Our Commercial Property Department’s pragmatic and realistic approach to transactions ensures that they take account of practical and commercial considerations, not just the legal intricacies. Our experience, quality of service and speed of delivery have helped the Firm to develop a strong reputation in the local area.
Most of our work comes either as repeat instructions from our existing clients or via personal recommendations or referrals.
We work closely, where required, with other departments within our Firm to provide clients with a full depth of service, ensuring that their interests are always protected.
What do we deal with?
The Department handles a wide range of commercial property transactions, such as:
- sale or purchase of offices, industrial units, shops, factories, agricultural land – both freehold and leasehold
- acting for landlords or tenants on new commercial leases, including advising on proposed heads of terms
- portfolio management matters such as lease surrenders, renewals or assignments, licences for alterations or licences to assign/underlet
- related funding for both lenders and borrowers
- drafting or negotiating option agreements
- drafting or negotiating overage agreements
- development land
- plot sales – industrial and residential
Who do we act for?
Our client base is wide-ranging and includes:
- retail businesses with large property portfolios
- small, owner-managed businesses
- partnerships (including GP practices)
- private landowners
- farmers
- developers
- investment landlords
- charities
- parish councils
