WHIRLEDGE & NOTT - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Commercial Lettings Agent
- Vice Chairman of Ongar Young Farmers
Albert joined Whirledge & Nott in 2023 to pursue his ambition to be a commercial letting agent. Albert is Vice Chairman of Ongar Young Farmers and lives on the family farm in North Essex. In his spare time Albert restores cars.
Amanda joined Whirledge and Nott in 2019 as Financial Controller. She is a part qualified CIMA accountant with over 30 years of experience in the private sector. Amanda lives in Battlesbridge and has two grown up sons.
Amy graduated from the University of Reading with a degree in Real Estate Management and joined Whirledge & Nott in 2017. She enjoys a varied workload, but specialises in agency and estate management.
She has a Suffolk farming background and is currently living in central Chelmsford.
In her spare time, Amy is a keen badminton player.
Anthony Hicks - Chief Commercial Officer
Anthony graduated from Seale Hayne in 2005 and heads up the Commercial team in our Rayleigh office. He joined Whirledge & Nott in 2005 and became a Director in 2017. He lives near Colchester with his wife and family and administers the local farm competitions.
Prior to joining Whirledge & Nott in 2017, Caroline practiced as a commercial property solicitor. Caroline now manages Whirledge & Nott and has a seat on the main board. Her role is to focus on maintaining quality to the benefit of our clients and oversee the continuing growth of the firm.
Caroline was formerly a partner at Tolhurst Fisher solicitors. Her property background and extensive legal knowledge make her perfectly placed for the role.
She lives with her husband and two children in Colchester
Catherine is an AAT qualified accountant with over 30 years' experience in the private, public and property sectors. Catherine joined Whirledge & Nott in 2021. She manages several residential properties and is responsible for the farm accounts for two farm estates. Catherine lives near Thaxted, and has two grown up daughters.
Job Titles:
- Property Accounts Manager
Claire joined Whirledge & Nott in 2020. Her 30 years' experience in accounts is invaluable for her role of collecting rents for both residential and commercial properties as well as administering a large farm account. She also assists our Financial Controller.
Claire lives in Rayleigh and has two grown up daughters. She is the founder of a successful local hockey club which she plays and manages.
Job Titles:
- Head of Valuation and Renewables
David is a graduate of the University of Plymouth and the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester. He joined Whirledge & Nott in 2000 and became a Director in 2014. He provides general practice advice and heads up the Valuation and Renewables teams. David also administers the Rochford Hundred Ploughing Match in his spare time. He lives in Chelmsford with his wife and two children.
Freddie graduated with a Rural Enterprise and Land Management degree from Harper Adams University and joined Whirledge & Nott in 2015. He was appointed associate director in 2021.
He enjoys the diversity and challenges of general practice. Growing up on a farm combined with his professional expertise means Freddie is ideally placed to offer sound property advice and services to those within the rural sector and beyond.
Freddie lives in North Essex with his wife and son.
Grace graduated from Harper Adams with a first class honours in rural enterprise and land management. She joined Whirledge & Nott in October 2021 and qualified in October 2022.
Grace enjoys a wide range of general rural practice, including diversification planning, environmental grants and agency.
In her holidays Grace enjoys helping her godmother with lambing on their farm in the north of Scotland.
Hannah heads up the Whirledge & Nott Environment department.
Hannah joined Whirledge & Nott in 2021 having spent 10 years in the City managing projects for Ernst & Young, Barclays and Accenture after graduating from Warwick University with a degree in Management. As a Board Member of the Essex Local Nature Partnership, Hannah plays a key part in addressing issues of sustainability and biodiversity loss.
Outside of work Hannah is a competitive polo player and lives on the family farm in Basildon.
Harriet graduated from the Royal Agricultural University with a first-class Honours Degree in Real Estate in July 2023. She joined Whirledge & Nott in September on the graduate scheme.
Harriet enjoys shooting, competing in tetrathlons, travelling, scuba diving and rides with the Essex Hunt North Pony Club.
James graduated from the University of Reading having completed the MSc Real Estate course in 2020. He joined Whirledge & Nott in 2021 to pursue his ambition of RICS accreditation and is working towards qualification by 2023.
When not at work, James enjoys fly fishing, skiing and playing rugby.
Job Titles:
- Head of Dispute Resolution
Jeremy was formerly a Partner with Bidwells where he was Head of Valuation and Professional Services.
