Commercial Property

Cozens-Hardy can advise you on a wide range of non-residential property matters be it for existing commercial properties (pubs, restaurants, shops, offices and business units) or development land.

We act for all types of clients including individuals, partnerships, limited companies, charities and pension schemes in the following:

  • Purchasing land for development (residential, industrial and/or retail development)
  • Joint venture agreements involving the purchase and development of land
  • Promotion agreements for development and eventual sale
  • Options to developers to purchase land for development once they have planning permission
  • Property owners who are required to enter into a planning agreement with the local planning authority and/or other authorities as a condition of obtaining planning permission.

Freehold Transactions

We act in the following types of freehold transactions for buyers and sellers:

  • Sale and purchase of commercial properties
  • Sale and purchase of land for development (residential, industrial and/or retail)
  • Joint venture development agreements
  • Pre-emption or option agreements
  • Conditional agreements (ie purchases conditional on obtaining planning permission), planning agreements
  • Purchase of property into your pension scheme

Leasehold Transactions

We also specialise in leasehold transactions for both landlords and tenants, be it a high street shop lease or an entire industrial estate. Our work on leasehold transactions includes:

  • New leases
  • Assignments/transfers of existing leases
  • Contentious and non-contentious lease renewals
  • Lease variations and surrenders
To find out more, call us on: 01603 625231