Commercial Property Solicitors

Expert commercial property legal services for businesses, landlords, investors and developers. Acquisitions, disposals, leasing, and commercial property disputes.

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Expert Commercial Property Legal Services

Legal Merchant's panel includes specialist commercial property solicitors with extensive experience advising businesses, landlords, tenants, investors, and developers across all sectors of the commercial property market. Whether you are acquiring a retail unit, negotiating a new office lease, or disposing of an industrial estate, our solicitors deliver expert, commercially-minded advice.

Our Commercial Property Services

Commercial Property Acquisition and Disposal

Our solicitors advise buyers and sellers on all aspects of commercial property transactions, from straightforward freehold acquisitions to complex multi-site portfolio disposals. We conduct thorough due diligence, negotiate robust purchase contracts, and ensure a smooth, efficient completion.

  • Freehold and leasehold acquisitions and disposals
  • Portfolio transactions
  • Development land purchases
  • TUPE and employment implications on property transactions
  • VAT and SDLT planning (including TOGC provisions)

Commercial Leases

Commercial leases are complex documents with long-term financial implications for both landlords and tenants. Our solicitors advise on:

  • New commercial leases — drafting, negotiating, and completing
  • Lease renewals — including Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 protected tenancies
  • Lease assignments — transferring a commercial lease from one tenant to another
  • Subletting — underletting part or all of commercial premises
  • Lease surrenders — negotiating an early exit from a commercial lease
  • Licences to alter — obtaining landlord consent for fit-out works
  • Rent reviews — advising on upward-only rent review provisions and negotiating revised rents

Security of Tenure Under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954

Most commercial tenants benefit from security of tenure under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (LTA 1954) — the right to renew their lease when it expires on broadly the same terms. Our solicitors advise both landlords and tenants on:

  • Whether LTA 1954 security applies to a particular tenancy
  • Contracted-out tenancies — agreements to exclude LTA 1954 protection
  • Section 25 notices (landlord's notice to end or renew a tenancy) and section 26 requests (tenant's request for a new tenancy)
  • Opposing lease renewal on one of the statutory grounds
  • Compensation payable where a landlord successfully opposes renewal

Commercial Property Finance and Refinancing

Our solicitors act for commercial borrowers and lenders on all types of commercial property finance, including:

  • Commercial mortgages and bridging loans
  • Development finance
  • Sale and leaseback arrangements
  • Secured loan agreements

Commercial Property Disputes

Commercial property disputes require specialist knowledge and a strategic, commercially-minded approach. Our solicitors advise on:

  • Commercial lease disputes — forfeiture, rent recovery, service charge disputes
  • Dilapidations — end-of-lease repair and reinstatement claims
  • Break clause disputes
  • Commercial boundary and nuisance disputes
  • Rights of way and easement disputes

Sectors We Advise

Retail & Hospitality

Offices & Business Parks

Industrial & Logistics

Development & Planning

Commercial Property FAQs

Commercial property searches typically include: local authority search (planning, road adoption, enforcement notices), drainage and water search, environmental search (particularly important for industrial and development land), energy and utilities searches, and in some cases a chancel repair search. Additional bespoke searches may be required depending on the location and nature of the property.
A Transfer of a Going Concern is a VAT concept that applies when a business — including its commercial property — is transferred as a whole. Where TOGC conditions are met, the transaction is treated as outside the scope of VAT, meaning no VAT is charged on the purchase price. This can result in significant savings (VAT on a commercial property transaction can be 20%). Our solicitors advise on TOGC eligibility and the conditions that must be met.
A break clause is a provision in a commercial lease that allows one or both parties to terminate the lease early on a specific date or dates, or after a minimum period. Break clauses often have strict conditions attached — for example, requiring vacant possession, payment of all rent and service charge, and compliance with all lease obligations. Our solicitors advise on exercising and opposing break clauses, and on the conditions that must be satisfied.

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  • Competitive fixed fees
  • Local, SRA-regulated solicitors
  • Response within 2 hours
  • No sale, no fee options available

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