Inheritance Tax (Probate), Capital Gains Tax and Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT)
A significant proportion of our valuation work is for tax purposes, most commonly these are for Inheritance Tax (probate), Capital Gains Tax and Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT). We can work with you directly or with your professional advisors to produce robust valuation reports to stand up to the scrutiny of HMRC.
We can undertake discussions with the District Valuer and have been successful in achieving significant tax savings for clients.
We also undertake valuations of deadstock, livestock and machinery for tax purposes.

What is probate?
Probate is the term for the legal process under which a deceased person’s estate is managed. Where the estate includes property assets, Lambert & Foster are able to help with a probate valuation and furthermore, with getting the property to market and selling.
Selling a probate property
Selling a probate property can be a challenging time for those involved. It is therefore important to have a trusted and experience agent with you who will guide you through the process and help ease some of the stress associated with this period of time.
Valuation of assets
When dealing with an estate, the executors must consider the valuation of assets in the form of the chattels of the deceased.
Lambert & Foster can hold auctions and dispersal sales to aid in the selling of farm machinery and other chattels associated with farms and rural property.
The Valuation Team

Dan Page

Katie Hurley

Amelia Rogers

Alan Mummery

Will Jex

Tim Duncan

Jonathan Booth

Esther Goodhew

Dan Biddle

Sue Carter

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

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

Senior Valuation Surveyor
Amelia Rogers
MSc BSc (Hons) MRICS

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


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 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

Senior Associate
Esther Goodhew
MSc MRICS FAAV

