Company & Commercial

Our specialist commercial team can assist you with your property and commercial needs. We know that you will want clear and practical advice provided with a high level of service, and this is what we aim to give to every single client.

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Our areas of expertise include:

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Commercial Property including Commercial Landlord and
Tenant:

• Buying and selling commercial property
• Planning agreements with local authorities
• Acquisition of land for development
• Options, overage and pre-emption agreements
• Setting up schemes for developments
• Acquisition of buy to let properties
• Property rights & easements
• Property finance and mortgages
• Advising landlords and tenants about the
  preparation and granting of new leases
  
• Lease renewal and termination, including
  repairs/dilapidations, rent deposits and guarantees
  
• Selling/assigning leases for landlords, tenants
  and assignees/purchasers
  
• Advice on legal aspects of rent review
• Leasehold enfranchisement

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Business and Company Matters:

• Business sales and purchases by way of share sale and asset transfer
• Company restructures and share buybacks
• Investor buy-ins
• Shareholders agreements
• Partnership agreements
• Director’s guarantees
• Directors’ duties and responsibilities
• Commercial finance and business loans
• Terms and conditions of business

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Charity property:

• Dealing with the sale or purchase of commercial freehold or leasehold property
• Advice
  on charities’ obligations on disposal of property under the Charities Act 2011
  

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Employment Law:

• Recruitment and contracts of employment
• Management of staff
• Redundancy
• Disciplinary proceedings and dismissal
• Settlement agreements
• Transfer of undertakings

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Dispute Resolution:

• Advice and representation in relation to the disputes faced by business clients including debt collection, product liability, disputes with directors/shareholders, partners and employees.

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Local Authorities:

• We have expertise of acting for local authorities and are very familiar with how local authorities operate, what can reasonably be expected of them, and what their limitations are.