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Holloway Iliffe & Mitchell Chartered Surveyors & Commercial Property Estate Agents

Holloway Iliffe & Mitchell Chartered Surveyors & Commercial Property Estate Agents

3.8(35 reviews)See reviews ↓·Portsmouth

About the company

Holloway Iliffe & Mitchell was founded in 1991 by Derek Holloway and Neil Iliffe. It expanded in 1998 through a merger with Stuart Mitchell of Mitchell Jones to become Holloway Iliffe & Mitchell. Tom Holloway joined the firm in 1999 as a graduate, and Hamish joined later in 2018. Following Neil's passing in 2010 and Derek's retirement in 2011, Stuart and Tom became directors. In 2022, Hamish and Tom took on ownership, with Stuart continuing as a consultant. The firm is an independent firm of chartered surveyors.

It specialises in commercial property services across the heart of Southern England, focusing on properties in Hampshire, Sussex and Dorset, and the M27 corridor and surrounding areas of Hampshire. It provides commercial property management, sales and lettings, lease advisory, valuation and more, and its RICS Registered Valuers can give expert valuation advice. It offers lease restructuring and strategic advice on common landlord and tenant matters.

It has dedicated departments including a professional department, management department, and general commercial property agency department. Tom Holloway is a Director. Hamish MacAlister is a Director. Beau Prince is an Associate Director. George Cook is an Associate Director. Nick Hitch joined Holloway Iliffe & Mitchell in October 2022. Stuart Mitchell qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 1990. James West is a Graduate Agency Surveyor at Holloway Iliffe & Mitchell, joining in June 2022. Harry Ward joined Holloway Iliffe & Mitchell in May 2024.

What customers say

Based on genuine customer reviews

Commercial agency work, surveying instructions and property management form the core of what this Portsmouth firm handles, and named staff recur throughout feedback. James West is credited with steering first-time landlords through unfamiliar legalities, sourcing tenants and seeing a small commercial letting to completion, while Tom and Hamish are linked to expert knowledge and responsive dealings. A theme that comes up often is the reassurance of an intermediary who explains each stage and connects the parties involved. Management instructions held over many years are described as diligent and proactive, and the surveying side is noted for specialist advice.

Balanced against that, a cluster of accounts focuses on where negotiations stalled, describing bids that drew no acknowledgement and repeated chasing for updates, with terms that appeared settled later overtaken by rival offers. Correspondence in those cases is characterised as blunt or inflammatory, adding strain to already uncertain transactions. Elsewhere the same firm draws praise for attentive handling of lettings and for steadiness in management, so the accounts divide between strong technical capability and communication that prospective occupiers found uneven during competitive negotiations.

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Reviews

Reviews are taken from publicly available sources.

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Matt Gearey23 July 2026

We recently used Holloway Iliffe & Mitchell to let a commercial property, and the service we received was excellent from start to finish. Tom was outstanding throughout the entire process. He was always professional, approachable, and genuinely acted in our best interests every step of the way. His knowledge, kindness, and clear communication made the experience straightforward and stress-free. I would not hesitate to recommend Holloway Iliffe & Mitchell and, in particular, Tom, to anyone looking for a reliable and professional commercial property agent.

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Patricia Lynn-Macrae17 May 2026

James West, a Graduate, Commercial, Agency, Surveyor was the person we chose from the above Agency we chose from a list of commercial estate agents in Gosport, Fareham and Portsmouth. And are we delighted we did. Even James” collegue, Tom Holloway carried on with the clients while James was absent on annual holiday,m ttaking the buyers and their professional assistants for a viewing when some were not quite convinced about the previous viewing and this added attention to detail ended in them not being just keen, but achieving a completion dste with the Seller, an unbelieviably speedy result. And our lawyer too had presented all the last minute payments and had the final result of the stage ready to be paid straight into the bank. To let us know how successful the sale was, James has let us know that the Completion date was a merely 4 to 5 weeks and even more it was completed with over £15,000,00 over market value which in this market is very rare. This kind of summing up is exppressed in our use of the term ‘delighted’ and for which we reserve our grateful thanks to James for his lively approach to problem solving and endless constructive thinking which keeps the interest going towards completion. I am sure the village of |Alverstoke will welcome the new American and Engliish companies which includes a delicatessen and also apparently technical photographic equipment.

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Alistair Finch27 April 2026

I've worked with Holloway Iliffe & Mitchell a few times over they years. Tom and Hamish are great guys with fantastic communication and expert knowledge. Highly recommend these guys for all commercial property needs!

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Scott Rae27 May 2025

Holloway Iliffe & Mitchell act as the managing agent on our industrial estate and they have always been proactive and professional (Phoenix Industrial Park) Beau has been our point of contact for several years and is a pleasure to deal with.

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Annie A7 May 2025

We recently had an experience with James from Holloway Iliffe & Mitchell that, unfortunately, was disappointing. Throughout our interaction, James displayed a level of unprofessionalism that we found concerning. His tone by email was unnecessarily inflammatory and, at times, outright rude, which made communication difficult and the process more stressful than it needed to be. In order to move forward and prevent the transaction from falling through, we found it necessary to bypass James entirely and work directly with the seller’s solicitor to resolve the issue—something that could have been avoided with a more constructive and respectful approach. That said, we want to make it clear that this review is not a reflection of Holloway Iliffe & Mitchell as a whole, nor of the other professionals involved in the transaction. Our experience appears to be isolated to James, and we trust that the company will take steps to ensure a more professional standard is upheld across all client interactions in the future.

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Kerry Welsh30 April 2025

We had such a great experience using Holloway Iliffe & Mitchell, specifically our agent, James West. Not only was he able to find us the perfect commercial property for our new business, he kept us informed every step of the way. For clients that were completely new to the commercial property world, he was invaluable providing a link between all parties and explaining processes that we had not encountered before. Would definitely recommend the company and the agent without hesitation.

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Peter Søttrup31 March 2025

Fantastic Service. Always quick answers and action taken immediately. Even better: They are proactive in foreseeing potential future problems and suggesting possible solutions. Peter on behalf of the Limberline Partnership

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Contact
+442392377800hi-m.co.uk10, Acorn Business Park, Northarbour Road, Portsmouth PO6 3TH
Working hours
Monday09:00–17:30
Tuesday09:00–17:30
Wednesday09:00–17:30
Thursday09:00–17:30
Friday09:00–17:00
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed