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If you own commercial property in Cheshire and the wider North West, 2026 is the most consequential year for the commercial lease market I have seen in nearly a decade of practice. Five things have...
The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 is the biggest shake-up of the private rented sector in nearly forty years. Section 21 “no fault” evictions are gone. Fixed-term assured shorthold tenancies have ended...
Commercial contracts are legally binding documents that allocate risk, determine liability and govern what happens when things go wrong. Standard templates, whether downloaded, borrowed or copied from...
A commercial lease is a legally binding agreement that commits a business to a property – its obligations, its costs and its risks – for the full duration of the term. The key dangers sit...
Planning Permission for Padel Courts How landowners and industrial property owners can diversify land or warehouses into padel facilities – and the planning and property risks to consider. Key...
A break clause is one of the most valuable rights a commercial tenant can negotiate. It provides the flexibility to exit a lease before its contractual end date, in theory protecting the business from...
There is a phrase I came across recently that captures the private equity dynamic precisely: “When you secure investment from private equity, you are inviting private equity into your home, but...
When leasing commercial property, heads of terms are routinely treated as a formality – a short document agreed in principle before solicitors are instructed and ‘the real work’...
Acquiring commercial premises, whether by purchase or lease, is one of the most important decisions a business owner will make. Get the legal framework right and your premises will support growth...
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