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Vail Williams Bolsters London Building Consultancy Team



Property consultancy Vail Williams has made a strategic appointment at associate level to bolster its Building Consultancy team in London as business continues to grow.


Waseem Riaz, who has worked in various consultancy firms in London, including Carter Jonas recently, has lengthy experience across the residential, commercial and industrial property sectors.


Based in the firm’s Soho Square office, he provides technical building surveying, project management and professional consultancy services to public and private sector clients throughout London and the wider South East.


His project management experience includes the refurbishment of multi-occupancy residential buildings, as well as external maintenance and improvement projects for high-end residential and commercial properties.


Waseem supports clients throughout the project lifecycle, from preparing specifications and appointing contractors to contract administration and completion. He also advises property owners, occupiers and investors on a range of professional building consultancy matters.


His work includes pre-acquisition building surveys and technical property due diligence, planned maintenance schedules, dilapidations, party wall matters, reinstatement cost assessments and licences for alterations.


He also has experience advising both corporate clients with property portfolios and private individuals.

Waseem said:

“I am excited to have been appointed by such a progressive and forward-looking consultancy as Vail Williams. The firm’s ethos that customer service comes above all else matches mine exactly."

“I am determined to use my skills and experience to continue to drive ahead the quality work and standards for which the firm has rightly become renowned.”


James Lacey, Vail Williams’ London regional managing partner, said:

“We have ambitious growth plans across the board for our London region and to achieve success we must have the right people working for us."

“Waseen fits into that category perfectly and I am expecting big things of him. He has already hit the ground running and become a valued member of both the Building Consultancy and wider regional team.”


Vail Williams’ full-service property advice includes commercial agency, investment and development advice, building consultancy, property valuation, planning, lease advisory, property asset management, business rates and occupier consultancy.


Photo: Property consultancy Vail Williams has appointed Waseem Riaz, second left, at associate level to bolster its Building Consultancy team in London. He is welcomed by office administrator Gen Gunn, London regional managing partner James Lacey and partner Richard Jones


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STRIDE Dorset has innovation grant packages, subject to eligibility, which are available for innovative businesses in the Dorset Council area. No match funding is required but companies are urged to apply now because the deadline is on December 2nd.


The STRIDE programme is based on a similar one in Cornwall and has a raft of other benefits.


These include masterclasses and innovation exchanges, specialist surgeries and support covering topics that include intellectual property, patent registration, NDAs, R&D tax credits and general finance. It can also help with product development and prototyping and give one-to-one assistance.


Jessica Dennis, who is running the Dorset programme, said:

“This project is intense, running only to February. Therefore we are keen to hear from businesses who want to register interest for the grants and associated support."

“Those innovative businesses that need funding and help to improve efficiencies, create a new product or service, develop a minimum viable product, buy equipment to enhance business growth or protect an innovative idea or product are invited to apply."


“We have experts ready and willing to help and they are highly experienced. Those businesses who don’t qualify for the funding might benefit from other services STRIDE Dorset offers."


“Each grant comes with up to 30 hours dedicated support and we aim to replicate the high levels of success we’ve had with the Cornwall programme.”


The project is run in collaboration with Dorset Council and funding for STRIDE Dorset was secured from the Government’s Shared Prosperity Programme. Dorset has more than 63,000 businesses and last year more than 8,500 start-ups were registered.


To apply for the innovation grant package, email innovationinfo@plymouth.ac.uk and ask for an expression of interest form.


The deadline for applications is Monday 2nd December.




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