Commercial Property
A skilled team of advisers experienced in all aspects of the commercial property sector
ServicesCommercial Property
Stronachs’ full service commercial property team is one of the largest and most experienced in the north east of Scotland offering a superior depth of skill and expertise across the full range of commercial property transactions. Commercial in our approach, we have a proven track record for delivering clear, pragmatic advice and identifying solutions quickly and succinctly.
Key areas of focus are the acquisition and disposal of commercial property including land for development; commercial leasing; funding and investments; site assembly; construction; planning and environmental issues; renewable energy projects and support for the licensed trade.
Our client base extends to the whole of Scotland and includes national and international companies, large public sector organisations, partnerships and individual investors. Drawing on the full range of skills available within the firm, we work closely with our corporate, banking and finance, and rural property teams dealing with corporate acquisitions and disposals, acquisition and sale of land for development, option agreements, joint ventures and renewable energy projects.
Extensive experience and first-hand knowledge of the marketplace gives us a leading edge when it comes to understanding the issues faced by businesses with commercial property needs.
Straight talking and efficient, we pride ourselves on acting as true advisers – delivering valuable transactional support to facilitate clients’ aspirations in a cost effective, manner.
Experience
Acquisition, disposal and funding
Negotiating heads of terms, contractual undertakings, title examination and resolution of title issues, Land and Buildings Transaction Tax advice, funding agreements, guarantees and security documentation.
Leasing
Negotiating commercial leases, undertakings including liabilities, rent reviews, extensions, assignations, variations, service of break option/termination notices, licences for works and heads of terms.
Banking and finance
Negotiating loan agreements, security documentation, floating charges and all work connected with the granting and registration of standard securities.
Environment and planning
Advising on liabilities arising in respoect of contaminated property, planning consents, conditions and planning agreements associated with commercial and residential development.
Renewable energy
Exclusivity agreements, leases, servitude rights, option agreements, heads of terms, joint ventures, construction documents and warranties.
Licensing
Acquisition, disposal and lease of licensed premises, licence applications and appeals.
Key Contacts
To make an enquiry, please contact a member of staff below or call 01224 845 845
Duncan Campbell
Liz Stewart
Ross Linn
Commercial Property News & Insights
Time to green your lease
A green lease is a type of lease with additional clauses that provide for the management and improvement of environmental and social performance of a building by both owner and occupier.
Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land: Are you Affected?
Registers of Scotland have introduced a new Land Register – the Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land (or the “RCI”) – which went live on the 1 April 2022. This is an additional register, sitting alongside the Register of Sasines (which is being phased out) and the Land Register of Scotland, with the aim of identifying those individuals, who cannot be identified through the existing land registers, who have a “significant influence or control” over the named owner or long tenant (20+ years) of the land or property in question. The aim of the RCI is to improve transparency in who actually owns or tenants Scottish land.
Heat Networks
What are Heat Networks
Picture a ‘Film Noir’ setting. We’re in New York, a distant siren blares. The shadowy street is illuminated by passing vehicles, revealing a solitary figure, concealed by plumes of steam rising from sidewalk grates. In considering such a scene, one may wonder why it is that Scotland’s streets have never featured these columns of hot vapour. But that Hollywood look may start to be a common sight in Scottish towns as a result of recent Holyrood legislation, coming in the form of the Heat Networks (Scotland) Act 2021 (“the Act”).
