A NEW head of professional services joined an estate agents earlier this year.

Sarah Vere MRICS FAAV has joined Symonds & Sampson in their Tiverton office. She will work alongside partner Paul Heard, and is a RICS Registered Valuer.

As part of her new role, Sarah specialises in valuations and general practice, including estate management, landlord and tenant matters and agency, and advising and assisting farmers and landowners on a range of agricultural and residential matters.

She has recently been appointed as an agent for the Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (AMC).

Sarah said: “I am very much looking forward to continuing to provide comprehensive and professional services for farmers and landowners across the South West and supporting the agricultural sector in these times of great change.”