In an increasingly regulated industry we offer the highest standards of professional service to our clients, whether they be owners of small residential portfolios or traditional landed estates with a diversified mix of investment and trading assets.
Farm Business Tenancies
Residential Tenancies
Commercial Tenancies
Agricultural Holdings Act Tenancies
Contract Farming Agreements
Share Farming Agreements
Our Property and Estate Management team has an unparalleled level of experience and expertise. They understand the complexities of managing residential, agricultural, commercial and development property portfolios, with a long track record of meeting client’s objectives, whether they be profit or preservation focussed.
We provide a range of service levels, from fully managed to ad hoc advice and support, including, but not limited to:
- Property management and lettings through the inhouse team of ARLA qualified professionals
- Accounting services and financial reporting, including provision of management accounts and cashflow forecasts
- Estate planning providing short, medium and long term strategic advice
- Negotiating tenancy terms, lease renewals and rent reviews
- Advice on planning and development opportunities through Bloomfields Chartered Town Planners
- Compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements
As an RICS regulated business and members of the Association of Residential Lettings Agents, we practice to globally recognised standards, behaving ethically and acting with integrity and honesty at all times.
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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
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
Head of Residential Lettings
Melanie Payne
MARLA