Dr Aaran Marriner-Clark

Dr Aaran Marriner-Clark is a Chartered Fellow Building Surveyor. & Chartered Fellow Building Engineer, his specialist areas of expertise are housing pathology and black mould.

His current position is Managing director of the chartered surveyor.com. A RICS regulated company, dealing with housing pathology, supplying expert witness reports for the HM court services and for barristers throughout the UK.

Dr Marriner-Clark is a doctor of Philosophy from Suffolk College 1993 (Ofqual level 8.) His PhD research looked at the cause and distribution of black pin mould in housing in the UK. This allowed him to achieve full membership of the British Mycological Society in 2019, (Ofqual level 6.) Dr Marriner-Clark is the only BMS accredited black pin mould housing pathology expert in the UK. President and Fellow of the National Institution of Black Mould Experts (Ofqual level 8.) Also, awarded Fellowship of The Royal Society for Public Health, in recognition of his work in Black pin mould (Ofqual level 8.)

Responsible for reactive housing complaints work, HHSRS assessment, HMO licensing and enforcement of housing standards for councils across the UK for in excess of 30 years. Dr Marriner-Clark has been engaged as an expert witness for many years mediating in complex court cases where his knowledge and expertise are required to give direction to the courts.

Enforcement of housing legislation has been the backbone of his career, such as prosecuting landlords under the Housing Act 2004, and advised on disputes arising in relation to the Council’s property portfolio, HHSRS and housing standards litigation assessment and to draft advice notes, conduct legal research and prepare reports for Committees for consideration. Furthermore, he has attended relevant Committees and present reports as required by numerous council Solicitors or his/her representative and given testimony in countless court cases.    

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Expert in Housing Pathology and Accredited Black Pin Mould Expert.

Chartered Fellow Building Surveyor & Chartered Fellow Building Engineer, Doctor of Philosophy Environmental studies black pin mould Suffolk College 1993, Master of Science Structural Building Surveying Suffolk College 1991, President and Fellow National Institution of Black Mould Experts, Chartered Fellow Royal Institution Chartered Surveyors 6677134, Chartered Fellow Chartered Association of Building Engineers C. Build E FCABE 64149124, Chartered Fellow Institute of Specialist Surveyors and Engineers CF02231690, Fellow of The Royal Society for Public Health. FRSPH 133792, Member of Chartered Institute of Environmental Health 000197051, Member of The British Mycological Society 7431, European Building Expert (EurBE), Member The Association of Experts in Building and Construction, Member of the Residential Property Surveyors Association, Member of the Mycological Society of America