Stuart started in property in 1989, graduating with an Estate Surveying university degree in 1993. He subsequently qualified as a Chartered Surveyor with RICS and has practiced in the survey and valuation of residential property ever since. In 2008, he started his own residential survey practice ‘Hallworth Residential Survey’ which provides a personal 1:2:1 service to purchasers and owners of residential property.

In 2001, Stuart started an additional journey as a property investor, initially with buy-to-lets then expanding into refurbishments and other avenues. He has been a hand-on landlord for most of this time and is accredited to the National Residential Landlord’s Association (NRLA).

Stuart also teaches the subject of surveying homes through a self-developed online course using a vast array of photographic images taken over the last 25 years. It enables participants to actually see the defect or issue, so that that are more likely to recognise it when seen for real.