Smiths Gore is a rural property real estate

Real estate

In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...

 adviser headquartered in Peterborough

Peterborough

Peterborough is a cathedral city and unitary authority area in the East of England, with an estimated population of in June 2007. For ceremonial purposes it is in the county of Cambridgeshire. Situated north of London, the city stands on the River Nene which flows into the North Sea...

, employing over 450 people in 26 locations across the UK. Smiths Gore is a partnership

Partnership

A partnership is an arrangement where parties agree to cooperate to advance their mutual interests.Since humans are social beings, partnerships between individuals, businesses, interest-based organizations, schools, governments, and varied combinations thereof, have always been and remain commonplace...

 consisting of 22 equity partners and 22 fixed share partners working primarily in the management of landed estates.

History

Smiths Gore's history dates back to 1847 when John Pickering and Edmund James Smith formed a partnership known as Pickering and Smith in London

London

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1847-1864 Pickering & Smith

1864-1874 Smith & Watkins

1874-1880 Smiths & Gore

1880-1895 Smiths, Gore, Dale & Ingram

1895-1904 Smiths, Gore, Ingram & Norton & Co.

1914-1967 Smiths Gore & Co.

1967 - present Smiths Gore

Smiths Gore has developed from its traditional base of land management to become a leading practice specialised in the rural sector. Recent corporate activity has included the acquisition of the rural division of Cluttons LLP.

Services

Smiths Gore offers the following services: Estate management, farm management, property management, forestry, sporting and farm management, commercial property investment, planning and development, architectural services, building surveying, sales, lettings and acquisitions, minerals and telecommunications, wayleaves and easements advice.