Having intially trained as an electrical engineer for BT Simon joined his father’s Practice, Purslows in 1976, where he studied for RICS examinations in Building Surveying whilst working as a Building Surveyor, being elected to full RICS membership in 1980, and a Fellow in 1987.

Simon is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Building Engineers, a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and a Member of the Association of Project Safety. Simon is a director of the company and carries out all types of building surveying work along with architectural design, project management, party wall surveying, structural advice and acting as Expert Witness in disputes relating to construction and boundary matters. Simon is RICS Conservation Accredited and is retained as Professional Advisor for a number of churches.