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Due to the successful opening of our Bridgend Branch, we are currently expanding our sales team and are looking for a full time sales negotiator.

The ideal candidate will have:

• A customer focused approach
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Strong I.T skills
• The capability to thrive in a fast paced environment
• The ability to work as part of a successful team
• Full driving licence and use of own car is essential

We are currently seeking a commercially aware Chartered Surveyor for our Cowbridge Office.

The successful candidate will ideally have two years post qualified experience and some experience in the following areas of work: 

• Compulsory purchase cases
• RICS red book valuations for security loan purposes
• Valuation for taxation purposes (IHT/CGT)
• Valuations for Divorce purposes/ Expert witness reports 
• Negotiation of surface damage/ losses claims against Public utilities
• Other rural practice work including preparation of FBT’s, grazing licenses, advice to land owners/ clients under the AHA 1986 and the ATA 1995
• Promotion of sites for renewable energy (Wind/Solar)
• Rostrum Experience

Herbert R Thomas has been helping local pupils develop their digital skills. 

Staff from Herbert R Thomas' (HRT) Bridgend office recently held a photography workshop for eight year six pupils at Oldcastle Primary School.

Gavin Rees, partner at HRT, provided the pupils with a masterclass on how to take professional images with iPads and digital cameras.

Neath estate agent Herbert R Thomas (HRT) has refurbished its offices giving homebuyers, sellers, landlords and tenants access to the latest technologies and services.  

The renovation has included a new, illuminated window display outside the office and a swinging board advertising the office. 

Inside the office, the colour scheme has been modernised to coincide with the style of HRT’s newest office in Bridgend, which opened in 2014. There is also a large television in the office which will profile properties currently on the market. The estate agents will also feature a ‘property of the month’ within the newly refurbished office. 

At 9am on Wednesday 29^th April, Luke England will set off on a journey of almost 200 miles in a dash to get him to the church on time to marry fiancée Harriet Clarke.

Luke, together with his father Nigel England and groomsmen - Herbert R Thomas’ partner James Mordecai, Julian Hitchcock, Freddie Hitchcock, Oliver Ladbrooke-Davies, Martyn England, Fraser Clarke and Josh Clarke are making the journey in a bid to raise funds for Velindre cancer centre.

Herbert R Thomas (HRT Commercial) has been appointed to the HSBC bank panel to conduct its commercial valuations.

The agent will now be able to conduct commercial valuations up to the value of £1 million for the major bank across South East Wales.

HRT Commercial was selected after demonstrating its knowledge and commercial experience across the South East Wales region.

A multi-service transport company has tripled its capacity with a long term lease of a new depot in Bridgend.

Clarke Transport has relocated from Kenfig Industrial Estate to a 37,000 sq ft warehouse on a site of two acres at Central Park in Bridgend Industrial Estate to accommodate growing customer demand.

The transport company, which specialises in transporting non-temperature controlled chemicals, has signed a 15 year lease with landlords Robert Hitchins Ltd on the redeveloped site which is marketed by Knight Frank and Herbert R Thomas (HRT Commercial).

Two local landowners are urging South Wales Land Development to join them in creating a comprehensive scheme to alleviate concerns caused by Taylor Wimpey’s proposed plans, which has resulted in over 230 objections from local people. 

The Hardy and Davies families, whose adjoining 30 acres of land is the subject of a planning application by Persimmon and Bellway Homes, is appealing to South Wales Land Development to collaborate with them to invest in solutions to address flooding problems and congestion issues in Rhoose.

The Central Park trade counter development in Bridgend has announced two new tenants bringing the site to full occupation.

Pensord Press and Biotec Services International – a PCI company, are the latest companies to take unit space at the industrial park, which is located on Bridgend Industrial estate.

Landlord Robert Hitchins Group appointed commercial agents Herbert R Thomas (HRT) and Knight Frank as joint sales and lettings agents in January 2014.

Record prices for South Wales mountain rams have been achieved at Penderyn Market according to auctioneers Herbert R Thomas (HRT).

At this year’s biggest individual ram sale, HRT received the top price of £6,200 guineas paid by Mr CE John of Dan Y Graig Farm for a yearling ram presented by Mr HE Parkes of New House Farm in Shropshire.

The open sale of rams and ram lambs last month saw a packed ring of buyers bidding for 500 entries.