Commercial Lease Solicitors

From first instruction, our commercial lease solicitors will provide you with a clear strategy, focused on your specific requirements. 

Whether it be the negotiating new leases or assisting with a lease renewal, our specialist team will make sure you are provided with practical advice and support. 

Our landlord clients range from national property companies and pension funds to individuals with large portfolios or individuals seeking a long-term secure investment.

The tenants we act for come in all shapes and sizes too, from large PLCs with national chains to independent owner-managed businesses.

We deal with many different property types ranging from large self-contained warehouses, factories or offices to shops, restaurants or a single floor of a building.

If the situation arises in which a dispute occurs then we have the support of our property litigation team to assist us in resolving any issues.

Our solicitors have vast experience in dealing with letting all types of property from large industrial estates, shopping centres and prestigious office developments to high street retail premises, pubs and single office units.  Whatever your objective, we will work with you to achieve your goal.  Our skills include:

• Advising on heads of terms
• Drafting and negotiating new leases, renewal leases and agreements for lease
• Drafting licences for alterations including advice on reinstatement provisions
• Dealing with licence to assign applications including advice on the conditions you may be able to attach to any consent
• Advising on break clause issues, rent reviews, service charge provisions and security of tenure
• Advising on “green lease” clauses and The Green Deal

We can assist you with all aspects of taking a lease of a property, whether you are an experienced tenant or embarking on a new business venture. Our expert commercial property solicitors will give you clear, concise and practical advice tailored to suit you.

Our areas of expertise include the following:

• Negotiating and advising on heads of terms
• Drafting and negotiating new leases, renewal leases and agreements for lease
• Negotiating licences for alterations including advice on reinstatement provisions
• Making licence to assign applications including advice on the conditions a landlord may be able to attach to any consent
• Advising on break clause issues
• Advising on rent reviews, service charge and security of tenure issues
• Advising on “green lease” clauses and The Green Deal
• Advising on issues affecting the landlord’s title such as rights of light and covenants
• Drafting and negotiating deeds of variation and surrenders of leases

We have a wide range of experience in assisting clients with commercial leasing related matters.

• Acting for Mosley Street Ventures Limited in relation to the development and letting of No. 2 St Peter’s Square, Manchester, one of the most high profile office developments taking place in the North West.
• Acting for Philip J Davies Holdings Plc in relation to the redevelopment and re-letting of Sevendale House, Dale Street, Manchester including acting in connection with a letting to Ticketmaster UK Limited in taking a 10 year lease of 22,765 sq ft of Grade A office space.
• Acting for a property investment company with approximately £30million of assets in relation to all of their lease requirements
• Acting in connection with four retrospective licences for alterations spanning several years and relating to works costing approximately £600,000 which had been undertaken without landlord’s consent.
• Acting for Akzo Nobel Property Group and Dulux Decorator Centre who have more than 180 stores across the UK, in relation to all of their leasehold property requirements