Proptech surveying platform HouzeCheck has appointed mortgage valuations veteran Richard Sexton as its new commercial director.

Sexton (pictured) will report to HouzeCheck’s chief executive, Amit Bansal, as the company looks to expand its market presence.

Sexton brings over three decades of experience in property services. He began his career in sales before joining General Accident Property Services — which later evolved into LSL Property Services PLC — in 1991. He played a key role in the management buyout that took the business into private ownership in 2004 before its subsequent listing on the London Stock Exchange.

During his tenure at LSL, Sexton held leadership roles across property services, asset management, and valuations, focusing on B2B business development and relationship management. Before his recent departure, he was the longest-serving board member of e.surv, LSL’s surveying and valuation arm.

His appointment comes shortly after HouzeCheck named Paul Latham, a former chair of the RICS residential body, as its new chairman.

HouzeCheck, founded in 2018, is a RICS-endorsed property surveying portal that integrates cloud, digital, and AI technologies to streamline the survey process for both surveyors and customers. Over the past seven years, the company has completed more than 35,000 surveys on properties collectively valued at over £10 billion.

It currently works with around 150 fully accredited RICS members, offering services such as property valuations, RICS Level 2 Homebuyer Surveys, and RICS Level 3 Building Surveys.

Sexton highlighted the opportunity to expand HouzeCheck’s relationships with mortgage brokers, conveyancers, and estate agents, stating: “HouzeCheck already has a modest presence amongst mortgage brokers, conveyancers, and estate agents – who can earn a passive income by introducing HouzeCheck to property buyers.

“I’m here to develop these channels across England and in Wales and accelerate the reputational growth of the brand.

“As part of that, I want to position HouzeCheck not only as a leader in residential property surveys but also as the champion of all property transaction professionals, supporting them as they look to grow their revenues. Given HouzeCheck’s cutting-edge technology helps us to deliver a faster service to our customer – our average report time is three days – we should be helping to drive transactions forward, too: buyers who have commissioned a survey from us are less likely to pull out once they have sunk that cost and use the report to negotiate as needed to conclude the transaction with increased certainty.”

Bansal added: “Alongside Paul, Richard brings a wealth of industry experience to the business, and I am confident he will help drive our vision forward and shape the future of HouzeCheck.”