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Provided by Craig Burton

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Partner in PDT Solicitors Real Estate department, Craig advises on all aspects of commercial property matters including freehold acquisitions and disposals, investment portfolio work and acting for both landlords and tenants on commercial leasehold work across all sectors. Having joined the firm as a trainee in 2006, Craig has overseen the development and expansion of, and now heads up, the commercial landlord and tenant team.

A trusted advisor with a portfolio of repeat clients, Craig has a relaxed and transparent working style, with clients benefitting from being involving through every stage of the process with guidance both on legal and commercial considerations. By involving the clients throughout, Craig is able to gain a better understanding of the clients business and their specific needs and concerns to ensure the clients commercial objectives are achieved. This, in turn, helps to ensure that he can build lasting relationships with clients with a view to working collaboratively as their business operations expand and develop.

Craig also regularly advises Administrators and Liquidators on property related insolvency matters.

Work Highlights

Acting on the acquisition of large Industrial warehouse premises for £3.95M for Sussex based property investment company. The matter involved both dealing with the acquisition (subject to existing tenancy and bank finance) and refinancing of additional properties within the company’s wider portfolio.

Acting on the acquisition of large Industrial warehouse premises for Sussex based property insurance company. The deal involved both acquisition and refinancing of a number of properties across their portfolio.

Acting for Contract Management firm in connection with lease renewal of HQ offices for a term of 10 years at a commencing rent of £303k

Acting for national outdoor garden and homeware company in connection with new warehouse lease as part of reorganisation with a commencing annual rent of £300k and landlord capital contribution of works for £500k+

Acting for existing international client in their acquisition of UK HQ premises for £1.95m

Acting for large construction plant hire company in securing HQ site for £4.85m

Acting on sale of prominent sale of office building for residential conversion for £1.85m

Acting on sale of multi-let industrial estate for a £2.1m

Acquisition of leasehold HQ office and development premises for multi-national US backed food production and distribution company and subsequent reorganisation exercise including intergroup property transfer at value of £21m and various high value lease renewals and dilapidation considerations.

Advising client on relocation of London HQ offices including initial negotiations on the lease renewal and following impact of Covid 19 advising on exit strategy and negotiation and completion of new lease to alternative premises.

Acting for client in continuing expansion of their property investment portfolio, in particular the sale of off-plan industrial unit and multiple new leases of existing properties

Acting for client in their acquisition of development site for future nursery proposal and relocation of existing premises

Acting for client on portfolio acquisition of residential flats across Brighton & Hove

Acquisition of business premises advising on impact with Sharia law

Acting for a partnership on the sale of a portfolio of properties

Acting on the sale of a large, high value industrial unit for a company in administration

Sale of entire issued share capital in Sussex based care home and care in the community company

Acquisition of strategic development site for new HQ premises for Higgidy Limited

Industry Sector Expertise

Landlord and Tenant

Investment

Corporate support

Acquisitions and disposals

Property Disputes

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