Savills South Coast Development team in Southampton has welcomed two new team members.

John Dimbleby, a chartered member of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI), has joined as a trainee surveyor within the valuations team.

He is due to become dually qualified as a chartered surveyor and RICS Registered Valuer in Autumn 2016. In his new role he will undertake a range of commercial and residential red book valuations for major high street banks, specialist lenders and landowners.

John, who has previously worked at DTZ and then DS2 LLP, said: “Having grown up in Poole, I’m delighted to be back working on the south coast and making a valuable contribution towards growing our service offering over the forthcoming years.”

Alex Smith has joined the team as a graduate surveyor and will be based in Wimborne.

He has started working towards his APC and is due to qualify in the spring of 2018.

Prior to joining the development team, Alex worked in the strategic projects department at Savills Wimborne, a role he started in May 2012.

He said: “I am excited to have joined the team and look forward to gaining experience in a wide variety of disciplines over the coming months, which will culminate in me gaining my RICS accreditation.”