How can we help?

Our specialist solicitors have the knowledge and experience to provide cost effective solutions for all types of commercial real estate issues, from acquisition and disposal, secured lending, management, development and lettings. The advice we offer is across all sectors including industrial, residential, hotels, retail, landed estates, religious properties and site assembly and development.

Working closely with our corporate and litigation departments our commercial property solicitors can assist you in the following complex, specialist areas.

For Landlords and Tenants

We act for both tenants and landlords in commercial property-related matters, including :-

• Lease renewals
• Underletting
• Licences for alterations
• Licences to occupy
• Change of use
• Security of tenure
• Granting of leases
• Disputes
• Assignments of leases
• Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES)

Whether you need help regarding an office-based, shop-based, warehouse-based or other type of commercial property landlord and tenant matter, we can assist you in achieving your objectives.

Commercial Property Development

We are specialists in site acquisitions, conditional contracts, planning permissions, and leases can help you increase your chances of meeting your goals within your stated timescales.

Our key aim when working with you is to understand your commercial objectives and to identify and provide the solutions that will help you work towards your goals. We aim to become an integral part of your development or redevelopment project.

For landowners, investors and occupiers our mission is to help you secure the best terms possible, and this means obtaining value for money and the negotiation of robust contractual terms with property developers, contractors and suppliers.

Acquisition and disposals

We advise clients in relation to the acquisition and disposal of all types of commercial property whether through private sale or auction. The service includes advising on all matters from the initial drafting of the sale contract and the initial due diligence process up to and including completion and dealing with any post completion matters at the Inland Revenue, HM Land Registry and Companies House.

Finance

We work with banks and specialist lenders and can advise on regulated loans, alternative finance, bridging, peer-to-peer lending, secured lending, development finance, mezzanine finance, loans and creditor agreements. Our commercially aware approach can help you negotiate the deal on the terms that are likely to best serve your interests.

We also act for clients in matters relating to securing finance against commercial property.

Commercial Property Portfolio Management

Wellers’ commercial property solicitors in London and the South bring a client-focused service to help with all matters related to property portfolio management.

Whether you need assistance with acquisitions for one of a variety of property types or assistance with renewals, leases, rent reviews, finance, plot sales or another matter, we can bring value. We assist with both the smaller portfolios of individual investors and the larger portfolios of institutional investors.