Scorching Trade at Sedgemoor Winter Warmer with 40 Cows Selling for 2,000gns plus

January 2012

Record Entry Results in Record Trade
Jersey Heifers to 2200gns and Calved Holstein Heifers Average £2,258
Auctioneers Greenslade Taylor Hunt's first Collective Sale of 2012 attracted both a record entry and a record trade with a packed ringside of over 200 people seeing Holstein Heifers selling to 2500gns and Jersey Heifers to 2200gns.

Three New Associates Appointed

January 2012

GTH are delighted to announce the appointment of three new Associates - Steve Allen, Martyn Venner and Robert Clark.

GTH Expansion, Optimism and Opportunities

January 2012

GTH go from strength to strength.

Greenslade Taylor Hunt Charitable Trust

January 2012

Greenslade Taylor Hunt has recently established their own Charitable Trust in order that all donations to charities automatically receive Gift Aid.  As a local and regional firm, we have strong connections with our local communities and wanted our donations, small and large, to have the maximum benefit.

Pictured, Greenslade Taylor Hunt partners,Duncan Brown(Commercial), Derek Biss (Agricultural) who both jumped, and Graham Ford, Partner,presenting a cheque in the sum of £3,096 to Jon Andrewes, Chief Executive of St Margaret’s Somerset Hospice, Teresa Wort, Fund Raiser, and two nurses from the Hospice.  The total sum was raised following a donation from the Partnership of £1,500 together with funds raised following a sky dive by staff members and a number of Partners.  Photograph courtesy of Somerset County Gazette.

A Friend in Need

July 2011

Michael Dukes of Greenslade Taylor Hunt looks at just who your friends are when it comes to selling property.

A Balanced Outlook

May 2011

Having been in property sales for some 35 years, present market conditions take me back to the days of the late 1970's and early 1980's where neither buyer nor seller were in ascendancy. For most such memories of a balanced market are very dim indeed, if ever experienced, as, for the last 20 years we have either seen strong or roaring inflation or a burst bubble both in the early 1990's and from 2007 onwards.

Springwatch

May 2011

Now that spring is in full swing Richard Webber of Greenslade Taylor Hunt in South Molton comments on how the property market is responding to the warmer weather.

Here at Greenslade Taylor Hunt we have been busy with Springwatch. This isn't the BBC wildlife programme. Instead we have been actively watching for those signs that the spring property market has burst into life.

Greenslade Taylor Hunt expand further into North Devon

May 2011

Chartered Surveyors, Greenslade Taylor Hunt, whose head office is in the county town of Taunton reports the opening of an additional office to their network in South Molton, North Devon.

Future is bright for resurgent South Molton

May 2011

South Molton's resurgent economy will ensure a bright future for the market town as far as the residential and commercial property markets are concerned.

That's the judgement of Richard Webber, partner with Greenslade Taylor Hunt, based in the firm's new South Molton office.

Lettings market goes from strength to strength

May 2011

The residential lettings market continues to go from strength to strength with demand for rental property continuing to outstrip supply. With this need for residential property, it is expected that more private Landlords will enter the market over the next 12 months. It is therefore imperative that any person considering letting their property or purchasing a buy-to-let, is given the best possible information available. 

Second Anniversary of Commercial Division in Yeovil

July 2011

With the second anniversary of the opening of a commercial division in Yeovil and the provision of additional services for clients across our commercial agency, property services and survey & valuation departments, we are delighted to confirm Greenslade Taylor Hunt’s continued expansion.

Winners of Most Active Commercial Regional Agent

July 2011

Greenslade Taylor Hunt wins The Estates Gazette and EGi Most Active Regional Agent Award for 2010 and 2011, having completed more transactions than any other agent.

Duncan Brown, who heads up Greenslade Taylor Hunt's commercial agency, survey & valuation and property services divisions, comments "this is a feather in our caps recognising all the hard work put in by our surveyors and support staff.

The competition recognises the number of transactions completed by a practice and given the particularly challenging economic climate, the award is that much more rewarding".

Strong interest in East Devon properties and land

October 2011

Despite the ongoing difficulties being experienced within the wider economy, Will Handel from Greenslade Taylor Hunts Honiton Office reports a successful auction of property and land in East Devon.

The auction comprised 5 Lots, with two having been sold prior to auction, and included three residential properties requiring modernisation in addition to agricultural land and resulted in a packed auction room and competitive bidding.

First on offer was Fieldhead at Luppitt which comprised a 2/3 bed bungalow requiring updating which having been guided at £225,000 was eventually sold after keen bidding for £293,000.

