Michael is currently involved on behalf of the owners of The Mall, Barnsley, Eldon Gardens, Newcastle upon Tyne, Clarence Dock, Leeds, Victoria Quarter, Leeds, Washington Square, Workington and The Bridges Shopping Centre, Sunderland. More recently Michael has been involved in advising S Harrison Developments in relation to the second phase of the redevelopment of Lichfield City Centre where 250,000 sq ft of new retail accommodation is planned to open in 2010. In addition to advising on larger single property projects, Michael is a panel member to Yorkshire Forward’s Renaissance Market Towns Initiative which is the Yorkshire and Humber Development Agencies programme to promote sustained economic growth in rural areas.  David E Watson BSc FRICS
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| 1995 to date | Partner - Fawley Watson Booth |
| 1993 - 1995 | Associate Director - Erdman Lewis/Colliers Erdman Lewis, Leeds |
| 1989 - 1993 | Commercial Development Director, Comstock Developments Limited |
| 1984 - 1989 | Head of Agency/Partner, Cheetham & Mortimer, Manchester |
| 1981 - 1984 | Surveyor - Wrather and Co, Manchester |
David has been instrumental in recent years in overseeing the expansion of Card Factory having been involved expanding the Group to over 150 units.
David has acted on behalf of the owners of The Frenchgate Centre, Doncaster since 1992 and is currently involved in advising Scarborough Development Group and Teesland Plc on the Frenghgate Interchange which is one of the largest retail development projects currently under construction in the North of England.
Thomas C Booth BSc (Hons) MRICS
Consultant
Tom is one of the best known names in the property investment market in the North of England specialising in brokerage and development funding.
Tom has been involved with the Company since its inception in April 1995 having previously worked with Michael Fawley in establishing an office for Edward Erdman in Leeds between 1989 and 1992.
Tom’s career began in London in 1978 with Messrs Knight Frank & Rutley’s valuation department where he was involved in the valuation of a Land Securities Portfolio. Subsequently Tom has specialised in the property investment market advising institutional investors, private clients and property developers.
Julie Fawley MRICS
Associate
Julie is the Practice’s senior leasing surveyor and is the lead contact with several clients including Threadneedle Property Fund Managers, The Mall Corporation, Grattan Plc, Fitzwilliam Estate and British Health Enterprise. She has specialised in retail agency matters since joining Chesterton in 1997 where she was a senior retail agent in the Leeds office dealing with major disposal programmes for Centrica and Halifax Plc together with being the leading agent on The Light project in Leeds City Centre.
Julie acts in a letting role on The Victoria Quarter, Leeds, The Foundry, Scunthorpe, The Mall, Barnsley, Victoria Centre, Harrogate and Washington Square, Workington and is developing retail leasing strategies for British Health Enterprises in relation to the development of retail offers within major hospitals such as St James’s, Leeds, Heartlands in Birmingham and within neighbourhood Health Centres.
Richard Blamires BSc (Hons) MRICS
Senior Surveyor - Professional
Richard joined the professional services department at Fawley Watson Booth in 2007 to advise new and existing clients on all landlord and tenant matters.
Formerly with Donaldsons/DTZ, Richard gained experience in retail rent reviews and lease renewals for both tenants and landlords, acting for both private individuals and corporate clients. Earlier in his career, he worked in central Government advising on valuation and landlord & tenant matters.
Currently responsible for professional work for, amongst others, Land Securities at The Bridges in Sunderland and for Card Factory nationwide, Richard undertakes a broad range of work for a wide range of clients.
Nik McCarthy BSc (Hons) MRICS
Nik graduated from Northumbria University with Honours degree in Estate Management.
He has gained experience in all aspects of Commercial Property Agency whilst working for Adair Paxton concentrated largely on the Yorkshire area whilst based in the Leeds office.
Since joining Fawley Watson Booth Nik has become closely involved in acquisition work on behalf of particular major retaining clients throughout the country and also has a major responsibility for the marketing and disposal of both High Street and Shopping Centre properties such as the Frenchgate Centre, Doncaster and the Foundry, Scunthorpe.
Christopher J Young BSc (Hons)
After a two year period working at Norwich Union Investments Chris moved to Sheffield to complete a property related degree and worked for two years part-time during his degree course for a Sheffield based property agency.
Chris graduated from Sheffield Hallam University with Honors’ in Property Development. Following a brief period in the professional services department of Lambert Smith Hampton Chris joined Fawley Watson Booth and has been actively involved in all areas of commercial agency whilst concentrating on Landlord & Tenant work, in particular Rent Reviews and Lease Renewals.
Duncan Batty BSc (Hons)
Duncan graduated from Northumbria University with an honours degree in Estate Management in 2007.
Prior to joining Fawley Watson Booth he has worked in the North East dealing with commercial property valuations, retail agency and Landlord & Tenant in the Sanderson Weatherall Newcastle office.
Duncan now works as a graduate surveyor working in all aspects of retail property across both Landlord & Tenant and Agency teams. In particular, assists with the lettings of high street shops and property acquisitions on behalf of major national retailers.