Commercial Property Solicitors

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Commercial Property Solicitors

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Commercial Property Solicitors

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Commercial Property Solicitors

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How can we help you?

Land Law is a boutique commercial property law firm which acts for national and international clients with properties across England and Wales. Based in the North of England the firm offers specialist legal services for all types of commercial property matters.

Our team of experienced property lawyers is here to assist you with all your commercial property legal work. Whether you need help with commercial property sales and purchases, leases, property development, property finance or potential disputes, our team can provide you with first class legal advice in an efficient and timely manner.

Property & Technology

Clever use of technology can enhance the legal services we offer, improving everything from transaction speed and client experience right through to the firm’s green credentials. Recognising the potential benefits technology can provide, innovation has been at the heart of our business since Land Law began. And as technology develops, we strive to keep pace constantly updating our systems and the ways we work to take full advantage. Our size and simple management structure means we are agile and can implement new ideas rapidly – meaning we are ideally placed to reap the benefits of innovation.

Expertise

Real Estate

Buying a Commercial Property

Whether you are buying a property for your business to occupy, as an investment or to develop our expert solicitors are here to assist you.

Selling a Commercial Property

When the time comes to realise the value of your commercial property asset our solicitors can help to ensure that the sale runs smoothly and quickly.

Leasing Commercial Property

At Land Law we have extensive experience acting for landlords and tenants. We deal with all types of commercial lease and related lease documents. Our investment team can also undertake the legal work required for investment properties and portfolios.

Property Finance

The ability to raise finance is an integral part of any commercial property enterprise – enabling businesses to expand and grow, take on new ventures, acquire new or additional properties and carry out development. At Land Law whether you are borrowing funds or lending them our expert property finance lawyers can guide you through the process.

Property Development

From building standalone units to developing whole parks or estates our development team can assist you with all types of property development and at all stages of your projects.

Utilities and Infrastructure

Highways, utilities, drainage schemes, telecommunications, energy and power including renewables – our real estate solicitors can assist you with all of the agreements needed for all types of utilities and infrastructure.

Property Litigation

Property Restrictions

There are many title matters that can restrict what you can do with your commercial property. Whether there is a covenant which prevents you from using your commercial property for certain purposes, or an easement that needs to be moved before development can take place, our litigation team is happy to advise and assist you.

Adverse Possession

Adverse possession is a legal principle which can entitle a person to claim someone else’s land as their own on the basis that they have been in possession of that land for over 12 years (although this can be reduced to 10 years in particular circumstances).

Commercial Leases

Commercial leases – of offices, shops, factories, restaurants, leisure facilities and so on – form the backbone of a huge swathe of our commercial life. For the most part, relations between landlords and tenants go well, but disputes can sometimes arise and that is where the Land Law litigation team is able to assist.

When transactions go wrong

Sometimes, disputes may arise between the parties to a contract that relates to land.

Property Insolvency

Insolvency of a landowner, landlord, tenant or occupier can have a significant impact on the owner or occupier of property.

Recovery of possession

Whether as a landowner where you are looking to recover possession for your own occupation, for new occupiers or to redevelop a site or as an occupier seeking to defend a claim of possession, we can assist.

Testimonials

They are as commercially and client aware as they are competent at their day job. I have not experienced this unique blend with any other commercial practice I have had dealings with over the years.

Legal 500

Land Law consistently demonstrates the ability to navigate through difficult negotiations and put agreements in place that work for the parties involved.

Chambers

Land Law provide good, sound advice that helps to illustrate the best course of action. They recognise the problems affecting us and, to the appropriate extent, take ownership of matters.

Our History

Land Law was founded by Angus Whyte in 1998; Angus believed it should be possible to deliver outstanding city centre quality legal services to clients for fair and reasonable fees by cutting past the bureaucracy and overheads that can plague larger firms. He set up Land Law on 1 June 1998 to prove the point – and over 25 years later the current partners continue to drive the firm forward with the same values.

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People

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Peter Barber

PARTNER

Peter has many years of experience, he advises a large range of clients

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Louise Belderbos

PARTNER

Louise is a transactional lawyer with experience in all aspects of commercial...

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Stephen Birchall

CONSULTANT

Stephen’s extensive career has covered both public and private sector work

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Sarah Bonwick

PARTNER

Sarah is a member of Land Law’s management board and heads the Altrincham office

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Paul Burney

PARTNER

Paul has practised for over 20 years in the field of commercial real estate

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Jenny Clarke

PARTNER

Jenny is a transactional real estate Partner based in our Altrincham office

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Emma Collins

ASSOCIATE PARTNER

Emma has advised clients across a breadth of sectors

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Diana Craven

CONSULTANT

Diana works as a consultant providing support in complex commercial transactions

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Helen Davidson

MANAGING PARTNER

“very astute, very clear with her advice, very proactive and thorough”

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Paul Grundy

PARTNER

Paul is a transactional lawyer dealing with all aspects of commercial property

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Charlotte Jackson

SOLICITOR

Charlotte joined Land Law LLP in 2015 and qualified in 2022

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Nicola Jackson

PARTNER

Nicola is a partner in the transactional property team

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Steven Jennings

CONSULTANT PARTNER

Steven has been a property litigation specialist for over 30 years

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Gemma Jones

ASSOCIATE PARTNER

Gemma joined Land Law to complete a training contract and qualified in 2018

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Millie King

TRAINEE SOLICITOR

Millie completed her LPC and Master’s in Law and Business Management in 2023

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Heather Leese

SENIOR SOLICITOR

Heather has acted for a wide range of clients across several different sectors

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Carolyn O’Brien

CONSULTANT (PSL)

Carolyn O’Brien assists the fee-earning team in all aspects of know-how

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Ruth Ormrod

PARTNER

Ruth is property litigation lawyer and heads the Yorkshire office for in Ilkley

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George Potter

SOLICITOR

George works in the property transaction team and qualified in June 2024

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Tim Richards

PARTNER

Tim has substantial experience in advising on all aspects of commercial...

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Hans Scheiwiller

CONSULTANT

In addition to his transactional experience, Hans is a specialist property...

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David Varley

SOLICITOR

David acts for a wide range of commercial landlords and tenants

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Siân Westby

ASSOCIATE PARTNER

Siân is a solicitor with over 15 years of experience in property litigation

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Angus Whyte

SENIOR PARTNER

Angus founded Land Law in 1998 with the strongly held belief that it should...

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Fay Wilshaw

PARTNER

Fay is a real estate lawyer with over 20 years’ experience

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Insights

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Energy Efficiency and Commercial Leases – Going Green

The Energy Efficiency Regulations 2015 (“MEES Regulations”) restrict what landlords may do with their commercial properties. In particular: Since 1 April 2018 landlords must not grant new leases of any of their commercial properties that are classified as “sub-standard” under the MEES Regulations; and Since 1 April 2023 landlords must not continue to let any sub-standard commercial properties unless they benefit from an exemption which has been registered on the PRS Exemptions Register.

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BY Sarah Bonwick

FOR SALE – Nelson’s Column… Beware Property Fraud

You may have heard the tall tales about Arthur Ferguson, the alleged con artist famous for “selling” English national monuments to American tourists in the 1920s. If the stories are to be believed, armed only with his wits and acting prowess, he posed as an agent of the British Government and sold Nelson’s column for £6,000 and took down payments of £1,000 against Big Ben and £2,000 against Buckingham Palace. We will probably never know whether the stories about Arthur are real or fictional. But what we do know is that property fraud is unfortunately very real and alive and kicking in the UK today.

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Contact us if you would like our team to assist you with your commercial property matter.