Staff Profiles
Staff Profiles
Tom Hayman-Joyce MRICS MNAEA MARLA
Partner
I absolutely love the Cotswolds and everything it offers. I feel privileged to live and work in such a beautiful place with such wonderful people. Our team at Hayman-Joyce is exceptional. My primary focus is to build and further develop the team, to ensure we have all the support, training and tools to deliver a truly unprecedented service.
Our foundations are built on transparency, integrity and always doing the right thing, even if it’s to our detriment. Understanding these core values sets us apart and breeds our success.
I’m proud of the team, our “Five-star” Google review rating and continuing to win leading industry awards.
I’ve spent most of my life in the Cotswolds – my first five years in Milton-under-Wychwood before moving to Barton-on-the-Heath in the mid-eighties.
I went to school at Kitebrook, then Winchester House, followed by Bloxham, took a gap year to Australia before reading Geography at Exeter University.
After graduating with a Batchelor of Science degree, and a spell at Hayman-Joyce, I moved to London joining Winkworth in their Westminster and Pimlico branch. Armed with a telephone and an “applicant box”, I rapidly learnt to build relationships and achieve sales in a predominantly commission led environment. Qualifying as a member of Propertymark National Association of Estate Agents and consistently being top negotiator by exceeding ambitious targets in the office, were my highlights.
Wanting to broaden my experience, I moved to Savills in their Richmond-upon-Thames office. Firstly, building the Savills’ core market (properties selling between £500,000 and £1,250,000) and then taking on and selling property across all price ranges.
Seven years later, in 2009 James (my father) asked me to return to Hayman-Joyce. I was delighted and honoured and moved back to the Cotswolds with my fiancée, Amy.
Four years later I bought the business from James and focussed on building on the very firm foundations he had set. We look after residential sales, residential lettings, commercial, equestrian, auctions and professional valuation.
Outside work I’m never happier than spending time with my wife Amy and daughters Beatrice and Edith. We live in Cold Aston and enjoy the wonderful family life the Cotswolds’ offers. My hobbies include motorsport (I’ve raced since 2005), mountain biking, squash, skiing, supporting the girls with their pony riding and countryside walks with our Border Terrier Maud.
I am the Chairman of Moreton Show Society which runs the largest one-day agricultural show in the country. This is a volunteer role and one which I have been working towards for many years. The society is the cornerstone of the Cotswolds and all it stands for. Its purpose as a registered charity is to inform, educate and promote farming and the countryside with focus on sustainability, conservation, and environmental issues.;
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Tel: 01608 653607
Tina Miles
Office Manager
Tina joined Hayman-Joyce in 1997 and has been a key member of the team from the day she started.
Tina works in the Moreton-in-Marsh office where she is the hub of the office, looking after the sales team, the office management and the office accounts.
Tina lives in Moreton-in-Marsh with her husband and aged Springer Spaniel, Jack, and enjoys keeping fit by jogging in the picturesque Cotswold countryside.;
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Tel: 01608 653603
Adam Sambell
Lettings Manager
Adam has joined as our Lettings Manager, with over 10 years’ experience in lettings. As a strong, experienced manager with a demonstrable history of working in the real estate industry, Adam is skilled in negotiation, working with landlords, customer service, maximising returns, and property management.
Adam lives with his wife and dogs, Marvin and Bertie, in Moreton-in-Marsh and enjoys a lifelong love of football, new found love for cycling, as well as cooking – although enjoys eating even more! Adam is embracing countryside life at every opportunity, including learning to horse ride.;
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Tel: 01608 653608
John Yarnold MNAEA
Partner
Married for over 30 years to his wife Barbara and with a family of three boys, John has an active work and social life. When not at work, the golf course is a regular retreat for John where he enjoys playing both social and competition golf.
After being approached by James Hayman-Joyce to join the firm John commenced his career with Hayman-Joyce in 2006 specialising in the sale of residential properties.
Prior to Hayman-Joyce, his agency career began in 1989 working for two national firms of estate agents where he successfully managed several offices throughout the Worcestershire West Midlands areas.
His current role oversees the residential sales team at the Moreton-in-Marsh office where he has been based since 2008.
John says “I really enjoy the positive atmosphere we have at Hayman-Joyce and I love the variety of properties we are involved with. We are an established team of property professionals who have worked together for many years. We are all committed to delivering a quality service to our clients and I am delighted when we are asked by previous clients to act for them again. I am honoured to be part of this longstanding professional team.
