We provide commercially focused legal advice regarding commercial property which covers a range of areas including strategic advice relating to:
- Maximising portfolio value
- Exercising break options and complying with any conditions
- Repairing obligations and dilapidations advice both during and at the end of a lease term
- All aspects of service charge liability
- Rent review – including interpretation, triggering, tactics and third party referrals
- All aspects of 1954 Act renewals of business leases
- Clearing sites of commercial tenants in advance of development
- Forfeiture of commercial leases and claims for possession
- Consents – including assignment, underletting and alterations
- All forms of ADR and arbitration including advising independent experts and arbitrators and advising parties to mediation
- Interpretation of and disputes relating to option agreements, development agreements and overage provisions
- Rating of commercial premises
- Noise and other nuisance claims relating to commercial premises
- Land registration issues and adverse possession
- General management issues including the asbestos regulations, liabilities relating to disability and occupiers’ liability
We also provide specialist advice to:
- Pub tenants including in respect of the Pubs Code
- Holiday park operators relating to pitch agreements, chalet leases and other property related issues
- Riparian owners relating to navigation rights on rivers and canals
