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www.batchellermonkhouse.com The Property People | 1. Welcome At Batcheller Monkhouse we are proud of being a regional firm of estate agents and rural chartered surveyors, providing a diverse range of property related services throughout the south east. Russell Parkes MRICS FAAV Partner At the core of this business is our estate agency service. Whilst we focus on the Batcheller Monkhouse bigger picture and are a progressive and expansive business, we also pay attention to the finer detail - all the “little things’ that can make a real difference.

Our clients enjoy a truly bespoke service provided by a dedicated and highly experienced partner-led team.

I have lived in Sussex all my life and have in depth knowledge of the area, be that of the housing stock in the towns and villages from cottages to country houses, or the beautiful, diverse Sussex countryside from tracts of woodland to rolling arable land, or traditional stock farms to equestrian units.

This knowledge and enthusiasm for all that West Sussex and Surrey offers is the foundation of the service we can offer from our office. We strive to provide the best possible personal service and by applying attention to detail and listening to our clients’ needs, we aim to achieve the best possible results.

I hope this brochure gives you a flavour of what we are about and who we are. When we work for you we really want to get to know you so that we can offer you the best advice. Building strong relationships is the core of our business.

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• Guildford • Guildford local market • Guildford • Gatwick Airport • Gatwick Airport • Gatwick Airport • • Tunbridge Wells • Crawley • Tunbridge Wells • Crawley • Tunbridge Wells

West Sussex is an exceptional county, • • • Midhurst •Haywards Heath • Midhurst •Haywards Heath providing a blend of rural beauty, with • Battle • Battle • Battle •Lewes Arundel •Lewes Goodwood •Lewes • •Brighton staggering wooded areas and unforgettable • Chichester •Brighton • Chichester •Brighton •Eastbourne • Worthing • Worthing views from the top of the , •Eastbourne •Eastbourne along with thriving communities in towns and villages such as , ARUNDEL CHICHESTER GOODWOOD ESTATE , Pulborough and Wisborough The historic town of Arundel with its castle and cathedral The cathedral City of Chichester has much to offer, with its Goodwood Estate is in the heart of West Sussex and is one of captures the essence of heritage, urban chic and country internationally renowned Festival Theatre, surrounding beaches, the greatest centres of sport and entertainment, being home Green, and not forgetting the historic City pursuits. It combines 1000 years of history with shopping, Chichester Harbour, an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the to the world famous Festival of Speed, Goodwood Revival and of Chichester. galleries, restaurants and leisure, from walking the South , together with its array of shopping and the Glorious Goodwood. Downs to canoeing along the . Novium Museum. • Guildford • Guildford

Transport links from West Sussex are • Gatwick Airport • Gatwick Airport excellent via the A24, A23/M23 trunk • Crawley • Tunbridge Wells • Crawley • Tunbridge Wells roads, mainline train service to

Victoria and the convenience of • Gatwick Airport •Haywards Heath • Midhurst •Haywards Heath • Crawley • Tunbridge Wells Gatwick Airport. Horsham Parham • Battle Pulborough • Battle •Lewes •Lewes •Haywards Heath •Brighton • Chichester •Brighton There is a wide choice of schools in both • Worthing • Worthing • Battle •Eastbourne •Eastbourne the private and state sectors and endless •Lewes • Chichester •Brighton amenities to enjoy, from sailing on the • Worthing HORSHAM •Eastbourne PARHAM PULBOROUGH South Coast to polo at Cowdray Park. A bustling market town, Horsham retains much of its original One of the country’s finest Elizabethan houses, complete with A large village on the River Arun with an excellent rail link to character and charm. It offers good leisure and shopping facilities, a great hall and long gallery. Now owned by a charitable trust, London Victoria. One of its main attractions is the RSPB Nature All of these benefits are well known to delightful al-fresco eating and Victorian bandstand. The town the house and gardens, which are open to the public, are set Reserve, set within the South Downs National Park. The area our experienced staff who live and work remains a popular commuter area and was recently voted one of within 875 acres in the South Downs and a l6th century deer park offers good walking, riding and golf facilities for any prospective in the area. the best places in the UK to live. between Storrington and Pulborough. buyers to the area.

