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Interim Schedules of Dilapidations: What Landlords and Tenants Need to Know

The Beachcomber beachfront hospitality opportunity in Woolacombe

Beachfront hospitality opportunity in Woolacombe

Penmere Manor Hotel for sale in Falmouth, a Grade II-listed country house hotel and freehold hotel investment opportunity in Cornwall.

Penmere Manor Hotel for sale: Landmark Falmouth hotel comes to market for £1.95 million

Traditional South West village pub with beer garden and “coming soon” sign, overlooking coastal countryside at sunset.

More recent pub transactions from the Vickery Holman Team

Vacant commercial warehouse with cardboard boxes, illustrating empty property rates mitigation.
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Planning Ahead Following the Latest Empty Property Rates Decision
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South West Commercial Real Estate

Cancer Research UK shop at 37 Fore Street, Looe—a commercial retail investment property sold in Cornwall.
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Retail Investment Sold: 37 Fore Street, Looe
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Year 2 of a Vickery Holman Trainee Surveyor

Cornwall’s Call for Sites: An Opportunity for Landowners

Cross-Border Property Valuations: Bristol and South Wales

Developing My Career Across Valuation and Rating

Group photo of Vickery Holman staff at an indoor networking event in a hall with stone arches and string lights.

South West Market Reviews Return in Spring 2027

Celebrating Our People and Their Milestones

Vickery Holman Company Day 2026

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Professional Standards and Trusted Connections

Building Confidence in Commercial Agency

Planned Preventative Maintenance: Protecting Property and Controlling Costs

Comparable Rental Evidence: Getting Rent Negotiations Right

Hospitality VAT: Why We Support #VATsTheProblem

Vickery Holman Truro property consultants

Why Local Knowledge Matters in Property Valuation
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Dental Practice Rent and Lease Advice: Getting the Details Right

Vet Rent Reviews

Red Book Valuations vs Market Appraisals – Clarifying the Distinction

Expert Witness Work: The Surveyor’s Role in a Changing Legal Landscape

Early-Stage Valuation Advice for Registered Providers
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Section 18 (1) or a Diminution Valuation

Care Home Market Spring 2026

A Year at Vickery Holman – Valuation

BNG planning documents and site plan on a table beside a hard hat, overlooking a wildflower meadow and new housing development.

Biodiversity Net Gain: The Latest Updates and What They Mean for Development Land 

Building control approval form and cost plan on a site table beside a hard hat and calculator, with a residential scheme under construction in the South West.

Building Safety Levy: Key Points for South West Developers 

Vickery Holman Maintains ISO Certification 

Abstract balance scale sculpture on a UK high street with shopfronts, representing changing commercial rent review terms.

Upwards-Only Rent Reviews Ban: What Landlords and Tenants Need to Know

South West commercial property investment scene showing a modern office building and multi-let industrial units with rolling countryside in the background.
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The South West Investment Market – A Time for Careful Selection 

Celebrating Career Progression at Vickery Holman

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Sea Shanty Cafe in Branscombe – Sold

Shipwrights Arms pub exterior in Shaldon near the Teign estuary on a sunny day.

New publicans for estuary pub – The Shipright Arms, Ringmore, Shaldon  

Aerial view of a rural pub or hospitality venue with large outdoor beer garden seating, surrounded by trees and open countryside.

Major Somerset Freehold pub site sold 

Vickery Holman and the Commercial Property Network

A Year at Vickery Holman – Commercial Agency

Group photo of Vickery Holman staff at an indoor networking event in a hall with stone arches and string lights.

A Year at Vickery Holman – Development Services

Headline Rent vs Effective Rent

Aerial view of Boscastle village and harbour in North Cornwall, showing a central property outlined in red within the coastal valley.

Bridge House Tea Rooms & Guest House: A Timeless Cornish Retreat in the Heart of Boscastle

Residential development site near a transport hub, with site layout plans and a viability sheet on a clipboard beside a hard hat.

Planning Reform and the Residential Market

Land Registry compliant plan on a desk with red-edged boundary, scale and north arrow, alongside a laptop and survey tools

Land Registry Compliant Plans: Why Professional Plans Prevent Delays (and When You Need One)

Professional property consultancy team meeting reviewing plans and reports, with laptops on the table and no readable screens
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Specialist Commercial Property Management

Construction contract documents on a desk with calculator and pen, overlooking a mid-rise building under construction

Construction Contract Retentions

Market appraisal scene with a property brochure, keys and clipboard notes on a desk beside a smartphone

Red Book Valuation v Market Appraisal

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Vickery Holman working in partnership through the LABC Partner Authority Scheme

Coastal hotel with outdoor terrace overlooking the sea, representing hospitality and leisure property affected by business rates reform.
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Business Rates Review in the Leisure Industry: Challenges, Change and Professional Advice

Modern UK apartment block exterior representing residential leasehold property affected by the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024.
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Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024

Aerial view of a coastal holiday park with static caravans and lodges on clifftops above a sandy beach and calm sea.

Hotels, Holiday Parks and Pubs: Activity Update Across the South West

South West commercial property market update event with attendees seated at round tables listening to a presentation in a modern conference room
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Vickery Holman Hosts South West Market Updates Across Four Offices

Proactive Inspections

Residual Valuation in Development Appraisals

A Roadmap for Section 106 Delivery in England

Vickery Holman appointed to the new Crown Commercial Service framework

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New Commercial Leases; Why Early Due Diligence Matters for Dilapidations Risk
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Community Infrastructure Levy and Development

lease advisory dispute resolution
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Lease Renewal Dispute Resolution – local knowledge

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RICS Red Book Valuation Reports for Probate Purposes