Commercial Property
The firm’s commercial property team undertakes a wide range of commercial property work including development, investment and property finance. The team acts for a wide range of clients from owner/occupiers, investors, banks and pension trustees and can assist clients with a variety of commercial property requirements from the purchase, development and plot sale of a large-scale residential or commercial development to granting or taking a lease of a comparatively small office unit. We also act regularly for investors in the acquisition and disposal of property portfolios and individual commercial investment properties.
Our historic links with a range of banks means that the commercial property team act regularly for commercial lenders. The team advises in relation to perfection and enforcement of security and often acts for receivers and insolvency practitioners.
Having close links with both the landlord and tenant and the litigation departments means that we can advise in cases of tenant default, actual or anticipated breaches of lease, dilapidations, forfeiture and the recovery of commercial premises and/ or rent arrears. Our aim is always to assist clients in navigating a path through what is often a technical and complex area of the law with a view to obtaining a commercially justifiable result.
The firm’s landlord and tenant department also services a range of property litigation requirements including the negotiation and renewal of commercial leases under the provisions of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.
The team acts regularly for both landlords and tenants and the team’s position and focus gives them a unique ability to be responsive to a complete range of commercial property requirements.
Examples of the services we offer include:-
- Commercial leases
- Lending and security
- Investment purchases
- Renewal of leases
- Dealings with existing leases (subletting, assignment, etc.)
- Site acquisition
- Plot sales
- Acquisition and disposal of investment portfolios
- Property security