Not your average

Property Marketing agency

Where creativity lives

Dependable. Creative. Trailblazing. Real.
These aren’t just our values - they define who we are and, conveniently, they spell out our name too.

We’re a digital-first creative studio, specialising in the property and built environment sectors.

Based in Surrey, our in-house team brings expertise in Design & Branding, Digital and Websites, CGI and AI visualisation, Photo Retouching, Animation, Motion Graphics, Video Production, and more.

We only work in property and the built environment

If you're an Estate agent, Developer, Care Home, BTR provider, PBSA provider, Interior Designer, Shared Ownership provider, Architect, Photographer, Housing Association, Outdoor Living specialist, Landscaping firm, Mortgage provider, Surveyor...

Let's chat.

Team Working
Team Have Meeting
Toni DCTR team member.

How to work with us

1) We're a creative studio with strong values:

Got a project in mind or looking for a long-term creative partner? Contact us for a chat or quote within a few hours.

2) We have a bespoke platform called Doctor Photo:

Doctor Photo allows you to upload property photos for enhancing, pro-retouching, virtual furnishing and more. We built the platform to make your life easier. You can upload, comment and manage all your pics in one place without millions of emails. Clever huh?

Jonny Tooze

Head of Digital | Chairman

Jonny has been active in the creative agency world for over two decades and during that time founded and led LAB Group to over £7.2m revenue in 2022. During this time LAB Group won multiple awards working with some of the biggest brands in the world across strategy, digital, creative, marketing and research.

Jonny works with Tom and the team on vision, culture, finances and operations, as well as refining the core principles of running a good business.

Jonny Tooze
Head of Digital | Chairman

Tom

Founder | Managing Director

Tom's an agency leader, dad and proud introvert with a loud ambition. He has a wild imagination and a big heart.

Whilst Tom has run DCTR for the last 7 years, his background is in big corporates. Having worked for BCG, PepsiCo and KFC across various sales and marketing roles after completing his MSc in Marketing.

Tom's on a mission to create an agency that's built for the 21st Century. One that embraces the latest in artificial intelligence, 3D, and Design thinking. Where new skills are nurtured and all ideas are celebrated.

Tom
Founder | Managing Director

Bex

Creative Director

Bex joined DCTR in 2020 and has quickly risen to join our Leadership Team as Creative Director. Bex sits on the board and she is responsible for all creative output from DCTR across the Visualisation, Design and Doctor Photo Teams. Bex has a degree in Interior Architecture and Design, and has previously worked in the commercial sector as an Interior 3D Designer. With a flare for bold statement designs, as long as she is able to help bring your spaces to life, she will be happy!

Bex
Creative Director

Jane

Finance Lead

Jane manages our accounts team ensuring all suppliers are paid promptly and balancing the books. Jane sits on the board and plays an active role in shaping the strategy for the business. She's a very keen golfer and loves to travel!

Jane
Finance Lead

Steve

National Account Manager

Steve joined the team at the start of 2019 leaving behind a career in Estate Agency spanning the last 25 years, and so fully understands the daily challenges faced by our Estate Agent customers.

Steve is a passionate photographer and retoucher and is always happy to assist with any photography questions, along with any account issues such as the most common "I've forgotten my username and/ or password.

Steve
National Account Manager

Rob

Studio Manager

Rob joined the CGI & Design team in October 2021 after relocating back from sunny Cornwall!

Rob has worked in the interior design industry in both residential and commercial sectors and always had a keen interest in 3D visualization.

Outside of work, Rob enjoys travelling and camping, being outdoors and exploring new places.

Rob
Studio Manager

Jack

AI | 3D | Retouch Artist

When Jack isn't retouching he's making waves or making music. Jack loves to wakeboard (nearly every weekend!) and as well as a background in art & design, also holds a degree in music production!

Jack
AI | 3D | Retouch Artist

Toni

CGI Lead

Toni joined DCTR in April 2021. After completing her degree in Interior Architecture and Design, she quickly realised that 3D Visualisation was the career path she wanted to pursue. When she's not stuck into working on 3D models, you'll find her snuggled up with her cat watching the ultimate 80's classic; Dirty Dancing.

Toni
CGI Lead

Amy

3D Visualiser

Amy started with us in February 2022 after a year or so specialising in playground design & visualisation. Amy has a degree in interior architecture and loves to make interiors look irresistible.

Amy
3D Visualiser

AJ

3D Visualiser

With an impressive background in high-end visuals and game design, including Millerhare, a top interior designers, and a games degree, AJ (Alex!) brings with him a unique skillset that's perfect for our discerning client base.

AJ
3D Visualiser

Bert

Design Lead

Bert joins DCTR with over 5 years Design experience working previously for a few creative agencies and a print house. Whilst Bert joins our 2D Graphic Design Team he has ninja skills in 3D modelling too! So much so, Bert loves to model and 3D print his own characters for fun! With a varied Consumer Marketing background, we're excited to let Bert loose on crafting property branding assets, brochures, animations and websites for our clients' New Homes Campaigns.

