Authors

Teresa J Payne is Group Director of Parfitt Cresswell Solicitors.  Parfitt Creswell has offices across the South-east and also trades as Charles Coleman & Co., Colemans, Copley Clark, Jevons, Riley and Pope, Keene Marsland, and Max Barford & Co.  

Tom Davies is Group Financial Services Managing Director at LRG, where he leads Mortgage Scout and the group’s wider financial services business. 

With two decades’ experience in the mortgage sector, Tom has held senior roles including Sales Director and Managing Director at Alexander Hall. He is now focused on building LRG’s financial services offering, ensuring clients receive expert mortgage and protection advice tailored to their needs.

Tom also plays a key role in shaping strategy and driving growth across LRG’s financial services division, working with lenders and regulators to support buyers, landlords, and homeowners.

Tony Hymers is a Chartered Surveyor with over 30 years’ experience in property management. He co-founded Burlington Estates and Tempest AI, was MD at Ballymore, and formerly chaired ARMA. Today, he focuses on using AI to transform the sector—boosting agent profits and improving the resident experience.

With over 25 years of experience in the property sector, Trevor Adey brings a wealth of knowledge and insight to his role as Director and Founder of Placekeeper Management. His career spans work with leading housebuilders including Barratt, Redrow, Bellway, Bloor Homes, Countryside/Vistry, Forge New Homes, Brierley Homes, and others.

Trevor’s expertise is rooted in two decades at Savills and other top-tier consultancies, where he advised on housing and development projects across the UK. He later joined national open space charity The Land Trust, where he spent six years pioneering service charge-funded estate management schemes for large-scale urban extensions and garden villages nationwide.

In addition to his professional roles, Trevor has served as a resident director of a Residents Management Company (RMC) for over 12 years, giving him a unique perspective on both the operational and lived experience of estate management.

Yashmin Mistry is a Partner and leads JPC Law’s Property Practice Group. Yashmin is a leading expert in leasehold enfranchisement and landlord & tenant matters and is widely acknowledged as a thought leader in her field. She is influential not only as a practitioner and commentator, but increasingly as someone asked to play an active role in shaping how the law works.  Yashmin is a “Recognised Expert” in the prestigious Legal 500 guide as well as receiving recognition in the 2014 to 2018 “Top 100 Most Influential People in the Residential Sector” property guide.

With over a decade of experience as a Chartered Surveyor, Zoë brings both technical expertise and a genuine passion for the built environment to her operational leadership role. She is absolutely instrumental in shaping how our team works, delivering effective and forward-thinking working practices, underpinned by a calm, solutions-focused approach that inspires those around her.

Zoë was previously pivotal in launching Earl Kendrick’s Brighton office in 2016, laying the foundations for a strong and lasting presence across the South of England. Since then, she has worked closely with fellow Directors to drive the company’s broader regional growth across the UK.

She earned her BSc (Hons) at the University of Brighton and achieved MRICS status in 2014, gaining hands-on experience in both local government and private practice along the way. A Chartered Surveyor and certified Expert Witness, Zoë has a particular interest in heritage properties and extensive experience in core Building Surveying disciplines, including Contract Administration.

Committed to the future of the profession, Zoë is a former Chair of the Sussex RICS Matrics and remains actively involved in RICS outreach, introducing surveying to the next generation through school visits. A strong advocate for diversity in the property sector, she serves on the committees of local networking groups and is a regular speaker at industry events.