A charity fighting to level the playing field for young carers has signed a three-year lease on workspace at a multi-let block of office suites in Dorset.

MYTIME Young Carers is moving into a 2,120 sq ft suite at Manor House in the retail and commercial hub of Broadstone, a suburb of Poole.

Property consultancy Vail Williams acted on behalf of the private property company which owns Manor House in Macaulay Road, comprising eight modern office suites. Separately, the firm has been appointed as managing agents for the block of offices.

Bryony Thompson, a partner at the Bournemouth office of Vail Williams, said:

“MYTIME Young Carers has outgrown space at Avonbourne School in Bournemouth – the office at Manor House is an ideal environment to work from as the charity grows, having already helped nearly 2,300 young carers across Dorset and on the Isle of Wight."

“With the letting, only one office out of the eight, Suite C, is available to lease.”

Krista Cartlidge, Chief Executive of MYTIME Young Carers, said:

"MYTIME is committed to supporting young carers across the UK, and our wonderful new base at Manor House in Broadstone will help with our goal of ensuring no child's destiny is defined by their beginning."

“Although our headquarters are based in Dorset, it is our mission to level the playing field for these incredible young people from ages 5-25 all across the country by providing them with holistic support from our range of programmes, interventions and advocacy work."

“We exist to champion and empower them to reach their full personal, academic and professional potential.”

Krista is also a part time PhD researcher at Bournemouth University, focused on practical ways to improve communication between young carers and their schools so policy, practice and lived experience line up.

Ed Martin, an Associate at Vail Williams, working on the south coast, specialises in property asset management on behalf of private clients and pension funds. He said:

“We are delighted to have been appointed as managing agents for Manor House. In addition to preparing and issuing service charge budgets and year-end reconciliations, we will be appointing approved contractors to maintain the communal areas and maintain the good working relationship with the tenants."

“We’ll also be identifying any working asset management opportunities for the client.”

Under lease agreements, each commercial tenant oversees the ‘wear-and-tear’ upkeep of their own office.