About the practice
One chartered surveyor, personally accountable
Brecon & Dean Surveyors is Brecon & Dean Ltd, an RICS-regulated firm (no. 898081) run by James Buckingham BA (Hons) MSc MRICS.
James is a Chartered Surveyor and RICS Registered Valuer, member number 5044356. He inspects every property himself and writes every report himself. Nothing is delegated to a site team and nothing is outsourced.
The practice works from Berry Hill, Coleford, Gloucestershire and covers the Forest of Dean, the Wye Valley, the Welsh borders, the Brecon Beacons and rural Wales. It is deliberately rural: the building stock here is solid stone, timber frame and converted agricultural buildings, and it needs surveying on its own terms.
The caseload is capped at 12 assignments a month. That cap is the service: it is what makes an honest turnaround possible and what allows time on site and a proper conversation afterwards.
- Qualification
- BA (Hons) MSc MRICS
- RICS member number
- 5044356
- RICS firm registration
- 898081
- Company number
- 15742072
- The Property Ombudsman
- T11948
- Monthly caseload cap
- 12 assignments

As an RICS Registered Valuer, James prepares Red Book valuations relied on by high street banks, HMRC, government bodies, charities and the courts, and used in dispute resolution, arbitration and mediation.
Talk to the surveyor, not a call centre
Describe the property and you will get an honest recommendation and a fixed quote.