Hinton Newport is one of the leading partnerships of Chartered Surveyors in southern England. Established in 1987, it is also one of the oldest and has a reputation for providing a highly professional service.

The Survey and Valuation Department provides survey reports for prospective purchasers and mortgage valuations for banks and building societies.

David has over 20 years of experience in the Commercial Residential Market and is senior partner of Hinton Newport Surveyors.

David founded the company in 1987 with Peter Hinton. Prior to that he was employed as a partner with Dunster and Moreton in Swindon.

Peter is a Chartered Building Surveyor and ex-District Building Inspector for Swindon Borough Council. Peter has experience in the undertaking of structural, Building Surveys, Condition Surveys, Homebuyer Survey and Valuations.

Previous experience has included the supervision of large building works, working as a site engineer for Tarmac Special Projects Design and Build. His experience includes both residential, commercial and local authority buildings.

Qualifications include Chartered Surveyor, a member of the Chartered Institute of Building, and also an approved SAVA Home Inspector - qualified to undertake Home Condition Reports, which include Homebuyer Surveys and full Building Surveys. This requires the surveyor to be competently assessed every 3 years.

Rupert joined Hinton Newport in 2001, having worked in Swindon since 1995. He is involved in both commercial property agency and a variety of professional work including valuations, rating appeals, rent reviews and lease renewals.

Rupert was previously employed in the Valuation Office Agency and gained extensive experience in the valuation of property for Capital Gains Tax, Inheritance Tax and Compulsory Purchase.

Michael has been based in North Wiltshire since 1977. Previous experience was obtained with Royal Sun Alliance as Regional Director of Surveying until 1998 when Michael became Consultant to Hinton Newport.

Michael carries out building surveys, homebuyer surveys and valuations of residential properties.

Mike joined Hinton Newport in January 2008 having recently qualified as a TechRICS member specialising in Residential Survey and Valuation. Having an RICS accredited degree in Real Estate Management and three years post qualification experience work both in the building industry and in residential survey and valuation we believe he will be a great asset to the business.

Mike is continuing to further his knowledge by working towards his Assessment of Professional Competence and hopes to become a full Chartered Surveyor in March 2009.