Practical, cost-effective expertise
The commercial conveyancing process can be complicated. Whittinghams will work with you from the start to adopt the most appropriate strategy for your circumstances and remove the stress of commercial real estate transactions.
This is undertaken principally by Howard Jones who acts for a number of high profile commercial clients.
Howard helps clients deal with the transfer of industrial, commercial and retail properties, including licensed premises, Whether you are buying, selling or leasing a shop, pub, club, office or restaurant, we can help.
We oversee sales for business occupation or investment and we can advise you on Leases of Commercial Properties which is a complicated area of law and can lead to problems in due course if clients are not properly advised on the implications of the lease.
Our services include:
Pre-contract negotiations and enquiries, including investigation of title, Commercial Property Standard Enquiries, and pre-contract searches
Document draft and review, including the purchase and sale contract, transfer deed, lease (if it is a leasehold property), Stamp Duty form, and mortgage deed
Exchange of contracts, negotiation of completion date, transfer, and arrangement of the payment of Stamp Duty
Liaising with HM Land Registry and registering the transaction
Pre-contract negotiations, including accessing title deeds, leases, and other relevant documents
Completing Commercial Property Standard Enquiries on your behalf
Document and draft review, including the purchase and sale contract, transfer deed, and lease
Exchange of contracts
Arranging for the repayment of any outstanding mortgages