Passion for property and martial arts
February 2026
Senior building surveyor Les Joint has worked in the construction and property industry for more than two decades.
He has just joined our expanding Development Land and Planning Department in Taunton where he will be working closely with the architecture and design team.
Welcoming his appointment Mark Chugg MRICS, who heads up the Development Land and Planning Department, said: “We are delighted that Les has joined us and will be building a team of buildings surveyors to offer a new service to our existing and prospective clients.”
Les began his career at his family’s firm, which has been involved in the construction industry for four generations.
He has worked on some of the UK’s most interesting and complex properties. He worked for the Bishop of Bristol at his residence in Winterbourne.
He has also worked on other ecclesiastical projects – the main abbey house and Spanish Barn at Torre Abbey, Torquay and Buckfast Abbey.
Les has a clear passion for building structures including historic and listed buildings and a vast knowledge within buildings and surveying.
He was involved with the full restoration of The Farmers Arms, Minehead, which featured on ITV News.
He has also worked extensively with English Heritage and the National Trust.
Les made the switch to surveying and project management in 2023.
Away from work Les is an accomplished and active martial arts athlete. He trains and teaches Brazilian Jiu jitsu.
Competing internationally allows him to visit some of the world’s most interesting building architecture. Favourites include Notre Dame Cathedral and the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the Jerónimo’s Monastery and the Convento do Carma in Lisbon.
For comprehensive and professional building survey advice contact Les on 07523270636 or email [email protected]
He has just joined our expanding Development Land and Planning Department in Taunton where he will be working closely with the architecture and design team.
Welcoming his appointment Mark Chugg MRICS, who heads up the Development Land and Planning Department, said: “We are delighted that Les has joined us and will be building a team of buildings surveyors to offer a new service to our existing and prospective clients.”
Les began his career at his family’s firm, which has been involved in the construction industry for four generations.
He has worked on some of the UK’s most interesting and complex properties. He worked for the Bishop of Bristol at his residence in Winterbourne.
He has also worked on other ecclesiastical projects – the main abbey house and Spanish Barn at Torre Abbey, Torquay and Buckfast Abbey.
Les has a clear passion for building structures including historic and listed buildings and a vast knowledge within buildings and surveying.
He was involved with the full restoration of The Farmers Arms, Minehead, which featured on ITV News.
He has also worked extensively with English Heritage and the National Trust.
Les made the switch to surveying and project management in 2023.
Away from work Les is an accomplished and active martial arts athlete. He trains and teaches Brazilian Jiu jitsu.
Competing internationally allows him to visit some of the world’s most interesting building architecture. Favourites include Notre Dame Cathedral and the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the Jerónimo’s Monastery and the Convento do Carma in Lisbon.
For comprehensive and professional building survey advice contact Les on 07523270636 or email [email protected]