher and has a BA Hons in History.

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Jo Pearson - Surveyor

Jo works across the UK from our Sheffield office. He enjoyed a varied career across a range of sectors before he decided to retrain to become a Building Surveyor in 2015. Jo subsequently graduated with 1st Class Honours in Building Surveying in 2019 from Sheffield Hallam University.

Jo’s wide breadth of experience includes several years working for a large national property consultancy where he undertook a variety of client instructions including:

· Preparation of Planned Preventative Maintenance Surveys for the purpose of determining landlord maintenance liabilities and lease service charge apportionments.

· Preparing Schedules of Condition and Terminal Schedules of Dilapidations

· Undertaking Building Defect Diagnosis Surveys

· Assisting with Contract Administration and Principal Designer duties for a variety of construction projects including essential repairs, refurbishment and fit-out works

Jo is working towards becoming a Chartered Building Surveyor.