Commercial Property: Useful Guides
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Commercial property can play a vital role in the success and growth of a business, whether you are leasing premises, purchasing property, expanding your portfolio, or managing existing assets. Navigating the legal and commercial issues involved in commercial property transactions requires clear, practical advice to help protect your investment and achieve your objectives.
Our Commercial Property guides provide easy-to-understand information on key topics including commercial leases, lease renewals, property acquisitions and disposals, landlord and tenant matters, development projects, property finance, easements, rights of way, and portfolio management.
Browse our guides below for helpful insights and advice. If you need tailored support, our Commercial Property team is here to help.
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A Guide To Riparian Ownership
Riparian ownership brings with it a range of legal rights and responsibilities that can affect how you use and manage your land. -
A Guide to Manorial Rights
Manorial rights are ancient legal rights that originated under the medieval feudal system and were held by the lord of a manor. -
A Guide To Fire Safety Responsibilities
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 places legal duties on the “responsible person” for any non‑domestic premises. -
A Guide To Business Rates Exemptions
A recent case in the Court of Appeal decided that a property undergoing substantial renovations whilst empty did not qualify for business rates relief. -
A Guide To Easements
The legal term for rights over other people’s property is an easement. There are fairly... -
A Guide To Planning Permission – Agricultural Building
Agricultural Buildings - Permitted Development Rights For Certain Changes Of Use -
A Guide To Break Clause in a Commercial Lease
A break clause is a provision within a fixed-term commercial lease that allows either the tenant, the landlord, or both parties to end the lease before the contractual expiry date. -
A Guide To Lost Or Missing Deeds
This guide walks you through the process step‑by‑step and includes a detailed FAQ section to answer the most common concerns. -
A Guide To Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) For Commercial Properties
This guide summarises the current legal requirements, upcoming changes, and your responsibilities as a landlord or property owner. -
A Guide To Dilapidations
The term is often used to describe terminal dilapidations, breaches of the tenant’s obligations relating to the physical condition of the premises at the end of the lease. -
A Guide To Head Of Terms
Before drafting a lease, and often before engaging solicitors, heads of terms will be drawn up. -
A Guide To Forfeiture
This guide explains how forfeiture works, the legal requirements involved, and the common pitfalls landlords and tenants should be aware of. -
Glossary: Commercial Property Key Terms
A glossary of key Commercial Property terms to support you in understanding commercial property terminology.
