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We are delighted to welcome Becky Evans to the Howie Kent and Co team as a Senior Chartered Surveyor. For the last 10 years Becky has spent her career mainly dealing with Compulsory Purchase and compensation specifically concentrating on HS2. Originally from North Wales, but now living in Shropshire, Becky always had a career in […]
Howie Kent & Co were pleased to attend the Land, Property & Environment Careers & Placement Fair at Harper Adams University this week as part of their ongoing commitment to supporting the next generation of rural professionals. 2024/2025 will be the third year Howie Kent and Co have supported a placement student looking to seek […]
Sarah and Jon in our Commercial team have been working hard with landlords in Cambridgeshire and surrounding counties, and have a number of warehouses and industrial units currently available for rent. Ideally situated close to major road networks including the A1, A14, A1M and M1, the location provides the perfect solution for businesses looking for […]
Howie Kent & Co are delighted to be attending this years Land, Property & Environment Careers & Placement Fair at Harper Adams University taking place on Tuesday 24th October 2023 11.00am until 2.00pm. The 2024/2025 year will see our third placement student join us for 12 months as a Assistant Surveyor. The job is ideal […]
Are you looking to kickstart your surveying career with an exciting challenge? Do you have an interest in renewable energy projects, dealing with rural landowners and renewable developers? Are you interested in negotiating terms and learning more about option to lease / purchase agreements? Do you enjoy problem solving and creating solutions? Do you also […]
Howie, Kent & Co is a multi-disciplined surveying firm based five minutes south of Shrewsbury, Shropshire. We provide professional services, commercial lettings and residential lettings to our range of clients across the UK. Established in 2016 by husband and wife team Duncan and Sarah Howie, we now have a twelve-strong work-hard, play-hard driven team including […]
The Howie Kent and Co team were back together last week for our quarterly social and to review our recent Book Club Never Split the Difference written by Chris Voss. Chris recounts his experience as a FBI Investigator and talks through his Five Big Ideas – that negotiation begins with listening, making it about the […]
Growth pauses in rural commercial property market as inflation and interest rates bite Growth in the rural commercial property market in Essex and surrounding areas has stalled in recent months, as rising inflation and interest rates have put pressure on businesses. According to data from two large national firms, the average asking rent for rural […]
What is an EPC? An Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rates how energy efficient your building is using grades from A to G (with ‘A’ the most efficient grade). At present all non-domestic buildings (unless exempt, see below) trigger an EPC requirement when they are constructed, sold or let. It must be available to any prospective […]
These are challenging times, with business and operational costs increasing beyond all previous expectations. It is vitally important to ensure commercial rental incomes are keeping pace with the current market and Howie Kent and Co are here to help. OUR SERVICEWe offer a Rent Review Service for landlords seeking to review their rental income lease arrangements on commercial property. […]
June 2023 We are delighted to welcome Martin Bryan to our Professional team. Marin is currently on his placement year from Harper Adams University studying BSc (Hons) Environmental Land Management. Growing up in Oldbury near Birmingham, being out in the countryside meant a lot to Martin, so whenever he would he’d get outdoors and into […]
In June we were delighted to welcome Richard from West Midlands Business Coaching Ltd who delivered a session to the Howie Kent and Co team on DISC personality profiles. The theory is designed to help improve teamwork, communication and productivity in the workplace & better understand each other and the best ways to communicate with […]