Commercial Property Conveyancing

Service overview: Commercial conveyancing solicitors

Commercial conveyancing means all the legal work you’ll need when transferring ownership of (sale or purchase) or occupying (creating or transferring a lease) a commercial business property.
Our commercial conveyancing solicitors can provide a detailed quote concerning the costs involved.
We can help with all types of commercial property, from offices, warehouses and multi-site lets, to restaurants and land for development.
Commercial conveyancing takes longer than domestic conveyancing because we need to fill in the Commercial Property Standard Enquiries (CPSE) form.
Our commercial property solicitors operate nationally and work remotely, but we have offices in Sheffield, Birmingham, Cambridge and London.
Don’t forget to read our useful commercial property conveyancing advice posts and FAQs for useful answers to common commercial property questions.

What we do: Commercial conveyancing legal services

Our commercial conveyancing solicitors have many years of experience in making sure that these transactions go smoothly for you, whether you’re an owner, buyer or an occupier of commercial property.

We provide a full commercial conveyancing service for all types of property transactions and leases, including:

Working with you or your surveyor to agree sensible commercial Heads of Terms
Buying and selling business premises
Agreements for lease, where for instance the property owner is required to carry out works or planning permission is required for the intended use prior to a lease being granted,
Entering into new leases
Assigning or transferring existing leases
Subletting
Changes of use
Alterations, both minor and major
Surrenders of commercial leases and vacating property
Settling dilapidations claims at the expiry of a lease
Lease renewals
Land acquisition for commercial property development and associated development agreements

Read our recent advice posts on commercial conveyancing processes here:

Who we help: Commercial buyers and sellers, business landlords and business tenants

Whether you’re moving business premises, you’re a commercial landlord, or you want to buy or sell commercial property or land, our commercial conveyancing solicitors can help you.

Commercial sales and purchases for buyers and sellers

We can handle all legal work arising from buying or selling a commercial property (whether freehold or leasehold), including:

Investigating ownership and title to a property and reporting upon any issues
Carrying out property searches and reporting upon any issues
Raising enquiries and reporting upon any issues arising from those enquiries
Ensuring that the property can be used for the intended purpose
Transfer of title, property registration
Completing and filing the necessary Stamp Duty Land Tax forms with HMRC
Management of commercial property portfolios
Commercial mortgages
Remortgaging business premises
Development and planning
Complex land sale agreements which are conditional upon site assembly, satisfactory planning permission free from onerous conditions, or containing overage provisions (rights to share in future profits)
Option agreements requiring a landowner to sell on satisfaction of certain conditions; or for a purchaser to purchaser
Rights of first refusal (pre-emption agreements)
Restricting the use of land or negotiating to remove restrictions on the use of land

Landlords

When you grant a lease, you’ll want to make sure that your lease is fully compliant with the terms that have been pre-agreed. We can help make sure your agreements are water-tight and are understood by both parties.

Commercial Tenants & Occupiers

When you accept a commercial property lease, you need to make sure you’re aware of exactly what you’re signing up for.
Our commercial conveyancing solicitors can help explain the small print of your lease so you don’t come across any unexpected surprises during your tenancy.

We can also help negotiate an early release/termination of your tenancy if you wish to vacate the premises. Alternatively, if you wish to continue renting once the lease has ended, then we can help you with lease renewals.

Pricing plans

Our three transparent pricing packages are designed to give you the widest possible access to high-quality legal advice, whatever the size and nature of your business:

City

Straightforward access to senior solicitors at a competitive rate.

An affordable solution for businesses needing one-off legal support. Receive ‘City’ partner-level expertise at a fraction of ‘City’ prices.

Enterprise

Have legal peace of mind for £189 per month with additional support from £99 per hour.

A monthly subscription legal support package specifically designed for start-ups and smaller businesses.

On-Demand

For businesses requiring 60+ hours of support a year, with prices equivalent to £99 per hour.

Fully account managed quarterly subscription service for businesses with more complex legal needs.

Learn more about our pricing plans

What our clients say

We pride ourselves on delivering an excellent service for clients, but don’t just take our word for it.

Choosing Harper James was one of the best choices we made as a start-up. The firm has provided invaluable advice and insight throughout the early stages of our business.

Leigh Purnell, CEO
Petalite

As with any business, we need access to good quality legal advice without the fear of facing huge legal fees. The service provided by Harper James is ideal because they are always available to assist and we know that the advice provided is of outstanding quality, with pricing that is cost effective and completely transparent.

Laura Bowen, Director
Admedo

Harper James have become a vital part of our business. We get quality advice from experienced solicitors at prices that other firms do not appear to be able to match.

Veejay Lingiah, CEO
Flash Sticks

I have found Harper James to be very efficient even from getting in touch from the on boarding staff to the directors the solicitors that I have been dealing with have been very knowledgeable and extremely I would highly recommend. I hope to have a long working relationship with Harper James

David Lee, Director
London Gas Training Centre