Commercial property · London
Commercial property solicitors in Westminster
Westminster includes most of the West End, with major office districts in Mayfair, St James’s, Victoria and Paddington, and London’s main shopping streets. The market ranges from large multi-let office buildings to small shops, restaurants and members’ venues in Soho and Covent Garden.
Business areas
Mayfair, St James’s, Soho, Oxford Street, Regent Street, Victoria, Paddington
For landlords and tenants of shops, offices and industrial units, with a fixed fee or a tailored quote.
Local knowledge
Commercial property in Westminster
What we look out for on leases in the area.
Multi-let office service charges
Office floors in managed buildings come with service charges for shared services and plant. We check what’s recoverable, push for caps and exclusions, and make sure you see the landlord’s budgets.
Estate and Crown Estate landlords
Large estates and the Crown Estate own much of the West End and use detailed leases with controls on use and tenant mix. We negotiate the terms that matter most, such as breaks, alienation and alterations.
Listed buildings and licensing
Many premises are listed, and parts of the West End have strict licensing policies for bars and late-night venues. We check consents and licensing before you sign, and build them into conditions where needed.
Our services
How we can help
Taking a lease
For tenants: we check the lease before you commit.
Tailored quoteMore about taking a leaseGranting a lease
For landlords: a lease that protects your property and income.
Tailored quoteMore about granting a leaseAuction lots
We review legal packs before you bid, and prepare packs for sellers.
Review your auction packPrepare your auction packQuestions
Commercial property in Westminster
Yes. Commercial lease work is done on documents and calls, so we act fully remotely by phone, email and video. We negotiate with landlords’ solicitors, order searches from Westminster City Council and arrange electronic signing where possible. Our location makes no difference to the documents or to how quickly we can turn them around.
The lease needs to allow your planned use and opening hours, and you’ll usually need a premises licence too. We check planning and licensing restrictions, the landlord’s rules on noise and extraction, and whether the lease can be made conditional on getting a licence. That protects you if consent is refused.
Talk to us
Tell us about the property
We’re based in Newcastle and act for landlords and tenants across England and Wales by email and video call. Send us the details, including any heads of terms, and we’ll come back with a fixed fee or a quote.
Property elsewhere?
We act for landlords and tenants across England and Wales.
