The quality of our work and the service we provide is only as good as our team. They are a key component of Lambert & Foster.
Together we have extensive experience in the broad spectrum of the property industry. Explore the teams below and click on a member of staff to view their profile and contact details.
THE LEADERSHIP TEAM
Tim Duncan
Alan Mummery
Katie Hurley
Jonathan Booth
Thomas Ogden
Gary Mickelborough
Dan Page
Alec Cox
Managing Director
Tim Duncan
BSc (Hons) MRICS MARLA
Tim joined Lambert & Foster in 1994 and qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 1996. He studied at De Montfort University, having been educated at Lancing College. Born in Tenterden and having lived all his life in East Sussex and more recently Kent, he knows the local area well. Tim originally trained as a building surveyor and specialises in planning and development work. He is an RICS Registered Valuer. Outside of work Tim enjoys shooting, vintage tractors and has a private pilot’s licence and is often in the skies carrying out aerial surveys!
Paddock Wood:01892 832 325
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
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
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 Basic Payment Scheme and Environmental Stewardship Schemes, 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
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
Gary Mickelborough
BSc (Hons) MA MRTPI
Gary is a Chartered Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute with an RTPI-accredited Masters degree in Planning Policy and Practice. Gary joined the firm in 2014. In his approach to work, Gary combines an acute understanding of legislation and planning policy with the procedural requirements of Councils. He specialises in housing and residential development, with work ranging from the conversion of buildings under permitted development rights for private clients to larger housing developments with housebuilding clients. Gary works closely with the L&F agency department to generate onward sale of property generally at significantly increased values. Outside of work Gary is an avid Arsenal fan and a keen footballer, having played at a competitive standard, and takes pride in having scored in the first round proper of the FA Cup!
Associate Director
Dan Page
BSc (Hons) PGDipSurv MRICS FAAV MBIAC
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:01892 832 325
THE ESTATE AGENCY TEAM
Alec Cox
Ross Banes
Gill Weavers
Antonia Mattinson
Wendy Morris
Amelia Rogers
Caroline Hobden
Ben Wombwell
Sally Markwick
Rosemarie Hartley
Sue Carter
Estate Agency Manager
Ross Banes
Paddock Wood Office
Email:ross.banes@lambertandfoster.co.uk
Paddock Wood:01892 832 325
Estate Agency
Rosemarie Hartley
Email:rosemarie.hartley@lambertandfoster.co.uk
Paddock Wood: 01892 832 325
THE FARM & LAND SALES TEAM
Alan Mummery
Will Banham
Ben Wombwell
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
Farms & Land
Will Banham
MSc BA(Hons) MRICS
Will joined Lambert & Foster in 2020 and works in the Rural Agency and Professional Team, specialising in farm and land sales and rural professional work. Will is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors with a strong background in farm and land sales throughout Kent and Sussex.
Will also has long-standing expertise in viticulture, advising new and existing vineyard operators and landowners on site selection and land acquisition. In addition, he has experience acting as a buying agent for institutional and private buyers of farmland across the south east.
Email:will.banham@lambertandfoster.co.uk
Phone:01892 832 325
THE LETTINGS TEAM
Melanie Payne
Sally Patient
Clare Bishop
Lucy Austin
Sally-Anne Williams
Kathryn Murphy
Gill Weavers
Head of Residential Lettings
Melanie Payne
MARLA
RURAL PROFESSIONALS
Alan Mummery
Jonathan Booth
Katie Hurley
Thomas Ogden
Dan Page
Will Banham
Esther Goodhew
Megan Richardson
Beth Watts
Amelia Rogers
Alexandra Young
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 Basic Payment Scheme and Environmental Stewardship Schemes, 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
Associate Director
Dan Page
BSc (Hons) PGDipSurv MRICS FAAV MBIAC
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:01892 832 325
Farms & Land
Will Banham
MSc BA(Hons) MRICS
Will joined Lambert & Foster in 2020 and works in the Rural Agency and Professional Team, specialising in farm and land sales and rural professional work. Will is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors with a strong background in farm and land sales throughout Kent and Sussex.
Will also has long-standing expertise in viticulture, advising new and existing vineyard operators and landowners on site selection and land acquisition. In addition, he has experience acting as a buying agent for institutional and private buyers of farmland across the south east.
Email:will.banham@lambertandfoster.co.uk
Phone:01892 832 325
Senior Rural Surveyor
Esther Goodhew
MSc MRICS FAAV
Senior Surveyor
Megan Richardson
MRICS
THE VALUATION TEAM
Tim Duncan
Jonathan Booth
Katie Hurley
Alan Mummery
Dan Page
Will Banham
Esther Goodhew
Megan Richardson
Peter Wright
Amelia Rogers
Alexandra Young
Managing Director
Tim Duncan
BSc (Hons) MRICS MARLA
Tim joined Lambert & Foster in 1994 and qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 1996. He studied at De Montfort University, having been educated at Lancing College. Born in Tenterden and having lived all his life in East Sussex and more recently Kent, he knows the local area well. Tim originally trained as a building surveyor and specialises in planning and development work. He is an RICS Registered Valuer. Outside of work Tim enjoys shooting, vintage tractors and has a private pilot’s licence and is often in the skies carrying out aerial surveys!
