Commercial Property
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
That is excellent news. Thank you to you and Penny for all your hard work, perseverance, and determination in reaching a successful conclusion.
I have instructed Rebecca Millard on a number of occasions. I have always found that she has provided a first rate professional service & I would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone seeking legal advice on commercial property.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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