Land owners all over the UK and beyond are looking at clever ways of increasing the money they can make. That is where rural and environmental surveyors often step in.
We spoke to two land agents, Rob Yorke MRICS, 39, who runs his own firm and Isobel Thomas MRICS, 24, who works for the National Trust in Llandeilo, South West Wales.
Rob explains, "I'm a rural surveyor, a land agent. I manage valuations of land, anything green. I'm a rural trouble-shooter. My work does involve property. For example I'll cover the farmhouse as well as the fields."
Disused barns can be a profitable opportunity. From residential redevelopment to sporting facilities, surveyors can help make a success of conversions. "Increasingly, farmers are having to experiment and diversify to survive." comments Hugh Reeves FRICS, 59, of Strutt & Parker's St Albans office.
