There are any number of reasons for selling commercial property:
• Realising an investment
• Relocating
• Ending the development phase of a project

Depending on why you are selling, the approach will be different. Always, though, you need to know that your position is well protected and that you are in good hands. Having bought and sold a whole range of properties for a huge variety of clients, we know who is being asked for the normal package and who is being repeatedly taken the extra mile.

If you know you are preparing for sale, we want to be involved then. We can start preparing the relevant package and often speed the process from agreeing the deal to concluding it by adequate preparation with you. Many clients refer the heads of terms to us for quick, initial review, so that we can amend any term which may create a legal stumbling block.

We also want to help you understand the process of selling and the on-going risks thereafter
• is there a potential contamination issue?
• having sold a let investment, should you seek a release from your landlord covenants?
• are you at risk of an action for misrepresentation on information given or withheld in the pre-contract disclosure?

You need not be nervous about these things and it should not put you off property ownership. Without the right advice, though, there can be nasty surprises.