The GTH Partnership

Richard, a farmer&rsquo;s son from North Devon, joined GTH in 1996 having graduated from Seale Hayne Agricultural College with an honours degree in agriculture followed by a Masters in Estate Management from the Royal Agricultural College. He qualified as a chartered surveyor in 1998 and became a Partner with the firm in 2003. He is the Managing Partner of the South Molton Office and deals primarily with the professional valuation and sale of farms, equestrian property, smallholdings and land.<br><br>In his spare time Richard enjoys working on the home farm with his family, fly fishing, running and reading.

Claire is a chartered member of the Royal Town Planning Institute, and provides a range of planning consultancy services across the South West. She joined GTH in August 2017, having worked in private planning consultancy since early 2014 at both Savills and Smiths Gore. Prior to this, Claire worked for ten years as a planning officer, based in the South West. Her involvement in planning includes the early inception stage with planning appraisals through to project management on major development proposals. Claire became an Associate in 2019.

Graeme is a Chartered Surveyor (MRICS) and a fellow of the agricultural valuers&#39; association (FAAV), working out of our Tiverton and Exeter offices. Graeme joined the partnership in 2018 and undertakes a wide variety of agency and professional work throughout Devon, Somerset and Cornwall, with a particular emphasis on the sale of rural property and farms, formal RICS valuation work, renewable energy and compensation matters. He chairs our professional services committee and also oversees the marketing department. In his spare time Graeme enjoys various board sports and water sports, as well as exploring the South West with his family.

Derek joined WRJ Greenslade &amp; Co in 1983 from Berry Bros in Northampton. A dairy farmer&rsquo;s son from Castle Cary in Somerset, he trained at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester and was articled at RB Taylor &amp; Son in Yeovil in 1978. Derek became an equity partner in 1986 at the age of 27. He heads up the farm sales department as a specialist live and deadstock auctioneer and spends up to two days a week at Sedgemoor Auction Centre. In 2009 he took over the management of the antiques department based at The Octagon Saleroom, Taunton, where he, along with his team, including his wife Samantha, conduct monthly Antique and Specialist Sales, as well as General Sales staged at Sedgemoor Auction Centre. He is on the Arbitrator&rsquo;s panel for specialist livestock valuations of all types. He is actively involved in carrying out TB valuations in Wales and in his spare time he manages his livestock farm in the Vale of Taunton.

Duncan joined GTH in April 2003 having previously been a Director of a well-known Westminster based firm in Central London and has 32 years&#39; experience dealing with commercial property. He specialises in the acquisition and disposal of all types of commercial property including shops, offices, industrial premises, development sites and investments.<br><br>He also has considerable experience in landlord &amp; tenant negotiations, including rent reviews and lease renewals, and has acted as an Expert Witness in numerous arbitration, independent expert, mediation, tribunal and court referrals.<br><br>Duncan is a committee member of Taunton&#39;s Lord&#39;s Taverners charity and supports other charities, including Arts Taunton.

Mark was born and raised in North Devon and is a farmer&#39;s son. He joined Greenslade Taylor Hunt in 2016 as an Associate from a FTSE 250 property consultancy business, where he had worked for nearly 9-years. Mark is a Chartered Surveyor with nearly 20-years PQE.<br><br>He has worked in the South West for the majority of his career and specialises in all aspects of development work, including development agency, consultancy, valuation and strategic land.<br><br>Mark also has a keen interest in farming and renewable energy having had a personal interest in the 66MWp Fullabrook wind farm and the 4.5MWp Luscott Barton solar farm. Mark became a Partner in January 2019.

Graham heads the Development, Land &amp; Planning department specialising in the disposal of residential development, land and property throughout the South West region providing planning and valuation advice to a wide range of clients including private landowners, banks and local authorities. Graham became a partner of GTH in 2000 following a 10 year period working in Exeter and Somerset County Council. Graham also heads the New Homes&#39; division, a specialist department, recognising the marketing needs of small and large developers.

Will grew up close to the Devon/Somerset border and having gone to school at Queen&#39;s College in Taunton progressed to study Rural Land Management at The Royal Agricultural College at Cirencester. This was followed by three years working for a national firm of land agents in Kent where he qualified as a Chartered Surveyor and Agricultural Valuer. Having joined GTH in 2004, he now manages the Honiton office and was made a Partner of the firm in 2015.<br>&nbsp;<br>With over 20 years&rsquo; experience in the property industry, Will now focuses on all rural property matters and deals primarily with the professional valuation and sale of farms, equestrian property, smallholdings, country houses and land. In addition he does a variety of professional work and is also familiar to many farmers throughout the South West as an auctioneer at Sedgemoor Auction Centre where he sells the stores.

Simon is the Head of Residential Sales for GTH having joined the firm in 2000 and becoming a Partner in 2005. After seven very successful years in Sherborne and a brief spell in Bridgwater, Simon opened a new branch in the Cathedral city of Wells in 2012. Simon hails from Taunton and has been an Estate Agent in the West Country since 1988.

