Peter specialises in commercial property, specifically in respect of valuation and landlord & tenant . He also undertakes residential leasehold valuations, including lease extensions and enfranchisement cases.
He qualified as a chartered surveyor at James and Sons in 2004 and has worked throughout Dorset and Hampshire since 2002. He became a Partner in 2014.
Proficient in Microsoft Excel. Good planning skills
The personal side:
Name: Peter Davy
Job Title/Position: Partner
Journey to James & Sons:
1994: (14th to 18th November) – Work experience at James & Sons. Age 15 – my first taste of work (other than paper rounds). Who would have thought I would still be here 30+ years later!
1997- 01: BSc (Hons) in Geography at Coventry University
2001-02: PgDip in Property Valuation and Management at Sheffield Hallam University
2002 – 06: Trained with James & Sons and qualified MRICS in December 2004
2006 – 09: Senior Surveyor with King Sturge LLP specialising in valuation for loan security purposes
2009 – 2013: Senior Surveyor with Ridge and Partners LLP
2013- present: Returned to James and Sons as Associate Partner. Equity partner since 2014
First Job: Saturday Sales assistant at a W Boyes and Co (a northern version of Wilko’s)
Hobbies/Interests: Walking (mostly in the New Forest), sailing, canoeing / kayaking / paddle boarding, reading and spending time with my family
Favourite Food: Lincolnshire plum bread
Favourite Drink: Tea or coffee
Hero/Heroine: Sir Winston Churchill
Favourite Film: Blade Runner
Favourite Local Building: Poole Arms, Poole Quay – it is so quintessentially ‘Poole’
Likes: Truth
Dislikes: Back pain
Personal Ambition: ‘This’
Office: 01202 673131Mobile: 07813 090708
