Since 1988 John Lytton has practised as John Lytton & Co, Chartered Surveyors, dealing with a wide range of property consultancy including: Commercial and Residential Survey and Valuation; Development; Strategic Planning and Strategic Property Advice; advice on Historic Buildings; specialist advice on Boundary and Party Wall matters After graduating from the University of Reading with a BSc honours degree in Estate Management in 1972, John Lytton spent 13 years in the Inland Revenue Valuation Office, 4 ½ years with Permutt Brown & Co Chartered Surveyors and 18 months with Cubitt & West