Nigel Whitehurst

Nigel joined Vail Williams in 2023 as a partner in the Valuation team from Gerald Eve where he spent 10 years working in commercial valuation.

Based at our Crawley office, Nigel brings with him in-depth experience of business generation and property valuation spanning all commercial property sectors.

He also has residential property expertise and is experienced in valuing everything from single flats to blocks of flats for loan security purposes for a wide range of Clearing and Challenger Banks, property companies and individuals.

In his role at Vail Williams, Nigel is responsible for growing the firm’s valuation work and cross-selling services where appropriate.

Throughout his career, Nigel has provided advice on the instruction and valuation methodology applied in council investment portfolio valuations for their auditors and has also carried out several Capital Gains Tax valuations for individuals and property companies.

Nigel is also experienced in providing asset management advice to lenders regarding problem loans, working with the company Receiver, where appropriate, to provide valuations.

As the former client manager for Santander, Punjab Bank, Jordan International Bank, State Bank of India and other challenger banks, Nigel is experienced in ensuring that the valuation advice provided to banks is accurate and meets the varying requirements of each individual bank.

Nigel enjoys the social side of playing golf and is praying new golf clubs will improve his game! He also enjoys running (but not marathons!), reading and holidays with the family, as well as a few days away from the family with friends.