Vail Williams has merged with Bournemouth property consultancy Cowling & West, a three-partner team of chartered surveyors.
Founded 35 years ago, Cowling & West specialises in property valuations, office and industrial acquisitions and disposals, mainly in Dorset.
Founding partners David Cowling and Simon West will join Vail Williams alongside partner Simon Tubbs and three support staff.
The deal, which completed today, brings Vail Williams’ total staff count to 154 across offices in Bournemouth, Birmingham, Crawley, Woking, Heathrow, London, Portsmouth, Reading and Southampton.
The newly merged firm will be based at Cowling & West’s existing offices in the short term, while targeting “rapid expansion” over the next three years.
The office will be led by Vail Williams partner Russell Miller. Gary Jeffries will continue in his role as regional managing partner of the firm’s newly expanded south coast region.
The firm’s expansion into Bournemouth comes a year after its acquisition of property advisory firm Trilogie CRE and three years after its merger with Hughes Ellard.
Matthew Samuel-Camps, managing partner at Vail Williams, said: “The merger with Cowling & West provides a natural opportunity to extend our geographical reach to the west of our south coast region, which will enhance our ability to service both existing and new clients there.”
He added: “Our joint expertise will benefit clients across the region, and beyond, while allowing us to bring on board a team which fits both our high client service standards, and our core values – something which is incredibly important for us to retain as we continue to grow.”
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