His expertise includes strategic estate management; valuations for tax, secured lending, sale and purchase; landlord and tenant consultancy including rent reviews and tenancy issues; planning and development and dispute resolution. He regularly accepts appointments from the RICS and privately to act as an arbitrator or an independent expert to resolve a wide variety of disputes including overage and end of Option payments for residential development, contract farming disputes and the capital and rental value of agricultural, equestrian and residential property and is appointed to sit on the RICS compulsory purchase dispute resolution panel. He is also an accredited RICS Expert Witness and frequently offers the Court and the parties involved in litigation with his expert opinion on issues of valuation.
When not working he likes to retire to the water's edge and engage in his passion for fly fishing or follow the fortunes of Harlequins Rugby Club.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Associate Director
Jess graduated from Harpers Adams in 2014 where she was awarded a first-class honours for her dissertation. She joined Whirledge & Nott in 2015 and provides general practice advice, but specialises in planning, valuations and RPA subsidies.
Jess is an examiner for the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers (CAAV) and is a keen long-distance runner.
Jess lives in Tiptree with her daughter.
Job Titles:
- Head of Planning and Rural
Kate is a chartered town planner, chartered surveyor and registered agricultural valuer. Kate joined Whirledge & Nott in 1997 and became a Director in 2014. She provides general practice advice, specialising in planning and rural matters. Kate heads up the Rural Planning team with diversification expertise and successful planning enforcement work. She is the past President of the Essex Agricultural Valuers Association.
Scholar and former head of school, Rhega-Mai is a graduate of the Universities of St Andrews, Maastricht, and College of Estate Management. She joined Whirledge & Nott in 2017 and completed her MSc in Real Estate at UCEM and Assessment of Professional Competence.
She is involved in all areas of general practice, but is particularly interested in Development and Renewables.
Martin graduated at Reading University with first class honours where he specialised in planning and development. He has over 30 years' experience in the property industry working both as residential developer and agent. He joined forces with Whirledge & Nott in October 2010 to head up the Development Agency department. He lives in Leigh-on-Sea with his wife and three children.
Matt graduated from Anglia Ruskin University in 2006 having studied part-time whilst completing the Weston Homes Management Trainee scheme. He has over 20 years' experience working for developers and house builders and spent 6 years as Development Executive for Crest Nicholson.
He joined the Development Team at Whirledge & Nott in 2018 and joined the Board of Directors in 2023.
He lives in rural north Essex where he built his family home and lives with his wife and two children. He is a very keen sailor having represented his country at numerous World and European championships.
Job Titles:
- Property Accounts Manager
Maureen first joined Whirledge & Nott in 2015 and worked for Nigel Nott. Maureen left us when Nigel retired but re-joined in 2017 to administer residential, commercial and estate management and rent collections. She is also Paul's invaluable assistant.
She lives outside Braintree with her husband and loves spending time with her grandsons
Michael is a graduate of Reading University. He became a Partner of Whirledge & Nott in 1996. He farms in Colchester where he also manages to combine his twin passions of diversification and conservation in one location. He is a former Chairman of the Essex Agricultural Society and President of the Essex Agricultural Valuers. He lives in Layer de la Haye with his two rugby mad sons.
Millie attended Reading University and joined Whirledge & Nott in 2015. She was appointed associate director in 2021. She helped to set up the Habitat Database, has managed a significant national infrastructure project and her rural background has proved invaluable when helping clients with their BPS.
Millie heads up the commercial management team and is responsible for running and administering industrial estates and multi occupied rural estates.
She lives near Cambridge and enjoys walks on the farm with her husband, daughter, and dog.
Paul is a graduate of Harper Adams Agricultural College. Paul has lived and worked in Essex since 1998. He joined Whirledge & Nott in 2005 and became a Director in 2014.
Paul heads up the Agency team. His experience across a wide range of land, property and development transactions is invaluable and of significant benefit to our clients.
He is the Secretary of the Essex Agricultural Valuers Association, a Trustee of Essex Scouts, Danbury Scouts and Chelmsford Round Table. He lives in Little Baddow with his wife and two children.
Scholar and former head of school, Rhega-Mai is a graduate of the Universities of St Andrews, Maastricht, and College of Estate Management. She joined Whirledge & Nott in 2017 and completed her MSc in Real Estate at UCEM and Assessment of Professional Competence.
She is involved in all areas of general practice, but is particularly interested in Development and Renewables.