Charles Hylton-Potts

Practice Areas

Commercial Property:

▹ Sale and purchase of commercial freehold property and land, for investment and development

▹ Grant and assignment of leases - office, retail, hospitality, industrial

▹ Portfolio management

▹ Property finance and secured lending

Work Highlights

▹ Property Lawyer of the Year (2022) and Property Team of the Year (2023 and 2025) at the Surrey Law Society Awards

▹ Individually ranked in Chambers & Partners since 2024

▹ Leading the property department to its first Chambers ranking in 2025

▹ Acting on £25m finance transaction comprising multiple facilities and security over operating business and property portfolio

▹ Handling property aspects of £45m finance transaction over trading property portfolio of 30 units

▹ Acting for fast food franchisee on £13m share purchase of seven more outlets

▹ Acting on West End conditional lease transaction at rent of £1.8m

▹ Acting for longstanding client on City leases, renewals and reversionary leases at rents of £475k, £835k and £975k pa

▹ Acting for developer on acquisition of Kent (10 houses) and Hertfordshire (5 houses) development sites including senior acquisition and development finance and equity finance

▹Supporting expansion of childcare client over 16+ acquisitions, including freehold and leasehold, and purchase, sale and leaseback across SW London and Home Counties

▹ Advising on new Vauxhall office lease at rent of £395k pa

▹ Handling sale of Wimbledon warehouse unit for £5.25m

▹ Acting on sale of Wandsworth leasehold office premises for £3.48m

▹ Acting on sale of Tadworth development site for £3.05m

▹ Advising on Wimbledon office lease at rent of £444k pa

Awards