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We market properties on a regional and national scale, but with our locally based experts, our focus is always on what makes a property unique to that area. The people who sell “We would like to thank, and express how well your through us are as varied and unique as their properties. agency dealt with the sale. From the start we were given good advice. The marketing material provided was accurate and clear.

Communication ensured that the necessary legal matters were dealt with as quickly as possible. We would not hesitate to recommend Batcheller Monkhouse in the future.”

Aldingbourne Pulborough

“ln a quiet and difficult market, the team “Focused and interested from the start and realistic arranged and accompanied twenty plus in their proposals of price and marketing based on viewings of my small country cottage, deep local knowledge that other agents struggled and finalised a sale to a young couple to replicate. They lived up to the trust I put in them. who really appreciated it.” I would rate the overall customer experience as very high and very professional.”

“I bought my house in 2004 and sold it in 2015, both times through Batcheller Monkhouse. On both Storrington Arundel occasions every single member of the team was friendly, professional, efficient, and kept me informed “Utterly brilliant, so professional and “Batcheller Monkhouse’s Pulborough team have sold a with regular contact throughout the whole process. helpful. They helped to make the process number of town properties for me over the past couple They helped make a potentially stressful time very as painless as possible.” of years and have given the level of service that is ‘old calm and all ran very smoothly.” fashioned’ in the best possible sense of the phrase. The High Street chain agents simply aren’t in the same league.”

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Buying Planning SURREY KENT Tunbridge Wells We are often asked for advice on planning matters as part of With offices across Sussex and a coverage that spreads the market appraisal process and with a professional planning into Surrey and West Kent, we are well positioned to help Haywards Heath department we are well placed to offer an opinion and to manage our clients with their search for an onward purchase. Pulborough the many processes involved in making a planning application. Our staff in Pulborough, along with those in Battle, Battle WEST SUSSEX EAST SUSSEX We find that planning issues can often also arise during the sales Tunbridge Wells and Haywards Heath are all experienced process and through our experience and knowledge we are able to in matching clients to properties and can often source the offer the right advice in order to ensure that any hiccups along the right property before it comes to the market. way do not derail the sale.

Lettings Rural Consultancy

With the likelihood of a number of properties forming a chain We are one of the leading firms of Chartered Surveyors in the South when selling, more and more clients are deciding to rent East with a vast bank of expertise in managing and advising on land and following a sale in order to free themselves up and be in the property. Through the expertise gained in this work, we are ideally placed best position to make a purchase when the right property to advise those selling land and rural buildings through us. We are able comes along. Batcheller Monkhouse has experienced to offer a wide range of services designed to secure the best economic lettings departments across all of our offices and we work outcome and advice on rules affecting such property, from capital closely with clients to secure an appropriate property should taxation to environmental regulation. Furthermore, we are able to provide they need it following a sale. The success of our lettings confidence and support to buyers ensuring smooth passage for your sale. departments also puts us in close contact with many buyers As members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors we also work who have recently moved into the area, for example from closely with many organisations including the Country Land and Business London, and are waiting to find their ideal home. Association (CLA) and the Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (AMC).

8. | The West Sussex & Surrey Property People The West Sussex & Surrey Property People | 9. Meet the team

You can pop into our office anytime or call us on 01798 872081.

Russell Parkes MRICS FAAV [email protected] Tom Prower Partner RURAL AGENCY [email protected] Russell has over 35 years’ experience in property — man and boy some might say! He qualified Tom graduated with a degree in Estate Management in 2014, and worked as an Estate as a Chartered Surveyor in 1987 and has detailed knowledge of residential and rural property, Agent in London and Sussex, before joining Batcheller Monkhouse in 2017. He has been throughout West Sussex and Surrey. He grew up on a farm near Horsham and now lives in based in our Haywards Heath office assisting David Blake with rural and agricultural Barns Green. In his spare time he enjoys skiing, cricket, golf, walking and vibrant village life. consultancy work, and now joins Russell Parkes to further strengthen the Rural Agency team at Pulborough.

Matthew Penfold James Maule [email protected] ASSOCIATE [email protected] ASSOCIATE Matthew began his estate agency career in 1986 on the South Coast. In 1993 he began James began his estate agency career 13 years ago in Surrey, before migrating south to work in dealing with more rural properties within the County and parts of Surrey, which he has West Sussex with his young family and where the majority of his career has been based. James continued to do ever since. Having grown up in West Sussex, Matthew now lives in Arundel, has a great deal of experience across a wide range of properties and has a detailed knowledge of and in his spare time enjoys cricket, rugby and football, and walks in the countryside. the area, having spent time based in both Horsham and Haywards Heath. In his spare time James enjoys swimming, running and spending time with his family on the south coast.

