🎧 This Is Surveying Because surveying matters, and so do the people behind it. This Is Surveying lifts the lid on the real world of surveying, the highs, the hurdles, the geeky details (yes, even AI and emerging tech), and the humans driving it all. We go beyond the stereotypes to explore how surveyors shape both the built and natural environment. You’ll hear honest, down-to-earth conversations about work, business, and life, from seasoned professionals to those just starting out, plus fresh perspectives from guests outside the profession who bring valuable insight into leadership, innovation, and change. Powered by Surveyors UK , the independent platform connecting and promoting the profession, and The Surveying Room , its free online community bringing surveyors together, breaking down silos, and making surveying visible. If you’re a surveyor, a future surveyor, or simply curious abou
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Episode #33
How AI Is Making Claims Easier Against Surveyors
Aug 4, 202636 minS1
Send us Fan Mail Artificial intelligence is changing the surveying profession, but what does it mean for professional indemnity insurance and risk? In this episode, Nina Young speaks with Nick Rains from Howden Insurance Brokers about how AI is reshaping the insurance landscape. They discuss how AI is making it easier for complaints and formal claims to be generated, along with the importance of AI governance, professional indemnity insurance, and clear policies as AI becomes part of everyday practice. This conversation offers practical insights to help surveyors and firms understand the risks, opportunities, and responsibilities that come with adopting AI. What We Cover Professional indemnity insurance explained AI-generated complaints and claims Why surveyors are seeing more client queries How insurers assess AI risk AI governance and compliance Shadow AI within surveying firms Graduate skills and future recruitment AI as a quality checking tool Risk management and record keeping The future of AI within surveying Guest Links Howden Insurance Brokers – https://www.howdengroup.com/uk-en Guest Bio Nick Rains is Senior Contract and Wordings Executive at Howden Insurance Brokers. He advises surveyors, architects, engineers and other construction professionals on professional indemnity insurance, contractual risk and policy wordings. Alongside his insurance expertise, Nick has developed a strong interest in artificial intelligence and its impact on professional practice, governance and risk management across the built environment. If you want to connect with surveyors across the UK and keep up with the profession, join The Surveying Room. It is free to join and open to all types of surveyors, students, and professionals who work with them. Surveyors UK & The Surveying Room Connect with me - Nina Young on LinkedIn
92% of Buildings Are Overheating: Here's What Surveyors Can Do
Jul 28, 202650 minS1
Send us Fan Mail Conservation and sustainability aren't opposites. They're two sides of the same coin. Dr Samantha Organ, associate professor at the University of the West of England and a building surveyor working across heritage, sustainability and consultancy, joins Nina Young to explain why. This conversation explores climate resilience and the future of historic buildings. It also touches on the graduate shortage reshaping surveying salaries, why she stays in both academia and practice, and where AI quietly undermines the critical thinking the job depends on. What We Cover Samantha's journey into surveying Women in the profession Academia and industry working together Heritage and conservation projects National Trust experiences Climate resilience and overheating Sustainable buildings and retrofit AI and critical thinking Graduate shortages Why building surveying offers incredible variety Guest Links Dr Samantha Organ: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-samantha-organ-frics-amice-44246b16/ SO Associates: https://www.so-associates.co.uk/ Useful Links University of the West of England: https://www.uwe.ac.uk/ How to Close the Authority Gap | Mary Ann Sieghart: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJcYAqNfgtA Guest Bio Dr Samantha Organ is an Associate Professor at the University of the West of England and a chartered building surveyor with extensive experience across heritage conservation, sustainability, research and professional practice. Her career has included senior roles within the National Trust, private consultancy and academia, where she combines practical surveying with teaching and research. Samantha is passionate about climate resilience, historic buildings, developing future surveyors and helping the profession prepare for the challenges facing the built environment. If you want to connect with surveyors across the UK and keep up with the profession, join The Surveying Room. It is free to join and open to all types of surveyors, students, and professionals who work with them. Surveyors UK & The Surveying Room Connect with me - Nina Young on LinkedIn
Your Surveying Career Needs a Strategy, Not Just a CV
Jul 14, 202647 minS1
