Subject: Tessa Passey, a Chartered Surveyor from Chesham, Bucks. She is married with three young children.
Age range: 30– 40 years.
Interests: Training for a triathlon, the Outlaw Half Ironman, in Nottingham at the end of May. This involves a 1.2 mile swim, a 56 mile bike ride and a 13.1 mile run. Tessa also likes knitting and the theatre.
RJL: Please explain how you came to be a Chartered Surveyor.
Tessa: I took a sports science degree, qualified as a teacher and then taught in Brazil. When I came back I couldn’t face teaching in the UK. At that time my father was selling his office. I saw some of the challenges of property work and thought that this was something I could do. I took an MA in property valuation and law.
RJL: What type of property work do you practice in?
Tessa: Commercial leasehold property which includes negotiating the terms of leases and rent reviews.
