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Whether you’re leasing your first commercial space or managing a large portfolio of sites, commercial property is often one of the most significant financial commitments your business will make.

Our Commercial Property Team provides pragmatic and results-driven advice to clients across Norfolk, East Anglia, and UK wide, as well as offshore investors, helping them to make informed decisions to achieve their commercial property goals. We represent a diverse range of sectors supporting commercial landlords & tenants, sellers, buyers, funders, developers, and investors in all areas of commercial property law.

Our commercial property lawyers tailor their services on every transaction to achieve a positive outcome in line with our clients goals. We specialise in negotiating, advising on and drafting property agreements for businesses.

Understanding any potential risks or liabilities and negotiating preferable terms can be challenging; our team is here to guide you every step of the way. We also have niche expertise in insolvency-related property work, healthcare, franchising, post offices, and the licensed trade.

Some of the services offered by the team include:

Acquisitions and Disposals

Purchasing or selling commercial property can be a complex process, the team work with their clients on all types of freehold & leasehold acquisitions and disposals and portfolio acquisitions & disposals taking care of all of the legal and regulatory elements involved in the transaction.

Leases

We support landlords and tenants with the assignment and termination of commercial property leases, as well as renewals, subleases, and dilapidation claims.

Residential & Commercial Development

We work with land owners, developers, builders and property management companies on the development of land for anything from small scale residential developments to large scale commercial property and mixed-use developments.

Agricultural Property

We have a dedicated team able to assist specifically with all manner of agricultural property matters including acquisitions and disposals, tenancies, rights of way, option agreements and disputes. They understand the challenges faced in the agricultural sector, and work with you to achieve your property objectives.

Our Commercial Property Team also collaborates with other property specialists across the firm to provide comprehensive legal support to their clients.
Corporate Support

Alongside our property services, our Corporate Team can assist with business structure, funding, and governance, ensuring that your commercial property transactions align with your broader business strategy. Whether you are restructuring your company, seeking finance, or considering mergers and acquisitions, our corporate law expertise will help you navigate these challenges with confidence.

Commercial Property Disputes

In addition to our transactional services, our Property Disputes Team offers expert advice on a wide range of commercial property disputes including dilapidations, lease renewals, rent arrears, forfeiture, rights of way, boundary disputes, easements, restrictive covenants, assured shorthold tenancies, assured tenancies, adverse possession, trespass, Rent Act claims, landlord and tenant disputes and possession proceedings. For more information, contact our Property Disputes Team.

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What our clients say

This transaction has gone through very smoothly, due to your most efficient help, advice & management & we are very grateful for your efforts, which are much appreciated.

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I am extremely impressed by Julia and her team in their professional execution of this sale. I will definitely be using Leathes Prior in the future.

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LP, and in particular Rebecca Millard, provided our company with excellent advice and support throughout the final negotiations of a complex commercial lease. Attention to detail, speed of response, informed advice and faithful representation and negotiation of our position characterised their support. Their engagement with us was friendly and good value.

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Leathes Prior have been my go to law firm for a number of years since meeting one of their solicitors at a Brown & Co property auction in Norwich. Over the subsequent 8 years or so, they have produced a number of commercial leases for me and assisted with property transactions. I have consistently received good advice and would like to particularly thank Lucy Whipps and Penny Welling for some great work recently.

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Rebecca Millard has been of huge help to us throughout our short careers as commercial property landlords (Dahoof Lettings Ltd). Always extremely professional and highly personable, for such a busy solicitor she is always very accessible and takes the time to explain and clarify complex matters brilliantly. Her comms are regular and highly informative and I cannot imagine how we could have navigated the choppy waters of our recent commercial mortgage application without her excellent support and advice. Where we have valued Rebecca especially is where she has used her judgement to ‘cut through’ a particular issue and move things along! Thank you Rebecca and look forward to working with you again in the near future.

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Sally Challinor and the rest of the team at Leathes Priors have been carrying out some very challenging legal work on a variety of projects for us. She has managed to guide us through and overcome the inevitable difficulties and frustrations. She has done this calmly and professionally. It has been a pleasure to work with her and the rest of the team.

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I just wanted to thank you for your help. Leathes Prior have been instrumental with guidance and advice in drawing up a lease. You have really made a difference to a small local organisation trying to do some good in the community. Thank you again!

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I have been using Leathes Prior for many years and their professionalism and the quality of their service has never disappointed. They have assisted me with numerous commercial and personal matters, and at every stage, I was always aware of the situation and the next course of action. Most recently, Sally, Rachel and the team completed a lease renewal on a commercial property, and despite some challenges from the outside world, this was delivered on time and within budget. I cannot recommend them highly enough.

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I’m writing to convey my deep appreciation for the exceptional work Sally Challinor provided recently. I cannot praise her professionalism highly enough. I’ve used commercial solicitors before but the moment I first consulted with Sally it was clear she operates head and shoulders above them all. She has a sixth sense about what her clients need - offering crystal clear communication, expert knowledge and unparalleled attention to detail. Mine was a particularly complex case which required constant negotiating and revision right up to the last minute. But Sally handled it with ease - nimbly coming up with solid solutions every time we hit a snag. Clearly Sally cares about her clients and I can confidently say such a personal service is worth its weight in gold.

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Just wanted to say another HUGE thank you for all your amazing help and amazing hard work in helping us with the licence. I can’t thank you all enough. Thank you so much. I’m so grateful.

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I really do feel like the team at Leathes Prior would be able to help in any situation. They understand the time pressures of companies and provide no-nonsense commercial advice.

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We always use Leathes Prior for conveyancing, and now for commercial leasing and business licensing. We always receive an all round brilliant experience- with efficient communication, and a calm, thorough person at the end of the phone. Special thanks to Lily Beel and Kate Wheeler.

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It’s been a pleasure working with you both and others at Leathes Prior over the years, your wealth of expertise and excellent service has been greatly appreciated.

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For several years now, Lucy has overseen a range of major commercial property matters for us, including complex lease work and wider transactional support. Her attention to detail, responsiveness, and steady guidance have made a real difference to our business. Lucy is approachable, reassuring, and someone we trust completely. We genuinely value the relationship and continue to rely on her for all significant property work.

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Working with Leathes Prior is an absolute joy. They are small enough to deliver personal service but large enough to have a team of lawyers with experience and well connected enough to help us network around the business community.

John Gordon-Saker (CEO, OPEN Youth Trust)

Highly recommend Rebecca at Leathes Prior. She was very helpful and professional but also friendly and approachable. Thank you again for all of your help and advice!

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