With years of experience and a commitment to excellence, our expert Commercial Property team is dedicated to delivering comprehensive services specifically tailored to meet the varied needs of our clients.
Whether you are navigating a sale or purchase or you are a landlord or tenant, ensuring your success is our top priority. We believe that every client is unique, and we are committed to delivering solutions that are bespoke to every client.
Our services
We specialise in helping our clients with the following areas of commercial property law:
Sales and purchases
We offer guidance to both sellers and buyers on sales and purchases of both leasehold and freehold properties. Whether you are a first time buyer looking to acquire a new business interest or an investor with an extensive portfolio, we provide comprehensive advice and support every step of the way. From initial interest, conducting due diligence to negotiating contracts, finalising the sale or purchase, and handling all post-completion formalities, we ensure a smooth and informed process.
Landlord and tenant services
We advise both landlords and tenants, whether you own a single property or multiple, from the outset of the negotiations and agreement of heads of terms. Our aim is to ensure that clients understand the implications of their proposed agreements. Commercial leases are complex, important legal documents that come with significant long-term responsibilities for both landlords and tenants. For landlords, we make sure the lease protects your income, safeguards your property, and gives you necessary control, like rent reviews, maintenance duties, and limits on assignments. For tenants, we carefully review every clause to reduce liabilities, avoid surprise costs, and ensure flexibility, such as options to break the lease or caps on service charges.
Secured lending/borrowing
We advise both lenders and borrowers on secured lending and borrowing matters. We provide comprehensive support in structuring and drafting documentation, conducting due diligence and title investigations, negotiating terms, and ensuring regulatory compliance and registration.
Corporate Support
We collaborate closely with our Corporate and Commercial team to provide expertise on the property aspects involved in share and asset sales and purchases, mergers and acquisitions, as well as management buy-outs and buy-ins.
General property services
We handle a wide range of commercial property work across various sectors, including retail, office space, industrial units and matters relating to land and agricultural holdings.
Why choose our Commercial Property team?
Our team is renowned for being dedicated and proactive, always committed to understanding our clients’ businesses thoroughly. Recognised in the Legal 500 for our efficiency, we ensure clients are consistently informed with timely responses and advice as needed.
Led by partner Shilpa Unarkat, who brings over 20 years of experience in Commercial Property, our team excels in handling property transactions across many sectors supporting a diverse range of clients from various backgrounds, representing landlords and tenants, investors, charities, secured lenders, borrowers, and executors. In a nutshell, anyone who seeks our expertise.
Supporting Shilpa is solicitor Rupesh Patel and paralegal Raj Sahota. Rupesh collaborates closely with Shilpa, whilst Raj specialises in assisting our secured lending clients. Together, they form a cohesive team dedicated to delivering exceptional service.
Testimonials
“Depth of knowledge and experience. Professional and accessible staff.” Client
“The team at Sydney Mitchell has always been readily available to provide support, advice, and guidance for my diverse portfolio. I have been extremely satisfied with the quality of work and the timely delivery, even within the tight deadlines that have been presented to them.” Client
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