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Batcheller Monkhouse proudly support the local communities they represent. From the Pulborough office we have supported many local charity events and organisations focusing on causes that are Barns Green Half Marathon Company Charity important to us and those living in the area. In addition to supporting local schools, Wisborough Green and Cricket parish church, the South of Show, Parham Point to Point and the Cranleigh Show, here are a Many of our staff take on individual challenges The Barns Green Half Marathon, near Horsham, for local and national charities including recent selection of events we sponsor. West Sussex, is run annually on closed roads efforts for the British Heart Foundation and through the beautiful Sussex countryside, Royal Marsden Hospital. In addition, as a passing through the historic Christ’s Hospital company we are committed to supporting school, where the school’s famous marching one local charity each year with a number of band play. 2016 will be the 34th year that the race events, raising funds for the vital works that are Coombelands Horse Trials has been held. carried out throughout our community, such as a sponsored cycling event to raise funds for The Horse Trials are an annual event and provide competition All proceeds are donated back to the local Chestnut Tree Hospice. for all levels of the sport in the area, attracting some high community and to a different nominated charity profile competitors including a number of national team each year. Cricket also plays a major role within members. Support and fence sponsorship of the event helps the life of this vibrant village and its green and to secure our visibility within the local equestrian community. both the cricket club and the half marathon are sponsored by Batcheller Monkhouse.

West Sussex Golf Course

A private members club providing an outstanding world-rated golf course, traditionally styled clubhouse and comfortable members’ facilities. Yearly sponsorship of the 1st hole on the Captains’ Charity Day in August helps raise funds for a national charity.

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Listed below are a number of independent useful contacts in areas that we often get asked for advice:

Great Ballard School, Solicitors Independent Mortgage Education www.greatballard.co.uk Major Sports Venues Golf Courses Kenny Solicitors, Arundel Consultants House, Bury Sussex County Cricket Club, Hove West Sussex, Pulborough Collyer’s Sixth Form, Horsham www.kennysolicitors.co.uk www.dorsethouseschool.com www.sussexcricket.co.uk www.westsussexgolf.co.uk Wooton and Bean, Haywards Heath www.collyers.ac.uk www.wootonandbean.co.uk Amanda Shaw, Farlington, Brighton and Hove Albion Football Goodwood, Near Chichester Penthorpe Independent Prep www.amandashaw.co.uk www.farlingtonschool.net Club, Brighton www.goodwood.com R&BS, Meopham School, Horsham www.ruralmortgages.co.uk www.seagulls.co.uk Mayo Wynne Baxter, Pulborough Tanbridge House, Horsham www.pennthorpe.com Cowdray Park, Midhurst www.mayowynnebaxter.co.uk www.tanbridge-house-sch.co.uk Hickstead, Hickstead www.cowdray.co.uk The , Removals www.hickstead.co.uk Anderson Rowntree, College, Arundel www.thetowersconventschool.org , Near Horsham Wynnes Removals, Brighton and Storrington www.slindoncollege.co.uk Cowdray Park, Midhurst www.manningsheath.co.uk www.wynnesremovals.co.uk , Steyning www.andersonrowntree.co.uk www.cowdray.co.uk , Petworth www.sgs.uk.net Golf and Country Club, D Durrant Removals Ltd, Horsham Thomas Eggar, Chichester www.seaford.org Fontwell Park Racecourse, Slinfold, Near Horsham www.durrant-removals.co.uk Windlesham House Prep School, www.thomaseggar.com Near Chichester www.slinfoldclub.co.uk Washington The Weald Community School www.fontwellpark.co.uk Turners Removals, Horsham and Sixth Form, www.windlesham.com www.turners-removals.co.uk Surveyors www.theweald.org.uk Goodwood, Near Chichester www.goodwood.com ML Surveyors, Horsham Reed Removals, Millais Secondary School for www.mlsurveyors.co.uk www.reedremovals.com Girls, Horsham Robert Desbruslais, Hove www.millais.org.uk www.rd-surveyors.co.uk

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