Bert
Design Lead

Rachel

Designer

Rachel joined DCTR in July 2019.

She brought with her over 20 years of graphic and web design experience from both the private and public sectors. During her career she has been the creative lead of numerous visual identities and brands for specific campaigns, organisations and events.

Rach helps with all design projects from branding to web design!

Rachel
Designer
Callum

Callum

Junior Designer
Callum
Junior Designer
John D

John D

Founder (Retired) | Photography Trainer

John is now semi-retired from the day-to-day of the studio but runs our photography masterclass.

John is the founder of DCTR but for some 37 years, John was a Partner for an Estate Agency based in Surrey. During his tenure, he was a fellow and Committee Member of the NAEA and also a judge for the Estate Agency of the Year Awards.

John started in estate agency straight from school over 50 years ago. During his career he was a Fellow and Committee Member of the NAEA and also a judge for the Estate Agency of the Year Awards. He built and sold three business, one to Prudential Property Services just before the recession in the early 90's. He loved his job but his true passion was for property marketing and photography. Thanks to his second boss, throughout his career he found that presenting properties in a way that was better than his competitors, played a huge part in his success.

Many estate agents will understand that estate agency can be fun but often isn't so after 37 years he changed his life and sold his partnership to his partner and quickly established himself as a leading country house photographer (hello-photo.co.uk). He wrote the RICS Guide to Property Photography and was lucky enough to photograph some of the UK’s most prestigious properties, as well as working for some of the biggest names in the industry.

Doctor Photo grew from a cottage industry that started 11 years ago – when John as a favour to his agent mates, used to spend his evenings removing skips, bins and other agents' boards from their photos – to become a leading property market supplier, enhancing thousands of images a week for clients around UK & Europe.

John's passion is to help DCTR's customers to sell more houses and to improve their brand image. If you have any questions or just want a chat, he’d love to hear from you. In the meantime, do read our blogs which are updated on a regular basis with tips and information that will help readers present properties to a professional standard.

Interesting fact: John was present the day Baby Spice joined the Spice Girls (before they were the Spice Girls). As Chairman of a charity that provided studio recording facilities for young people he was introduced to Emma the day she arrived.

John D
Founder (Retired) | Photography Trainer
Helen

Helen

Video Trainer

Helen runs our Video Training programme alongside her own production business, Orchid Digital. Helen started working on video to promote products and services when it was still 'new', at the time only big brands with the money were wanting to invest in this kind of marketing. Over the years video production has become far more cost effective without losing quality and so Helen strongly believes it's possible for every business no matter how small, to tell their story.

Helen
Video Trainer

Awards

Year
Award
Recognition
2023
EAMasters - Sponsored by OntheMarket
Rated Exceptional  (Top 5% of suppliers)
2023
Build Magazine - Design & Build Awards 2023
2022
The Negotiator
🏆 Bronze (Marketing Supplier)
2022
Campaign Magazine 'Female Frontier Awards' - Recognising Bex as a 'Rising star 🤩
Shortlisted - Top 6
2022
SME UK Enterprise Awards 2022
🏆 Winner - Best Real Estate Retouching Platform
2021
EA Masters sponsored by Rightmove
Rated Exceptional (Top 5% of suppliers)
2019
EA Masters sponsored by Rightmove
Rated Exceptional  (Top 5% of suppliers)
2019
The Negotiator
🏆 Bronze (Marketing Supplier)
2018
EA Masters sponsored by Rightmove
🏆 Winner - Gold (Best Small Supplier)
2017
EA Masters sponsored by Rightmove
Rated Exceptional  (Top 5% of suppliers)
2017
Surrey Business Awards
🏆 Winner - Gold (Best Service business in Surrey)
2017
The Negotiator
Shortlisted

Our Values

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What they said

"So Glad I Found DCTR I am so glad that I found DCTR, from the very first day of initial engagement with the team I have been nothing but delighted..."

Tim Gridley

ThamesWey Group

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We just love what you do.
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Tom Banks

Tom Banks

JTRE London

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From concept to reality, DCTR delivered nothing short of creative genius and outside-the-box thinking
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Aimee Beard

Aimee Beard

Blocc Interiors

"
There appears to be no end to DCTR’s talent
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Alex Leigh

Alex Leigh

Savills

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I am really impressed with the work DCTR do for us.
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Lee Quirke

Lee Quirke

Sage Homes

"
I am so glad that I found DCTR, from the very first day of initial engagement with the team I have been nothing but delighted...
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Tim Gridley

Tim Gridley

ThamesWey Group

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The team at DCTR are absolutely brilliant at what they do.
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Luke St Clair

Luke St Clair

Knightsbridge Estate Agents

Enough about us

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