Canterbury
Ian Telfer | Chris Stanley | John Ryan | Mark Beatson | Mark Dunbar | John Tappenden | Victoria Murdoch | Damian Kennedy | Canterbury Support Staff
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Ian Telfer
FNZIV; FPINZ; AREINZ; Registered Valuer
Ian is the founder of the Christchurch office. He has many years experience in the Canterbury region, in addition to experience in Marlborough and Otago. The scope of work he has undertaken includes portfolio valuations and valuations of all types of urban property; rental assessments and arbitrations for office, retail, industrial and other types of premises; valuations for indemnity and replacement cost insurance purposes; arbitrations and negotiations; and extensive court and arbitration experience.
Contact number: 03 3637282
Email address: ian.telfer@canterbury.telferyoung.com
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Chris Stanley
Director | M Prop Stud (Distn); FNZIV; FPINZ; AAMINZ; Registered Valuer
Chris has had many years experience valuing all classes of urban property. He currently specialises in consultancy and valuation of CBD commercial and industrial property, with significant focus on specialised assets including airports, port facilities and the health sector. Chris also has considerable experience as an expert witness, an arbitrator and mediating disputes. Chris is a member of the Land Valuation Tribunal. He acts as a property advisor to many national clients and local investors.
Contact number: 03 3637280
Email address: chris.stanley@canterbury.telferyoung.com
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John Ryan
Director | ANZIV; SPINZ; AAPI; Registered Valuer, First registered Australia in 1969, Registered in New Zealand in 1978
John has experience in all forms of residential property valuation and consultancy in Christchurch and the Canterbury region. This experience includes insurance valuations, inner-city townhouse developments, lifestyle blocks and suburban industrial valuations.
Contact number: 03 3637286
Email address: john.ryan@canterbury.telferyoung.com
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Mark Beatson
Director | B Com (VPM); ANZIV; SPINZ; Registered Valuer
Mark has had many years valuation experience in Canterbury, undertaking a variety of both urban and rural work. Urban work has been mostly mixed residential. His specialist area is rural work. This has included a wide variety of work types, such as peripheral lifestyle properties, subdivisible blocks, horticultural units, traditional farms and specialist livestock properties.
Contact number: 03 3637284
Email address: mark.beatson@canterbury.telferyoung.com
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Mark Dunbar
Director | B Com (VPM); ANZIV; SPINZ; AREINZ; Registered Valuer
Mark has had over 20 years experience valuing in Christchurch and throughout the South Island in all classes of urban property. He specialises in the valuation of commercial and industrial investment property, and high-priced residential property. Mark also has expertise in insurance valuation, apartment developments, lease consultancy and arbitration, and consultancy on Resource Management Act matters relative to the effect on value caused by non conforming activities.
Contact number: 03 3637281
Email address: mark.dunbar@canterbury.telferyoung.com
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John Tappenden
Director | ANZIV; SPINZ; Registered Valuer
John has had 25 years experience as a registered valuer, predominantly in Canterbury. His work is primarily within the mortgage finance sector, including valuations and consulting advice on commercial, industrial, specialist properties, as well as residential and lifestyle properties. He also has significant experience in residential subdivision consultancy, ground rental assessments, suburban commercial valuation, and rental consultancy.
Contact number: 03 3637282
Email address: john.tappenden@canterbury.telferyoung.com
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Victoria Murdoch
Director | B Com (VPM); ANZIV; SPINZ; Registered Valuer
Victoria has considerable experience valuing in Canterbury, undertaking a variety of urban property work. Her main areas of expertise are local government, and telecommunication facilities, which was gained through her previous employment with Christchurch City Council. In addition to this Victoria has expertise in sub-divisions, feasibility studies, commercial and industrial valuation, and all classes of residential property.
Contact number: 03 3637289
Email address: victoria.murdoch@canterbury.telferyoung.com
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Damian Kennedy
Valuer/B Com (VPM); Dip Tourism (TIM)
Damian worked during his University breaks for TY Canterbury and joined as a permanent staff member in November 2005. He has completed a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Valuation and Property Management at Lincoln University and is currently assisting in the residential and commercial sector working towards registration. His role includes assisting in a diverse range of valuation work for market, insurance and rental purposes.
Contact number: 03 3637287
Email address: damian.kennedy@canterbury.telferyoung.com
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From left to right: Catherine Milne, Amanda Shields, Mandy Pollard, Caroline Forsey







