Senior Team

Nick Cook BSc, MRICS, MBIFM, Chartered Management Consultancy Surveyor

Managing Partner and Head of Business Consultancy

Business Focus
Nick is an experienced businessman and an advisor to a number of Client boards. His primary role is to assist Clients in optimising their workplace and infrastructure services. The cornerstones are strategy, planning, risk management and financial control.

Prior to founding Haywards in 1992, Nick trained in London’s West End with three of the top international real estate firms where he achieved partner and director status. His career has been highlighted by many achievements and recognition as a top level advisor. He has also gained the IoD's coveted Diploma in Company Direction.

The Character
Although a weekday tennis player, Nick’s true enthusiasm lies in vintage car racing. He loves to share the thrill of the vintage track whether as a spectator or hurtling around in “Herbie” whose new found break neck speed is entirely due to the supporting team. (The driver’s pretty average really.)

Paul Danks

Partner – International Business

Business Focus
Paul has over 28 years experience advising international corporate clients with particular emphasis on developing strategies to minimise operational costs and maximise value.  He was Senior Director - Corporate Solutions at BNP Paribas Real Estate and, before that, he was an equity partner at NAI Global's  previous UK member firm NAI Fuller Peiser, where he worked for 24 years.  

Paul, as Senior Vice President at NAI, is also responsible for the European Corporate Solutions Group and managing relationships and business with major international corporate clients.  He is also charged with extending the reach and capability of the NAI Global European network.  It is in this role that he will work in partnership with NAI Haywards.

He has managed multiple projects across the world for long term clients such as Rolls-Royce, BAE Systems,Chesapeake and Bombardier. Other clients experience includes Airbus, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Newell Rubbermaid, Rockwell Collins, Lionbridge, Wolseley, Federal Express, UPS, Travis Perkins Vue Cinemas and Cineworld.

The Character
Paul is our "International Man of Mystery" and a man of action . He enjoys travelling, motorsport (F1), skiing and then messing about on boats with his family in Devon. Also an enthusiastic but not so good golfer despite years of practice!
 

Iain Rackley BSc, MBA, FRICS

Partner - Real Estate

Business Focus
Iain is the Partner in charge of Real Estate, which provides advice to a wide range of companies across a variety of sectors including finance, technology, media, telecommunications and industrial/logistics sectors. Iain works particularly closely with office-based companies.  With over 25 years experience in real estate working in a mixture of senior asset management, corporate finance and corporate consultancy roles, Iain understands how property can be used by companies to support and sustain profitability.  This can be for a single property all the way up to a portfolio.  Whilst property lies at the heart of many of the projects, Iain's advice brings the issues back to what they mean for the company and its profitability or share value.

Working closely in conjunction, with Nick, Paul and Tony, long term profitability has been created for Iain's clients where a multi-disciplinary approach has been adopted....this goes beyond just looking for the next transaction.and has lead many of Real Estate's clients coming back for advice year after year.  

The Character
Iain is still busing budding sports stars around, so will follow just about any sport at any level. In his time off, he plays badminton, cycles and keeps his back in line with yoga.  Golf remains on the "to do" list when he gets older.  He loves cooking which reached its high point cooking with Raymond Blanc at Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons....an unforgettable experience for all parties.

Tony Oxford BSc (Hons), MRICS, RICS Accredited Chartered Project Management Surveyor

Partner - Project Management & Building Consultancy

Business Focus
Tony Oxford is Partner in charge of NAI Haywards’ Building Consultancy & Project Management team.  He has over 19 years of RICS chartered building surveying and project management expertise on a diverse range of commercial property related projects.
 

A team leader and an accomplished project manager, Tony has also developed and managed the delivery of major workplace initiatives, new-build and refurbishment schemes.  Tony has been responsible for high profile projects such as:

• 45,000 sq ft fit-out and relocation for Medtronic’s UK and Ireland headquarter
• Several refurbishments totalling 60,000 sq ft for Nexen Petroleum’s UK headquarters
• 22,000 sq ft Central London refurbishment for Derbyshire County Council Pension Fund
• Oversaw the construction of a 220 bedroom Travelodge hotel on behalf of a financial institution

An accomplished project manager, Tony has also developed and managed the delivery of major workplace initiatives, new-build and refurbishment schemes.

