John has over 40 years’ experience of working in the commercial property sector. Having started his professional career working in Central London, he moved to the south coast in 1999 and now lives and works in Bournemouth.
As well as a practising commercial property Landlord & Tenant surveyor and dispute resolver, John delivers training on the RICS Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) as a consultant trainer to APC Success (www.apcsuccess.co.uk).
Outside of work John likes to keep active and is a keen tennis player, trail runner and regular touch-rugby player.
2011 – present Director of Baker Property Consultants
2002 – 2011 Savills, Southampton and Wimborne offices
1999 – 2001 Chesterton, Southampton
1996 – 1999 Hillier Parker, Grosvenor Street, London W1
1983 – 1996 Churston Heard, Berkeley Square, London W1
1981 – 1983 Bairstow Eves, Cheshunt (residential estate agency)
2025 Resigned from the RICS President’s panel to take up a position as Board Member of the RICS Dispute Resolution Appointments Board
2025 RICS Working Group member for the update of the RICS Professional Standard for Surveyors acting as expert witnesses
2024 Became an RICS APC Appeal Panel member
2023 Became an Auditor of RICS APC assessment panels
2018 RICS Working Group member for the update of the RICS guidance for Surveyors and lawyers involved in tenancy renewals under PACT (Professional Arbitration on Court Terms)
2015 – 2018 Member of RICS South West Regional Board
2014 RICS Working Group member for the update of the RICS guidance for Surveyors acting as expert witnesses, 4th edition
2013 Appointed to the RICS President’s Panel of rent review Independent Experts
2012 Became a Fellowship Assessor for RICS
2010 – 2016 Board Member of RICS Dispute Resolution Professional Group
2010 Became a Chairman of RICS APC assessment panels
2009 Appointed to the RICS President’s Panel of rent review Arbitrators
2002 Elected a Fellow of RICS
1999 Became an Assessor of RICS APC assessment panels
1989 Qualified as a Chartered Surveyor
2023 - present Consultant trainer for APC Success
2019 Speaker (on RICS guidance for L&T surveyors) at RICS Wessex CPD event, Wimborne
2018 Speaker (on updated PACT guidance) at ARBRIX conference, Kettering
2018 Chair and speaker (on Code for leasing business premises) at RICS CPD Day, Bristol
2016 Speaker (on property measurement and IPMS) at RICS CPD presentations in Exeter, Bristol, Bridgwater and Wimborne
2013 Speaker (on Landlord & Tenant dispute resolution) at RICS Conferences series in London, Winchester & Plymouth
2013 Speaker (on Landlord & Tenant) at RICS CPD Day, Winchester
2011 – 2023 Trainer and Course Tutor for RICS developing & delivering face-to-face and online training on subjects including Landlord & Tenant, dispute resolution, property measurement and the APC
2004 Speaker at RICS conferences in Eastleigh & Plymouth on the 2004 Landlord & Tenant reforms