Services for Business

Commercial Property Advice & Services

At ANB LAW, we have extensive experience providing legal advice on commercial property matters.
We act for a wide range of property users across Peterborough surrounding areas and beyond and believe that our local knowledge and contacts give our clients a real advantage. ANB LAW regularly works with investors building or disposing of their property portfolio, landlords buying for development or rental, tenants taking on new or existing leases as well as businesses of all sizes buying or selling premises as their operations demand.

We provide a full range of advice and services relating to commercial property work and our experience extends to, but is not limited to

  • Sale and Purchase of commercial properties
  • Drafting and negotiating leases, rent deposit deeds, licence to carry out alterations, licence to transfer/ assign a lease, Authorised Guarantee Agreements, licence to sublet, subleases – acting for the landlords and tenants
  • Deeds of variations of lease and/or other deeds, deeds of rectification of lease and/or deeds
  • Drafting and negotiating long leases for 99, 150, 199, 999 years
  • Exclusivity Agreements
  • Freehold and Leasehold business premises sale, purchase or remortgage
  • Drafting, negotiating and advising on transfers (assignments) of existing leases
  • Business sales which include commercial property aspects
  • Advice on commercial mortgages, debentures, drafting and advising on private mortgages, loan agreements, intercompany loan agreements, third party legal charge where a third party provides security for the repayment of the debt, bridging finance
  • Lease extensions and renewals of existing leases
  • Negotiating and advising on termination of leases (lease surrender)
  • Estate development/ setting up
  • Development land – acquisition and disposal
  • Development agreements, such as Options and Overage Agreements
  • Dealing with section 106 agreements to support planning applications
  • Transfer of properties as a part of restructuring or due to matrimonial arrangements, tax planning
  • Drafting guarantee and indemnity agreements
Business Services

ANB LAW offers a  range of services to the business community. This can include advice as to the most appropriate forum for your business, e.g. whether to operate as a sole trader, partnership or limited company and implications. We can help with setting up of a business, taking over or disposal thereof as well as dealing with any commercial finance which the business might need.

We offer assistance and advice in the following areas:

  • Sale and purchase of a business as a going concern – This includes sale of a sole trader business, partnership or company selling its business
  • Disposal and acquisition of assets by a company
  • Sale and purchase of a limited company through shares sale/purchase
  • Drafting any board resolutions
  • Property portfolio – commercial or residential
  • Secured and unsecured borrowing and lending by the businesses
  • Advice on director’s personal guarantees, third party legal charge and debentures
  • Advice on Debentures including drafting one if needed
  • Third party legal charge
  • Private mortgages and debentures
  • Drafting guarantee and indemnity agreements