
Property & Estate Management
Our agents offer a range of tailored and comprehensive management services to landlords throughout the residential, commercial and agricultural property sectors
Symonds & Sampson‘s Chartered Surveyors undertake a wide variety of property management assignments for our clients. Our suitably qualified staff handle daily administration, accounting, maintenance, and upkeep on behalf of clients, from overseeing individual properties to managing complete property portfolios.
Our goal across all property sectors is to ensure that our clients' properties perform to their full potential. We are well-versed in managing properties of all tenures, including freehold, leasehold, and commonhold, and have the expertise to oversee day-to-day issues as well as explore new avenues to improve performance.
We are committed to providing property owners with as much or as little management as they require. Our service can help you with the basics, from rent collection and repairs to more complex issues, such as tax planning, succession, development opportunities, renewables, and energy requirements, as well as long-term strategy. The type of property we currently manage includes:
- Individual residential property
- Management of blocks, developments and estates
- Retail, office and industrial property
- Agricultural estates and farmland
- Mixed property portfolios
- Management of Council-owned property

Residential Property Management
Our team of dedicated property managers can take away the worry of letting your property by providing a full and comprehensive management service throughout the tenancy. We can offer rent collection, property visits, manage repairs, safety checks, and oversee a tenant vacating at the end of their tenancy. Our Premium Management service includes rent protection insurance.
We offer a range of competitive letting and management services to landlords; you can find all the details here. If you already have a tenant in your property, we can tailor a management service to meet your requirements.
Meet Our Residential Letting and Management Team
Management of Blocks, Developments & Estates
Symonds & Sampson takes great pride in providing the highest level of service in property management of residential, commercial, and agricultural assets. Whether held by Freehold, Leasehold, or Commonhold, we have the expertise to oversee the day-to-day issues.
We offer tailored day-to-day management services of property assets on behalf of our clients, supported by our client accounting department which enables us to efficiently manage rent and service charge collection on behalf of our clients and where applicable handle the administration of property accounts.
- Working with residents’ associations, resident management companies and long leasehold management arrangements.
- Residential property management companies
- Residential developments and estates
- Residential blocks of flats


Commercial Property Management
“Working with tenants and fully utilising the building to the best of its ability is in everyone’s interest. Ultimately, if the tenant’s business can flourish, the landlord’s asset will become more desirable.”
We look to protect and maximise the value of our client's property interests and assets. We have an established presence within the region and pride ourselves on developing landlord-tenant relationships, which helps to support both the business occupiers and the performance of a landlord's clients’ property assets. We work with occupants and landlords to ensure that let premises remain occupied. We believe that a fundamental element of this process is working with occupants to provide a building that gives them the best chance of running a successful business.
We are also able to undertake regular property inspections on behalf of our clients and provide advice in relation to the structuring of commercial lease agreements and the management of tenant applications, in close collaboration with our clients’ solicitors and legal representatives.
- Resolution of disputes
- Mixed use, estate & property management
- Management of communal facilities and infrastructure
- Private industrial and retail estate and business parks
Rural Estate and Property Management
A team of experienced surveyors within the firm acts for a diversity of clients, overseeing their rural property portfolios. Our aim is to establish long-term relationships with our clients, thus enabling us to understand their business. Core services to landowners might include countryside access and rights of way, mapping, budgeting, valuation, and rural grants. We can also oversee the letting and management of residential, commercial, and agricultural property and land.
At the same time, we can help identify and explore the potential for strategic diversification, where our expertise in planning and grant funding could be invaluable in establishing viable sources of income.

Meet the Property & Estate Management Team
Many of our Surveyors are experienced in all aspects of rural and residential property, please contact a member of our team in your nearest office. Our Commercial estate managers are listed further down the page.
