We are buying agents, otherwise known as property finders, specialising in finding and securing the most outstanding property in Yorkshire and the north of England for retained private clients. We buy houses, flats, farms, sporting estates, grouse moors, forestry, as well as investment and development opportunities.
We buy the best property in the best locations. We have an encyclopaedic knowledge of the area and an unrivalled network of contacts generated over a combined 30 years agency experience with both Strutt & Parker and Knight Frank.
As proud members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, professionalism, discretion and integrity are the cornerstones of the business and underpin everything we do.
Tom has spent his entire professional life operating in the Yorkshire property market. Qualifying as a rural practice Chartered Surveyor with Strutt & Parker he then helped establish the Knight Frank Harrogate office before setting up Tom Robinson Property, a buying agency, in 2010. Tom has an exceptional reputation throughout Yorkshire, acting for a diverse client base and has extensive knowledge of high end residential, investment and agricultural property. Tom lives on the edge of Ripon with his wife Shan and three young daughters, Polly, Tessa and Jemima.
Toby started professional life in Strutt & Parker’s Newbury office before moving up to London to join the Knight Frank Country House department covering the north of England. He then ran the sales team in Strutt & Parker’s Harrogate office for 4 years. Toby has a wealth of experience in the sale and purchase of the finest country houses, sporting estates and grouse moors in the north of England. Toby lives between Bedale and Ripon with his wife Anna and his boys, Max and Kit.
Steven provides invaluable technical support on our clients’ acquisitions. His areas of expertise include all aspects of estate and farm management, landlord and tenant negotiations, valuations, grants and subsidy advice and wayleave and utility compensation claims. Steven is a committee member for the Yorkshire Agricultural Law Association, President of the North Yorkshire and South Durham Association of Agricultural Valuers and an examiner for the CAAV.
After graduating from Cambridge with an MA in Economics, Charles joined Barclays Bank. He worked for them for seventeen years, during which time he achieved an MBA. In 2001 he became CEO of First Caribbean International Bank, in the Caribbean. In 2008 he was appointed CEO of ASB Bank, the New Zealand banking subsidiary of Commonwealth Bank of Australia and in 2011 he returned to the UK. He is a member of the Audit & Compliance, Nomination and Remuneration Committees. He is a Non-Executive Director of GE Capital Bank and Chairman of The Cherry Tree Trust, a microfinance charity which he founded. Charles brings a wealth of management and leadership experience across a range of disciplines to The Search Partnership.
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