Lodge and Thomas is one of the oldest established firms of chartered surveyors in Cornwall, but we offer an up-to-date service in respect of all possible property and auctioneering requirements.
Our Truro office is conveniently located in the city centre at 58 Lemon Street with a sub office in Penzance. In addition livestock markets are held weekly on a Wednesday in Truro. Truro is one of the foremost livestock centres in the west country.
Due to the wide range of expertise available in the firm, Lodge & Thomas are well able to advise on any aspect of property, whether carrying out valuations for marketing, taxation, matrimonial, purchase etc.; Surveying for purchasers (homebuyers and building surveys) specialist agricultural work (tenant right, schedules of dilapidations, milk quota - sales, leasing and compensation; compulsory purchase or other compensation eg. telecommunication masts, pipelines, cables, roads. Carrying out lease renewal, rent review and rating negotiation we can offer an up-to-date and efficient service at reasonable cost.
Apart from our regular livestock markets we hold frequent auctions of live and deadstock, specialist sales of builders, nursery and bankrupt stock; furniture, fine arts and chattels to name but a few.
We hope the web site gives you a flavour of the services we provide; but if you have any specific queries please do not hesitate to contact us.
The Partners of the firm:
Antony Harris FRICS, FAAV, MCI.Arb - Agricultural valuations, live and deadstock, auctioneering, compensation work.
Jim Large FRICS, FAAV - Sales and auctioneering of all types of property, valuation for various purposes, fine art, furniture and chattel auctioneering, sheep sales.
Andrew Body, B.Sc, MRICS - Bankruptcy and insolvency work, compensation, milk quota sales and leasing, live and deadstock auctioneering, sales and auctioneering of all types of property.
Bob Mosley MRICS, FAAV - Live and deadstock auctioneering, Planning issues, Valuations, Rural Subsidies and Payments.
Tim Ryland, MRICS, FAAV - Milk quota sales and letting, compensation work (specialising in telecommunication masts), valuation of all types of property.
Three Consultants:
Elwyn Thomas, FRICS, FAAV, FCI.Arb - With over 50 years of experience in valuing property and specialising in tenant right work on agricultural properties.
Peter Lidgey FRICS, FAAV - Agricultural valuations, tenant right work, milk quota compensation, live and deadstock auctioneering.
Ben Messer-Bennetts, MRICS, FAAV - Sales of livestock based at Truro Livestock Centre.
Viv Williams, MRICS - Valuations for all purposes of residential, commercial and industrial property, lease renewals and rent reviews, rating appeals building and home buyer surveys.
The Property Department:
Tim Greville-Smith - With over 30 years of experience in selling all types of property in Cornwall.
Nick Botterell B.Sc (Hons) - Experience in farm management, property management, property sales.
Helen Askey B.Sc (Hons).
58 Lemon Street, Truro, TR1 2PY