Monkhouse & Bannisters is an established firm of professional Estate Agents, Chartered Surveyors and Valuers who specialise in the sale and valuation of rural and village houses, equestrian and agricultural properties throughout Sussex and the adjoining counties and the management of rural estates and farms.  The seven Partners, who are all Chartered Surveyors, provide a wide range of expertise in related matters and between them can boast well over 180 years of experience working in the South East.

The firm has two regional offices, one at Pulborough and one at Haywards Heath.  From these two offices, all services relating to residential and rural estate agency and a wide range of rural based professional property services are provided across the whole of West and East Sussex and into the adjoining counties.

The present Partnership was formed in 2000 as a result of the amalgamation of two highly respected firms, both of which carried reputations for being leading firms in their specialist areas.  Monkhouse and Partners, which was based in Pulborough, had six partners, all of whom had worked together for many years in the original, long established firm of King and Chasemore and who undertook a management buyout in 1993.  T Bannister & Co had been based in Haywards Heath since 1866 and was well known for the large livestock market which was run by the firm, as well as for the estate agency and general professional work, which has continued since closure of the market.

Together the partners provide a wealth of experience, which is utilised in a highly respected sales, valuation and marketing service to existing and new clients alike, as well as in the general professional and management functions which it undertakes.  The Partners are backed up by a qualified and trained staff as well as friendly, efficient and experienced team of about 14 dedicated support staff.

Estate Agency Partners

	After completing his degree in Estate Management at Reading University, Jamie was appointed as Assistant to Mark Monkhouse in 1976 and qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 1978.  Since then, he has specialised in the sale and valuation of individual residential and rural properties throughout the region.  Jamie is one of the partners who run the Estate Agency Department at the Pulborough office.
	Russell started at Pulborough in 1977 as a Trainee and qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 1987.  Since then, he has specialised in the sale and valuation of all types of rural, equestrian and residential properties.  Russell comes from a farming background and has lived and worked in West Sussex for all of his life.  He is now one of the partners who run the Estate Agency Department at the Pulborough office.
	Andrew has been involved in rural practice in the South East since leaving the Royal Agricultural College at Cirencester in 1977 and qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 1979 whilst working in Chichester.  Since that time, Andrew worked with a national firm of agents in Lewes before moving to T Bannister & Co in Haywards Heath. Andrew has specialised in Estate Agency and is now the partner in charge of Estate Agency at the Haywards Heath office.

Management and Professional Partners

	David comes from a Sussex farming family and qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 1986 whilst working in Chichester.  In 1987, David joined T Bannister & Co at Haywards Heath and has worked there since that time.  In the livestock market at Haywards Heath, David became a well respected auctioneer.  Since closure of the market, he has specialised in agricultural valuations, livestock and milk quota, farm tenancies and compensation work.  David now deals with a full range of professional agricultural matters and can be contacted at the Pulborough office.
	Nicholas moved from Surrey to work in West Sussex after he had completed his training at the Royal Agricultural College at Cirencester.  After qualifying with gold medal awards as a Chartered Surveyor in 1971 whilst based in Horsham, Nicholas moved to the Pulborough office in 1978 from where he continues to manage private farms and estates throughout Surrey and West Sussex.
	Martin is a Chartered Surveyor of many years standing who has built up substantial experience within the agricultural community and specialises in valuation, compensation and planning work.  He is now based in the Pulborough office, having spent many years at the Haywards Heath office as a partner in T Bannister & Co, and continues to travel widely across the region.  Martin is Secretary of the Association of Agricultural Valuers for Sussex and the adjoining counties.
	Philip graduated with a degree in History from Oxford University before being employed as a Land Agent in Horsham in 1972 where he qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 1975 and then moved to work in Pulborough in 1985.  Philip has specialised in the management of rural estates in both Surrey and Sussex and some commercial properties and has considerable expertise in the management of private woodlands.
	Alexander joined the firm as a Chartered Surveyor in 2004.  Born in Sussex, he gained a degree in Agriculture at Wye College and a Masters in Estate Management from the Royal Agricultural College at Winchester and began his working career in East Anglia with a national firm, gaining experience in agricultural valuations and estate management.  Alexander now specialises in the management of country estates and general professional work on behalf of a wide range of clients throughout Sussex and Surrey.