Jeremy Holtom MRICS., FAAV., ACIArb
Director
Jeremy has practised as a Chartered Surveyor (Land Agent) in the West-Country for over 30 years, he first came to North Devon on a placement while at The Royal Agricultural College at Cirencester, later becoming assistant agent for the Fortescue Estates at Filleigh. After spells in Cornwall and Gloucestershire Jeremy returned to North Devon to start his professional career; during this period he was head hunted by Strutt and Parker and later became a partner with Colvilles when it was formed. In 1996 he bought out the Colvilles North Devon Office and formed the partnership of Holtom and Thomas with Hugh Thomas with whom he had worked at the Fortescue Estate. In 2005 the Holtom and Thomas partnership was dissolved and Jeremy set up Landsense Professional Ltd as a partner Company to Landsense Ltd an Environmental Land Management Company.

Away from work he is a founder Trustee of the Exmoor Calvert Trust that provides adventure holidays for people with disabilities and their families on Exmoor. He has been chair of the Exmoor Local Access Forum since its formation and is a member of the Exmoor Moorland Initiative Group.

Jeremy's speciality lies in a particular knowledge of Exmoor and the Commons, having been the Secretary of the Badgworthy Land Company for over 14 years where he helped the Company become a prime mover in conservation on the moor. He also specialises in planning work as well as rural and urban property management. He is an arbitrator and skilled in property disputes and party wall dispute resolution.

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Sally-Anne Cockerill BA (Hons)., MSc., MRICS
Sally-Anne started her professional career as an Assistant surveyor with Holtom and Thomas in 2003 having completed a BA (Hons) Degree in Business and Accounting from The University of Exeter. In 2004 she went on to the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester to complete a Masters in Rural Estate Management before coming back to work for the Company in 2005. Sally-Anne successfully completed her 2 year training period in 2007, qualifying as a Chartered Surveyor and was made a Director of Landsense Professional Ltd in April 2008. She specialises in Planning and Development, Forestry, Agri-Environment schemes and Compensation claims.

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Ron Smith BSc(Agric)., NDA
Farms and Estates Consultant
Ron has forty years experience within the field of Farms and Land management, with specialisation in land management schemes and livestock; dairy, beef and sheep. Ron can consult on a wide variety of issues within farming theory and practice and is heavily involved in Single Farm Payment work and Agri-Environment schemes. Ron is also the Secretary of the Devon Closewool Sheep Breeders Society.

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