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Mak Okay-Ikenegbu
Head of Capital Allowances
Experienced chartered building engineer, construction manager and surveyor acquired over the past 15 years of maximising value on capital projects internationally.
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Expertise
- Capital Allowances including R&D Allowances and Structures and Buildings Allowances
- Unique specialist experience with a multidisciplinary background in surveying, engineering, architecture, and construction management.
- Combined technical and commercial skillset across diverse sectors; and experience dealing with Revenue enquiries
- Quantification and reconstruction of construction spend where required in identifying tax savings.
Mak is experienced in leading capital allowances. Sitting at the helm of a surveying and construction group involved in helping clients save money through fiscal incentives such as structures and building allowances, as well as energy and water-efficient relief on building installations within the Energy Technology List. This included ensuring that appropriate methodology and approaches for measuring, quantifying and costing construction works, as well as valuing land, are applied.
Qualifications & accreditation
Professional & academic qualifications
- PhD, Surveying (in view)
- MSc, Architectural Engineering
- BSc, Architecture
- Fellow, Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
- Chartered Construction Manager Fellow, Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE)
- Chartered Building Engineer Associate
- Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Career & experience
Experienced chartered building engineer, construction manager and surveyor acquired over the past 15 years of maximising value on capital projects internationally.
Previously Head of Capital Allowances at the Europe and UK's largest R&D Tax & Capital Allowance boutique, helping 100s of businesses with their capital allowances and land remediation relief business, where he managed the business line account for two regional offices. This included managing a portfolio of large and small-sized businesses, investing in commercial properties in leisure, student accommodation, hospitality, manufacturing, healthcare, retail, education, agriculture, amongst others.
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