Blue Anchor at Payhembury comprised a period detached 2 bed cottage also requiring general updating and offering scope for alteration and/or addition which was marketed with a guide of £225,000 and sold for £250,000.

Beechcroft at Southleigh, a 2 bed woolaway bungalow requiring much updating and subject to an Agricultural Occupancy Condition sold for £100,000.

The land was keenly contested providing further evidence that the demand for good agricultural land remains strong. Considerable interest prior to the auction resulted in two lots being sold before the auction whilst on the day 4.49 acres sold for £38,000.

Will Handel, in the firms Honiton office commented ‘the auction system continues to be popular with vendors and purchasers alike, and for the right property with the correct marketing is a highly effective method of sale. Properties requiring updating and modernisation continue to be keenly contested whilst the land market has shown no signs of easing".

The Honiton Office are now taking entries for their Collective Property Auctions for 2012 and for a free market appraisal or to discuss the suitability of your property for auction please contact Will Handel on 01404 46222.

8 Out of 9 Success Rate at Taunton Auction

October 2011

Over 150 people crammed into the venue anxious to bid for their chosen lot and as a result we saw 8 out of 9 properties successfully sold under the hammer with all guide prices being exceeded. 

Record £5.386M Property Auction

July 2011

Not only was Friday 24 June Mid Summers Day, but also the day on which one of the largest and most successful Auctions of Agricultural property in the South West was held. The Auction - possibly one of the largest to be held within Devon for many years unusually included two large Farms, together with other Agricultural property. With a one hundred percent success rate, the sale totalled £5,386,000. Held at the Padbrook Park Hotel, Cullompton; Auctioneer Tony Overhill FRICS and Partner in GREENSLADE TAYLOR HUNT's Tiverton office offered the mixed portfolio to a capacity audience of over three hundred interested parties.

Westerholme - Contemporary Design

June 2011

The design and planning team at Greenslade Taylor Hunt were very pleased to achieve permission for an unusual ‘extension’ to a traditional stone barn.

New venture at Cricket St Thomas

May 2011

Work has begun on the development of 20 prestigious holiday lodges at the Cricket St Thomas Estate. Swandown is an exclusive development providing stylish, contemporary holiday accommodation in the blissful setting of the historic parkland. Greenslade Taylor Hunt, having secured planning permission for the project, are now advising the Estate on the construction phase, with the first lodges due to be completed later this year.

Strong Demand For Building Plots

May 2011

The Land & Planning offices of Greenslade Taylor Hunt have reported strong demand for individual building plots throughout the region. Bucking the trend, individual building plots remain of great interest to residential developers and self-builders, often inspired by programmes such as Grand Designs to purchase and build their dream house.

Records Broken in Dairy Section at Sedgemoor

January 2012

The Winter Warmer collective sale saw 300 Dairy Cattle sold in front of over 200 people, which created a grand total in excess of £418,000 which set a new record, £23,000 more than the previous record that was set at our Christmas Cracker Sale just last month.

Calved heifers averaged £2260 with three lorry loads travelling back to Carmarthen, one to Kent and another to Leicestershire. We are a National Dairy Centre

Dairy Round-Up 2011

December 2011

Sedgemoor’s Buzzing in the Lead up to Christmas

November 2011

One of the largest livestock markets in the UK is building up for a busy December with Auctioneers Greenslade Taylor Hunt reporting weekly numbers staying strong around 100 dairy, 800 stores, 180 fat cattle, 200 barren cows, 300 stirks, 400 calves and 5000 sheep. Throughout 2011 the trade in each and every section has been reported as some of the best we have seen in many years. Sedgemoor really has surpassed expectations and is favoured by buyers and vendors alike.

East Devon Land For Sale

October 2011

The Honiton Office of Greenslade Taylor Hunt are delighted to be marketing land at Part Alfington Farm, Alfington, Ottery St Mary. The sale of this land provides a rare opportunity to purchase a number of excellent blocks of highly productive pasture and arable land. Situated in an agriculturally renowned area, the holding was formerly run as a livestock holding, although the versatility and quality of the land may make it well suited to a variety of other livestock or arable cropping enterprises.

In total the land extends to about 122.30 Acres (49.49 Ha) and is being offered for sale by Informal Tender, with a closing date of 12 noon on Tuesday 15 November 2011.

For further details please contact Will Handel in the firms Honiton Office (01404 46222)

The Future is bright for one Devon farmer

October 2011

The first large scale solar farm has now been completed and connected to the National Grid in East Devon. The four megawatt site near Axminster has been a long process but has resulted in a successful connection last Friday.

