Emily Knowles
MRICS, B.A. (Hons), M.Sc
Associate Director
Valuation and Advisory Services
About
Professional Summary
Emily joined Colliers in February 2020 and is an Associate Director of Valuation in the Birmingham Office. She began her career with Vail Williams LLP in the South East before moving to Birmingham in 2015.
Emily provides loan security valuations for all main UK and European banks and regularly acts on behalf of a very wide range of High Street and specialist property lenders. She provides valuation advice for purchase and statutory purposes, as well as on family, tax and pension matters. Her expertise covers a wide range of property types, including industrial, office, retail, residential, healthcare, marine and places of worship.
Accomplishments
- Finalist at RICS Young Surveyor of the Year Awards 2019.
- Whilst chairing RICS Matrics Birmingham, awarded 1913 Wilderness Club Branch Award.
Education
BA(Hons), MSc, MRICS
Memberships & Involvements
- RICS Registered Valuer (May 2015 to Present).
- Non Executive Board Member of RICS West Midlands Regional Board (March 2019 to Present).
- Chair of RICS Matrics Birmingham (March 2018 to July 2020) following 5 years of active engagement with RICS Matrics nationally.
- Midlands Branch Committee of Association of Women in Property (November 2020 to Present).
Clients
Barclays, Aldermore, Co-op Bank, Lloyds Bank, Santander, Royal Bank of Scotland, HSBC, Handelsbanken, Clydesdale Bank, Al Rayan Bank Plc, Unity Trust Bank, amongst others.
Services
Service Lines
Property Type
My Team
My Team
James joined Colliers in 2006 and is Head of the Birmingham Office and a Director of Valuation and Advisory Services. He began his career with Chesterton PLC in Birmingham in 1999 before moving to D&P Holt Limited in Coventry in 2001.
Simon Summerby-Bent
Director of Valuation and Advisory Services
Valuation and Advisory Services
Birmingham
Simon has 19 years experience in Valuation, Professional Services and Agency in the property Industry. He is Joint Head of the Birmingham Valuation Department. Since joining Colliers International in 2002 Simon has specialised in commercial and residential valuation and development consultancy work. Simon has a passionate commitment in providing clients with exceptional service.
He is involved in serving major private and public sector clients including investors, developers, banks and corporate occupiers and undertakes the valuation of a wide variety of UK based property. In particular Simon provides advice for loan security and balance sheet purposes.
Sue has been with Colliers International for 9 years acting as Secretary for the Birmingham Valuation and Advisory Services team providing comprehensive secretarial support and services. She provides an efficient and effective administration service to the Team and ensures full compliance with all internal company and external statutory requirements.
Beth joined the Birmingham office's graduate scheme in September 2019, following a successful internship in the summer of 2019.
Her first APC rotation was in Valuation and Advisory Services with her second being in Rating, until she successfully passed her APC in November 2021 and joined the Licensed and Leisure Agency team based in Birmingham.