# Hope & Harbour > Commercial property consultancy and management in Devon and Cornwall, with UK-wide remote advice. Clear advice. Better buildings. Hope & Harbour supports commercial owners, occupiers, managing agents and portfolios. Our stated location is Holsworthy, Devon. Over 22 years of professional experience in property maintenance and facilities management. Services include maintenance strategy, budgeting, contractor procurement and performance, works coordination, outsourced facilities management, and operational property mobilisation during acquisitions and handovers. An initial enquiry leads to a defined scope and fee proposal before paid work begins. Contact: enquiries@hopeandharbour.co.uk. Telephone: 0333 0388 503 (+443330388503). Holsworthy is the stated business location; other towns are areas served, not branch offices. Professional experience includes commercial businesses, defence and secure environments, high-value London assets and property operations during mergers and acquisitions. Experience must not be interpreted as a claim of company security clearance or accreditation. Formal surveying, valuation, legal due diligence and statutory certification are not included in the standard advertised services. The linked pages contain the public service descriptions, deliverables, boundaries and practical guidance. Articles provide general management information; a specific property may need appropriately qualified technical or legal advice. Illustrative engagements and architectural imagery do not represent client case studies. ## Company and enquiries - [Home](https://www.hopeandharbour.co.uk/): Overview of the consultancy, experience and services. - [About Hope & Harbour](https://www.hopeandharbour.co.uk/about/): Professional background and approach to property management. - [Experience and sectors](https://www.hopeandharbour.co.uk/sectors/): Commercial clients, defence experience, high-value assets and transitions. - [Our approach](https://www.hopeandharbour.co.uk/our-approach/): Scoping, proposals, delivery and ongoing support. - [Contact](https://www.hopeandharbour.co.uk/contact/): Enquire about paid property consultancy and management support. ## Services - [Services overview](https://www.hopeandharbour.co.uk/services/): The six consultancy and management services. - [Planned maintenance strategy](https://www.hopeandharbour.co.uk/services/planned-maintenance/): Turn a list of building problems into a clear plan of action. - [Maintenance budgets and lifecycle planning](https://www.hopeandharbour.co.uk/services/maintenance-budgets/): See beyond the next repair bill. - [Contractor procurement and performance](https://www.hopeandharbour.co.uk/services/contractor-management/): Better briefs. Better decisions. Clearer accountability. - [Maintenance projects and works coordination](https://www.hopeandharbour.co.uk/services/works-coordination/): Keep the work moving. Keep the building working. - [Outsourced property and facilities management](https://www.hopeandharbour.co.uk/services/facilities-management/): An experienced property function, shaped around your business. - [Property mobilisation and acquisition integration](https://www.hopeandharbour.co.uk/services/property-mobilisation/): A clearer handover. A stronger operational start. ## Areas served - [Property questions by area](https://www.hopeandharbour.co.uk/questions/): 70 answers searchable by area and topic, including fees, scope, maintenance, contractors and handovers. - [Areas overview](https://www.hopeandharbour.co.uk/areas/): Regional site support and UK-wide remote advice. - [Property consultancy in Holsworthy](https://www.hopeandharbour.co.uk/areas/holsworthy/): Local understanding. A wider perspective. - [Property consultancy in Exeter](https://www.hopeandharbour.co.uk/areas/exeter/): Commercial clarity for a working city. - [Property consultancy in Plymouth](https://www.hopeandharbour.co.uk/areas/plymouth/): Practical oversight for complex environments. - [Property consultancy in Bideford](https://www.hopeandharbour.co.uk/areas/bideford/): A considered approach to every property. - [Property consultancy in Bude](https://www.hopeandharbour.co.uk/areas/bude/): Plan the work around the season. - [Property consultancy in Westward Ho!](https://www.hopeandharbour.co.uk/areas/westward-ho/): Longer-term thinking for coastal property. - [Property consultancy in Devon & Cornwall](https://www.hopeandharbour.co.uk/areas/devon-and-cornwall/): One clear view across your portfolio. ## Practical guides - [Insights and advice](https://www.hopeandharbour.co.uk/insights/): Original property maintenance and facilities management guides. - [Planning coastal