Building
surveying
consultancy

From concept to completion: informing every stage of the property lifecycle

About us

Herd is an independent commercial building surveying consultancy based in the South West.

Working across all sectors and property types, we deliver commercially astute advice to our clients.

Founded in 2017, the company was built on a desire to offer a more personalised service. Our ethos is simple – to offer director-level advice with total transparency and a clear line of communication throughout every project.

We pride ourselves on building relationships with our clients, investing the time to fully understand their business requirements to tailor our advice accordingly.

Joe Brennan

Joe is a Chartered Building Surveyor with over 13 years’ experience in the industry. He started his career at JLL, where he gained valuable experience across a range of projects and sectors, before setting up Herd in 2017. His vision was to offer clients a more bespoke and personalised approach, something he remains passionate about to this day.

He provides a comprehensive suite of services across all sectors, but has particular experience within higher education, office and industrial property. He frequently works with Listed Buildings and complex multi-tenanted assets, often needing to deliver bespoke and time sensitive solutions for clients.

Whilst always happy to engage in standalone instructions, Joe adds real value forming long-standing relationships with his clients. In doing so he can provide consistent advice from pre-acquisition feasibility, to in use refurbishment and maintenance, through to providing services to support lettings or disposal.

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Founded in 2017

The company was built on a desire to offer a more personalised service. Our ethos is simple – to offer director-level advice with total transparency and a clear line of communication throughout every project.
We pride ourselves on building relationships with our clients, investing the time to fully understand their business requirements and tailor our advice accordingly.
Joe Brennan

Joe is a Chartered Building Surveyor with over 13 years’ experience in the industry.
He started his career at JLL, where he qualified and gained valuable experience across a range of projects and sectors, before setting up Herd in 2017. His vision was to offer clients a more bespoke and personalised approach, something he remains passionate about to this day.
He provides a comprehensive suite of services across all sectors, but has particular experience within higher education, office and industrial property. He frequently works with Listed Buildings and complex multi-tenanted assets, often needing to deliver bespoke and time sensitive solutions for clients.
Whilst always happy to engage in standalone instructions, Joe adds real value forming long-standing relationships with his clients. In doing so he can provide consistent advice from pre-acquisition feasibility, to in use refurbishment and maintenance, through to lettings or disposal.
Chris Quaile

Chris is a Chartered Building Surveyor with over 11 years of commercial building surveying experience. Having worked at JLL, Alder King and LSH prior to joining Herd in 2024, Chris has an extensive track record of working with many notable clients on some of the South West’s prime property.
Chris has significant experience in the design, specification, and contract administration of complex commercial refurbishment schemes, with a particular focus on the office and industrial markets. He also frequently collaborates with institutional investors, asset managers, and occupiers to deliver bespoke technical due diligence and dilapidations advice across standalone and complex multi-asset sites.
Chris previously worked with Joe at JLL and they continue to work together now to focus on delivering bespoke, personalised, market-leading advice, which is at the heart of Herd’s approach to Building Surveying.