Douglas Kent – Period Property & Renovation Expert

Expert in period properties, renovations and home improvements, Douglas Kent will be at a selection of Homebuilding & Renovating Shows to help you make the most of your home.

If you're looking to update, preserve or enhance your home - no matter what era it was build - Douglas will be able to help you achieve the home you've always wanted.

Technical Secretary at the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings and a Chartered Building Surveyor with an MSc in the Conservation of Buildings. He is responsible for the Society’s technical activities, including enquiries, publications and courses of a technical nature.

Douglas has worked previously in the public and private sectors, advising on historic buildings for a range of organisations, such as the Ministry of Defence and English Heritage. He is a member of the Technical Sub-committee of the Institute of Historic Building Conservation, the Property Care Association’s Technical Panel, the committees of the Traditional Paint Forum and Conservation of Historic Thatch group and English Heritage’s Stone Roofing Working Group.

Douglas writes widely on technical matters and has contributed to various radio and television programmes, which include BBC2’s Return to Lullingstone Castle. He recently bought a grade-I-listed 15th-century timber-framed property in Essex and is embarking on a major project of updating, alterations and repair.