With over 30 years of working continuously in the property industry, it is still a pleasure to hand over the keys to a buyer on the day of completion. Furthermore, it is incredibly satisfying to be appreciated by our clients who regularly post five-star Google reviews.”;
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Tel: 01608 653605
Sarah Garner
Senior Sales Negotiator
Sarah has been with Hayman-Joyce since 2002, working firstly in the Broadway office and since 2008 in the Moreton-in-Marsh office. Sarah has always proved to be a very valuable member of the residential sales team.
Before joining the company Sarah managed a Customer Service department for many years which has given her the experience to deal with clients with empathy and understanding in both the buying and selling process. This has also given her the ability to deal with situations in a professional and efficient manner. She is involved in the management of our applicant database matching them to the appropriate properties and sees the process through from viewing to completion of a sale.
Sarah says “Having worked for Hayman-Joyce for many years I am proud to be part of such an enthusiastic and successful team. We all strive to provide exceptional service and will all go that extra mile to look after the unique needs of each individual client in both buying and selling their property. I enjoy forming close working relationships with buyers and have pleasure in finding them the ideal property whether it be their forever home, second home or a buy-to-let property. Still, after over 15 years, handing keys over on completion gives me great satisfaction”
Sarah lives locally with her husband Russell and children Lauren and Callum. They all enjoy foreign travel to warmer climates and camping in the UK with friends. Sarah can often be found on the side of a football, rugby and cricket pitch supporting her son with his passion for sports. She also enjoys dining out and has an active social life.;
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Tel: 01608 653602
Jasper Feilding FRICS
Consultant
Jasper has spent the majority of his working life as an estate agent in the Cotswolds.
Although brought up in Warwickshire, he fell in love with the Cotswolds whilst at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester in the early 70’s.
On leaving Cirencester Jasper embarked on his chosen career as an estate agent and started in the country house department of Savills, based in Mayfair, in 1975. However, the attraction of the Cotswolds proved too much and in 1980, together with his new wife, he returned to Gloucestershire to take up a new job with Rylands & Co in Cirencester, later moving in 1991 to run Strutt & Parker’s agency department in their recently opened Moreton-in-Marsh office for nearly 20 years.
In all he spent the next 30 years as a well-known agent dealing with all types of property across the Cotswolds before in 2010 being enticed back to Mayfair to head up the London Country department for Carter Jonas, selling country houses and farms and estates all over the country, and to sit in an office literally on the other side of a street in Mayfair from the office he had left 30 years earlier!
In 2017 Jasper was invited by Tom Hayman-Joyce to return to his roots and become a Consultant with the firm. For the last 33 years Jasper has lived in Shipston-on-Stour, so the decision to end his days commuting to London was an easy one to make. He is enjoying being back on the old familiar patch spending time making new acquaintances and renewing old ones.;
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Tel: 01608 653609
Emma Cattell MARLA
Senior Lettings Negotiator
Emma, who works as a Senior Lettings Negotiator in our thriving lettings department, joined our team in January 2018 and has over 15 years’ experience in the industry within both sales and lettings. Having worked in both fields, formally a member of the NAEA and now a fully qualified member of ARLA she has a full and knowledgeable understanding of the housing market, which always comes in useful when helping people negotiate the tricky waters of the moving process.
Having always worked in the picturesque towns and villages of the Cotswolds, there is no-where Emma would rather be and having the opportunity to be out and about in our more rural areas is a particular favourite of hers. A dedicated and calm member of the team, skilled in negotiation and problem solving, Emma is on hand to help all of our landlords and tenants with anything that arises.
Emma says ‘I have always had a fascination for the history and stories that lies behind four walls and love to see people transform a house into their own special space, so for me this is the perfect job. I am extremely proud to be part of the Hayman-Joyce team, everyone is so dedicated and going the extra mile is second nature’
Emma lives in Chipping Norton with her husband Paul and their two young sons who certainly keep her busy. When out of the office Emma and her family love spending time out in our beautiful countryside. In her spare time Emma loves to do anything creative, attending live music events and now having recently moved home, is looking forward to getting stuck into a new project.;
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Tel: 01608 653600
Sue Maaz FARLA
Senior Lettings Negotiator
Sue joined Hayman Joyce at the end of 2020 and brings with her a wealth of experience in Residential Lettings and Property Management.
