Our Directors

All our Directors are professionally qualified Valuers who are actively involved in the day-to-day operation of the practice.

Mr Afra Raymond
Managing Director
BSc, FRICS, MISTT

Afra Raymond qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 1993. Afra joined the firm in 1995 as an Associate and became a partner in 1996, he now heads the firm’s Real Estate and Special Projects Department and is also responsible for the Management of our Head Office.

Afra serves on the Board of Directors of the Trinidad Building and Loan Association and is also a member of the Trinidad and Tobago Transparency Institute.

He also served on a number of Boards in various positions including Executive Member of the Federation of Black Housing Organizations (FBHO) in London, Director of EPL Properties Limited (EPL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eastern Credit Union (ECU).

Afra is past-President of the Institute of Surveyors of Trinidad & Tobago (2009-2010) and Immediate past-President of the Joint Consultative Council for the Construction Industry (JCC), having served between December 2010 and November 2015.

BSc (Hons)
Land Administration and Valuation
University of East London

Specialisations:

• Valuations
• Project Management
• Housing Development
• Planning & Development

Professional publications:

• “Make quality part of the test
  –towards a housing quality Index”
  in Voluntary Housing November 1994
• “Risk is something you can’t gamble on”
  -in Inside Housing July 1995.

Mr. Ian Braithwaite
Director
BA, BSc, MRICS, MISTT

Ian Braithwaite joined the firm in 1987, becoming a partner in 1993. He qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 1994 and is responsible for Valuations performed in the North.

BA
Economics and History
University of the West Indies
1983

BSc (Hons)
Property Valuations & Management
City University in London
1987

Specialisations

• Valuation of industrial properties, hotels and gas stations
• Valuation of plant and equipment

Mr Neil Romany
Director
DIP VAL, MISTT, MRICS

Neil Romany joined the firm in 1986 and has gained more than 15 years experience in the field of property valuations. He served on the Board of Directors of the Institute of Surveyors of Trinidad and Tobago. Mr. Romany qualified as a chartered surveyor in June 2020. Neil was appointed an Associate Director on 1st April, 2006 and was subsequently appointed as a Director on October 1st, 2021. He is responsible for Valuations performed in Central and South Trinidad and Tobago.

Diploma in Valuations
Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
December 2005

Specialisations

• Valuations of residential properties
• Valuations of commercial and industrial properties, hotels and gas stations

Mr Abraham Derry
Associate Director
MSc, MISTT, MRICS

Abraham Derry joined the firm in 2012 and has gained considerable experience in the field of property valuations. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Institute of Surveyors of Trinidad and Tobago. Mr. Derry qualified as a chartered surveyor in June 2020. Abraham was appointed an Associate Director on 1st December 2017 and and performs valuations in Central and South Trinidad.

BSc (First Class Honours)
Land Management (Valuation)
University of the West Indies
July 2012

MSc (Distinction)
Real Estate & Property Management
University of Salford, UK
June 2016

Specialisations

• Valuations of residential properties
• Valuations of commercial and industrial properties and gas stations.