Our 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’ experience and has the specialist technical knowledge and commercial awareness required to complete projects on time and on budget. We believe in providing practical advice in a friendly manner and getting to the heart of our clients’ 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
- Deeds of grant, easements and underground leases for pipes, cables, mines and minerals
- Insolvency
- Leases for landlords and tenants of all types of commercial property
- 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 north east; 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 in excess of £1m. We have advised many of our clients for more than 20 years and supported their businesses through times of growth and difficulty alike.
Our team is delighted to have been named as finalists in 2018 Northern Law Awards for Team of the Year, Property (Commercial) and winner of Insider Property Awards, Property Law Firm of the Year 2018.
Energy
Our energy team provide advice and assistance to landowners in connection with energy development projects including solar farms, wind farms and potash mining.
We have particular expertise in acting for landowners in connection with the negotiation and completion of exclusivity agreements, option agreements and leases in relation to energy development projects on their land.
We also act for a number of clients in connection with the drafting of documentation necessary to develop energy from waste sites in conjunction with our health and safety and environmental teams.
Planning
Obtaining planning permission can be complex and time consuming. At Jacksons our aim is to help you achieve your planning objectives and goals as efficiently as possible and achieve the best possible outcome for you and/or your business.
Our areas of expertise include lawful use and permitted development, stopping up orders and diversions, planning agreements, infrastructure agreements, public Rights of way and general negotiations with Local Authorities.
Development
Our development team has significant experience in dealing with all aspects of property development including site acquisition, assembly and disposal. Our expertise encompasses conditional purchase contracts; options; joint ventures; and promotion agreements. Our service also covers ancillary areas of development work comprising planning and planning agreements; stopping up orders and diversions; infrastructure agreements; and public rights of way.
Banking
Our banking team represent a number of lenders including Darlington Building Society; Clydesdale Bank plc and Handelsbanken and has particular expertise in property security lending to all sectors including industrial, office, retail, leisure and health.
Immigration
We provide advice and assistance on carrying out the legally required ‘right to rent’ checks and managing any issues arising from the checking process.
We offer a ‘Right to Rent’ fixed-fee deal, to make the checking process simple for landlords and those who sub-let property or take in lodgers. For a fixed-fee you would receive step-by-step advice on carrying out the checks together with an agreement to cover the arrangement between landlord and letting agent if you need one.
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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