James Gallagher Independent Valuer studied Property Valuation and Auctioneering and DIT, Bolton Street, Dublin and having graduated in 2001 James went on to be a key staff member and a number of Donegal’s largest estate agency practices.

An associate member of Society of Chartered Surveyors (SCSI) and Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) he is also an RICS Registered Valuer and a long standing valuer for most Irish Banks and Lending Institutions.

As an RICS Registered Valuer James is qualified to complete RICS valuation reports known as “Red Book” valuation reports. The “Red Book” is an internationally recognised valuation standard and is a legal requirement for all valuations (in support of lending) since the EU Mortgage Directive was transposed into Irish Law and took effect in March 2016.