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Managing delapidations – insights from Dennis Venn

Businesses looking to amend their bricks and mortar status should carefully consider how they have entered into their leases.  While many are focused in reduction in size of premises held, consideration should also be given to consolidation of many satellite offices into a central location with less overall space as a means of reducing not […]

Life as a graduate general practice surveyor

Today marks 3 months since I joined Vickery Holman as a graduate general practice surveyor. In this time, I have been made to feel very welcome by the team in Plymouth and the other offices in Truro, Exeter and Bristol. Despite the challenges of beginning a new job in September 2020, under the restrictive circumstances […]

Successful outcomes for rent reviews; it’s all about timing

The Lease Advisory team at Vickery Holman have recently concluded a number of rent reviews for both Landlord and Tenant clients across the South West. Whilst 2020 has been one of great uncertainty, there is a feeling among both landlord and tenants that life must get back to as normal as current restrictions will allow. […]

What are the implications of a Section 18 valuation?

If you have settled a claim recently were you made aware of the implications of a Section 18 valuation? For many, dilapidations simply mean repairs and the cost of doing the works. For a tenant, this is particularly important as it can limit your liability to a figure which, in some cases, can be significantly […]

Changes to permitted development rights

Over the past months there have been significant changes made to Permitted Development Rights under The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) Order 2020 in relation to demolition and re-build, upwards extension and use class amendments. Changes to Permitted Development Rights Amendment number 3, which came into effect on 31st August 2020, […]

What’s it like to work at Vickery Holman?

Now that I am starting my 24th year at Vickery Holman I decided to take a quick look back at what I have learned and achieved during my time here. So what has it been like to work at Vickery Holman? When I joined Vickery Holman’s Building Surveying Team in November 1997 I knew virtually […]

Langdon Court Hotel put up for sale

Langdon Court Hotel enters the market Vickery Holman has been appointed by Together Commercial Finance to handle the sale of Langdon Court Hotel which was placed in administration earlier this year. The sale of the 16 Century, Grade ll* listed 4 star Jacobean Manor House Hotel very close to the beach at Wembury, near Plymouth, […]

Webinar on staycation market in the south west

Vickery Holman is launching a new webinar series, the first of which looks at the staycation market in the South West. Called ‘At Leisure’, the webinar series features Head of Leisure, Ollie Steer-Fowler with invited guests. The Leisure and Tourism sector is a significant one for Vickery Holman. ‘It’s been a difficult year for businesses […]

What’s the future for our High Streets?

What’s the future for retail on the high street? The future for retail has been looking under pressure for some time. Long before anyone had heard of Covid 19 we were aware that our retail high streets have been under huge pressure to change. The contributory causes to the woes of the high street over […]

Rent review helps Exeter business save money

A Rent review allows for the periodical adjustment of commercial rents to the market level applicable at the date of review and these take place at the intervals agreed in the terms of the commercial lease signed by both tenant and landlord. To establish what a fair market rent is, requires detailed knowledge of both […]