Charlie Bryant - Land Agent, Associate Partner, Spalding office:
Having graduated from Newcastle University in 1993, I spent three years working on the family farm in mid Lincolnshire before, for one reason or another, deciding on a career change.

I spent a year with Brown & Co at the end of 1996 before attending The Royal Agricultural College in Cirencester to complete my MSc in Rural Estate Management. Brown & Co kept a job opportunity open for me and I duly returned a year later to begin my two-year APC training.

In 1999 I passed my APC and became a professional member of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. I transferred offices twice, finally to Spalding in 2003 to work for the senior partner Tom White.

I believe I have benefited significantly from moving around various offices within the firm, as it has given me the opportunity to be involved in nearly all aspect of the land agency profession. The variety of work is a major positive for working for Brown & Co.

My main areas of work have been farm agency, farm machinery sales and valuation and compensation.

The notable highs have been involvement in the sale of several large estates while learning to auctioneer has been a real bonus.

Comparing my training with those of my contemporaries within other firms, it never ceased to amaze me how much more exciting mine proved to be.

I have been very fortunate to achieve promotion relatively quickly - Brown & Co is a firm with many opportunities.