Alastair Fearn has accepted an invitation to become a Director of Professional Services at FHP, having progressed within the company since he first started as a placement student in 2003.
Alastair was appointed to become Director by the board after his consistent development within the Professional Services team had made his suitability to the role clear, further exemplified by his successful mentoring of junior surveyors and pivotal role in bringing FHP’s new website to fruition. After completing his studies, and following an initial four year period spent working in FHP’s Office and Industrial agency — during which time Alastair qualified as a Chartered Surveyor — he relocated to the Professional Services department in 2010, where he has been praised for his hard work and ability.
The relocation has proved to be a great success, with Alastair having excelled in the specialist areas of business rates, valuations and Landlord and Tenant disputes, whilst he has also been appointed by Insolvency Practitioners to advise on how best to manage and dispose of distressed property assets.
Recently Alastair has set record rental levels, and significantly increased investment value, for both the Threadneedle & the Stagecoach Pension Fund, as well as having advised over 70 occupiers in relation to their business rates liabilities following disruption caused by the construction of the NET2 tram system.
Alastair comments on his new position:
“To be appointed a Director at FHP is a proud moment for me having first worked at the company as a student, before then returning to the firm in 2006 on a permanent basis. I enjoy the working environment and ethos at FHP, as well as the diversity of work in which I am involved. There is never a dull moment, which keeps me coming back for more!”
Andrew Chapman, Head of Professional Services, who along with David Hargreaves and John Proctor invited Alastair to become a Director, comments: “Alastair is now one of three employees to have the distinction of rising from Graduate Surveyor to Director level — the other two being Ben Tebbutt and Alan Pearson – and further emphasises the Directors’ collective desire to provide opportunities for career advancement throughout the business.
To a large extent the success and growth of FHP has been built upon our ability to identify individuals who have raw talent, who we then nurture and develop to reach their potential, combined with the addition of established Chartered Surveyors. Alastair’s promotion to Director level is testament to the success of this strategy and on a personal level I am delighted for Alastair.”
