Hello from Land Agency

At PFK Land Agency we place great emphasis on delivering high quality, very personal, professional advice to those with interests in land or property.

Our advice is based on a wealth of experience and expertise tailored to the individual needs of each client. Whatever objectives a client may have we aim to help achieve them often working with the other professions in the process.

We do so through a close knit team delivering our department’s full range of professional services helping clients to address the ever changing and increasing demands on those within the rural sector.

David Stout, Dip. Rural Est. Man., FRICS
Head of Land Agency

"I’m pleased to recommend PFK. Their professionalism in preparing our valuation and particulars quickly attracted enquiries that the team handled expertly. As a result the sale process proved far less daunting than we had imagined."

J. Cameron, Land Agency

"PFK still enjoys the good reputation today that you did in the 1970s, and rightly so. The contractors you recommend are of the highest standard, you have an eye for detail, and always take into account the views of the farmer or residential tenant as well as the owner."

C. Stacey, Land Agency

About PFK Land Agency

Cumbria has been home to PFK since 1876 and we know this beautiful region from top to bottom. We recognise how important land is to rural communities, and we understand how widely people’s needs can vary in relation to land.

In some instances, our clients require us to be supportive and proceed with sensitivity; in others they require us to be commercially-minded and ambitious. Our highly experienced team is able to calibrate the services we deliver precisely according to each client’s needs.

.In every case we deliver the highest possible standard of service, and act to energise our clients’ land, maximising the return on each transaction. We do this with integrity that’s closely connected to our region, and expertise that’s connected seamlessly within our business.

Our people

The PFK Land Agency team combines a genuine passion for our region with in-depth knowledge of the issues relating to local land, plus extensive experience and excellent qualifications.

David Stout

Head of Land Agency

Dip. Rural Est. Man., MRICS.

David specialises in estate management, advising on all elements of land and property ownership, landlord and tenant. A Cumbria native, educated at Sedbergh School and the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, David is also a keen shot and sportsman, and chairman of Brampton & District choir.

Janet Flintoft

Land Agent

BSc Hons (Rural Enterprise and Land Management), Registered Valuer.

Janet specialises in valuations, landlord and tenant, sales and purchases, planning and development, acquisitions and estate management. Originally from a hill farm in North Yorkshire, agriculture and land use has always been her area of expertise, and she continues to farm on her family farm in Cumbria – mainly at lambing time – as well as enjoying a passion for hill walking with her Lakeland terrier.

Jo Edwards

Land Agent

BSc Hons (Rural Enterprise and Land Management), MRICS, Registered Valuer.

Jo specialises in all things Basic Payment related. She also undertakes all forms of valuation and deals with a broad spectrum of property sales and acquisitions. In addition she deals with all forms of environmental scheme applications and on going management of schemes both at farm level and on common land. She previously worked for the National Trust, and also the Duke of Roxburghe on his Kelso Estate. Her particular passions are farming and the countryside.

Guy Heelis

Land Agent

Dip. Est. Man., FRICS.

Guy specialises in the management of upland estates and moorland habitats. His experience in land agency covers the agricultural sector, estate management and sporting estates. Since qualifying as a chartered surveyor, Guy manages a portfolio of agricultural and sporting properties in Cumbria and County Durham. He enjoys outdoor pursuits including field sports, mountaineering and kayaking.

Abigail Wass

Graduate Land Agent

BSc Hons (Rural Enterprise and Land Management)

Abigail graduated from Harper Adams University in 2018 with a degree in Rural Enterprise and Land Management. As part of her degree she spent a year working on the Chatsworth Estate in Derbyshire, where she was involved with a wide range of estate management tasks.

Originally from rural Lincolnshire, Abigail has always had a keen interest in the countryside and rural matters.

Abigail is currently working towards obtaining her RICS and CAAV qualifications.

Lynne Wells

Client Accounts

Christine Stout

Office Manager

Joan Williams

Client Accounts Manager

Angela Byrne

Secretary

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

RICS is the world’s leading professional body for qualifications and standards in land, property and construction. RICS accredits 118,000 professionals and any individual or firm registered with the RICS is subject to their quality assurance.

They regulate and promote the profession, maintain the highest educational and professional standards, protect clients and consumers via a strict code of ethics, and provide impartial advice and guidance. As RICS Chartered Surveyors and Registered Valuers, we are members of, and regulated by, RICS.