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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.

 
Maddy Lomax
Maddy Lomax
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, Bristol
Maddy Lomax is a Senior Associate in the commercial Real Estate team
Charlotte Miller
Charlotte Miller
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, London
Charlotte is a Senior Associate in the CMS UK Real Estate Team. She is experienced in all aspects of commercial real estate work with a particular emphasis on investment acquisitions and disposals as...
Joshua Mirwis
Joshua Mirwis
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, London
Joshua is a Senior Associate in the Real Estate department
Lucy Murphy
Lucy Murphy
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, Liverpool
Lucy is a Senior Associate based in our Liverpool office. She has acted on a wide variety of commercial property transactions, with particular depth of experience in the retail, logistics and industrial...
Thomas Neale
Thomas Neale
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, London
Tom is a Senior Associate in the Real Estate Department
Evelyn Newland
Evelyn Newland
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, Sheffield
Evelyn is a Senior Associate in the transactional Real Estate team
Marcin Patrzala
Marcin Patrzala
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, Bristol
Marcin Patrzala is a senior associate in the Real Estate department
Simon Porter
Simon Porter
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, Glasgow
Simon is a Senior Associate in the Real Estate practice in Scotland and specialises in development, renewable energy projects, property aspects of compulsory purchase and commercial leasing.  Since joining...
Poonam Rathour
Poonam Rathour-Patel
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, London
Poonam Rathour is a Senior Associate in the Real Estate department
Jamie Simpson
Jamie Simpson
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Jamie Simpson is a Senior Associate in the Real Estate department