Chris Corney

Associate Director in the CBRE I Turner & Townsend Project Management and Building Consultancy team

United Kingdom

About

I am a qualified MRICS Taxation Surveyor with over 10 years’ experience in Capital Allowances and Reinstatement Cost Assessments. I have good technical knowledge of quantity surveying and building cost data analysis, mainly utilised to produce reinstatement cost estimates for CA and RCA reporting. I have developed strong surveying skills and knowledge of the built environment, as well as experience providing property tax planning advice to real estate investors. I have also developed my knowledge within the loan security sector, applying my wider experience, preparing rebuild estimates for loan security purposes. I have experience working within both small and large organisations, demonstrating a high level of independence and accountability in any working environment.

Experience

  • Associate Director at Turner & Townsend
    Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

    I am an experienced Chartered Taxation Surveyor working within the CBRE I Turner & Townsend Project Management and Building Consultancy business. I work across all property sectors, utilising my +10 years' experience to prepare loan security rebuild estimates for our banking sector clients. I have also managed a variety of capital allowances investigations, predominantly commercial property acquisition claims and construction and refurbishment analysis. I also have experience of advising on R&D tax credits and preparing R&D technical reports, helping companies of all sizes qualify and quantify their expenditure eligible for this tax relief. I have worked on various types of reinstatement cost assessment reports and capital allowances claims during my time here. CBRE I Turner & Townsend's combined Project Management business covers a range of advisory services, with particular expertise in project management, building surveying, engineering services and environmental consultancy.

  • CBRE (9 yrs 8 mos)
    • Associate Director
      Mar 2022 - Jan 2025 · 2 yrs 11 mos

      I worked across all property sectors, utilising my 10 years' experience, to prepare loan security rebuild estimates for banking sector clients. I also managed a variety of capital allowances investigations, predominantly commercial property acquisition claims and construction and refurbishment analysis. I worked on various types of reinstatement cost assessment reports and capital allowances claims during my time with CBRE. CBRE's Building Consultancy team cover a range of advisory services, with particular expertise in project management, building surveying, engineering services and environmental consultancy.

    • Senior Capital Allowances Surveyor
      Oct 2018 - Mar 2022 · 3 yrs 6 mos

    • Capital Allowances Surveyor
      May 2016 - Oct 2018 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Capital Allowances Consultant at Rift Ltd
    Aug 2011 - Jun 2015 · 3 yrs 11 mos

    I was working independently on delivering capital allowances projects and negotiating and agreeing historic capital allowances claims with HMRC. I managed a variety of capital allowances claims with commercial property acquisition claims and construction and refurbishment projects. I advised on R&D tax credits and prepared R&D technical reports for Rift Research and Development. I worked on various types of capital allowances claims, from sale and leaseback to construction/development. I was involved in negotiating capital allowances during the sale and lease of commercial property, being the sole adviser for both vendor and purchaser on numerous transactions, implementing documents, wording and CAA2001 s198 and s199 elections. I frequently advised accountants, property agents and solicitors on the impact of changing legislation for their clients. I lead presentations to groups of commercial property solicitors and accountants regarding potential benefits of claiming capital allowances and the due diligence measures concerning their client's ability to make these claims. The RIFT Group covers a range of other tax services with particular expertise in the construction, defence and leisure industries.