Paddock Wood: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 Basic Payment Scheme and Environmental Stewardship Schemes, 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
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
Associate Director
Dan Page
BSc (Hons) PGDipSurv MRICS FAAV MBIAC
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:01892 832 325
Farms & Land
Will Banham
MSc BA(Hons) MRICS
Will joined Lambert & Foster in 2020 and works in the Rural Agency and Professional Team, specialising in farm and land sales and rural professional work. Will is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors with a strong background in farm and land sales throughout Kent and Sussex.
Will also has long-standing expertise in viticulture, advising new and existing vineyard operators and landowners on site selection and land acquisition. In addition, he has experience acting as a buying agent for institutional and private buyers of farmland across the south east.
Email:will.banham@lambertandfoster.co.uk
Phone:01892 832 325
Senior Rural Surveyor
Esther Goodhew
MSc MRICS FAAV
Senior Surveyor
Megan Richardson
MRICS
Senior Surveyor
Peter Wright
MRICS
Peter is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Following professional qualification in 1985, Peter spent five years working with a small general practice partnership in the south east covering residential survey and valuation work, providing professional agricultural advice, residential agency and commercial rent reviews.
For the past 30 years, Peter has been involved solely in residential survey and secured lending valuation work within the corporate world covering Kent and Sussex.
He has recently joined Lambert & Foster as a residential surveyor, where he first obtained work experience 40 years ago!
BLOOMFIELDS PLANNING TEAM
Thomas Ogden
Gary Mickelborough
Tim Duncan
Katie Hurley
Dan Page
Ben Young
John McSweeney
Vicky Bedford
Beth Watts
Amy Mitchell
Russell Brown
Andy Burgess
Ewan Thomson
Alexandra Young
Nicola Thomas
Sue Carter
Katherine Staples
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
Gary Mickelborough
BSc (Hons) MA MRTPI
Gary is a Chartered Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute with an RTPI-accredited Masters degree in Planning Policy and Practice. Gary joined the firm in 2014. In his approach to work, Gary combines an acute understanding of legislation and planning policy with the procedural requirements of Councils. He specialises in housing and residential development, with work ranging from the conversion of buildings under permitted development rights for private clients to larger housing developments with housebuilding clients. Gary works closely with the L&F agency department to generate onward sale of property generally at significantly increased values. Outside of work Gary is an avid Arsenal fan and a keen footballer, having played at a competitive standard, and takes pride in having scored in the first round proper of the FA Cup!
Director
Tim Duncan
BSc (Hons) MRICS MARLA
Tim joined Lambert & Foster in 1994 and qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 1996. He studied at De Montfort University, having been educated at Lancing College. Born in Tenterden and having lived all his life in East Sussex and more recently Kent, he knows the local area well. Tim originally trained as a building surveyor and specialises in planning and development work. He is an RICS Registered Valuer. Outside of work Tim enjoys shooting, vintage tractors and has a private pilot’s licence and is often in the skies carrying out aerial surveys!
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
Associate Director
Dan Page
BSc (Hons) PGDipSurv MRICS FAAV MBIAC
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:01892 832 325
Senior Planner
John McSweeney
BA (Hons) MA
Email:John.McSweeney@bloomfieldsltd.co.uk
Phone:01435 873 999
Senior Chartered Associate
Vicky Bedford
BA(Hons) Pg Dip MRTPI
Email:Vicky.Bedford@bloomfieldsltd.co.uk
Phone:01892 831 600
Architect
Ewan Thomson
BA(Hons) MArch PGDip ARB RIBA
Email:Ewan.thomson@bloomfieldsltd.co.uk
Phone:01892 831 600
THE AUCTION TEAM
Alan Mummery
Jonathan Booth
Elaine Bishop
John Butler
Christine Langridge
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 Basic Payment Scheme and Environmental Stewardship Schemes, 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
Rural Professional and Auctions
John Butler
FRICS FAAV
Email:john.butler@lambertandfoster.co.uk
Phone: 01892 831 606
Administration
Christine Langridge
Email:Christine.Langridge@lambertandfoster.co.uk
Paddock Wood: 01892 832 325
THE ADMINISTRATION TEAM
Emma Beever
Tara Burton
Christine Langridge
Hannah Hindley
Liz Bryant
Mike Broadhurst
Administration
Christine Langridge
Email:Christine.Langridge@lambertandfoster.co.uk
Paddock Wood: 01892 832 325
Administration
Mike Broadhurst
Email:Mike.Broadhurst@lambertandfoster.co.uk
Paddock Wood: 01892 832 325
CONSULTANTS
Nick Brandreth
Peter Hodges
John Butler
Consultant
Nick Brandreth
BSc FRICS
Nick hails from the Lincolnshire Fens and decamped to London in the late 1970’s to qualify at South Bank Polytechnic in surveying. Having married a Lincolnshire farmer’s daughter who decided to farm in Kent, he joined Lambert & Foster in the mid 1980’s to become the first non-auctioneering qualified surveyor in the Practice. Nick specialises in planning and development matters which has traditionally been centred around agricultural buildings but in more recent years has expanded into residential and some commercial development but always maintaining a strong link with agriculture and horticulture.
Paddock Wood:01892 832 325
Rural Professional and Auctions
John Butler
FRICS FAAV
Email:john.butler@lambertandfoster.co.uk
Phone: 01892 831 606
