Ian Gordon
Ian is a Legal Director with over 35 years’ experience in commercial property, specialising in development schemes, investment and landlord and tenant matters.
Specialisms & Areas of Work
Manchester Legal Awards
Biography
Ian joined Myerson in 2020 after 31 years at JMW in Manchester, where he was Head of the Real Estate team. Ian has been recognised as a “Leading Lawyer” in the Legal 500.
Ian has extensive knowledge of property development, working collaboratively with developers and their professional teams on schemes across the country. This will involve the initial purchase of the site and the grant of planning permission through to pre-let agreements with occupiers, construction of the development and a sale to an investor.
Ian has been a part of numerous town centre regeneration projects over the years, bringing redundant buildings back to life and kick-starting the economy of local areas. There is barely a national retailer that Ian has not worked with, concluding complex development agreements and agreements to lease.
In addition, Ian specialises in landlord and tenant work for owners of all types of commercial property, as well as high-value sales and purchases and re-finances.
Client Feedback
Mark Webber
Ian is a first-class solicitor, and I could not recommend him enough.
Recent Experience
Sale of Client's interests in Lime Square, Manchester
Our real estate solicitors acted in connection with the sale of most of our client’s interest in Lime Square, Openshaw, Manchester, to an institutional investor in a multi-million-pound deal. Lime Square is a multi-let food and non-food retail/leisure park occupied by tenants such as B&M, Poundland, Costa, The Gym, Greggs and Farm Foods. The transaction was complex and involved the disposal of our client’s interest in approximately 30 leases and a lease-back to our client of parts of the site.
Refinancing of the Marshall’s Yard Development
Awards & Rankings
Manchester Legal Awards — Property Team of the Year
2021Insights & Media
Guidance on Commercial Rent Deposits
To provide security for the payment of rent or the performance of a tenant's covenants in a commercial lease , a landlord will typically require a deposit of money to be paid by the tenant. Rent deposits are attractive to landlords as they provide an immediate source of money in the event of non-payment of rent or the financial consequences of a...
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Retention of Title Clauses
Retention of title clauses gives the seller of goods priority over secured and unsecured creditors of the buyer if the buyer fails to pay for the goods. The aim of a retention of title clause is to allow the unpaid seller to reclaim possession of the goods.
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RPI Rent reviews – Tenant Considerations
The retail price index (RPI) is a tracker which is used to measure inflation. In recent years the RPI has remained relatively steady; however, since 2022, there has been a sharp rise in inflation both in the UK and around the world, and RPI figures...
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Service Charges: Does the Cap Fit?
Landlords of shopping centres and other multi-let commercial buildings or estates will almost always retain responsibility for the repair and maintenance of the common parts and the exterior and structure of the building. In return, provisions in...
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Key Considerations When Negotiating Hospitality Leases
With any commercial lease , there are always many elements to think about before you can finalise the lease. However, with hospitality leases, there are further sector-specific considerations that need to be included, such as use, fit-out works and turnover rent. Our Hospitality and Leisure Lawyers explain the key considerations business owners...
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