Staff Profiles
David James - Partner
David is married to Kathryn and they have three children Helen, Oliver and Emily. They moved to Brecon in 1982, started their own estate agency business, David James, in 1986 and merged with Adam Dean to form James Dean in 2007.
David loves living and working in Brecon. loves selling property, enjoys sport and embarrasses his children with his disco dancing.
Adam Dean - Partner
Adam is the aged one of the firm. Married to Caroline with two grown up children, Richard who lives in Sydney, Australia and Laura who works and lives in the Midlands. A former chairman of Round Table and 41 Club in Llandrindod Wells. Adam was a Partner with Stooke Hill & Co based in Llandrindod and established Dean & MacMahon based in Builth Wells in 1992 before joining David James in partnership in 2007.
He is the Surveyor and Energy Performance Assessor for the firm. Adam is a keen but not so good golfer who nevertheless enjoys the walk.
Kathryn James - Partner
Kathryn is married to David and funnily enough the mother of Helen, Oliver and Emily. She met David when they both worked for estate agents in Abergavenny, comes from a large local family and has ten brothers and sisters. She is a great cook, enjoys singing and can be seen around the town walking their sausage dog.
Gwen Bywater - Senior Negotiator Brecon
Gwen is a local farmer’s daughter, married to Roger and his motor bike. She has been selling property for twenty three years joining David James straight from school. You can try and work out her age if you dare. She has a great personality, wonderful negotiating skills and a wealth of knowledge. The office is always quieter when she has time off, which is not too often although she has started to enjoy a Mediterranean cruise.
Oliver James - Valuer & Negotiator Brecon
Oliver is 24 and studied Business in Property and having a good time at Bristol before joining the family firm. He is currently studying to become a member of the RICS. He is a keen sportsman, plays football for Brecon Corries and sounds just like his Dad on the phone, so be careful who you are talking to. He has just purchased his first house which has helped him appreciate our business from our client’s side.
Victoria Williams - Lettings Manager & Sales Brecon
Victoria is a recent addition to the James Dean team. She has settled in quickly and become an important member of staff. She is a local girl who enjoys socialising and Sennybridge Young Farmers. We all enjoy her tales of the young farmers competitions she enters and our clients love her telephone manner.
Andrew Jones - Property Manager Builth Wells
Andrew is married to Katie and lives in Battle near Brecon. He joined James Dean in 2007 and has been responsible for the expansion of the estate agency department in Builth Wells. He studied property at the University of the West of England, in his spare time helps on the family farm and enjoys a takeaway most weekends, although you would never guess from his waistline.
Lucy Bain - Lettings Manager & Sales Builth Wells
Lucy was raised in Builth Wells and at the age of 21 went to work in France for the summer, she liked it so much that she stayed there for 9 years selling holiday homes near La Rochelle. Lucy enjoys running, spending time in the Brecon Beacons and going to the coast.
Caroline Jones - Admin & Accounts Builth Wells
Caroline is married to a local Builder and has two daughters. She was born in Builth Wells and brought up in Newbridge-on-Wye. She joined Adam Dean then of Dean & MacMahon in 1996 and is now part of the furniture at James • Dean! Caroline is a member of Builth & District Running Club and enjoyed beating David James in the Brecon 3-4-5 series! She also enjoys gardening and cooking, especially baking cakes for Andrew!