Legal & General Surveying Services (LGSS) has announced a new senior leadership team as the business prepares for its next phase following the sale of the surveying arm as part of Legal & General’s wider simplification strategy.
The reshuffle sees a mix of long-standing internal figures and senior hires from across the surveying, lending and real estate sectors, with the firm signalling plans to grow its valuation and technology platform.
Richard Sexton (main picture) has been appointed managing director, returning to the frontline of the valuation sector after joining Houzecheck in 2025 as commercial director following a long career in mortgage valuations, including senior roles at e.surv. He will continue to act in an advisory capacity to Houzecheck alongside his new role.
Graham Sloan becomes surveying director, bringing experience from CBRE, Legal & General Investment Management and lender roles at Lloyds Banking Group, OSB Group and Santander. Rebecca Freeman, founder of Women in Residential Surveying, joins as risk director after more than two decades with Countrywide Surveying Services.
ONE DIRECTION
Paula Matthews has been promoted to strategic relationship director after eight years with the business, while Jamie Elliot becomes chief operating officer, having previously served as finance director. Jodie White moves into the role of service delivery director, with more than 20 years’ experience at LGSS including head of product and transformation.
LGSS has operated for more than 20 years and completed around 375,000 mortgage valuations in 2025, providing surveying, valuation and digital reporting services to lenders across the UK.
STRONG EXPERTISE
Richard Sexton (main picture), Managing Director of LGSS, says: “LGSS is an established brand with strong in-house expertise. It has a team of knowledgeable and skilled surveyors who deliver quality work and are experienced valuing complex properties for BTL portfolios, HMOs and the like.
“They are already backed by strong data, audit and tech teams. LGSS’s Property Decision Engine, for instance, is first class – speeding up the process for borrowers and reducing costs for lenders.
“Now, with a new senior leadership team combining decades of experience across the property and surveying sectors, we plan to expand the business and unleash its potential. This marks a new chapter for LGSS.”
