Herriots Head Office

Herriots head office manages business systems and processes to support all branches of the company operating throughout Queensland.

From state of the art IT systems and best practice staff training procedures, head office provides the management systems which enable each office to get on with the business of providing speedy, accurate and comprehensive valuation services to clients.

With a dedicated research division compiling market information across Queensland, head office supports the branch operations by producing reports and newsletters for customers using local knowledge from each office together with quarterly information released by the Department of Natural Resources.

A dedicated IT manager maintains our state of the art logging system, which tracks every job in progress across Queensland, enabling Herriots staff to view the status of any project in real time through the flick of a switch.

Head office staff manage accounting and human resources functions for the company to ensure the highest standards are maintained across the business. Head office coordinates ongoing staff education and professional development.

Iain Herriot

Managing partner Iain Herriot was born in Scotland and migrated with his family to Southport, Queensland in 1960. He is a Fellow of both the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors and the Australian Property Institute and a member via the Valuation, Land Economy and Plant and Machinery streams.

Iain specialises in valuations for litigation, resumption and compulsory acquisitions. Prior to founding Herriots in 1990, Iain worked extensively in the project management/engineering and building industries and has previously been a licensed real estate agent/general auctioneer.

He has been appointed a member of the Queensland Department of Fair Trading Property Agents and Motor Dealers’ Tribunal giving recognition to his role in opposing the unscrupulous two-tiered marketing practices in Queensland.

He has successfully overseen the expansion of Herriots to its current position as Queensland’s largest independent valuation practice.