Your business is an extension of you and we know how important it is to do business with people who understand your vision, respect your cashflow needs and endeavour to meet your timescales. We have the necessary skills and expertise to drive you onwards, collaborating with you to achieve your goals, whilst keeping costs low by utilising the latest legal tech. Running a business can be challenging enough but we are here to simplify, humanise and illuminate the legal processes for you.
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SALES AND PURCHASES
The sale and acquisition of commercial properties, from small industrial units to large retail spaces.
LEASES
From retail shops, restaurants and bars to industrial units, offices and car parks.
STATUTORY DECLARATIONS
From taking on a new lease and excluding the statutory right to renew, to declaring the long use of a right of way.
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
FINANCING
Bridging Loans, Buy to Let, Re-finances, Commercial Secured Finance.
RENT DEPOSITS & LICENCES
Documents which go hand in hand with your lease agreement.
RENT REVIEW
Negotiating and formalising rent review mechanisms in accordance with your lease agreement.
AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL SERVICES
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Land
Sale and purchase of fields, paddocks and other agricultural premises.
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Option & promotion agreements
Entering into promotion or option agreements with developers.
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Grazing licences
Allowing for a third party to use your land for grazing purposes.
VITICULTURE AND WINE PRODUCTION
LAND
Sale, purchase or lease of land or buildings for vineyard establishment or wine making which carries unique considerations.
TITLE CONSIDERATIONS
Reviewing prospective land acquisitions, ensuring sufficient access, delineating legal boundaries and ensuring no restrictions are in place to prevent any issues when diversifying into the wine trade and for example when adding a winery or tasting room.
WINE TRADE
Sale, purchase and lease of buildings for wine production, wine tasting and wine bars.
Our in-house Viticultural Solicitor has direct experience in owning and managing vineyards, as well as having worked within the wine trade industry. Combining legal expertise with WSET (Wine and Spirits Education Trust) qualifications, as well as our offices being set amongst a commercial vineyard, we offer uniquely experienced legal services to vineyard owners, wineries and aspiring wine trade professionals.
Landlord and tenant services
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Enfranchisement
The right of leaseholders looking to collectively buy the freehold of the building or individual leaseholders looking to extend their lease.
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Rent Reviews
Communicating with your landlord regarding a proposed rent review, once agreed (with or without surveyor involvment), documenting what is agreed.
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Lease Renewals
Leases coming to an end, negotiation prior to relevant renewal notices are served, serving said notices if agreement cannot be reached, liaising with other party to attempt to agree terms before referring claim to Court.
DEBT recovery
This is usually the starting point of the debt recovery process.
Our Debt Recovery Services are for businesses’ claims up to the value of £50,000 in respect of invoices issued for works done and services provided.
Saving you valuable time and money, we provide a fixed fee service to allow for certainty in achieving your goals. Providing regular progress updates we can help you to recover those all important debts (up to £50,000) up to the point of a Letter Before Action.
disputes
Contract disputes which relate to unpaid invoices up to a value of £50,000 where the party disputes your claim. These are usually debts that we have tried to recover for you under our Debt Recovery Services above, from the point from and including a Letter Before Action to obtaining Default Judgment. We also offer the below bespoke services.
LEASES
Whether you are in dispute with your landlord or your tenant, we are here to help.
ADR/ODR
Alternative Dispute Resolution and Online Dispute Resolution provided by our trained Mediator. For more information on our mediation services, see here.
