Ken Davies joined the City of Durban Treasurer’s Department in December 1962 as a trainee accountant. He then studied part-time for a B.Comm degree at the then University of Natal. In 1966, he transferred to the Real Estate Department, and was appointed as a property valuer in 1969. In 1972, entered into private practice, completing the two year Programme for Real Estate Practitioners at UNISA, followed by a Master’s Degree at the same institution.
He served on the National Executive of the SA Institute of Valuers, was Chairman of the KwaZulu-Natal Branch, Vice Chairman of the Pinetown Valuations Appeal Board, and served on the KwaZulu-Natal executive of the South African Property Owners’ Association. He was a part-time lecturer at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and Technikon Natal (Durban University of Technology) and served as external examiner at both institutions and UCT.