Skinner Holden Property Advisors provides RICS Red Book valuations of property in rural areas and market towns throughout the South-East of England and the Isle of Wight.

Iain has built up extensive experience as a valuation surveyor. He is particularly skilled at rural valuation and has valued properties ranging from a country house and estate to houses and pony paddocks.

The process can be lengthy and can call for knowledge about everything from environmental and landscape concerns to contaminated land and access. Iain’s experience as a rural planning consultant enables him to manage applications from initial site appraisal to final application, simplifying the process for his clients.

Many public bodies and private companies have compulsory powers to acquire interests in land. Skinner Holden acts for both landowners who may be subject to a compulsory purchase order and for acquiring authorities.

Iain was one of the first Chartered Surveyors to advise on environmental schemes for developers, including the creation of habitat for the translocation of protected species.

More recent advice has been given to charities, local authorities and landowners on nitrate off-setting and bio-diversity net gain opportunities.

Iain’s long and diverse career in rural real estate has given him an invaluable breadth of knowledge in managing rural estates. This is useful when facilitating Whole Estate Plans, Integrated Land Management Plans and other strategic planning documents for land holdings.

A strong strategic document will help an estate owner and the other stakeholders to understand an estate, what it comprises of and what can be done with it to achieve their desired outcomes.