Chris Powell
Partner
Devizes
MRICS FAAV
Department: Devizes Rural and Agricultural, Rural and Agricultural, Professional,
Speciality: Agricultural Tenancies, Agricultural Appraisals, Agriculture, Biodiversity Net Gain, BPS, Contract Farming, Development Land, Diversification, Estate Management, Farm Business Tenancies, Farms and Land, Grass Keep, Option Agreements, Options, Preparation of Plans for Land Registry, Promotions, Rural Grants and Subsidies, Tax Planning, Succession Planning
01380 710535
07375 370163
cpowell@symondsandsampson.co.uk
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Jack Edwards
Partner
Salisbury
MRICS FAAV
Department: Rural and Agricultural, Professional, Salisbury Rural and Agricultural
Speciality: Agricultural Tenancies, Agricultural Appraisals, Agriculture, BPS, Compensation, Contract Farming, Diversification, Easements, Estate Management, Farm Business Tenancies, Farms and Land, Grass Keep, Option Agreements, Planner, Probate, RICS Registered Valuer, RICS Valuer, Rural Grants and Subsidies, Valuations, Valuations for Banks, Wayleaves
01722 334323
07747 888385
jedwards@symondsandsampson.co.uk
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A-J Monro (Andrew)
Partner, Head of Professional Services
Wimborne
MRICS FAAV APAEWE
Department: Rural and Agricultural, Professional, Wimborne Rural and Agricultural
Speciality: Agricultural Tenancies, AMC, Boundary Disputes, BPS, Compensation, Contract Farming, Development Land, Diversification, Easements, Energy, Expert Witness, Farm Business Tenancies, Farm Finance, Farms and Land, Grass Keep, Option Agreements, Options, Planner, Preparation of Plans for Land Registry, Probate, RICS Registered Valuer, RICS Valuer, Rural Grants and Subsidies, Tax Planning, Telecoms, Valuations, Valuations for Banks, Wayleaves
01202 882103
07867 555838
amonro@symondsandsampson.co.uk
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Edward Dyke
Partner
Sturminster Newton
FRICS FAAV
Department: Rural and Agricultural, Professional, Sturminster Newton Rural and Agricultural
Speciality: Agricultural Tenancies, Agricultural Appraisals, AMC Boundary Disputes, Compensation, Compulsory Purchase, Contract Farming, Development Land, Diversification, Easements, Expert Witness, Farm Business Tenancies, Farms and Land, Grass Keep, Option Agreements, Options, Planner, Preparation of Plans for Land Registry, Probate, Promotions, RICS Registered Valuer, RICS Valuer, Tax Planning, Valuations, Valuations for Banks, Wayleaves
07787 128286
edyke@symondsandsampson.co.uk
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Patrick Woodford
Partner
Bridport, Poundbury Burraton House
MRICS FAAV
Department: Bridport Rural and Agricultural, Professional, Burraton Rural and Agricultural, Rural and Agricultural
Speciality: Agricultural Tenancies, Agricultural Appraisals, Biodiversity Net Gain, Boundary Disputes, Compensation, Development Land, Diversification, Easements, Energy, Estate Management, Expert Witness, Farm Business Tenancies, Grass Keep, Option Agreements, Options, Planner, Preparation of Plans for Land Registry, Probate, Promotions, RICS Registered Valuer, RICS Valuer, Tax Planning, Valuations, Valuations for Banks, Wayleaves
01308 426922
pwoodford@symondsandsampson.co.uk
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Richard Miller
Managing Partner
Dorchester, Poundbury Burraton House
MRICS FAAV
Department: Rural and Agricultural, Professional, Dorchester Rural and Agricultural, Burraton Rural and Agricultural
Speciality: Agricultural Tenancies, Boundary Disputes, Compensation, Compulsory Purchase, Contract Farming, Development Land, Easements, Estate Management, Farm Business Tenancies, Option Agreements, Options, Preparation of Plans for Land Registry, Probate, Promotions, RICS Registered Valuer, RICS Valuer, Tax Planning, Valuations, Wayleaves
01305 236574
rmiller@symondsandsampson.co.uk
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Lucy Carnell
Rural Partner
Yeovil
MRICS
Department: Yeovil Rural and Agricultural, Rural and Agricultural, Professional
Service: BPS, Compensation, Compulsory Purchase, Easements, Farms and Land, Grass Keep, Preparations of Plans for Land Registry, Probate, RICS Registered Valuer, RICS Valuer, Rural Grants and Subsidies, Valuations, Wayleaves
01935 382901
07940 256550
lcarnell@symondsandsampson.co.uk
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Sarah Vere
Head of Tiverton Professional
Tiverton
MRICS FAAV
Department: Rural and Agricultural, Tiverton Rural and Agricultural, Professional
Speciality: Agricultural Tenancies, Agricultural Appraisals, Agriculture, BPS, Compensation, Compulsory Purchase, Contract Farming, Diversification, Farm Business Tenancies, Farms and Land, Grass Keep, Preparation of Plans for Land Registry, Rural Grants and Subsidies
01884 218911
svere@symondsandsampson.co.uk
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Meet the Commercial Property & Estate Management Team
Our Commercial Property Managers.
