About Delphi Consultants & Valuers

We are a proud independently owned company servicing Melbourne with an ambition to go national in the near future.

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We offer extensive industry experience you can trust. Worked with the mortgage industry, insurance and finance brokers, investors, accountants and owners corporation managers.

We pride ourselves in our ability to mobilise fast and adapt to a variety of systems and processes, and possibly even improve on some. 

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The Director heads each property valuation, to ensure quality and impartiality, upholding best industry practice. We can also be counted on to present experience and market insight on a personal basis or via seminars and guidance to clients. 

Each task is supported by the latest industry data and market intelligence. Our strength lies in our ability to draw on our people, industry contacts and the most recent industry data and market research. This combination ensures our clients’ real estate resolutions are optimised.

Access our Knowledge Base for articles and blogs on property related issues or take a look at our projects, photographs of some of our works here.

Simon D. Chen

Sworn Valuer

AAPI, B. Commerce Property

Certified Practicing Valuer (CPV) 63336

Director

Simon graduated from Curtin University in 2005, with a Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in Property. After almost two years with Christie Whyte Moore, he moved to Melbourne to be with his family and subsequently joined WBP Property Group soon after in 2007.

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After spending time away from WBP shortly after, he briefly joined the Australian Tax Office in 2008 and the National Australia Bank in 2009 before finally settling down again at WBP which spanned an impressive seven years.

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Simon likes to keep busy, and he has participated in Melbourne's R4K and the Melbourne Marathon. He also enjoys indoor soccer and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

Byron Nichols

Sworn Valuer

AAPI

Certified Practicing Valuer (CPV) 62202

Senior Valuer

Byran is a valuer with extensive experience in both mortgage and non-mortgage work. Including residential, pre-purchase, asset, retrospective, sale, tax (CGT & Land Tax), rating, englobo (sub-division), commercial, industrial and retail. 
 
Some areas of expertise are in valuing special purpose-built buildings, common land (strata) or parts of, public reserves, contamination, compulsory acquisition and compensation, Government requirements, impacts of proposed property acquisition overlays, laneways and other unusual holdings — Valued Black Mountain Tower in Canberra.
 
Other experiences include feasibility studies, discounted cash flow analysis (DCF), provided documentation including bank submissions, tender and contract management, monitoring progress, etc.

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Byron and his wife enjoy the arts and appreciates human creative skill and imagination by frequenting live theatre and art shows. He is also a bit of a wine connoisseur. 

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On top of Byron's busy personal and professional schedule, he finds time to contribute to the property valuation industry by mentoring cadet valuers and is currently the secretary of the Australian Property Institute's (API) SE valuer's discussion group. He is also part of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Committee with the API.