Our award-winning commercial property team prides itself on delivering its clients a first-class legal service, just as you would expect from a reputable commercial firm of lawyers. The team has a combined total of over 100 years of experience and has the specialist technical knowledge and commercial awareness required to complete projects on time and within budget. We believe in providing practical advice in a friendly manner and getting to the heart of our client’s businesses.
We act on behalf of a wide range of commercial clients in the North East of England as well as those based in other parts of the UK. Working across all sectors including energy, utility, retail, industrial, education, investment, regeneration, development, and leisure we offer advice in a range of areas including:
- Acquisition and disposal of freehold and leasehold property
- Acquisition, management, and disposal of investment property portfolios
- All aspects of agricultural land
- Commercial development including exclusivity agreements, options, and promotion agreements
- Deeds of the grant, easements, and underground leases for pipes, cables, mines, and minerals
- Insolvency
- Leases for landlords and tenants of all types of commercial property
- Leases for renewable energy schemes
- Legal documents for leasehold management of commercial property
- Property Finance
- Planning, environmental, and construction aspects of property transactions
- Site assembly for residential developments and plot sales
More recently, our team has acted in acquisitions of retail warehouses for a major chain; in port lettings for the offshore wind industry; for major house builders in the region in site acquisition and plot sales; for the developer of the only speculative industrial development in the northeast; and in over 350 transactions for an electrical distribution company.
In addition, we have managed property investment portfolios for families and individuals with values up to £50 million and acted in numerous secured lending transactions with borrowing over £1m. We have advised many of our clients for more than 20 years and supported their businesses through times of growth and difficulty alike.
Latest News
The team has recently been shortlisted in the 2022 Insider North East Property Awards.
Our team is delighted to have been named winner of Team of the Year at the 2019 Northern Law Awards and winner of Insider Property Awards, Property Law Firm of the Year 2018.
Having now worked with Jacksons Law Firm for about six months we believe that it has been a great success for the company. The two key solicitors with whom we work are Tony Wentworth and Erica Turner, my colleagues and I have been impressed with their clear and precise legal advice which is provided in a very timely manner. We have found the whole experience of transferring services to Jacksons Law Firm uncomplicated and delivered with a level of customer service which we have previously been unaccustomed to.’
Charles Everson, General Manager, Scott Bros Holdings Limited
Michael McConnell, PD Ports
Michael McConnell, PD Ports
Colin Stamp and Margaret Stamp
Jonathan Simpson, Connect Property North East Ltd
Rebekah Stack, Kebbell Developments
For a young solicitor, she is very confident and has the ability to provide sound professional advice in a clear and concise manner that makes the most complicated legal situations understandable. Erica is an absolute pleasure to work with.
Peter Sproates, Northern Powergrid
Jonathan Simpson, Connect Property North East Ltd
I will no doubt have further property purchase cases in the future and will ensure that they are passed to John.
Gary Smith, Tilney Financial Planning Ltd
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