Hobbs Parker

Hobbs Parker, estate agents and auctioneers in Kent

Hobbs Parker is a British business group based in Ashford, Kent, bringing together four areas of activity: estate agency, auctioneering, car auctions and property consultancy. The firm presents itself as Kent's largest independent firm of estate agents, auctioneers, chartered surveyors and valuers, and operates from offices in Ashford and Tenterden, as well as an auction centre at Ashford Market.

Property sales and lettings in Ashford, Tenterden and the surrounding area

The estate agency division markets properties for sale and to rent in Ashford, Tenterden and nearby towns, villages and rural areas. The firm offers free sales and rental valuations, advanced property search with distance radius filters, email alerts and an online valuation service. It also has a dedicated section for landlords wishing to let their property.

Vehicle and machinery auctions

Hobbs Parker Car Auctions operates from a purpose-designed auction centre at Ashford Market. The company states that it sells more than 5,000 cars and commercial vehicles a year for Kent dealerships and private owners. It holds online timed auctions of general cars and of classic cars and motorcycles, and publishes catalogues and auction dates. It also offers online vehicle valuation and email alerts.

The rural auction division is presented as the largest in the South East of England. It sells livestock and machinery at Ashford Market and holds specialist auctions on clients' farms and premises. Its services include online and on-site auctions for liquidation, bankruptcy, sale or business reorganisation, and a specialist marine auction service on site for owners and marina operators, also open to private individuals.

Property, rural and development consultancy

Hobbs Parker Property Consultants LLP brings together chartered surveyors and chartered town planners. Its services include RICS professional valuations, probate valuations, advice on the purchase and sale and letting of farms, farming agreements and tenancies, renewable energy projects, farm finance and bank borrowing, farm and estate planning and management, and diversification and environmental schemes and grants. It also advises on compulsory purchase and compensation.

In the area of land development, the firm works on the promotion and sale of development land, land valuation, dispute negotiation and resolution, option agreements and conditional contracts, and promotion agreements for land with development potential. It provides advice on residential planning applications, planning statements, changes of use, advertisement consent and commercial, retail, leisure and education applications. It also covers listed building, scheduled monument and conservation area consents, lawful development certificates, advice on S106 agreements and CIL, development plan representations, assistance with enforcement action, appeals, expert witness and feasibility studies and pre-planning advice.

The farm agency division markets farms of various sizes: large farms and estates typically over 300 acres, medium-sized farms from 100 to 300 acres, amenity farms and smallholdings up to 100 acres, bare agricultural land of any acreage, and recreational and amenity paddocks typically from 2 to 20 acres.

Structure and management team

The group is organised into several companies, including Hobbs Parker Estate Agents LLP, Hobbs Parker Property Consultants LLP, Hobbs Parker Car Auctions LLP and Hobbs Parker Auctioneers LLP. Management includes Alex Davies as group chief executive, Jon Rimmer as chairman, Lynsey Kendall as finance director and Sam Snart, Greg Wood, Vicky Hutton-Squire, Jamie Walker, Matthew Sawdon, James Hickman, James Johnson, John Rossiter and Bill Lightfoot as directors. The group's head office is at Romney House, Monument Way, Orbital Park, Ashford, Kent.

Location and contact

Romney House, Monument Way, Orbital Park, Ashford, Kent TN24 0HB