Providing the South West with Land & Property Services since 1878

Grace Martin MNAEA, MARLA, MNAVA

Managing Director

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John Morehen BSc. MRICS

Director / Chartered Building Surveyor

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John is a Director of Tamlyns and carries out a large proportion of the Building Surveys and HomeBuyers reports in the company.

He became a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in 1983 and has been working in Somerset since 1988. John joined the Professional team at Tamlyns in the mid-90s.

John has been involved with the training and post qualification experience of all the graduate surveyors in the company, most of which are still employed as Chartered Surveyors in the expanding professional, agricultural and planning departments.

Shawn Donneky BSc MRICS

Chartered Building Surveyor

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Covering Wiltshire, Salisbury, Bristol & Bath, Shawn joined Tamlyns in April 2023 carrying out Level 2 & Level 3 Home Surveys along with other property related reports.

Shawn qualified with the RICS in 2000.

Alison Walsh BSc. MRICS

Chartered Surveyor – Valuation and Homebuyer specialist

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Alison qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 1986. She has lived and worked in the southwest since 1985, and has been carrying out residential survey work since 1988. Alison joined Tamlyns in 2017 and specialises in valuations and Homebuyer reports.

Erica Bond BA(Hons) AssocRICS DipRSV

Junior Building Surveyor

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Erica qualified with AssocRICS in July 2022 after completing the SAVA Level 6 Diploma in Residential Surveying and Valuation. She joined the Professional Team at Tamlyns in September as a Junior Building Surveyor bringing many transferable skills to the role from her former career in teaching.

Born and bred in Somerset amidst a farming family, she loves the West Country, and the benefits rural life provides. Outside of work Erica is a keen pianist and crafter. She enjoys spending time with her three children and husband whilst jaunting around in their vintage 1971 Sprite 400 caravan.

Paul Reed MRICS

Senior Chartered Surveyor

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Paul brings a wealth of commercial expertise to the company and has worked both nationally and internationally across various sectors including Residential, Industrial, Offices, Retail Development and Hotels with considerable experience in Investment Agency and Asset Management together with acquisition and disposal of assets of lot sizes ranging in value from £2m to £10m.

Julie Champion

Office & Finance Assistant

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Julie joined Tamlyns at the start of 2016, bringing with her 20 years-worth of book-keeping experience.

Her main role within finance is to deal with the daily banking for our Rural Professional Services, from FBT's, Grass Keep and Field Rent. A key member of the finance and admin team, she is very diverse and adaptable to all departments.

Julie can be seen at both our indoor & outdoor auctions working in the admin roles that help to make the auctions successful.

In her spare time, Julie enjoys spending time with her children, grandchildren and dog, Codie.

Julie Draycott

Survey & Valuation Administrator

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Julie first joined the company as a Secretary in 1996 following WH Palmer & Sons’ amalgamation with Tamlyns. She left in 2000 to start a family and worked from home for 18 months during this time. Julie returned to work at Tamlyns in 2005 as Secretary to the Survey and Valuation and Architectural Departments and now coordinates the SV Team.