Commercial Property

Symes Robinson & Lee’s property teams will advise and assist you in buying, selling, developing and leasing all types of land and business premises.

We are able to assist you on all commercial property matters, some of which are outlined below.

If you are selling commercial property
Preparing a sale contract; answering any questions raised by the buyer's lawyer; negotiating and reaching a binding agreement; completing and securing your money as quickly as possible.

If you are buying commercial property
Making sure the seller has a good title to pass onto you; negotiating and obtaining the best contractual terms available for you; carrying out searches to check if there are any legal problems with the property; dealing with your lenders; completing your purchase as quickly as reasonably possible.

If you are taking a commercial property lease
Checking the terms of the commercial property lease; negotiating to minimise the risks and potential cost to you as tenant; getting you into the building as quickly as reasonably possible.

If you are investing in commercial property
Checking the terms of the commercial property leases you are taking over from a landlord's perspective; liaising with your lenders, completing your acquisition to suit your timetable.

If you are a commercial property developer
Helping you acquire the site; advising on planning issues; dealing with the legal requirements of your lenders; preparing contracts conditional on planning consent, or options to buy land; joint venture agreements; agreements to pre-let to prospective tenants; 'forward sale agreements' with institutional backers; and other sophisticated development agreements.

VAT on commercial property
This is a complicated issue and one which, unless properly considered at the right time, can be a very costly burden for the client. As Solicitors, we would not hold ourselves out as experts in this field and, while we would always raise this particular issue with the client, we would always advise you to take advice from your accountant on this point in advance of entering into a commercial property transaction.