Meet our senior
Directors

Stuart Hext
MRICS FAAV
Senior Director


Farms, Land and Smallholdings
and Professional Valuations
01548 800174
07971 217899
stuart.hext@luscombemaye.com

Stuart has been part of the management team of Luscombe Maye since 1997 and became Senior Partner in 2009. Now, as Senior Partner, his role is to ensure the smooth running of the firm across all the eight offices but also to look to the future development and progression of the business. Stuart is qualified as a Rural Practice Chartered Surveyor, Registered Valuer and is a Fellow of the Association of Agricultural Valuers. 

Prior to joining Luscombe Maye, Stuart worked at DEFRA (formerly known as MAFF) and Cluttons. Stuart joined Luscombe Maye in 1995 having also trained with them under the principal in 1993 to gain his professional qualifications. 

“I am very interested in sport and would rather play it than watch it. Work and family commitments allow me time to run, cycle, swim and occasionally play a game of squash. Holidays with some kind of activity built in are of particular interest such as skiing or watersports. I am also very interested in travelling generally to experience different cultures, foods and ways of life. Our last holiday was to France with our children where we spent a great deal of time cycling and enjoying French bread, cheese and wine.”

Amanda Burden
BSc (Hons) FAAV, FBIAC
Director

Head of Agriculture and
Rural Planning Department
01803 869911
amanda.burden@luscombemaye.com

Amanda has been the Partner in charge of the Totnes office since becoming a Partner with Luscombe Maye in 2006. She heads up the Agriculture and Rural Planning Department based in Totnes and is responsible for a team of rural professionals, specialising in agricultural and rural planning advice and applications, Basic Payment Scheme, grants for subsidies and general agricultural/land management advice. 

After joining Luscombe Maye in June 1995 as a professional assistant to one of the Partners, she moved up the ranks after gaining her professional qualifications, becoming an Associate Partner before becoming a full Partner. 

Amanda has an Honours Degree in Agriculture with Countryside Management from Seale Hayne Agricultural College, is a Fellow of the Association of Agricultural Valuers, is on the CAAV Council and is also a Member of the British Institute of Agricultural Consultants. 

Amanda is married to a farmer and is also involved in a successful holiday letting business and can therefore put a good deal of experience behind her professional advice. Amanda really loves family life at home on the farm with her husband and children; when not being a wife/mother or in the office, she loves nothing more than spending hours in the kitchen producing lunch/supper for lots of people. She has recently learnt to weld and has completed a life-size sculpture of a horse in scrap metal which is now “at grass” at her home. 

Amanda has a long–standing passion for horse racing particularly steeple-chasing and Point to Points and spends any spare time at the races.

Meet our newest
Directors

Andrew Stevenson

01548 857414
andrew.stevenson@luscombemaye.com

Andy Joined the Luscombe Maye Lettings Team in August 2017. Having previously worked in the Student Lettings market, Andy is accustomed to working in a fast-paced, demanding and varied environment. 

Born in Cape Town, moving homes has become a part of life for Andy. First emigrating to Henley-On-Thames from South Africa, then up to the Isle of Man, down to Portugal and finally settling in Cornwall where he went to University. Graduating in 2013, Andy quickly became involved in the Student Lettings Market and within 2 years became the Manager of a small student lettings company in the South West. The recent jump over the bridge to Devon has allowed Andy to continue progressing his career in Lettings and can now safely call South Hams ‘Home’. 

A keen RIB enthusiast and ‘water-baby’ at heart, you’ll often find Andy out on the water exploring the Devon and Cornish Coast and is now looking to expand this hobby into Sailing & Scuba Diving. Andy also has two long-haired miniature Dachshunds called Oscar & Heidi, who enjoy walks on Dartmoor but more importantly being centre of attention wherever they go.

Tom Maynard

01364 646178 
07775 514235 
tom.maynard@luscombemaye.com

Tom graduated from the Royal Agricultural University with a 2:1 BSc (Hons) degree in Rural Land Management and joined Luscombe Maye in September 2018. Since then, Tom has passed his RICS Assessment of Professional Competence to become a fully qualified member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and is now a Registered Valuer. Tom has since followed this up by passing his Central Association of Agricultural Valuers examinations, achieving the 6th highest national mark in the process. Tom is involved in a wide range of professional work including land and farm sales, basic payment scheme applications, landlord and tenant matters, professional valuations, and compensation claims. 

Tom originates from an agricultural background with his father and grandfather working on the 250-acre family run farm situated near Exeter. Having actively worked on the sheep and beef farm enterprise, Tom’s knowledge of this sector is very suitable for the role of a Rural Chartered Surveyor & Registered Valuer. 

Tom has a great interest in several sports, most notably: football, rugby and formula 1. He enjoys spending time with his family and helping out on the family farm. Moreover, Tom is an active member of Whimple and Broadclyst Young Farmers Club and has just stepped down from being chairman of East Devon Young Farmers.

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