Rupert Geering MSc, MRICS, MIAgrM, ACIArb
Rupert is a Chartered Surveyor and RICS Registered Valuer with over two decades of experience in the property industry, starting his career in 2001. Prior to 2022, he co-owned a thriving estate agency and property consultancy in rural mid-Devon, managing, letting, and selling a diverse range of properties across the region. Following this, Rupert joined a prominent multi-disciplinary agency with a strong agricultural focus, where he specialized in property valuations and provided a wide array of professional services.
Throughout his career, Rupert has achieved various qualifications, including certifications in Residential Sales, Lettings & Management, Arbitration and Mediation, and Block Management. He also holds a Diploma of Higher Education in Law. In addition, Rupert earned an MSc in Rural Estate Management from The Royal Agricultural University in Cirencester, where he conducted research on the impact of nature conservation covenants on agricultural land. He remains deeply interested in the valuation of natural capital and the integration of these considerations into modern valuation practices.
With nearly 25 years of experience, Rupert is known for his reassuring, holistic approach, offering calm and thoughtful guidance that always prioritises the client’s best interests. His advice is clear and straightforward, avoiding unnecessary jargon to ensure full understanding and confidence.
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Recent Case Examples
- RICS Red Book valuation of Ecclesiastical properties for Charities Act purposes, including overseeing marketing and sale.
- Advising client on potential development of landlocked building site.
- RICS Red Book valuation of mixed portfolio comprising residential, commercial and agricultural/strategic land for Inheritance Tax purposes, including historic valuations.
- Advising land owner on allotment lands.
- RICS Red Book pre-purchase valuation of a garden nursery.
- Valuation advice as a Single Joint Expert for matrimonial proceedings, in relation to a family home and rental portfolio in Devon.
- Advice to local council on property strategy.
- Valuation advice as a Single Joint Expert for matrimonial proceedings in relation to family home, agricultural land, orchards and commercial buildings.
- Valuation advice in the apportionment of an established agriculturally themed tourist destination comprising just under 100 acres of agricultural grazing land, woodland, commercial units and residential properties.
- Marketing advice for a Community Interest Company of a residential unit surplus to their requirements.
- Help to Buy redemption valuations and Stair-casing valuations of Shared Ownership properties.
- Valuation and negotiations with freeholder on a residential lease extension.
- Submission of agricultural land to Local Planning Authority’s call for sites under the local HELAA.