commercial-property maintenance in Devon and Cornwall](https://www.hopeandharbour.co.uk/insights/coastal-commercial-property-maintenance/): Organise repair history, condition evidence and contractor access for coastal commercial premises without relying on generic maintenance intervals. - [What does commercial property consultancy cost?](https://www.hopeandharbour.co.uk/insights/commercial-property-consultancy-cost/): Understand the factors behind a property consultancy fee, what a proposal should specify and how to brief a useful first review. - [Taking over a commercial building: where to start](https://www.hopeandharbour.co.uk/insights/commercial-property-handover/): Organise the maintenance records, supplier responsibilities and operational questions that need attention during a property handover. - [How to compare commercial maintenance quotations](https://www.hopeandharbour.co.uk/insights/comparing-contractor-quotes/): Look beyond the headline price to compare scope, exclusions, evidence of completion and the practical conditions of delivery. - [Managing maintenance in occupied commercial premises](https://www.hopeandharbour.co.uk/insights/maintenance-occupied-commercial-premises/): Coordinate access, business disruption, communication and handback when maintenance takes place in a building that remains in use. - [What should a monthly property management report contain?](https://www.hopeandharbour.co.uk/insights/monthly-property-management-report/): Build a concise management report showing open decisions, maintenance progress, expenditure and supplier follow-up for commercial buildings. - [When does outsourced facilities management make sense?](https://www.hopeandharbour.co.uk/insights/outsourcing-facilities-management/): Recognise the operational gaps an external property management appointment can address, and define what should remain with your business. - [How to create a useful commercial maintenance plan](https://www.hopeandharbour.co.uk/insights/planned-maintenance-guide/): Turn asset information and known problems into a practical maintenance programme with clear priorities, responsibilities and review points. - [What should a planned maintenance programme include?](https://www.hopeandharbour.co.uk/insights/planned-maintenance-programme-contents/): A field-by-field guide to the records, responsibilities and decision points that make a commercial maintenance programme useful. - [How to prioritise a property maintenance backlog](https://www.hopeandharbour.co.uk/insights/prioritising-maintenance-backlog/): A practical way to separate urgent concerns, operational problems and planned improvements without losing sight of deferred work. - [How to scope a maintenance contract before requesting quotations](https://www.hopeandharbour.co.uk/insights/scoping-maintenance-contracts/): Create a common maintenance brief covering assets, access, reporting and exclusions so contractors can price the same requirement. - [What belongs in a commercial maintenance budget?](https://www.hopeandharbour.co.uk/insights/setting-maintenance-budgets/): Build a clearer expenditure plan by separating recurring costs, backlog work, renewals and the assumptions behind each allowance. ## Free resources - [Free resources](https://www.hopeandharbour.co.uk/resources/): Public guidance, printable views and CSV templates; no sign-up required. - [Maintenance action register](https://www.hopeandharbour.co.uk/resources/maintenance-action-register/): Turn reports and repair requests into a single list of decisions, responsibilities and evidence needed to close each action. - [Contractor quotation comparison worksheet](https://www.hopeandharbour.co.uk/resources/contractor-quotation-comparison/): Compare scope, exclusions and delivery assumptions before choosing between maintenance quotations. - [Commercial property handover checklist](https://www.hopeandharbour.co.uk/resources/commercial-property-handover-checklist/): Identify the operational records, supplier arrangements and outstanding actions needed when responsibility for a building changes. - [Insights RSS feed](https://www.hopeandharbour.co.uk/insights/rss.xml): Subscribe to new practical guides. ## Optional - [Full public guidance and local answers](https://www.hopeandharbour.co.uk/llms-full.txt): Public guides, resource instructions and geographic answers with canonical source links. - [Privacy](https://www.hopeandharbour.co.uk/privacy/): How enquiry information is handled. - [Accessibility](https://www.hopeandharbour.co.uk/accessibility/): Accessibility features and ways to request help. - [XML sitemap](https://www.hopeandharbour.co.uk/sitemap.xml): Machine-readable discovery of canonical public pages.