The Character
Tony is a motor sports enthusiast and is co-owner of a Caterham Supersport.  He is a skier and is desperately trying to lower his golfing handicap.  Unsuccessfully by all accounts!

Sarah Cook BSocSc, ACIS

Partner - Corporate Services

Business Focus
As a Chartered Secretary, Sarah has extensive para-legal and business administration experience within SME’s through to multi-million global corporations.  Her specific expertise lies in statutory administration and audits for UK and overseas entities, share schemes, pension and other benefit arrangements and corporate insurances.  As well as being NAI Haywards’ Partnership Secretary, she works client side where her blend of experience puts her in a unique position to guide companies and directors through the reality of their wide ranging responsibilities and liabilities

The Character
Cheeriest when got a good crowd in, cooking and eating en masse.  Bit of a fan of Italian food and life style and would happily live there (or France if offered) particularly in hilly, wooded countryside which is why she likes the Chilterns so much.  Hates gardening and would rather walk the dog.  Still battling away to no avail on the tennis court but being forced to consider golf.

Tim Young MRICS

Transformation & Programme Management

Business Focus
Tim has over 20 years professional property and design experience working on a diverse range of property and business related projects.  His experience spans working with major Local Authorities, media, pharmaceutical and industrial companies.

Tim has developed a career in wider change and interim management, particularly associated with business relocation and transformation. This has included strategic planning, project definition, brief development and conventional programme / project management.

He has a reputation for innovation and solving project issues, clarifying objectives, defining robust execution plans and then managing the delivery through motivated teams.

The Character
A family man, Tim enjoys good food, wine and entertaining.  When time permits he enjoys a round of golf or messing around in boats on the river.
 

Martin Loveridge BSc MRICS

Director Industrial Services

Business Focus
Martin has over 28 years experience working in the corporate sector advising predominantly industrial and logistics companies in all aspects of property occupation.  He has worked both client side and on a consultancy basis, latterly as a Director of a major international property consultancy, so has gained a wide breadth of experience. His focus is always to drive efficiencies and reduce costs and over the years has employed innovative strategies to consistently achieve these aims for clients in the UK, ROI and mainland Europe.
 
One of Martin's specialisms is the development of bespoke buildings for occupiers, generating significant profit for the client.  He has done this numerous times for SIG Plc and for companies such as Healthcare Logistics, TNT and Southern Motor Group.
 
On a corporate level Martin has acted as Key Account manager for HSS Hire Ltd, Robert Bosch and Henkel amongst others.
 
The Character
Martin is a family man and still a keen sportsman, playing village cricket, cycling and taking part in one sprint triathlon a year only!

Leigh Jeffs BSc (Hons), MRICS 

Director Building Consultancy

Business Focus
With over 15 year’s experience, Leigh worked for two major practices in London before joining NAI Haywards Building Consultancy Management team.

Leigh specialises in office, retail, healthcare and hotel sectors.  He has considerable experience in advising major ‘blue chip’ UK and US office occupiers, in areas as diverse as Dilapidations and Technical Due Diligence in mergers and acquisitions.   He also has a particular specialism in the industrial, warehousing and logistics sectors.

Recent high profile projects have included the management of a £4 million pound dilapidations claim on two airport hotels including advice on the implementation of landlords ‘Jervis v Harris’ provisions; technical due diligence on the £250 Million pound acquisition of the Mint Hotels portfolio and the technical due diligence on the Grade II* listed former Midland Bank headquarters in the City of London.

The Character
Leigh enjoys rugby, clay pigeon shooting and is an enthusiastic skier.
 

George Laird BSc (Hons), MRICS

Director Professional Services

Business Focus
A conscientious and determined Chartered Surveyor, with over 21 years of experience gained in the corporate sector.  Experienced in all general practice disciplines latterly George has specialised in the industrial and logistics sector advising several major occupiers on all aspects of this property class on large portfolios across the UK and Ireland.  Working on a consultancy basis for the last 11 years in a senior capacity, he has also worked on the client side.  This has given him an invaluable insight to the operational challenges faced by clients in managing their property portfolios.

Applying a proactive and strategic approach to his work at all times George is always seeking ways of adding value and reducing costs.  George is a true problem solver and his versatile approach to delivering advisory services builds an atmosphere of trust which is reflected in a record of achievement and client satisfaction.

The Character
In his spare time, George is an enthusiastic if sometimes erratic clay pigeon shot and enjoys Rugby Union and motor racing.