Leasehold London 2026

Shaun is a Chartered Safety and Health Practitioner and Chartered Building Engineer with over 25 years of experience in health, safety, and fire risk management. In addition to his role as Quality Assurance & Strategy Director at Tetra, Shaun is a visiting academic at the University of Greenwich and Middlesex University, and he serves as an external examiner at the University of Malta. He is actively involved with The Property Institute and the Building Safety Alliance, focusing on the impacts of emerging legislation on building safety. Shaun currently holds the position of Vice-Chair of the IOSH Construction Group Committee. His ongoing research interests include ethics, leadership, education, and competence in health, safety, and fire practice within the built environment.

Malcolm has worked the majority of his 30-year career serving the built environment sector, starting out in the construction trade press on national weekly titles such as The Architects’ Journal, Construction News and New Civil Engineer. Malcolm also worked at board level for an SME urban design studio and on the international vocation competition event ‘WorldSkills’. Malcolm’s experience in residential property comes from eight years at RICS before joining IRPM. Following IRPM’s merger with ARMA, Malcolm is now Chief Commercial Officer at ‘The Property Institute’ with responsibility for the Institute’s membership offer.

Shaun provides the management and strategic direction for Harris Associates. With over 35 years of experience in the industry, Shaun has worked across the residential, commercial, public, and private sectors, providing a full range of building surveying and project management services. Areas of expertise include pre-acquisition advice, due diligence, and bespoke analysis work, including the assessment of a building's compliance with relevant statutes, such as the Building Regulations. Shaun has had many years of managing complex major refurbishment and renovation contracts, and in the last 5 years has acted as lead consultant on multiple significant façade remediation and re-cladding contracts.

Other areas of expertise include acting as a retained surveyor and delivering building surveying services to large estates and residential developments. Shaun is heavily involved in the running and development of the façade remediation services, working closely with the façade investigations and technical team. He takes the lead on our Historic Compliance Review services and the development of new services to meet new statutes and regulatory requirements. Shaun also provides bespoke advice and project management services in situations where projects or contracts have become distressed.

Russell Pallister is a passionate advocate for passive fire safety in buildings. A qualified Fire Risk Assessor, Russell has extensive experience in fire and building safety for residential blocks. He is highly skilled in tackling complex challenges, maintaining a laser focus on delivering effective solutions from start to finish.

Following the Grenfell Tower tragedy, Russell and the team at Karntek Fire Safety have played a vital role in guiding residential property managers through the complexities of new fire safety legislation and guidance. His unwavering commitment to enhancing building safety has made him a trusted expert in the fire safety community.

Emma has worked with the residential property industry for over 15 years. Leadership roles in insurance, risk management and proptech supporting a broad range of industry sectors from mortgage lenders through to Build to Rent operators
has given Emma a unique understanding of the residential property ecosystem.
A strong advocate of improving collaboration and knowledge sharing across the industry and, for enhancing the profile of female talent, Emma founded the award winning Women in Residential Property network in 2017 which she Chaired until 2023. She drove the formation of the British Property Federation Cyber Working Group in 2023 and is actively involved in a number of industry committees and working groups.