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Corporate occupiers

We can help you create the best space for your business, at the best price and with a flexible landlord who wants your business to succeed.

The space where a company carries out its activities has a major influence over its brand, operations and how it attracts and retains talent and customers. Negotiating a lease or dealing with changes within a lease can be tedious, but an important activity. Our corporate occupiers team can help take this burden off your shoulders so you can focus on your core business strategy.

Who we work with

We advise companies across a range of sectors from professional services and financial services to technology and creative industries. Whilst we work with businesses across the country, many of our clients are based in London and the South East.

Beyond the lease

We recognise the commercial implications of your property requirements and take a holistic approach. This may include construction fit-out, software contracts and employment law advice.

Our seamless service offers you a quick response and the greatest value for money at a time when you want your space to support your ambitions.

Keeping abreast of trends

Keeping our finger on the pulse of new sector trends from flexible leasing to the demand for space-as-a-service helps us negotiate the best terms with landlords. We harness relationships with office agents and property owners to find you the space you need to operate and grow. We can help with:

  • New headquarters
  • Offices
  • Relocation
  • Refurbishment
  • Space optimisation
  • Sustainable property
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 Oliver Morris

Partner
Commercial real estate

Ed Fowler

Partner
Commercial real estate

Craig Burton

Partner
Commercial real estate

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Our corporate occupiers experience

Advised Leisuregrow Products Limited on the expansion into their new premises. Facilitating immediate access with a short-term lease of part of the site for storage purposes, while the complex legal negotiations were concluded on the lease of the whole.

Assisted specialist SME finance provider, The FSE Group, on its recent relocation of its HQ offices to Linea House, Fleet, which with added space allows the Group to strengthen their central support team to facilitate the launch of new regional funds.

Advised a leading barristers set on the renewal of four separate leases of adjacent offices in Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, each with a different landlord.

Advised an innovative technology company on their occupation of a new office and factory facility for electric aircraft engines.

Acting for the tenant of a landmark building in the City of London in connection with a complex and high value dilapidations claim and related service charge dispute.

Acting for a commercial tenant in complex business lease proceedings involving four inter-connected offices with four different landlords and the subsequent referral to PACT.

Advising developers, property companies and tenants on rights of first refusal under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987, including lease structuring and avoidance schemes.

Acting for an investor client to obtain vacant possession of a shopping centre through surrenders and relocations of tenants to enable development.

Acting on the amalgamation of two industrial units including obtaining possession from the existing tenants, negotiating an agreement for lease conditional on planning and construction works.

Advising a household name home improvement retailer on its UK property portfolio comprising around 150 stores including lease re-gears, freehold acquisitions and store disposals.

Our client successes

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    • Sale of boutique hotels

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    We supported the sellers of a boutique hotel chain on their exit from the market, including complex and integrated banking and M&A advice.

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    How we made a difference

    Having worked with the corporate and litigation team for a number of years I was delighted to be introduced to the property team to assist with the relocation of our head office. As this was an important move for the Group it was critical we were kept fully briefed and informed to enable us to make commercial pragmatic decisions and to ensure the transaction ran smoothly to allow us to plan and prepare for the relocation. Craig Burton and his team were excellent throughout and made sure we were always kept updated and involved in the process, giving easy to understand and practical advice on points of concern or proposed revisions. This meant we were able to complete with confidence and within the required timelines. I would have no hesitation in recommending the property team and look forward to working with them again in the future.

    Head

    People and Places

    In the past few years I have had need of Legal Property support for the creation of new Leases for new Tenants on several Industrial Properties and Craig Burton made it easy. The attention to detail was impressive and I considered it a First Class Service. I have also experienced support from the Employment Team for legal advice and again received nothing but excellent back up during changes to our business structure. I would thoroughly recommend this Solicitors for Legal Support to one’s business.

    CEO

    Alldridge Holdings Ltd

    I was delighted to be working again with the Real Estate team to assist with acquiring offices for our R&D team in Cardiff. As this was an important move which had to be done quickly for the Group it was essential we were kept fully briefed and informed to enable us to make commercial pragmatic decisions and to ensure the transaction ran smoothly to allow us to plan. Mark and his team were excellent throughout and made sure we were always kept updated and involved in the process, giving easy to understand and practical advice on points of concern or proposed revisions. This meant we were able to complete with confidence and within the required timelines. I would have no hesitation in recommending Mark Gugenheim and the Real Estate team and look forward to continuing our working relationship with them as always.

    Head of Group Property

    GlucoRx Limited

    I’ve worked with James Clewlow and his team of solicitors for many years and have always been delighted with their advice. The purchase of the Newick site via an option agreement from an unmotivated vendor and subsequent resale presented us with a very challenging set of transactions and James provided not only excellent legal advice but worked tirelessly with me to get the deal through in the tightest of timescales.

    Constantia Estates

    We recently used this firm for the negotiation of a new office lease and found the whole process simple, straightforward and problem-free. Craig displayed a welcome willingness to work with us, not only on the specific details of the transaction, but also in the relaxed way we wished the negotiation to be handled. We will certainly use the firm and Craig again.

    Managing Director

    Alernative Airlines Limited

    Thank you for acting for me, regarding the negotiations and creation of a new lease, at my property on the Gillmans Industrial Estate in Billingshurst. I found the whole process much smoother and quicker than I expected. Especially as you had quite a wait initially for the new tenants lawyers to return from holiday! The whole process was thorough, ensuring that the only accepted changes to the lease by the new tenants lawyers were those that did not weaken the lease for me. You also managed to have the lease completed within 48 hours once time became a major factor. I am pleased that I was recommended to this solicitors, will do the same myself and use you again when required. Thank you.

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