Toby Bateman of Greenslade Taylor Hunt commented "Having been involved with this scheme from the outset it is extremely pleasing to see all our hard work come to fruition. With a change in the feed in tariff scheme, many of these larger solar renewable energy schemes have not been completed and were put on hold following the drastic cutting of the feeding tariffs."

Dispersal Sale of the 'Knightwood' herd of 650 Holsteins

August 2011

Selling 17 EX; 124 VG & 176 GP Cows and Heifers

Auctioneers Greenslade Taylor Hunt will welcome 650 head of Diary Cattle to Sedgemoor Auction Centre (just off junction 24, M5) on Thursday 18th & Tuesday 23rd August comprising the entire high yielding herd for Knightwood Trust Farms Ltd, Oxted, Surrey (ceasing milk production.) This represents one of the largest and best dispersals to take place this year and comprises:

GTH leading the way with photovoltaic developments

August 2011

Greenslade Taylor Hunt have been at the forefront of large scale photovoltaic (solar) development in the South West of England.  We are pleased to announce that several large scale developments have finally come to fruition.  Greenslade Taylor Hunt were instrumental in identifying sites in Devon and Somerset and negotiating with developers on behalf of landowners.

Demand for land remains strong in South Molton Auction

July 2011

The recently established South Molton office of Greenslade Taylor Hunt is delighted to report an extremely successful property auction held at The George Hotel, South Molton on Thursday 28th July 2011.

'All Smiles at Worthy Farm'

May 2011

Following the recent election of our Partner, Jeremy Bell (front right of photo), as Chairman of the Western Counties Agricultural and Valuers Association (Devon & Somerset) he organised for 50 members to have a jaunt around the renowned festival site which also included a seminar and inspection of the roof top solar photovoltaic panels which have been installed at Worthy Farm, followed by a meal afterwards.

Agriculture on the Up

May 2011

Over the last twelve months we have seen a marked improvement in returns for the sheep and beef sectors and most of the commodity sectors, albeit that in-puts have unfortunately kept pace with sales, leaving the bottom line not much better than before.

Despite promises and some wishful thinking on the part of some of our dairy men things have not moved much in favour of our dairy producers to date. It must be said though that the modest rises in milk prices from some milk purchasers has installed a glimmer of hope for better times ahead.

South West Winter Fair Holds New Cider Championship - Monday 5th December 2011

November 2011

Sedgemoor’s Buzzing in the Lead up to Christmas

November 2011

One of the largest livestock markets in the UK is building up for a busy December with Auctioneers Greenslade Taylor Hunt reporting weekly numbers staying strong around 100 dairy, 800 stores, 180 fat cattle, 200 barren cows, 300 stirks, 400 calves and 5000 sheep. Throughout 2011 the trade in each and every section has been reported as some of the best we have seen in many years. Sedgemoor really has surpassed expectations and is favoured by buyers and vendors alike.

Dearest Trade In South West Ever At Sedgemoor

July 2011

Greenslade Taylor Hunt hosted a store cattle trade at Sedgemoor which was described by many as the dearest ever seen in the South West.

Help for Heroes

July 2011

Greenslade Taylor Hunt are proud to be helping Messrs CHJ Atwell & Sons sell their 2 famous lambs that have suckled his Hereford heifer. Will & Kate will be sold on the 16th July with all proceeds going to Help for Heroes.

Record Prime Lamb Numbers

June 2011

Greenslade Taylor Hunt are pleased to announce record prime lamb numbers for the week ending 24th May 2011, when a fantastic entry of 3114 head were sold. This was a staggering 31.6% more than the second largest market in England at 2347.

Records smashed at machinery sale

May 2011

Greenslade Taylor Hunt’s Walford Cross Spring Machinery Sale has long been recognised as being the largest sale of machinery and effects anywhere in the South of England. This year the sale continued to grow with entries being 10% up on last year and turnover 12.5% up on 2010.

A total of 2,633 of both VAT and Non-VAT miscellaneous items were complimented this year by a record 787 lots of machinery and 92 tractors and vehicles, giving 3,518 lots overall being offered for sale by six auctioneers at any one time, starting at 9.30 in the morning and finishing at 5.55 in the evening.

Additional Antique Valuation Mornings

January 2012

As well as the established Friday Free Valuation Mornings held at their Priory Saleroom in Winchester Street, Taunton, the Valuation Team at Greenslade Taylor Hunt will be staging additional Valuation Mornings at our offices in Burnham on Sea, South Molton and the Sedgemoor Auction Centre during February.

Chinese Cinnabar lacquer Bowl soars to £10,500

November 2011

A finely carved Chinese Cinnabar lacquer Bowl took top honours at Greenslade Taylor Hunt's fortnightly antique sale