Lambert & Foster have been actively involved with the agricultural community in Kent and Sussex for over 100 years, advising farming and rural business clients on a wide range of issues.
Lambert & Foster specialise in the management of rural and agricultural estates. As RICS Registered Valuers and members of the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers, we ensure the highest standards in quality of advice.
We help optimise asset values for farms and rural businesses by providing a full service management and professional advice service for farmers, land owners, rural and commercial businesses.
We work on numerous farm business consultancy projects across the south east. Our rural professionals team have extensive knowledge and experience in this field so are able to provide a broad and in-depth understanding of the industry.
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Our services include providing strategic estate planning or carrying our rent collection and book keeping for landlords. We can also assist with providing information on rural or agricultural property and estate management issues. This can include advice on property inheritance issues, diversification opportunities for estates and the current codes of practice and legislation for property and estate management.
Property Estate Management
Compulsory purchase and compensation
Valuations
Rural Planning & Development
Landlord & Tenant
Telecommunications & Renewables
Grants & Subsidies
Farm & Land Sales
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RURAL PROFESSIONALS TEAM
Director
Alan Mummery
MRICS FAAV
Alan is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS), a RICS Registered Valuer and a fellow of the Central Agricultural Association of Valuers (CAAV).
From a farming family in East Kent, Alan joined Lambert & Foster in 1986. He leads the Farm Agency and Auction teams as well as undertaking specialist rural valuations for lending, tax and litigation purposes. Outside of work Alan maintains his farming interests and is a keen sports fan.
Phone:01892 832 325
Director
Jonathan Booth
BA (Hons) MSc MRICS FAAV
Jon hails from a family with close connections to the farming community in Kent. After 10 years working in London he returned to his roots by joining Lambert & Foster in 2014, having completed a Masters in Rural Estate Management at the Royal Agricultural University. By 2017 he had qualified as a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, a Fellow of the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers and as a Registered Valuer. Jon now advises clients on a broad range of professional matters, including Valuation, Estate Management, the Sustainable Farming Incentive and Countryside Stewardship Scheme, Rural Grants and Compulsory Purchase and Compensation. Outside of work Jon is kept busy with two young daughters but can be found on the hockey or cricket field when time allows!
Paddock Wood:01892 832 325
Director
Katie Hurley
MRICS FAAV
Katie joined Lambert & Foster in 2010 after completing a Masters in Rural Estate Management at the Royal Agricultural University. She is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) a RICS Registered Valuer and a fellow of the Central Agricultural Association of Valuers (CAAV). Katie specialises in rural planning and valuations, carrying out work for Secured Lending, Tax and Planning purposes.
Katie lives on her family farm in East Kent where they farm a mix of arable, sheep and beef with a pedigree Sussex herd. Outside of work Katie is a keen tennis player and enjoys outdoor pursuits.
Paddock Wood:01892 832 325
Director
Thomas Ogden
BSc (Hons) MRICS MBIAC AssocRTPI
Tom joined Lambert & Foster in 2013. He is Chartered Planning and Development Surveyor and member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), a full member of the British Institute of Agricultural Consultants (BIAC) and an Associate Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI). As a highly organised and meticulous consultant he prides himself in dealing with contentious planning cases. Tom also sits on the National Fruit Show General Committee.
Outside of work Tom plays hockey and cricket when he can escape from his three daughters and wife! He also enjoys being outdoors, learning about trees and walking and working his spaniels.
Phone:01892 831 600
Director
Dan Page
BSc (Hons) PGDipSurv MRICS FAAV MBIAC MNAEA
Dan grew up and worked on his family beef and lamb farm in West Kent before completing his undergraduate Geography degree at the University of Bristol in 2006. Having worked for 13 years at a Sussex based Chartered Surveying Firm, Dan moved to Lambert & Foster in 2020. Dan qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 2010 and as a Fellow of the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers in 2011. Having advised clients on a range of rural professional and agency matters, Dan now tends to specialise in rural and agricultural planning, as well as valuation, utility and compensation work. Dan is also an RICS Registered Valuer and a member of the British Institute of Agricultural Consultants (BIAC).
Outside of work, Dan has a young family which keep him rather busy, but when time allows, Dan is a keen cyclist and runner and likes nothing more than a cycle tour of a European mountain range, or more closer to home, taking the kids on a few laps of Bedgebury Forest!
Phone:01435 873 999
Associate
Esther Goodhew
MSc MRICS FAAV
Administration
Christine Langridge
Email:Christine.Langridge@lambertandfoster.co.uk
Paddock Wood: 01892 832 325