Meet our Trainers

Founder of QRE and Head of Valuation at Capstone Property. 40+ years' experience in valuation and consultancy in Qatar, UAE and Europe. Dedicated to mentoring candidates to APC success.

Adrian is a highly qualified and regarded Chartered Surveyor and RICS Registered Valuer who has been based in the Middle East for 18 years; 5 years in the UAE and the last 13 years working in Qatar. 

He has been an RICS APC assessor for 8 years and has interviewed many candidates and has successfully acted as counsellor for numerous RICS APC applicants.

He is Chairman of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Qatar Market Advisory Board and represents the RICS at high level with governments, ministries and major companies. He has been assisting the Qatari authorities with its market regulation project for the last 5 years.

Adrian has worked at Country Director level for international consultancies including Colliers International, Savills, Knight Frank and Chestertons in the Gulf region.

His international expertise in the Middle East, UK and EU is recognised in a wide range of sectors, including commercial, retail, residential, offices, logistics, hospitality, master developments.

He has been involved in estate agency, brokerage and valuation in the UK, UAE and Qatar for 40 years and promotes international standards and best practice in these markets.

He is active in the Qatar market, valuing all asset classes of real estate and has in depth market knowledge and he understands the issues with the lack of transparency and its effect on the valuation process. He is often invited to speak on market regulation and the benefits of international real estate standards.

After 18 years working in Professional practice as a Commercial Real Estate Valuer in Leeds, Fiona took up her current post as a Lecturer in Real Estate at Aberdeen University in 2018.  She  remains strongly committed to the RICS; as a long standing RICS Assessor, Chairperson and Auditor for the Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) and in 2024 she was appointed as one of the nine RICS Global Principal Assessors.  

The role provides insight to entry and assessment policy; developing and delivering assessor training for the next generation of RICS assessors, including standardisation requirements and events; and facilitating debate and discussion within the assessor community to support best practice. As subject matter experts for pathways to assessment, Principal Assessors will also have a key role in the RICS entry and assessments review process.

After mentoring many graduates during her time in practice, she aims to  develop courses that bridge the gap between academic and professional practice and allow students to apply theory and methodology effectively.  Fiona  continues to mentor APC candidates  often  presenting at MATRICS events (a sub section of RICS for graduates) as they begin their Assessment of Professional competence (APC) to become Chartered Surveyors.

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