Send us Fan Mail Recruitment isn't just about finding the next job. Roger Dunning has spent 24 years placing surveyors, and he's noticed the same pattern every time. The ones who get furthest aren't chasing the next job, they're building what he calls "career capital." In this episode, Nina Young talks to Roger, founder of HD Surveyors, about why broad experience beats early specialism, why chartership is a non-negotiable badge to employers, and why Roger sees the best recruiters as career advisers, not CV distributors. A grounded, practical look at building a surveying career on purpose. What We Cover Roger's recruitment journey Career strategy versus job hopping Why breadth of experience creates opportunity Candidate-led recruitment in surveying Communication skills that employers value Graduate recruitment and first impressions AI and recruitment Chartership and APC support Career capital and long-term planning What good recruiters really do Guest Links Roger Dunning: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/rogerdunning HD Surveyors: https://hdsurveyors.com/ Useful Links Salary & Career Satisfaction Survey: https://survey.hdsurveyors.com/2026-salary-survey Guest Bio Roger Dunning is the founder of HD Surveyors and has worked in recruitment for more than 24 years. He specialises in recruiting building surveyors, quantity surveyors and project managers across the UK. Throughout his career he has helped hundreds of professionals build successful careers by focusing on long-term strategy rather than short-term job moves. Roger is passionate about career development, chartership, mentoring and helping surveyors make informed decisions that increase their long-term value in the profession. If you want to connect with surveyors across the UK and keep up with the profession, join The Surveying Room. It is free to join and open to all types of surveyors, students, and professionals who work with them. Surveyors UK & The Surveying Room Connect with me - Nina Young on LinkedIn
Why Residential Surveyors Need to Know What They’re Walking Into
Jun 30, 202642 minS1
Send us Fan Mail Rebecca Freeman nearly became a lawyer. A clearing phone call changed that, and she ended up in residential surveying instead. It turned out to be exactly the right fit. She built a career that now sits at senior leadership and risk at Legal & General Surveying Services. But the most important parts of that journey aren't on the CV. In this episode, Nina talks to Rebecca about what residential surveying is really like to do. You're going into people's homes, often alone, navigating situations that no training manual fully prepares you for. She speaks openly about lone working, personal safety, and why the profession needs to take both more seriously. She also talks about emotional intelligence as a practical skill, not a soft one, and what it actually takes to do this job well over a long career. This is the kind of conversation the profession needs more of. What We Cover How a clearing phone call led Rebecca into surveying instead of law Why residential surveying suited her from the start Starting out at Countrywide and learning the job in Bath Mentorship, MRICS and building a long-term career in the profession How the 2008 crash reshaped day-to-day working life The shift from paper to digital and early surveying technology What residential surveying reveals about people and how they live Lone working, personal safety and the support surveyors actually need Emotional intelligence and handling difficult situations on site What AI and technology might change, and what will always need a human Guest Links Rebecca Freeman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-freeman-frics-98312019/ Legal & General Surveying Services: https://www.legalandgeneral.com/surveying-services/ Women in Residential Surveying: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13733915/ Useful Links LionHeart: https://www.lionheart.org.uk/ Guest Bio Rebecca Freeman is a residential surveying leader with more than 20 years’ experience in the profession. She is Risk Director at Legal & General Surveying Services and previously spent 22 years with Countrywide Surveying Services, building her career from graduate surveyor through to senior leadership. Rebecca is also the founder of Women in Residential Surveying, where she has been championing better support, visibility and practical conversations around the realities of working in the profession. Her background spans residential valuation, surveying operations, risk, training and professional development, with a particular interest in lone working, resilience and the future of residential surveying. If you want to connect with surveyors across the UK and keep up with the profession, join The Surveying Room. It is free to join and open to all types of surveyors, students, and professionals who work with them. Surveyors UK & The Surveying Room Connect with me - Nina Young on LinkedIn
From Hobby to High Stakes: What Gets Surveyors Using Drones in Trouble
Jun 9, 20261h 1mS1
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Adam Bailey was there when drones first entered the built environment, and he's watched the entire industry evolve around him.</p><p>As Head of Specialist Surveys at Earl Kendrick, Adam joins Nina Young to talk about how drone technology has transformed the way surveyors work, why regulation and professional standards are being outpaced by poor practice, and what AI actually means for the future of the profession.</p><p>From photogrammetry and thermal imaging to the very real risks of cutting corners with technology, this is a conversation about where surveying is...
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