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Real Estate Occupiers lawyers

As an occupier in today’s market, there are a number of key issues to consider. These include establishing strategies for disposal of surplus properties, whether by way of outright sale of freehold interests or termination/assignment of lease arrangements, ensuring that a tenant is adequately protected on a new headquarters letting, and making sure that the appropriate wayleaves are in place at the time the tenant needs them for communications equipment – essential for business continuity.

Whatever type of premises you want to occupy, it is important that you have an adviser who understands your requirements and your sector and can drive through the deal to meet your timeframe.

At CMS, we act for a wide range of occupier clients across the UK. Over the years, we have used our experience to identify the issues common to leasing; developing processes, toolkits and templates to streamline negotiations and minimise transaction time.

In Scotland, we advise clients like Standard Life (the largest corporate occupier in Scotland) on the management of its operational Scottish properties, including the transfer and leaseback of properties as part of demutualisation and optimisation of space to meet current occupational requirements.

We also act for one of the world’s largest online retailers in relation to the acquisition, development and leasing of its logistics portfolio across Europe and for other occupiers on the disposal of surplus sites for development.

Collaboration with clients and their professional advisors is essential. We believe it is important to share collective expertise with a view to streamlining commercial real estate transactions for the benefit of the real estate market as a whole. In England, we played an integral part in the creation of the Model Commercial Lease – an industry wide standard, and in Scotland we are a founder member of the award-winning Property Standardisation Group developing and publishing a wide range of balanced, easy to use and understand lease management documents.

 
Kate Browne
Kate Eyre
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, London
Kate is a Senior Associate in the Real Estate transactions teamю
Eilidh Mactier
Eilidh Fitzgibbon
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, Glasgow
Eilidh Fitzgibbon is a Senior Associate in the Real Estate Transactional team
Becky Fox
Becky Robinson Fox
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, Sheffield
Becky Robinson Fox is a Senior Associate in the Real Estate Group at CMS. Becky acts for investor clients including institutional landlords and pension funds on acquisitions and disposals, conditional...
Jonathan Groom
Jonathan Groom
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, London
Jonathan is a Senior Associate in the Real Estate Transactions department
Claire Hartley
Claire Hartley
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, London
Claire is a Senior Associate in the Real Estate team
Ffion Hughes
Ffion Hughes
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, London
Ffion is a Senior Associate based in Liverpool. Since qualifying in October 2016, she has experienced a broad range of property matters within both the private and public sectors, with particular experience...
Joe Jackson
Joe Jackson
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, London
Joe Jackson is a Senior Associate in the Real Estate Department
Kate Johnson
Kate Johnson
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, London
Kate is a Senior Associate in the Real Estate department
Swita Kothari
Swita Kothari
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, London
Swita is a Senior Associate in our Real Estate team with 13 years’ experience in all aspects of residential transactions. Since joining CMS in 2007, Swita has advised numerous commercial clients on...
Letitia Cundale
Letitia Loeber
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, London
Letitia Loeber is a senior associate in Real Estate