National commercial property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has appointed a new Director to its growing valuation division.
Jonathan Barnett joins LSH from an established national firm of valuers and brings significant experience across all aspects of trading business and commercial property valuations. Jonathan has more than 15 years of knowledge in the healthcare, retail, licensed, hospitality and leisure sectors.
Most recently, Jonathan has worked within the primary and social care markets, spanning; residential, nursing and specialist care, pharmacy, dental and GP surgeries, childcare and education. His client base includes banks, intermediaries and insolvency practitioners as well as owner-occupiers, regional and corporate operators.
Jonathan will be based in LSH’s Bristol office where he will work with the wider South West team, driving LSH’s commercial valuations business both nationally and across the region. This will add to LSH’s established valuations offering, providing commercial, residential and developmental value across all sectors.
Jonathan qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 2006 and is an RICS Registered Valuer.
Commenting on his new appointment, Jonathan said: “I am delighted to be joining such an established valuation team locally in Bristol and South West, and nationally around the UK. This is an interesting time for the UK’s economy and for many of the core and alternative markets that we operate and I am keen to be able to offer continued robust and detailed valuation advice to a number of key clients.”
Ed Smith, LSH Valuations Director added: “Jonathan is a highly experienced and respected valuer and his appointment is an exciting one for the division. Our existing valuation team has had another exceptionally busy year, and Jonathan joining us will only help to grow this side of the business, particularly as we are now able to provide a full range of valuation services, to include ‘trading’ properties. “
“I have no doubt that his significant experience will be invaluable as we continue to enhance client service levels, develop relationships and explore new areas of opportunity.”