Having worked in lettings for some 18 years, her experience covers all aspects of the letting and management of landlords’ property. Sue’s experience also includes many years of residential estate management, which incorporated a vast range of challenges.
In 2013 Sue completed her Level 4 qualification awarding her Fellow Member status of the Association of Residential Letting Agents.
Sue says “I am so pleased to have joined a fantastic team and look forward to helping to build on the already very established property management portfolio. I thrive on the special client focus which I can see is the main drive for Hayman-Joyce and look forward to a great future.”
Sue lives locally with her husband Dick, daughter Izzy and their two dogs, Maisie and Sammie.
They are very proud to have recently built a new oak framed, sustainable home together, having managed the project themselves. They have now lived in four homes in the same village and hope this will be their forever home.
In her spare time, Sue enjoys playing tennis, country walks and socialising with friends. Sue also has a previous career in catering and now enjoys cooking for pleasure.;
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Tel: 01608 653606
Gill Tillott
Lettings Accounts
Gill joined Hayman-Joyce in February 2015.
Gill looks after the accounts for the lettings department to ensure all the rent comes in on time and is paid promptly to our landlords.
Before Gill joined Hayman-Joyce she worked in retail and accounts for an international firm.
Gill lives locally in Shipston-on-Stour with her husband, who both enjoy walks in the country with their Cocker Spaniel, Jess.;
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Tel: 01608 653606
Anna MacCurrach
Negotiator
Anna is North Cotswolds born and bred.
She is married to James whom she met whilst studying Rural Land Management at the Royal Agricultural College in Cirencester, and they live with their three children and various animals on his family’s farm near Bourton-on-the-Water.
Anna joined Hayman-Joyce in July 2020.
Her career back catalogue includes working for a firm of Rural Practice Chartered Surveyors and catering for private events.
Anna’s role with us was initially a temporary one to help with the increased demand in 2020. Her position had now been made a permanent as she is a tremendous asset to the Hayman-Joyce team.;
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Tel: 01608 651188
Catriona Dry
Saturday Negotiator
Catriona began her career in advertising sales for a national newspaper in London before moving to the Cotswolds in 2005.
She lives in Andoversford with Chris (who is a Bourton Runner) and their children Phoebe and Ed who attended the Cotswold School in Bourton-on-the-Water.;
Tel: 01608 651188
James Hayman-Joyce FRICS
Founder and Consultant
James has worked in the Cotswolds since 1970 when he moved to the area from Exmoor.
He qualified as a Chartered Surveyor and Land Agent at the Royal Agricultural College at Cirencester.
He moved to Moreton-in-Marsh in 1976 when he opened an office for Blinkhorn & Co. and in 1991 he founded Hayman-Joyce.
James looks after the Commercial department.
He has lived near Moreton-in-Marsh for over 35 years and his interests include country pursuits, sailing, Series Land Rovers and National Hunt racing.;
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Tel: 01608 651188
Nick Churton
Mayfair Office - Managing Director
After training in London over thirty years ago Nick went on to become a partner of a large estate agency firm in the Home Counties.
Following the firm's sale in 1988 he became the national sales director for a large corporate firm of estate agents and later headed the property advertising team at Country Life magazine.;
Tel: 020 7467 5330
Susan Hawkins
Mayfair Office - PR and Advertising Director
Susan's many years spent handling clients' advertising needs have given her an in-depth knowledge of media advertising throughout the UK.
Through high volume advertising she is able to pass on to clients special reduced rates available only through Mayfair Office.;
Tel: 020 7467 5330
Annette Reeve
Mayfair Office - Business Development Director
An estate agent since leaving school, Annette was trained in the Home Counties and ran her own firm before joining Mayfair Office as its Business Development Director.
Annette shares a deep understanding of estate agency management, structure and development with a keen interest in people and property: this makes her a popular source of fresh ideas for estate agency clients and also a welcome mine of valuable information and balanced advice to buyers and sellers.;
Tel: 020 7467 5330
Kirsty Stephens
Mayfair Office - Assistant
As assistant to the directors, Kirsty liaises with agents on a daily basis helping them with their advertising and marketing needs and helping connect buyers and sellers with the right agent for them.
She also assists Susan with press releases and day-to-day contact with journalists.;
Tel: 020 7467 5330