About us
With more than 20 years’ experience, Pennington Choices is a dynamic multi-disciplinary organisation providing a wide range of property-related, technical and professional services to the public and private sectors.
Surveying - property compliance
We combine all compliance disciplines into one business. We specialise in asbestos surveying and sampling, fire safety management, and gas, electric and water auditing. These are further complemented by our Stock Condition Surveying and EPC (Energy Performance Certificate) services.
Surveying - strategic asset management and building surveying
We provide professional specialists to interpret data recorded from property compliance and condition surveys. We guide and advise clients regarding their property management obligations and investment strategies.
In addition, we also support clients through our chartered building surveying services to ensure they meet their statutory, legal and commercial requirements.
Consultancy services
We provide professional consultancy services to businesses nationwide. As a member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, Pennington Choices offer highly qualified and experienced Quantity Surveying services within Social Housing, Healthcare, Retail and Rail
Our recruitment and Human Resources services have been utilised to help businesses to solve their organisational problems including: providing services related to leadership, management, organisational strategy, recruitment and training.
Clients and sectors
Working nationwide, our team of property surveyors, auditors, inspectors and consultants - supported by our network of associates – supporting our clients.
Our clients include social housing providers, local authorities, private landlords, the NHS, schools, universities, contractors, and commercial enterprises.
The sectors we operate in include social housing, commercial property, construction, education, healthcare, rail and local and central government.
Testimonials
Adrian Smith - First Ark
Harjit Shoker - Interserve
James Beale - Derby City Council

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Mark Seaborn
Managing Director


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Mark Seaborn
Managing Director
Qualifications
- PG Diploma Business Administration
- BSc (Hons) Environmental Health
- Corporate Member of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
- Leadership learning programme
Mark is the Managing Director of Pennington Choices and its subsidiary Auburn Ainsley, a company he set up in 2000 to take a multi-disciplinary approach to property related services nationally to the public and private sectors.
Mark has 28 years’ experience of providing services to local authorities and social landlords and six years’ experience as an employee within local authorities and housing associations. In addition Mark is currently a non-executive director of the trading subsidiary of Warrington Disability Partnership and has previously been a housing association board member.
Mark leads on the development of Pennington Choices as a business, with a strong focus on championing our approach to being a great place to work so that we can recruit and retain the very best people talent so we can deliver exceptional outcomes for our clients. Leading our growth agenda, listening and understanding clients and their needs while helping colleagues to develop, progress and become the best version of themselves possible makes up the core of Mark’s role. Mark has a strong consultancy pedigree and as such spends some of his time working as part of our consultancy team, providing help to clients around subjects such as housing finance, option appraisals, development, organisational strategy, leadership and change management.