Why instruct a commercial property solicitor?
Dealing with commercial property is about making an investment. That investment may be in the property itself, for your business, for your family or for development potential in the future.
As entrepreneurs running an independent business, we know that a new venture is incredibly exciting. We also understand and respect the personal and professional risk to you. You can mitigate a lot of the risk by getting an experienced solicitor on board at the earliest stage.
We are pleased to work with you and your advisors on projects you are involved in, be they accountants, architects, developers or planning consultants.
Our experienced commercial property solicitors are trusted experts who are always looking for ways to add value. We have a particular specialism in helping other independent businesses, community groups and charities.
We welcome novel and long-term projects where we can get involved in the detail and make a difference. Our solicitors work on a wide range of matters, especially focused on retail, cafes, salons, beauticians, restaurants, office space, development land and overage as well as solving issues that other solicitors are unable to help with.
What is commercial property?
Commercial property is any land that doesn’t have a residence on it. So that includes shops, offices, warehouses and factories.
It also includes agricultural land, woodland, buy to let investment property, and commercial property acquired and held in a pension fund.
Examples of commercial property work we can help you with:
Commercial transactions can be complex and it pays to have an expert involved from the start. Here are some examples of how we can help you:
Acting for landlord giving consent to an assignment of a tenant’s existing lease
Sale and leaseback of commercial property
Purchase of land for development
Sale of land for development, with or without overage (payment to seller based on future development potential)
Unregistered land sales, purchases and claims by adverse possession
Sale of part including grant of easements (rights for buyer) and imposition of covenants (legally enforceable promises to do or not do something by buyer)
Acquisition and disposal of a range of commercial properties, including shops, offices, factories, warehouses, farms, fields and woodland throughout the UK
Buying and selling commercial property at auction
Clients and banks entering into commercial mortgages as well as guarantees for bank borrowing
Investors building a portfolio of properties to let
Transactions involving church properties and ecclesiastical law
Advice on chancel liability issues, including acting for churches protecting and enforcing their rights
Advice on ongoing responsibilities of management companies
Self Invested Pension Provision (SIPP)
Holiday lets
There is no substitute for experience of a broad range of clients and properties, and this is what we offer.
Supplemental services to consider
Our specialist solicitors are also able to assist with private client work:
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