Smiths Gore Explained

Smiths Gore was a firm of chartered surveyors with 32 offices and 18 estate offices across the UK. It was noted for its rural property consultancy services.^{[1] [2]}

History

The firm was started in 1847 when John Pickering and Edmund James Smith formed a partnership known as Pickering and Smith in London. Smith later became President of the Surveyors' Institute.

His son-in-law, Wimbledon tennis champion Spencer William Gore, joined Smith in the business, and the firm was renamed Smiths and Gore.^{[3] [4]}

In June 2015, the firm was acquired by Savills.^[5]

Services

The company's practice covered 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.

Notes and References

1. News: Scottish farmland now averaging £5K per acre. 30 January 2012. Land Gazette. 8 November 2011. Colin Thomson. UK land experts Smiths Gore....
2. News: Farmers told GM crops are 'too dangerous to insure'. https://archive.today/20130131153606/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/smgpubs/access/110348735.html?dids=110348735:110348735&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+10,+2002&author=Rob+Edwards;+Environment+Correspondent&pub=Sunday+Herald&desc=Farmers+told+GM+crops+are+'too+dangerous+to+insure';+Insurance+companies+brand+genetically+engineered+plants+as+risky+as+war+and+nuclear+accidents&pqatl=google. dead. 31 January 2013. 30 January 2012. Sunday Herald. 10 March 2002. Rob Edwards. Major rural land agents like Smiths Gore and Finlayson Hughes warn ....
3. Web site: Edmund James Smith CE FGS . W. H. Auden - 'Family Ghosts' . Stanford University . 30 January 2012.
4. Web site: Spencer William Gore. W. H. Auden - 'Family Ghosts' . Stanford University . 30 January 2012.
5. Web site: Completion of Acquisition.