Ryan Holmes
Partner, Head of Commercial
Dorchester, Poundbury Burraton Yard
DipSurvPract AssocRICS MARLA
Department: Commercial, Dorchester Commercial, Burraton Commercial
Speciality: Commercial Property Management, MANCO, RICS Registered Valuer, RICS Valuer, Commercial Rent Reviews, Valuations, Commercial Sales, Commercial Lettings, Lease Renewals, Rent Reviews, Estate Management, Leisure, Commercial Agency, Block Management, Managing Agent
Commercial Enquiries 01305 261008
Poundbury Manco Enquiries 01305 756968
rholmes@symondsandsampson.co.uk
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Jan Merriott
Commercial Manager
Dorchester, Poundbury Burraton Yard
MRICS
Department: Commercial, Dorchester Commercial, Burraton Commercial
Speciality: RICS Registered Valuer, RICS Valuer, Commercial Rent Reviews, Valuations, Commercial Sales, Commercial Lettings, Lease Renewals, Rent Reviews, Estate Management, Commercial Development, Commercial Agency, Commercial Land
01305 261008
jmerriott@symondsandsampson.co.uk
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George Rogers
Commercial Partner
Yeovil
MRICS
Service: Professional, Commercial, Yeovil Commercial
Speciality: RICS Registered Valuer, RICS Valuer, Commercial Rent Reviews, Valuations, Commercial Sales, Commercial Lettings, Lease Renewals, Rent Reviews, Commercial Development, Commercial Agency, Commercial Land
01935 382902
07375 284964
grogers@symondsandsampson.co.uk
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Lorna Wyatt
Commercial Management Partner
Dorchester, Poundbury Burraton Yard
AssocRICS MARLA
Department: Commercial, Dorchester Commercial, Burraton Commercial, Professional
Service: Commercial Property Management, Estate Management, Block Management, Managing Agent
01305 756953
07557 749818
lwyatt@symondsandsampson.co.uk
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Lee Edgson
Commercial Agent
Dorchester, Poundbury Burraton Yard
Department: Commercial, Dorchester Commercial, Burraton Commercial, Professional
Service: Commercial Sales, Commercial Lettings, Lease Renewals, Rent Reviews
01305 756957
ledgson@symondsandsampson.co.uk
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Lorayne Liles
Commercial Property Manager
Dorchester, Poundbury Burraton Yard
MARLA
Department: Commercial, Dorchester Commercial, Burraton Commercial, Professional
Service: Commercial Property Management, Estate Management, Block Management, Managing Agent
lliles@symondsandsampson.co.uk
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How else can we help you?
As a multi-disciplinary firm, our agents can also provide a wide range of professional services across Dorset, Devon, Somerset, Wiltshire, Hampshire & Cornwall.
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