Philip Hodgkin joined Greenslade Taylor Hunt in 2017 as an Associate having worked in the region for a well-respected national firm for more than 9 years prior. Philip is a Member of the RICS and a Fellow of the Association of Agricultural Valuers. He works out of the Chard office providing a wide range of rural consultancy advice and agency services to landowners, businesses, farmers, developers, other professionals and more throughout Somerset, Dorset and parts of Devon. Philip has a sound agricultural and rural focused background. He enjoys a number of pastimes, particularly running his own small holding alongside his professional career.

Justin originally joined RB Taylor &amp; Sons in 1995 and ran the firm&#39;s Milk Quota Department. In 2001 he took over the Farms and Rural Property Department based at Yeovil and now deals with the valuation, sale and purchase of farms, equestrian, country property, development property and land on behalf of farmers and individuals throughout Somerset and Dorset. Justin qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 1990, became a Partner in 2005 and regularly conducts the property auctions in the Dorset and South Somerset areas on behalf of the firm.

Tom joined Greenslade Taylor Hunt in 2005, working within the milk quota department in Taunton. He was sponsored by GTH to undertake correspondence courses in both a Diploma in Surveying Practice and then an Honours Degree in Estate Management. Subsequently he qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 2013 and a Fellow of the Association of Agricultural Valuers in 2016. Tom relocated offices to Sedgemoor Auction Centre when it opened its doors in 2008, with his varied work load now including Red Book valuations, compensation claims, tenancy matters, subsidy claims, machinery auctions and any other rural professional matters. Tom also has a regular auctioneering slot at Sedgemoor, where he can be found selling sheep each Saturday. Tom became a Partner in 2020.

Sally joined R B Taylor and Son&#39;s during 1995 having graduated from Reading University with a BSc (Hons) Degree in Rural Resource Management. &nbsp;Following the merger with Greenslade Hunt in 1997 Sally undertook a correspondence course with the College of Estate Management to allow her to obtain her Chartered Surveyor qualifications. The daughter of a Dorset dairy farmer Sally was well placed to start selling dairy cattle in 2001 when she was also made an associate, her involvement with the farm sales department has continued over the past 20 years as she has developed her professional involvement with various Estates and Landlords whilst managing the Dorchester Office and has been an Agricultural Partner with the firm since 2016. Sally became a Partner of the firm in 2020.

Martyn is a second generation chartered surveyor who joined GTH in 2004 straight from agricultural college. He quickly progressed into agricultural professional and valuation work and had a regular slot selling livestock at Taunton market. Martyn moved into farm and rural agency, qualifying as a chartered surveyor in 2007. From here Martyn specialised in selling country properties based in the Taunton office. In 2011 Martyn was made an Associate and in 2012 he was asked to run the residential office in Bridgwater whilst still selling in the market on a Saturday. &nbsp;Martyn was made a partner at Greenslade Taylor Hunt in 2017 and in 2018 was promoted to run the residential office in Taunton.<br><br>In his spare time he enjoys fly fishing, clay pigeon shooting and walking his black Labrador, Bear. Spending time with his family and working in the garden are other priorities along with the occasional run.

Robert joined GTH in 1992 from Bruton Knowles&#39; Gloucester office. Robert is the managing partner of Sedgemoor Auction Centre and actively sells at the market&#39;s two weekly sales of livestock. Robert studied at the Royal Agricultural College in Cirencester, where he obtained his honours degree in Estate Management. Robert became a partner of GTH in 2005.

Robert runs the Commercial and Land &amp; Development Department for South Somerset and Dorset. Joining GTH in 2009 having previously been a partner at Cluttons, Robert has 30 years&rsquo; experience, acting on behalf of and advising developers, public sector bodies, corporate and private clients in London and the West Country. Specialising in the acquisition and disposal of commercial property and providing landlord &amp; tenant and development advice, with particular emphasis on commercial and residential property. Robert currently manages 30 long leasehold blocks and a number of other commercial and mixed use properties.

Having relocated to Taunton from the North of England in 1992, Ann became an estate agent in 1996 and has worked throughout the South West during the last 25 years. Ann manages the Bridgwater office, bringing a wealth of experience to the team and prides herself on delivering a professional service to all Greenslade Taylor Hunt clients. Her hard work and dedication was acknowledged when she was made an Associate with the firm in 2020.

With a wealth of estate agency experience spanning nearly 30 years Stephen loves the &ldquo;hands on&rdquo; nature of the job, which first entranced him aged 21. A career estate agent Stephen enjoys dealing with people. He began his career in the Midlands and has worked extensively throughout the South West.<br><br>Leading the team at the Honiton office Stephen brings a wealth of property knowledge and prides himself on delivering an outstanding service to all his clients. He became a Residential Partner in January 2019.<br><br>Outside of work Stephen walks miles with his rescue dog, a lurcher, named Georgie and enjoys spending time with his wife and son.<br><br>He is also a keen cyclist and can be found in lycra whenever his busy schedule allows.

Sarah started out as a trainee estate agent in 2000-2006, working her way up to branch manager. She ran her own business for eight years before getting back into property, working for a major PLC developer progressing from sales advisor to senior sales and on to field sales manager. Sarah then worked as a business development and sales manager for new homes across Cornwall, Devon and Somerset, before joining GTH in 2018.

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